Meeting the family

Here are pictures of Carolyn's first time meeting grandparents, aunts/uncle, Gus, and one of her new friends, Emma.

First pictures of Carolyn Lily

Here are just some of the first pictures of Carolyn Lily...and one last shot of my huge belly (at 4am, in between contractions, right before we headed to the hospital). We are so happy to add her to our family.

Carolyn Lily

Carolyn Lily was born on Thursday July 22nd at 8:13 am. She was 7 pounds 5 ounces and 20 inches long. Here is a link to 8 hospital pictures:

http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/hospitals/5774/frame_test.asp?URLID=4778591506

We will add pictures to the blog soon...

4th of July

The 4th of July was really hot this year!! We went to the Hilliard parade and the fireworks. Carson had a great day.

The Park

We have been taking Carson to a new park near our house. Carson loves it because it has tunnels and a big slide. Carson likes to push Daddy on the swing too.

Father's Day

We went to see Toy Story 3 on Father's Day/Mommy's birthday. It was a great time!

A recent belly pic

Here is Mommy's belly last week...Carson said that it is "humongous" and that the "baby is ready to come out." We told him she may be ready in a few weeks. We're all very excited.

Video from School Performance

Here is a short video from Carson's school performance...

School Performance

There was a Spring Performance for Carson's school a couple of weeks ago. Each class performed a few songs. He had a great time singing songs and performing on stage.

Kings Island

Daddy took Carson to Kings Island last Tuesday. They had such a good time that they went back on Friday and Mommy went with them this time. Carson's favorite ride was the water ride that is now called Camp Remote (aka Log Flume). He just loved going down the hill and getting a little wet. This year Carson went on his first big roller coaster--Woodstock Express (aka the Beastie). The first picture shows his reaction (click to enlarge)...a big smile and a bit scared. After the ride, he said it was scary and fun and he wanted to go on it again!

Zoo with Alex

Carson met up with his friend Alex at the zoo a couple of weekends ago. They had a great time visiting with the animals and playing at the new playground near the polar bears!

Circus

We went to the circus last weekend. It was a lot of fun! Carson loved it, especially the elephants and tigers.

Mother's Day

We had a good Mother's Day. We went out to breakfast at our favorite place (First Watch), had a relaxing day, and went to the zoo.

Visiting Beth at Miami

We visited Beth at Miami a few weeks ago and met up with Grandpa and Wendy. The campus is even prettier than now and the new business school buildings were awesome. Congrats to Beth on graduating!!! She will be a great teacher.

Zoo for Evan's birthday

Here are a few pictures from our trip to the zoo last weekend for Evan's 2nd birthday party. Carson had a great time running around the zoo and looking at all of the animals.

New bed

We recently moved to our new house and Carson loves his new room! It is a Thomas theme with a Thomas bed and his Thomas train table.