Pump It Up

A couple of weeks ago, Carson and I went to Pump It Up in Tucson with our friends Diana, her husband, Mike, and little boy, Micheal. Pump It Up has a ton of those big inflatable toys, slides, jumping castles, obstacle courses, etc. At first it was a little crowded with running and screaming kids because they only had one area open, so Carson was a little cautious of the whole thing. He pretty much stayed by my side and wasn't too sure about climbing and jumping. He found a car he wanted to ride in, so he did that for most of the first 30-40 minutes. I was having second thoughts about bringing him there and paying the $6 for him to ride around in a car at that point! Then they opened up a second area, so the place cleared out a bit, which helped Carson get used to the everything without it being so crowded - then he had a great time! He was climbing stairs, sliding down slides and jumping like crazy. I must admit, I had a great time as well! Jason was slightly jealous he couldn't go, so I'm sure we'll make another trip soon and I'll take more pictures. These pictures are courtesy of Diana, so thank you!

Carson climbed all the way to the top all by himself and then turned around and decided he wanted down.

Carson Outside

Just some random pictures of Carson playing out in the yard.

He's getting so tall!

Carson about to tackle me - one of his new favorite things to do!

Playing with chalk

He's distressed about something...

He's getting really good at recognizing some shapes - mainly circles, squares, and triangles.

Yardwork

I haven't posted much the past couple of weeks because nothing special is really going on in our household - just a lot of yardwork! Here are some pictures of the barbeque area we made to the side of our porch, and the huge pile of rock we now have in our backyard, which is slowly dwindling in size as Jason and I shovel it around the yard. Talk about a good workout! Carson enjoys helping us in any way he can. He brushed off the sand on the barbeque area and jumped on the pavers to settle them into place. Now, he gets a kick out of using his little orange bucket and shovel to carry rocks to wherever we are working. He's the best little helper!

Jason laying pavers

BBQ Area almost done - I need to get a picture of the finished product.

Carson having fun jumping on the pavers

Carson sweeping off sand.

Our 18 tons of rock!

Chef Carson

We recently attended a friend's 1st birthday party, and the mom had the cutest idea. She had all the kid's moms decorate aprons and chef hats for the kids to wear. The kids then got to decorate their own cupcakes at the party. Carson had a great time, and I forgot my camera, but thankfully a friend of ours got a bunch of great pictures of our little chef.

Carson gathering goodies from the pinata.

And then he preceded to dump out his bag.

Now he is wondering where it all went, haha.

Round 2 of gathering goodies.

Pictures courtesy of Sara King.

Stacking Cans

I hadn't videotaped Carson in a while, so I've been trying to get more video of him. Here is Carson stacking cans from the pantry one day. He loves to stack things....blocks, cans, boxes, you name it, and he'll stack it! We were at dinner the other night and Carson was sitting in a booster seat at the table. Jason and I were talking and all of the sudden I looked over and he had stacked whatever was on the table into a very impressive tower. It's so fun to watch him think through the process.

Making Cookies

Carson and I decided to make Valentine's day cookies for the special occasion. Carson had a lot of fun helping me decorate....although I think he had more fun eating the cookies and frosting!