on his last and his first...

we can't believe this school year has come to a close.  it seems like yesterday we were moving in and trying to figure out how to start a school year with a house full of boxes and newness everywhere.  here's my little buddy on his last day...


and here he is on the first...

oh my goodness, i could eat him up...please stop growing carson...please :)

my mother's day tea with bro

i was invited to a mother's day tea...

and i had the best little date in the whole world...


we were so excited!


when i arrived, i had a gift to open...


and i received a corsage too :)


we said our blessing...


i love sweet, little hands.


and bro opened the present for me...now that's service :)


handprints are one of my most favorite things in the whole world.  it was such a special morning to spend together :)

her first date and his too :)

i signed these two up for our town's annual daddy-daughter dance...


they were so cute together.


emma was so excited about her date with her daddy.


i curled her hair and added some fancy bobby pins...


and she wore these shoes.  love.


they were going to be gone for the night, so...


bro and i decided we would have a date too.


emma spent the night dancing with her daddy and carson spent the night with me...


and some dear friends :) the train passed by the park after our dinner out.  carson was on top of the world.  #littleboyobsessedwithtrains  it was a fun night out for all of us!

::recap:: week two of christmas fun

saturday night, we promised a visit with santa...










so off we went.


it was a success, and we came home with the photo for proof :)


i think the kids enjoyed the candy canes the most...






our elves rode reindeer & dressed as reindeer themselves...


bro had his christmas party...


and was the only kid in the whole class who managed to turn his white frosting...


green.


oh well.  wipes came to the rescue.  and i love him to pieces.


even when he's a mess.


a. green. mess.


there were mornings spent with cars and trucks...


we load and unload. and repeat.


and emma had her christmas party...






carson thought he was cool enough to be the teacher...


and emma is always so happy to have her brother join in on the fun.












rob surprised us all and made it to emma's party!  it's always so nice when daddy's around :)