Snowvember

Checking in very quickly here, b/c my alarm will be going off in exactly 6 hours. If I stand any chance of getting up and working out, I need to get in bed ASAP. We have a super busy day and weekend ahead. More on that when I wrap up the weekend. We had our first snow. Snow in November is in keeping with crazy Tennessee weather. 

I knew they were calling for some winter weather, but I thought it might be some ice pellets. I didn't know it was going to be enough to play in. Carson couldn't wait to get outside. I bought his outfit last winter so we would be prepared. It's a 3T and he really needs a 2T. We made it work.

Miles was out of school so Darrin stayed home with him. They kept Carson home too. I went to work. The roads were completely clear today. I asked Miles tonight if Carson was fun to play with and he say "Yes!" I think he's finally getting to the age where they can interact and have fun. 

Darrin said Carson was fine until his hands got cold, which is understandable. I hadn't been able to find and gloves for him yet. I went ahead and ordered some on Amazon today so that we would be ready next time.

While the weather was still pretty last weekend, the guys got outside and worked. Darrin made a contraption to blow leaves out of the gutters. Miles was quite impressed. Darrin said it was much easier than lugging the ladder around.

This is a happy place for all three of them.

The shop is definitely another happy place. They turned on a heater and did guy things all day. 

He was so happy to be going outside. During volleyball season, I did a terrible job of taking him outside. It was just so hard to pick them up from school/daycare, get home, eat, baths, etc. Going outside was way down on the priority list.

We finished our next puzzle. We are on a roll! 

I wrote this post in 10 minutes so forgive the boredom and the typos! Good night!

Wordless Wednesday

8 Random Things

Here we go with 8 things.

1) I love this picture of Carson b/c he looks little again. When he's awake and talking he seems anything but little. By this time, Miles was already in a toddler bed. To say we learned our lesson, would be the understatement of the century. Carson might stay in a crib until kindergarten-eve. I value my sanity too much.

2) Darrin took the boys to get hair cuts this afternoon and then had to go to an FCA dinner, so he dropped them off at my office. They were WILD! Carson has never been to my office so it was new territory for him to explore. Thank goodness it was almost 5pm and I was ready to go. No work was happening.

3) Miles had a Veteran's Day program at school yesterday. This is just the 2nd & 3rd graders. Our little town is booming b/c of the good schools.

4) He's in the bottom, center of the pic. He loves any kind of program at school. He talks about them and tells me all about the songs in the weeks leading up to the program. He has a new friend, Davis, in his class this year. In the years prior, we hadn't run across him in class, church, or sports. They have become great friends and seem to be good influences on each other. Davis was one of five students chosen to read their Veteran's Day essay during the program. Miles was so proud of him and even asked him for a copy of his essay to keep with his important papers from third grade :)

5) Post volleyball season is also known as jigsaw puzzle time in our house. We finished our second puzzle last night. 500 piece puzzles are our favorite. This one was fun. Challenging but not too hard.

6) We also like to play games. Catan is currently our favorite. We tend to play a game over and over until we are completely sick of it. So far that hasn't happened with Catan. I would play a game every day if someone would play with me. Darrin probably prefers puzzles. Miles probably prefers video games {insert eyeroll}. Darrin and I had the day off yesterday, so we picked Miles up from school and came home to play a game and work the puzzle before going to get Carson. Miles won our game of Catan. He was very excited about it!

7) I snapped this picture before walking out the door for work. There has never been a more accurate depiction of our marriage. Any guesses on which side of the bed/room is mine verses Darrin's? I take a lot of medicine to be okay with this :)

8) We have finally started having to say things like "stop touching him" and "leave him alone". Surprisingly, we have to tell Miles to leave Carson alone more than the reverse. Miles knows exactly how to push Carson's buttons. In his defense, it's not exactly difficult to push Carson's buttons. He likes his space too, so when Miles gets too close or touchy feely, Carson doesn't like it. Miles is more tolerant of Carson. This is Miles irritating Carson...

Randomness is my favorite thing to blog about! I think when I look back one day, the random posts will give me the greatest memories.

Weekend Wrap Up

I think this picture is actually from Thursday night, but who's counting. I had a late meeting at work. Darrin sent me this pic. This bought him an hour. That's pretty good, especially since he's been dealing with neck pain and stiffness. He was able to relax while they were entertained.

Pancakes for breakfast on Saturday morning before family pictures. On a side note, I'm so ready to be done with this high chair. It's heavy and we are constantly putting it away and dragging it back out. Not to mention how often we have to clean it. He still needs it so I guess we are out of luck for a little while longer.

Family pictures were very stressful. I didn't leave myself enough time to get ready. Getting the boys ready was time consuming, the outfits, hair, shoes, belts, etc. We got there late, but it all worked out. It was 32 degrees outside, but she managed to take them in 10-15 minutes and Carson was completely cooperative. I was slightly amazed by that. I can't wait to see them. Mini shoots are the way to go! After the shoot, I snapped a few pics of Carson when we got home. I forgot to ask her to take some of just Carson and Miles by themselves. I don't have near as many pics of Carson as I do of Miles. Second kid, I know.

I took a few pics of Miles after church today. This isn't what he wore in our pictures, but I took advantage since he was dressed up for church and it was a pretty day.

Marmee came for a quick visit. It's hard to tell, but she's hugging Carson bye.

They both love when Marmee comes to visit.

Carson usually gets upset with she leaves, but he was distracted b/c Darrin was working outside and he was happy that he was getting to go outside with him. We dressed him like it was in the teens outside, b/c that's what we do when it gets a little chilly in the south. 

Miles went to watch two of his baseball teammates play in a football game. He says he wants to play next year, so I think he wanted to see what it was all about. He sat next to #11's mom, who is a good friend of mine. She said he watched the whole game. 

She also said that I had him trained well b/c when he would go play with two of the other baseball players, he would come back and check in with her and sit down for a while :)

After the football game, he got to go home with one of his friends and play. Perfect Saturday in his mind. 

Meanwhile at home, Carson was terrorizing everything. Purposely making a mess with his food...

Throwing a bowl of goldfish on the floor...

And, taking the stuffing out of a throw pillow. He didn't have a nap, which never happens, so I tried to be gracious. He was so tired.

Today consisted of church, football, and small group.

Carson is currently obsessed with Frozen. He says "show" if he wants to watch America's Funniest Videos and "moon-ie" if he wants to watch a movie and by that he means Frozen. The boys watched a little TV this afternoon.

We also managed to finish this puzzle...

...and start this one. 'Tis the season for puzzles around here.

I have off tomorrow for Veteran's Day, so we were able to put off our meal prep until then. Usually that is a Sunday afternoon thing. It was so nice to have a chill day without a long to-do list. I want to stay up and watch TV since I don't have work, but I'm about to fall asleep typing this and I want to wake up early and work out. I should go to sleep, but I just don't know. Decisions, decisions. Have a great week!

Wordless Wednesday