tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30320888127445078712024-03-13T06:51:07.642-06:00The CarlsonsA day in the life...Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-27638124710229879122015-01-09T14:49:00.000-07:002015-01-09T14:49:21.110-07:00That's a Wrap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well. Better late than never. I hate trying to catch up on all the holidays but I will do my best to remember the highlights. We got settled pretty quickly and have loved our new home. Best of all is our ward. The people here are some of the most genuine people I have ever met. I have never felt so loved and welcomed in all my life. I truly believe it is the main reason we were prompted to build here.<br />
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Halloween was fun this year although we missed having the Stone family with us. Always a good time with our cousins though!</div>
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We loved setting up Christmas this year and actually getting to hang our stockings by the fire. We had many blessings this Christmas season and lots of people that made us feel loved and remember the reason for the season.</div>
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This guy graduated to a forward facing seat and he sure loves it!</div>
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Weston turned 7 this year. Gotta love a Christmas birthday! He gets the best of both worlds. ;)</div>
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The poor guy spent the night before his birthday throwing up. He just had a couple bites of cake but that was all he dared try. </div>
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Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Anderson's is always a hit. It was such a great time.</div>
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We never really splurge for Christmas and I always worry as my kids get older that they're going to start feeling like they don't get enough. There was no need to worry. They were all so incredibly grateful for every little thing. They each got what they asked Santa for and that made them very happy. I'm grateful that they understand what Christmas is about, even at such young ages.</div>
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I spent half of Christmas day and half of the day after putting this K'Nex roller coaster together. Never tell your mother-in-law she can buy this for your kids! I had no idea that EVERY piece had to be put together. And it's already been disassembled and put away because we just had no room for it. But my kids sure did love it for the little while it was up and working. I guess that makes it ok!</div>
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We have been fighting off bouts of illness all winter but overall we really don't have anything to complain about. We are very blessed, even in our trials, and are thankful that no matter what else might come our way, we will always have our testimonies.</div>
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-19124078102820370432014-10-22T12:17:00.000-06:002014-10-22T12:17:15.019-06:00Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Life is hard. Life is messy. Life is unpredictable. It has been a difficult month and half or so. We had a good summer. Got the kids started into school here in Rigby and were anxiously awaiting the move. Long story short, due to unforeseen paperwork issues and then an issue with our well we ended up living with in-laws for three weeks because we had already moved out of the old house after being told we would be closing "any day". That was stressful but I learned some good lessons in the midst of it all.<br />
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Then our life was turned upside down on October 2 when we found out that our beloved brother-in-law, Lynn (Sarah's husband), passed away. It was very unexpected and made me wake up and realize how unimportant so much of the junk we deal with in our daily lives really is. We got into the house the next day which was helpful with having family in town, etc. But I would give my house back in a heart beat if it would bring Lynn back. Every day I struggle with some aspect or other of the whole situation and that is not even a tip of the iceberg that Sarah and her girls are dealing with.<br />
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So, to be brief, hug your loved ones. Cherish them. Value them. Deal with whatever family issues may be unsettled. There's not enough time. And to prove to you just how quickly time has been going by for us, here are some pictures to update you.<br />
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Fun summer camping, trips, and play dates.</div>
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I refinished our kitchen table. I will most likely never, ever do a project of this magnitude again. Ha! That being said, it looks nice in our new house and it would have clashed so much if I hadn't done it.</div>
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They all had so much fun building this giraffe, then asked me to take a picture and somehow ended up making it look like I had threatened them to build it, or else!</div>
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This is how Jonas spent his day for the three weeks that we were making three trips a day to and from Rigby. It was an adjustment!</div>
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This sweet little pumpkin turned one on the day that we loaded up the old house. I can hardly believe it's been a whole year. He is a great baby and we are so blessed to have him.</div>
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This baby got packed clear to the very top Tetris style. It was unreal. And we still had about five truck loads of other random garage, outdoor, and leftover stuff. Yuck. So glad that is over.</div>
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These three shared this bed at Sid and Gaylene's for two weeks. Needless to say, there were a few issues.</div>
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Miss and Shane were able to come home for the funeral. It was nice to see them. Just wished it was under different circumstances. Poor baby Emmett wasn't feeling well and just let them cuddle him. And then Channing started dressing him up. Pretty funny how he just laid there and let them!</div>
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Our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. Minus daddy since he was in New York for work that week.</div>
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I bribed these guys with books from the book fair if they would be good while I hauled them to Saydi's parent teacher conference. I love that my kids love reading.</div>
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School pics! Which I refuse to buy because they are priced ridiculously and don't really show their character anyway. But they do have some pretty cute faces!</div>
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We are so grateful for the opportunity to build a new home in Rigby. Mark's uncle asked us, "What makes you think your marriage is strong enough to withstand that?" Ha! Honestly, it has been one of the funnest things we have ever done together and has been practically stress-free. A lot of that is because we are totally on the same page with things though and he trusts my judgment on colors and what not. =) It's been fun to see it progress so here are pictures of the journey thus far.</div>
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This is the view from the kitchen looking into the living room.</div>
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Same shot a few months later.</div>
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The stucco got painted this week! I LOVE the way it is turning out. Looking forward to seeing it with the rock and my yellow door.</div>
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I adore the molding around the windows. It looks so much better in person.</div>
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From the living room looking into the kitchen.</div>
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As of right now we are scheduled to be finished September 13. Sometimes it feels far away but for the most part it is flying by! And that's a good thing because I am losing sleep over the whole process. Decorating and re-decorating it in my mind and envisioning moving day, etc. So very excited!</div>
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Emmett is growing like a weed. He is crawling everywhere and loves to pull himself up on anything and everything. He has his two bottom teeth and is cutting teeth on the top but it's his eye teeth, not his front teeth. That will look interesting! He is such a happy, content little bug (unless he's tired or hungry, but aren't we all that way?!) and we are thankful every day that we didn't have a little girl because we never would have had him.</div>
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This is probably my favorite picture ever of these two. They posed themselves and everything! Such cuties.</div>
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Blocks! Every day, blocks! Right after breakfast just about every single day the kids break out the blocks. They are so creative and imaginative and I'm so thankful they got that from their dad.</div>
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-24165115010737703252014-06-30T10:00:00.000-06:002014-06-30T10:00:22.266-06:00Two Birthdays in Two Days! (Again)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, we've done it three times now and I'm not sure if it's getting any easier or not. But it is always fun! Saydi turned FIVE on the 20th and Jonas turned THREE on the 22nd. Where is my life going?! It's happening too fast. Since my computer posted them in reverse order and I'm way too lazy to fix that, we will recap them that way. =)</div>
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His birthday fell on a Sunday and it was after a trip (more of that to come) so we had a pretty low key day at home after church. He had fun opening his gifts, playing outside, and watching movies with the fam. It was a good day! </div>
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To celebrate our weekend of birthdays we went to Seven Peaks with Mark's family. We left first thing in the morning on Saydi's birthday, after she had opened her presents. I got to sit in the back with my babies and I loved it! Cute kiddos.</div>
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After a crazy fun day at Seven Peaks (where I took NO pictures because I had so much anxiety about keeping track of my kids in that zoo) we were all worn out. Mark and I got lovely sunburns that we just added to the next day.</div>
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The plan was to get Saydi a cake in Provo because I didn't think one would withstand the 4 hour car drive. We got to our hotel and saw that there was a Dairy Queen right in the parking lot so Saydi decided she wanted us all to go have ice cream after dinner instead of having cake. I am having mom guilt that she didn't have cake on her birthday but she got what she chose so maybe one of these years I'll learn to let it go.</div>
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We spent all the next morning and afternoon at Seven Peaks again. My kids were champs. Weston went down the huge slides all by himself! I am so proud of him. And they all went down a couple big slides with Mark and I. I honestly never ventured out to do things like that until I was about 13. For real. My kids have their dads sense of adventure and I am so thankful for that. We had a great weekend celebrating our June babies and we sure love them! They are growing up way too fast!</div>
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-62415602022185403572014-06-10T09:03:00.000-06:002014-06-10T09:03:07.749-06:00Saying Goodbye<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Miss is leaving for Texas in just over a week so we have been trying to squeeze lots of visits in. I don't know what I'm going to do without her. I've been in denial and not letting myself think about it. I think when she actually leaves I'm going to have a mental break down. We had fun with almost all the sisters last weekend while my boys were at the father/son camp out.</div>
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Earlier that day some of the cousins met at the park for lunch and playing. Love these kiddos.</div>
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We are going to miss this sweet little family. They are the best. Miss is the most unselfish person I know. I was thinking the other day that I literally can't think of one unkind thing she has done (not counting our growing up years!). They are off on a new journey for their little family and we are excited for the new experiences they get to enjoy. But we will be sad to see them go!</div>
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-84971627601939336492014-06-07T09:24:00.003-06:002014-06-07T09:24:41.740-06:00Kindergarten Graduate!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I can't believe my baby boy is gone and has been replaced with this big boy first grader! It was an emotional day. I am so proud of this kid. He is golden. We loved and adored his teacher, Mrs. Dixon, (on the left) and I am so grateful for her help in teaching my son to love learning.</div>
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KiLyn Criddle, Carlie Brown and Clara Brown. These girls love Wes!</div>
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Weston's very best friend, Peyton Shumway (incidentally, my childhood best friend's nephew!). It is so hard for me to move Weston and split these two up. They are hilarious together and we are definitely going to keep this friendship going even after we move to Rigby.</div>
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Wes with Ethan Mecham.</div>
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Receiving his diploma.</div>
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Here he is! He only missed two days of school and had perfect grades. He also received a reading award. He is so smart! He is going to rock 1st grade. Love this boy with all my heart.</div>
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-51417959622743803792014-05-30T12:31:00.000-06:002014-05-30T12:31:05.601-06:00So Far Behind!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have never been so terrible at keeping an updated record on my family! It's shameful! Our computer screen broke so we can only use it when it's connected to the TV and I must be getting old because it's just too hard for me to see it that way. So that's my excuse. But I need to be better because this is our family's journal and the only place I keep a record of the important event in our life. So here we go with a ton of pictures and updates.</div>
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Emmett is getting semi-mobile. Not exactly crawling but finding his own way to get around and get into sister and brother's things.</div>
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Family fun on Memorial Day. Our kids and Sean's kids.</div>
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We are building a house in Rigby. We broke ground on April 23rd and will be in some time in October. It's fun to take the kids on Sunday evenings and check on the progress. Also a little surreal. They are looking out the window in the master bedroom in this picture.</div>
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In my kitchen looking out into the living room.</div>
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Saydi Baby's last day of preschool! (I guess I have to stop calling her that now? :'( )</div>
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I always find her in the most random positions and with the most random objects that she wasn't originally put to bed with. This is my favorite - her scriptures.</div>
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"Mom, can I feed Emmett?" You bet buddy!!</div>
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At the zoo with Saydi's preschool class.</div>
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Taking walks and loving it.</div>
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Getting in as many outings in with Miss as we can before she moves to Texas. Down to just a few weeks now. =(</div>
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Now that Emmett can sit and sort of get around he doesn't really like being stranded in this toy anymore. Luckily his older siblings are still putting it to good use.</div>
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Easter! Super low key this year but we prefer to keep Easter small anyway.</div>
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I love it when I randomly catch them doing things like this. Happens all the time.</div>
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Another random sleeping picture. She put this clip in her hair. In the morning she came upstairs and said she couldn't find the "crown" she was wearing when she fell asleep. Hilarious.</div>
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I am going to miss hearing all the fun these guys have together building forts in the basement when these guys move. </div>
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Saydi did this to Emmett the other morning. Poor boy. I can't help but find it hilarious though. Especially coupled with the hand-me-down pink Bumbo.</div>
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Which he can no longer sit in because he started doing this. I literally caught him the split second before he rolled out of this thing and off the table. Twice. Now it's put away for good. =)</div>
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He had his first hair cut at six months old!</div>
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He was watching me get ready one morning and when I turned to look at him I saw this instead. Cracks me up.</div>
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Cuddles with cousin Trevor.</div>
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A quick update on each of us: Mark is still limping around a little but not very noticeably. He doesn't have full function of his knee but is grateful for the things he can do. </div>
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Weston is finishing up kindergarten next week and I can't even let myself process it because I will just fall apart. Sometimes he goes and plays with a friend after school and doesn't get home until after 3 and when I think that that's how every day is going to be next year it makes me want to bawl. I love having my kids home. He is still the most amazing big brother you ever saw and is very helpful with big boy chores like helping take care of the chickens and the garbage. He loves playing electronic games and picks up on things after watching just once or twice. He is reading on his own as long as the words are small and loves learning.</div>
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Saydi really thrived in preschool this year and knows her whole alphabet and the sounds they make. She changes her mind daily on whether she's going to be a dolphin or a dragon when she grows up. Sometimes a tiger. She has become such a tender hearted girl and although she can still show her feisty side, she is the one that is the peacemaker more often than not. She loves helping with anything and everything around the house. All she wants in return is a sticker for her sticker chart. =) She is so imaginative and tells the most creative stories you can imagine. So creative that most of the time you don't understand anything she's talking about!</div>
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Jonas has absolutely no traces of baby left in him. He is 100% little boy now. He talks more than the other two ever did at this age. He is so incredibly loving and still likes to cuddle. I've been sick this week and yesterday I walked by him while he was on my bed and he stuck his arms out to give me a hug. So I gave him a hug and then he said in the most concerned little voice, "Mommy are you all better?" Melt my heart. He gets attached to little things and you will find no less than five different toys in his bed (that weren't there when he was put to bed) on any given morning. He is having a hard time with the concept of sharing lately but he is so fun loving and kind hearted that it's hard to stay upset with him for very long.</div>
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Emmett is growing like a champ. He has been my easiest baby without question. Maybe I just have the hang of this now. Or maybe I don't care about the little things as much. Maybe both. He is babbling now, mostly saying "dada" and also likes to fake laugh and fake cough. He adores food. And pretty much anything that goes in his mouth. He got his first two bottom teeth about a week ago and so far doesn't handle teething all that great. Can't blame the guy. He loves watching his siblings play and will rarely be happy if he is by himself. He won't sleep in the car because he loves looking around so much that he doesn't let himself fall asleep. As long as there's no crying I'm ok with that! </div>
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Life in general is great and we are feeling very blessed. We know that we are on a path the Lord has set before us and we are grateful to see what new journeys come our way when we make our move in a few short months.</div>
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I'm getting terrible at this blog business and truth be told, I'm looking into other options to capture our memories that won't require so much of my time. I know that it doesn't take a super long time but with four kids, any amount of time is valuable! So here are about 112 pictures of what's been going on in our home.</div>
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Weston has been reading The BFG with his school and they had a pancake night to celebrate. We have loved reading this book (one of my favorites from my school days) every night and it was fun to go!</div>
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The actual proportions of the BFG!</div>
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My baby is six months old now! I can't believe how fast it's going. And I say that with every kid.</div>
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Mark ruptured his patellar tendon playing church ball (totally dislocated his knee, gross) and had to have surgery. He has missed nine weeks of work and it took about two months before he could do anything besides lay around. Poor guy. The kids have been a great help while he's been laid up. Mostly in providing their company for their dada.</div>
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We are looking forward to this year and hoping it brings some fun new things in our lives. Off to a rocky start this year, same as last year, but hoping things are on the upswing!</div>
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Santa came! Even though he had to wait until 9:15 on Christmas Eve for the two year old to fall asleep! Our kids always sleep in our room on Christmas Eve and I guess the excitement of that was just too much for such a little guy.</div>
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Daddy had a hard time getting up to see what Santa brought so Jonas was trying to help him along.</div>
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Checking out their loot.</div>
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Jonas was hilarious opening his stocking. Once the other two were almost all done we realized Jonas kept getting out the things that were on top and then putting them back in his stocking so he hadn't gotten very far!</div>
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Saydi and Weston have had t-shirt capes for a couple years and Jonas finally got his very own. They all got masks to go with their capes too.</div>
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She's saying, "This is what I wanted!" =)</div>
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"Dart guns?!"</div>
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The mess was much more mild this year because the kids threw things away as they went. I love the mess on Christmas morning.</div>
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Emmett was asleep during the opening of presents but when he woke up all three of the kids ran and got his presents (which we had let them open) and were showing him everything he got. Most babies wouldn't love having three kids in their face but Emmett just smiled away. Such a good baby.</div>
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We spent the rest of our day sliding down the stairs in the sleeping bags the kids got, playing, and watching daddy's Christmas movie - Man of Steel - and then had a big, yummy dinner. It was such a nice day. </div>
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Now we are excited to welcome in a new year. This one has had a few bumps. Mark started the year out with a surgery and also has dealt with ulcers and headaches this year which is kind of a big deal for our most healthy member of our family! We've also had challenges with his work and change in pay and such. But we've also been incredibly blessed. Adding Emmett to our family has been one of the best things to ever happen to us and our kids. He brings a calming spirit to the whole home. My kids have all continued to grow into respectful, obedient, fun, amazing people. And they are all super healthy which I could not be more thankful for. Our Christmas this year was made possible by amazing family members who listened to promptings from the Spirit and helped us to feel the Christmas spirit. We are being watched over and provided for and we are so thankful to go into 2014 knowing that and knowing that things are moving up from here. We are truly grateful and truly blessed!</div>
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They saw Santa at Mark's work party. Love this picture of my kiddos. So cute!</div>
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Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Anderson's. Listening to Aunt Amy read a story about Santa.</div>
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Playing the cookie game. I have never done it and got mine in my mouth in about ten seconds. I was pretty proud of myself. Ha!</div>
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Opening pajamas with grandma and grandpa. A tradition we love.</div>
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Almost all the grand kids. Minus Maylee and Sarah's girls. Cute kids!</div>
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Christmas Sunday. The best we could do for a picture before church. =)</div>
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We LOVE the sister missionaries. Sister Dearden and Sister Halbison are awesome. They are dying to hold Emmett and it's against the mission rules so this is as close and they could come with out breaking the rules at our ward party. They crack me up.</div>
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Asking Santa for a blasted Elf on the Shelf. We might have an alternative solution for next year. I just can't get on board with that stupid Elf.</div>
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We made Christmas tree crowns.</div>
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And can you believe this cuteness? Jonas LOVES baby Emmett. He is an awesome older brother and is always loving on Emmett and giving him random kisses for no reason.</div>
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A milk-drunk baby Santa.</div>
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My sister, Miss, and her husband went to Texas the beginning of the month and we had these cute kids for three days. We loved it and had so much fun!</div>
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Emmett has started giggling and it is adorable. He is the happiest baby I've ever seen and people always tell me the same thing. So content and easy going. We adore him for lots of reasons but this is a big one!</div>
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Picnics under the Christmas tree!</div>
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So, you can see we had a lot of fun gearing up for the actual day and it has not disappointed. I will post those pictures soon. We have worked really hard to focus on Christ this season and remember the real reason for Christmas. It has been a great end to a year that has been a little rocky. We are very blessed!</div>
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I can't believe my baby is six years old now! His birthday was on the 10th and we had a great day. I always look forward to his birthday because we have some really fun traditions, like looking at Christmas lights, that make the day fun for everyone.<br />
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Cousin Ty let Weston have all of his Transformers (two boxes worth!) and Weston has absolutely loved them. Such a great cousin!</div>
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Weston has developed quite the obsession with Batman and loved this Batmobile we got him. Even though he saw it for the first time when he opened it he said, "I've wanted this my whole life!" So cute.</div>
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This is the best picture I got of him blowing out his candles because Jonas got in the way at the last minute. =) He really wanted to help now that he knows what birthdays are all about!</div>
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Here are some things about Weston at age six:</div>
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He loves all things boy. Guns, superheroes, sports, etc.</div>
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He is a smart guy and knows all his alphabet sounds perfectly and is even reading a little.</div>
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He loves school.</div>
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He has so many friends and is friendly to everyone he meets.</div>
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He loves breakfast foods like pancakes, waffles, and french toast.</div>
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He still carries around his blanket that he has loved since he was 14 months old. We tried to convince him to leave it for Santa this year and have Santa replace it with a newer, nicer blankie but he's not having it. =)</div>
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I love hearing his prayers. He prays almost every time that we will live with Jesus again some day, learn more about the gospel, be nice to Jesus, and use our strengths. He really puts thought into his prayers and doesn't take praying lightly.</div>
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He is still an amazing big brother. He is so helpful and amazing with all of his siblings.</div>
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He is really responsible and takes care of our chickens (except now that it is cold daddy has to do most of it) and does dishes with Saydi every day. Despite being so responsible he makes the biggest mess at the dinner table at every meal time. Go figure. =)</div>
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He loves to color and draw. Especially with marker.</div>
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We love this little man so much and to say we are blessed to have him in our family is a gross understatement. He has a work to do on this earth and we are excited to watch him and help him accomplish it!</div>
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-12986371523516435692013-11-25T12:25:00.002-07:002013-11-25T12:25:53.261-07:00Moving Right Along<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I can't believe how fast the time is going. Is 2013 REALLY coming to a close?? This is our favorite time of year and here is some of what is going on in the Carlson home.</div>
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On Sundays we've been going to Blackfoot to watch football with Mark's family. Our kids love it. We love the family time.</div>
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Mark's work is so good to their employees. This Saturday they paid for us to go to Lava Hot Springs. My kids are little fishes and we had the best day. So grateful for the memories we get to make together.</div>
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Caught this precious moment on camera. I'm beyond grateful that my kids all love each other. They have their moments of course but for the most part they are all loving and kind and best friends.</div>
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Ha! I love checking on my kids on Tuesdays after I get home from mutual. They are funny sleepers.</div>
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It snowed! But now it's all gone and I want it back. I LOVE winter.</div>
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We blessed Emmett on November 10. It was a great day. Mark gave him a beautiful blessing. He blessed him to have faith and to have the humility and meekness that he needs to be faithful. Every day I am blown away at how good my sweet Emmett is. He has such a calm, easy going spirit. We are truly blessed to have him in our home and call him ours.</div>
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Poor daddy and Emmett sure do get exhausted on Tuesday nights. =)</div>
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In other news, Mark turned 32 yesterday. Neither one of us can believe that. And Weston's birthday is rapidly looming on the horizon. We are super excited for Thanksgiving this week and spending time with Mark's dad's side of the family. We are a family with MUCH to be grateful for. Even though things can be rough and we have our own trials we feel the love of the Lord every single day and know he is mindful of us and our children. We really don't need more than that to be happy and thankful.</div>
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Conference weekend was great. The kids were just excited to have the TV in the front room for a few days!</div>
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And of course, Halloween. Emmett had several outfits to choose from. So I chose them all. Gotta love holidays!</div>
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I'll be back soon now that things are fixed! Be prepared for long updates on each of the kids, Emmett's blessing, and upcoming birthdays. Life is good!</div>
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We got family pictures done before the weather got too cold and I LOVE how they turned out. Special thanks to Cherice Hanson Photography. She did fantastic and was patient with us when Jonas fell apart and would no longer cooperate. Unfortunately, thanks to his episode we didn't get all the shots we wanted but I am so thrilled with the others that I really don't mind. <br />
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-14169151554966294952013-10-03T16:00:00.000-06:002013-10-03T16:02:41.438-06:00Emmett Wells Carlson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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He's here! And that is old news by now but I am finally getting around to recording his birth story and hopefully I haven't forgotten the details already. On September 11th I had a really rough day. I couldn't even get off the couch for the majority of the day. When Mark got home from work I was in tears and asked him to give me a blessing to help me get through another week of being pregnant. The blessing helped me emotionally/mentally a great deal but unfortunately, at 1:00 in the morning I woke up with the horrific pain I had from my belly button down feeling even worse than before. On top of that I noticed I was having genuine contractions but they wouldn't stay consistent long enough for me to feel like I should wake up Mark. I knew they would send me home and I just couldn't handle that emotionally! So I got about two hours of sleep that night and first thing in the morning went in to see my doctor for my weekly appointment and non-stress test.</div>
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During my NST I noticed that I was having regular contractions but not necessarily feeling them all. So then I got into the room with my doctor and told him how I was feeling. He checked me and I was already just barely shy of 4 centimeters dilated. I've never gone past a two without an epidural before. He touched my belly to get my measurements and I burst into tears because it hurt so bad. I said, "Sorry, I don't mean to cry. It just hurts so bad and I don't know why." My doctor looked at me and kind of smiled and said, "It's because you're in labor." I said, "Am I really??" Ha! I was so terrified of having a false alarm that I wanted to be sure! I was so incredibly relieved that it was time to have this baby that I couldn't even believe it. I called Mark at work and told him to come home and got the kids taken care of before heading back to the hospital.</div>
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It was about 11:30 in the afternoon when I got to the hospital and got checked in and such. Around 12:30 they gave me an epidural and then shortly after Dr. Leavitt came and broke my water. At about 2:15 I was feeling more pressure and I was already at an 8. About twenty minutes before that I had been at a six. I could just tell by the way the pressure wasn't letting up that he was on his way out and I told them I was ready for them to call the doctor and get him here. Around 2:40 I got to feeling like I really, really needed to push. No doctor still. So for the next ten minutes I practically held Emmett in while waiting for my doctor. (He told me the next day that they called him when he was seeing a patient who had lost her baby the week before so he was trying to handle that situation with tact. Poor guy.) As soon as Dr. Leavitt was ready I pushed with everything I had because it hurt so flipping bad that I knew I couldn't do this much longer and I just wanted him out! So, for the third time in a row, after one push we had a baby! He was born September 12th at 2:56 pm and weighed 8 lbs. even and was 21 inches long.</div>
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I have always wanted a dark haired baby in the hopes that they might look more like me with dark hair. I had kind of resigned myself to the fact that I wouldn't get one so you can imagine my surprise at this guy's mane! When they put him on my belly I just kept wiping at his head because I couldn't tell if his hair was that dark or if it was just wet. =)</div>
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We were blessed to get home about 24 hours after we had him. Although the next day I got to wishing that I had stayed and let someone else take care of me (and Emmett) for just a bit longer!</div>
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He has been such a good baby. My other babies have been so difficult and have required so much work. Even though I'm still not getting much sleep he doesn't make me bounce him just right or walk around the house with him. He pretty much just eats and goes back to sleep or eats and then stays content. He struggled with losing quite a bit of weight and then didn't get back to his birth weight by two weeks so I have been supplementing with just a couple bottles of formula a day and it has made such a difference. I don't know why I felt like it had to be all or nothing with my other kids. Anyway, things are going great. I felt more prepared for this baby than I ever have and so far I have been coping really well. With my others I kind of felt like I was living under water for the first little while and I haven't felt that at all with Emmett. I felt such a sense of calm from the moment I got pregnant with him and I really thought that was going to be his demeanor. So far, he has proved me right. He has such a sweet spirit and seems to be an old soul. It is crazy how quickly they cement themselves into your heart. I don't know what our little family ever did without our baby Emmett!</div>
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Well, the long awaited goal of being full term has come. Unfortunately this little boy is apparently quite content in there so, no baby yet. But before he comes I need to catch up on a few things!<br />
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This is my most recent belly pic. I can't even remember how far along I was. I think 34 weeks. Here we are a month later and I am MUCH bigger than that! I will take one last picture before we finally have the guy.</div>
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This pregnancy started out going really fast and really well and now things are getting a bit rocky. My fluid is way too high so that is why I'm so big. It also means that about every other day or so I stretch and am so sore I can't get out of bed. At my appointment on Thursday I was dilated to a 3 and about 75% effaced. I have never gone past a 2 without an epidural so that was encouraging but still no baby. I just hope if I go into labor on my own that Mark will have time to get home from the site before he comes. It's kind of stressing me out but there's nothing I can do about it so we are just waiting (I would say patiently but that's a down right lie) until he comes on his own or until the 18th comes and they induce me.</div>
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In the mean time we have been lazing around. Falling asleep on your daddy in the middle of the day is good proof.</div>
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And passing time playing with cousins too. Whatever I can do to not make my kids' lives horrible with their grouchy, good for nothing mother. Hopefully that will be changing soon.</div>
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Weston started kindergarten last week! He had an open house on the 3rd but we didn't really count that as the first day. He definitely got more comfortable though.</div>
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Then the next day he headed out on his own to begin his new adventure of school life! I did just fine until I was driving away and I looked in my rear view mirror and saw him standing in line with all his class mates. Then I cried all the way home. It definitely felt like the beginning of the end. And being pregnant with another little boy and remembering when I was pregnant with Wes didn't help much. But we survived and he had a great day! Now I just have to get used to him going every single day! That's going to take a while. </div>
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Other than that life just keeps going, whether you want it to or not. We potty trained Jonas about a month or more ago and he is doing fairly well with it. Potty training is always a long process but he was definitely ready so we took the plunge before he changed his mind. Saydi starts preschool on the 17th and she is ready this year for sure. Mark changed jobs at NRF and is the respirator administrator now meaning that he is in charge of all the gas masks and training and such. He is really liking it and it got him on a regular schedule of day shifts only which is better for our family now that Weston is starting school. Now we are waiting for fall and all the fun that comes with the changing seasons. I'm glad my kids like the changes as much as I do. We are eagerly anticipating playing in the leaves, going to the pumpkin patch, Halloween, and cold weather. And of course, baby #4! So, that will be the next time you hear from me. Let's all pray it's sooner rather than later. For my family's sake. =)</div>
Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-24040649553177708782013-08-24T15:08:00.000-06:002013-08-24T15:08:29.896-06:00Grammy's 60th Birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am so behind with my blog this year. I guess being abnormally large with your fourth child will do that to you. The beginning of the month Mark's mom turned 60. For her birthday she wanted all her kids to be together so she paid for hotel rooms for us all in Utah. We got together and played and went swimming the next day with a bbq that followed at her brother's house. It was great. We appreciated her generosity when it was her special day. I didn't get many pictures and somehow most of them ended up being of Jonas but what can ya do?<br />
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The ride down was great. My kids have always loved the car. They're all saying "Utah!" Love my little travelers. </div>
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Once we got there the kids had fun running down the hall and jumping on the beds and going from room to room (we had 6 reserved for Mark's whole family). We had dinner and then followed that with swimming at the hotel. Jonas was incredibly upset when we hauled him out.</div>
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It was a great trip and we were glad to have a break in our every day life. I will have to do one last post before the baby comes with updated belly pics (mainly just to capture the shock of how big I am) and my big boy starts kindergarten on the 3rd! We most definitely will be documenting that. For now we are just surviving summer and waiting for fall to get here. I'm ready for cooler weather and a new baby boy!</div>
Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-46592854049394436432013-08-02T13:11:00.000-06:002013-08-02T13:11:26.983-06:00Girl's Camp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not very often in life do we get second chances. Fortunately, I was given just that when I was called to serve in Young Women's. For many reasons I won't get into, I never did go to girl's camp when I was growing up. As an adult it's always been something I kind of regretted. A couple weeks ago I got to go for the first time, and it did not disappoint.We started out with nine girls (which is actually quite a lot for our ward) but three ended up going home sick. Love these girls. Every one of 'em. We went to Wright Creek, which is owned by the church. Hence the random board we found laying around. =)<br />
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I missed the first day and a half so by the time I got up there it was mostly Megan Dixon and I. I just love her. She is such a special person and a wonderful example to the girls. We had a great time together.<br />
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The girls got to go rappelling (I tried to convince them to let a 30 week pregnant lady go but in the end figured it wasn't the safest thing for my little bambino). This is my niece, Hannah, and Megan Stephenson who also happens to be my neighbor. Her mom is my kids' preschool teacher too. It was super special to be there with my niece and hear her testimony and watch her grow and experience things on her own. She is a special girl.<br />
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Bishop's night was one of the most spiritual experiences I've ever had. Someone used the phrase "sacred ground" and that was certainly how it felt. I have only ever felt the spirit that strong when I am in the temple. The things the girls shared were wonderful and our bishop and a member of the Stake Presidency shared great messages too that we so perfect for what our girls had experienced all week.<br />
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A lot of people expressed how crazy I was to go camping and sleep in a tent for two nights when I was 7 months pregnant but I am so glad I went and didn't miss the opportunity. I have been hurting a lot with this pregnancy and for the two days I was at camp I had no pain at all. Except my feet from all the walking but that was manageable! As soon as I got home it came back. But I suppose that could've been because I came home and found out my kids had been barfing the whole time I was gone! Way to break daddy in kiddos. ;)</div>
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I love that these three always like to be by each other. For the most part. =)</div>
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They slept in the tent outside with daddy and while Mark was inside talking with me Jonas got up and went and fell asleep by Weston. Adorable. I love how Saydi worked her way all the way up to the top too. She is a crazy sleeper.</div>
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I already posted some pictures of the company picnic that Mark's work did on Jonas' birthday but we got the ones back that people took professionally and I wanted to add those to since they are much better quality. Jonas was so tired!</div>
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Jonas' dog didn't last very long before getting smeared everywhere!</div>
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Mark's work got us tickets to a Chukar's game and provided pizza and drinks. It was fun and the kids enjoyed it!</div>
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The next morning his work gave us free tickets to go see The Croods. This was our first time going to the movies as a family! Probably one of the last too since having a baby will bring this to an end. They loved it and except for some musical chairs before Jonas finally fell asleep the kids behaved perfectly.</div>
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Weston isn't just an amazing brother. He's a wonderful cousin too.</div>
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The kids started swimming lessons this week and after our first day yesterday Saydi was so tired she just crashed in here! Pretty adorable and hilarious.</div>
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Coming soon: girl's camp, a family trip for Marlene's 60th birthday and lots of other summer fun. Anything to make the time go faster until it's time to welcome this little boy to our family!</div>
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We love July 4th! We had a busy week with Mark's sister and brother in town and we loved it. We started out our morning at our church breakfast and then went to the parade. Things started out great and then ended with me getting into an argument with some people so that was interesting! Long story short, I don't understand why grown people think it's ok to send their older children to stand in front of smaller children who were there first. And, maybe parades aren't my scene when I'm grouchy and pregnant.<br />
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We had some quick naps and then headed to Mark's Aunt Chris' house for the annual Carlson bbq and water fight. It always starts innocently enough with the kids getting out water balloons and the slip 'n slide. My kids had a great time!</div>
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Weston being the polite boy that he is would run up to someone and say, "Can I throw this at you?"</div>
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But then things escalate quickly. This year Taylor (Christie's daughter) started it by getting Mark's dad wet. And then things really took off when Mark snuck up behind his Uncle Carl and turned the hose on him. Mark ended up getting every one of his uncles wet. Including those that were hiding out in the garage! What really took the cake though was Barb (Mark's step-grandma) turning the hose loose on just about everyone! Including Mark's grandpa. It was pretty fantastic.</div>
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And here's our little fam. Which really isn't little any more. Or at least not for long.</div>
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Mark's mom took her trailer and parked in the shade in the roundabout by the freeway for us to join them for fireworks. We had a great evening visiting, playing frisbee, and eating hot dogs. We might have left once there was a delay but we were trapped in our little area and I'm glad because I was grateful we stayed. The kids loved the fireworks the best of all and it was worth the late night. I was worried I might roast to death being 6 months pregnant but luckily I was able to spend most of my day in the shade so I didn't mind it at all. We all were exhausted the next day and it was nice to be lazy and spend more time with family. Definitely one of our favorite holidays!</div>
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Two days after Saydi turned four my "baby" turned two! I can't believe Jonas is two already. His small head makes him seem younger than that to me. =) On his birthday we woke up and after breakfast got busy opening presents so that we could get ready for the day and go to the employee picnic that Mark's work was doing for the day. They had face painting, balloon animals, bouncy houses and lots of food. The kids had a great time and it was a great way to celebrate his special day! After he had a nap he got to open a present from grandma and grandpa Anderson and then we spent the afternoon in the yard cutting down some huge branches from our trees. That was fun for Jonas so he enjoyed the project! After dinner we had cake and baths and pretty much all collapsed into our beds for the night. It was an exhausting week!<br />
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Jonas got this dog that barks and wags his tail from his Auntie Amy. He is obsessed with dogs for who knows what reason so he has loved this little guy!</div>
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Opening presents with the help of big brother.</div>
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New bedding for his big boy bed!</div>
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Half the time Jonas was in his stroller while we were at the picnic. The other half he was up here. Cute boys.</div>
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Despite daddy's best efforts I really think Weston's favorite super hero is Spiderman. Whenever he gets a chance to choose something, Spiderman is what he requests.</div>
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As mentioned in the previous post, Saydi has taken a liking to monkey's. Pretty cute.</div>
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And surprisingly Jonas just sat on daddy's lap and held perfectly still while the lady painted his face! I was surprised. This lady was amazing too!</div>
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The gang. Notice Weston keeping his distance from me? This pretty well describes how he has been lately whenever daddy is around. There's no question who his favorite parent is!</div>
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A month ago or so we were talking about Saydi's birthday (of course) and she actually came up with the idea of doing a dog cake for Jonas. I decided it would be perfect considering his current obsession. Not to mention the fact that I was fairly certain I could manage to at least make a cake that looked similar to a dog. I have yet to make a cake that turns out the way I see it in my head but Jonas loved it and more importantly, could tell it was a dog so we'll call it a success. </div>
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This picture doesn't do the mess justice. There was cake and face paint ALL over him, his shirt, the chair, and table. Hence the reason for his happiness. I've never met a kid who loves to be messy as much as this guy does.</div>
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That night daddy convinced me Jonas was ready to join big brother downstairs in his big boy bed and since we only have 2 1/2 months until the baby is here I decided it would be good to transition now so that he will be fully adjusted by the time the baby comes. With my other two it was no big deal but for some reason I had a hard time! I kept wanting to go get him and bring him back upstairs. =) He has been wanting to sleep in the extra bed in Weston's room though and after we first got him in bed I kept hearing him just randomly giggling over the monitor in my room. I snagged this picture after he finally fell asleep.</div>
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Overall he had a great day and we all slept hard that night after an exhausting week of birthdays! I don't know if we'll ever get used to this two birthdays in two days thing but the kids had the time of their lives and that makes it all worth it.</div>
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At two years old Jonas can say too many words to even write but some of my favorite things he says are: what doing, why, Weston, Saydi, baby, sandals, mom (yes, mom, not mama; he only calls me mama when he is sad which sometimes makes me sad but the way he says mom is adorable) read it, kay, I love you, and thank you. He LOVES dirt! I can not keep him out of it no matter what I do. And he is pretty much happy as long as he is doing whatever Weston and Saydi are doing. He says please and thank you without being prompted to do it most of the time and he loves being outside. Not sure if this was a fluke or not but yesterday I heard him counting to 8 with Weston. We'll see if I can get him to do it again. He is a smart boy though and has an adventuresome spirit. I can not imagine our home without him and am looking forward to seeing him as a big brother. Love you Jonesy!</div>
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-322919943583286542013-06-24T13:49:00.000-06:002013-06-24T13:49:25.060-06:00Saydi's 4th Birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On the 20th my baby girl turned 4 years old! I can't believe the time is going so fast. She was super excited for her birthday and despite going back and forth for literally months, she finally decided that she wanted to have a Strawberry Shortcake party. So we did! Mark was working days so we went to the library where she enjoyed story time and then later in the day we got sno cones (she had to get strawberry to go with her party) and played outside and tried to just generally have a fun day until daddy got home and we could open presents! Love this girl with all my heart.<br />
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She had lots of "help" from brothers.</div>
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She told Weston he could open this present. Such a good sister.</div>
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Daddy has started calling her Monkey or Precious Monkey so she has taken quite a liking to them. She loved these new jammies and we had to have a picture after baths.</div>
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The next day cousins came over for a little picnic to celebrate both Saydi and Jonas' birthday's. My sisters are so sweet and got them both some great things and they had such a blast playing with their cousins.</div>
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The morning after her birthday she was playing with her loot of new things at the table and Jonas picked up her new Barbie and started playing with it. Weston said, "Saydi, Jonas has your Barbie," and Saydi replied, "It's ok, I can share." Melt my heart. She is such a little sweetie.</div>
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At four years old Saydi knows her alphabet but tends to forget the middle section when we sing the song. She is great with shapes and colors and is looking forward to starting preschool (again) this fall. She is usually either terribly possessive and particular about things or incredibly generous and eager to share, there is not much of an in between with her and you never know which hat she is going to wear but that's what we love about her! She is a GREAT sister. I think my most favorite thing about her though is that she shows such a love of the gospel at such a young age. She remembers things she is taught in primary and things we talk about during family home evening but more importantly, she applies them in her every day life and I often hear her scolding her brothers when they play saying, "That's not nice to Jesus!" She is truly a special person and I feel privileged every day to be her mama. Love you Saydi Jo!</div>
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-88847702605974127162013-06-17T14:44:00.001-06:002013-06-17T14:44:19.914-06:00Baby #4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I feel a little guilty that I haven't documented this pregnancy as well as I did my others. Mostly it is because I am so much busier with three kids. But I admit I have shied away from the camera because I am so BIG this time! Here I am last week at 25 weeks. I swear this is how big I usually am around 32 weeks or so. The last couple months are gonna get interesting! =)</div>
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Wes took this picture for me. =) And here is the ultrasound pictures we got at 20 weeks. Definitely a boy. We didn't have a boy name picked out so when we got home I started searching and I think more than likely his name will be Gavin Wells (Wells was Mark's grandpa's name). It was one of those things where I saw the name and instantly felt like that was his name. Plus I am not finding anything else that I like as much! </div>
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To fill in the other details, my cravings have been mostly fruit and sandwiches. I could drink a Jamba juice every day of my life. Delicious. I was a little sick in the beginning and I can not eat bananas without feeling terribly nauseous. I will be interested to see if he likes bananas down the road. =) I thought for sure it was a girl because with my other boys I wasn't sick at ALL. With Saydi I felt nauseous all the time. So this guy was a little tricky about it and fooled me! To be honest, we did want a girl because then we would have been done for sure. We still might be done, we just aren't positive. I told Mark from the beginning, Heavenly Father knows I mean it and if we are meant to have another boy he's going to send him first so that I will consider getting pregnant again to have a sister for Saydi. ;) Now that we are having a boy I wouldn't want it any other way. I have realized how much more fragile girls are and I really think Saydi needs a little more extra attention from me and she might struggle with having a sister right now.</div>
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Other than that, I have felt pretty good, just big! My skin gets tight already and that was my biggest problem with Jonas towards the end so we shall see how that progresses. I'm still sleeping well though so that is a huge blessing. He is starting to kick harder but mostly I feel like he just rolls around in there. Ever since I got pregnant I have felt so calm and have mellowed out about a lot of things I am usually uptight about. I think this little guy will have a calm spirit but I don't usually have calm babies! Mark says we are due for one. I agree. I have never felt so prepared, ready, and anxious to have another baby as I have this time. I think it takes four to really get the hang of things! So needless to say, we are anxiously awaiting this guy's arrival and hoping he stays cozy until Weston and Saydi start their first day of kindergarten and preschool. September is going to be crazy! In a great way and I can't wait.</div>
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Carlson Clanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263122302681510039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032088812744507871.post-55401661244539480042013-06-17T14:22:00.002-06:002013-06-17T14:22:55.350-06:00Summer, Summer, Summer Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We are officially enjoying our summer break. We have been busy with lots of fun different things. Some of my sisters and I went and saw our grandparents in Rexburg and they treated them all to ice cream cones. They are the best. My kids love going to see them!</div>
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My super kids having some technology time. Jonas is starting to get a little irritated with only watching. We'll hold him off for as long as we can!</div>
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We took a walk by the river then went and got pizza and sno cones, followed by a movie. It was a great time! We were sitting down watching the water and Saydi looked at this and said, "Look! It's a milk waterfall!" Ha! It sure is Saydi bug. Love seeing the world through my kids eyes.</div>
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We do the summer reading program through the library and I love the time spent reading every night. Not to mention the great prizes our library gives!</div>
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Fun with cousins! Six kids 5 and under. It was a wonderful kind of madness. Loved having them all here.</div>
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My kids were OBSESSED with baby Adam. Jonas was downright giddy when he first saw him and was giggling nonstop saying over and over, "Baby!" I don't think we'll have any problems when our very own arrives.</div>
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My nephew, Tyrel, turned 16 a couple weeks ago and we celebrated with him at Jensen's Grove. My kids loved it! I'm sure we will be doing this again before the summer ends.</div>
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And we had a good Father's Day yesterday. Mark got breakfast in bed, a beard trimmer and a book the kids made for him. After church we had a delicious dinner and then enjoyed our evening together. He is such a wonderful dad. I couldn't have imagined better for my kids.</div>
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