San Diego - Day 2- Sea World

Carson's first trip to Sea World! He loved the shows, loved the animals, loved riding on his dad's shoulders and loved his souvenirs!

Papa & Carson at the Shamu show. Carson sat at the shows with such a serious face just taking it all in. He sat on Matt's lap and would clap and wave which was a crack up.Carson stuffing his face with popcorn!
Dad and Carson (Carson is clapping for Shamu)
Mom & Carson (such a serious face)

Day 1 - Continued

This is such a great picture. I love how the only thing in focus is Carson's face.

Pure joy!
Marci, Natalie & Matt
Marci & Adam just moved back to the USA from Munich, Germany! We were so happy to finally get to spend time with them. Adam hadn't seen Carson since he was two months old. Carson has learned a few new tricks and words since then and I'm pretty sure he won his way into his Uncle Adam's heart! Carson had lots of fun with them!
Gail & Dave or as Carson would say "Ma & Papa"

Thanks for the wonderful trip!

San Diego - Day 1

We just got back from our trip. We are now unpacked, laundry is finished and I'm caught up on all the work I missed while we were away. Although it is nice to be back into a normal routine I already miss sitting on the beach doing nothing! We had such a great time and Carson experienced lots of firsts on this trip. The first day we were in San Diego we headed to the beach. Carson was mesmerized by the ocean and some of the faces Matt captured on camera says it all. Thanks to Dave and Gail for making the family trip to California happen!

What a cute little family!

Carson testing out the sand

One happy little boy!

Love You Daddy!!

We have been in Utah for my older brother's wedding since Thursday. The wedding was great and it was so much fun to see all my family. Carson has been such a trooper on this trip. Matt flew back home on Sunday, but Carson and I stayed for a few more days to visit some of my friends from the BYU days. We are having a great time, but miss Matt like crazy. Carson asks for Matt all day long and wouldn't even go to bed tonight until he could say goodnight to his daddy. We love you and miss you! We'll see you tomorrow in California! I will post more pictures of our trip once we are back home.

Potty Training?!

No, no, Carson is not potty trained just yet. My sister Liza was watching Carson the other day and she is potty training her little boy Hunter. Carson watched and then copied whatever Hunter did. At least he has the hold your shirt up high routine so he doesn't get pee on it.

Happy Anniversary!

Four years ago Matt and I got married. This picture was taken on our honeymoon. I don't know if it's possible, but I just love him more and more. Happy Anniversary Matt! I love you.

So, here's the story....

Okay, okay...people tell me that I only post pictures of Carson and a funny thing happened today regarding this very picture, so I thought I'd post it, have a good laugh and tell the story.

Matt took this picture while we were at the park one day. I'm not sure what this look is I'm giving him...maybe I was trying to give him some sort of seductive look (ha ha), but I'm pretty sure it was a please stop taking pictures of me kind of look. Anyway, I'm being spotlighted in Relief Society on Sunday. They asked me to fill out a paper about me and then asked for a picture. Matt downloads all our photos to his computer at work so I emailed him and asked him to send me a picture of myself for the spotlight and THIS is what he sends me. I opened the file and chuckled out loud. No Matt, this isn't really the photo I was going for. This might be a little much for the Relief Society women who don't even know me seeing as how I've spent the last 3 1/2 years with the Young Women. Thanks for the laugh though. I'm glad you think I'm cute!

I love these two!

My two favorite guys in the whole world. It seems crazy that Matt and I got married almost FOUR years ago and we had Carson almost TWO years ago! I don't know what I'd do without these two. I sure love you two!!

Man

Our blog would not be complete without mentioning Carson's latest attachment. He is so attached to this pool toy. He calls it his "man" and can't go anywhere without it. He sleeps with it, carries it around, has to have it close while he is eating, etc. Anytime I leave the house I ask myself if we have it just to avoid any freak outs later. Carson lost his man in the mall yesterday. I just about had a stroke when he started asking for it and I noticed it was gone. Everyone in Gymboree noticed the panic on my face and helped me look for it. Luckily the man was found minutes later. Also note...upon further inspection I think this is actually a woman pool toy. She's got long hair. Maybe if I noticed earlier Carson would be walking around saying "woman" which would make Matt happier.

Phone Skills

This little clock also doubles as a phone for Carson. I say "ring, ring" and he picks it up to say "hello, okay, bye-bye." He now runs for the home phone when it rings and brings it to me.

Harry Potter

The Evans household is excited about the recent release of the final Harry Potter book. I went to Target this morning at 8 a.m. to get us a copy. Don't worry if you haven't purchase yours yet...there were at least fifty bazillion left! Matt has been reading ever since he finished his morning chores. :) I'm such a nice wife to let him read it first. That definitely won't be happening when Stephanie Meyers, Eclipse, comes out August 7th!!

Golfing with Daddy

Carson getting a tip or two from the pro. I get such a kick out of watching them together. I love my boys!

Sunday Nap

Carson didn't get his nap in before church last Sunday, so this was what happened soon after we got home. I don't think Carson has fallen asleep on the couch since he was a couple months old, so I thought this was especially sweet. He looks so big!

Toot Toot

So this is me tooting my horn for just a moment. I don't remember posting a picture of my kitchen cabinets once they were done. If I did already...sorry! You will just have to appreciate them again one more time. I'm really excited with how they turned out and it has totally transformed our kitchen! Next project: Getting caught up on all my scrapbooking! I'm WAY behind. I don't think it is ever possible to be "caught up" but I will do everything I can to get as close as possible.

Loving the summer!

A few more pictures from the birthday party. Carson got attached to this blue bucket and thought it was funny to dump water on Matt. This is the face when got after doing the same thing to him. The last pictures just shows off our fearless little guy. It cracks us up that he'll jump from anywhere!

Happy Birthday Brooklyn!

One of Carson's friends, Brooklyn, had her 1st birthday earlier this month! We got invited to a swim party and had a great time. The top picture is of the birthday girl, Brooklyn, and her mom, Allison, who is one of my good friends from BYU. Carson is always up for a swim and has lots of fun with his daddy in the pool!

Happy 4th of July!!

As Dennis Prager would say the 4th of July is "the mother of all American holidays." We are so grateful to live in the USA! Here we are sporting our red, white and blue attire for a fireworks show. Sorry about the fuzzy picture, but you get the idea. Carson was absolutely mesmerized by the fireworks show. I don't think I've ever seen him sit that still for so long!




Me & my cute sister-in-law, Natalie. She is getting ready to head up to BYU and we are certainly going to miss her!

Who needs a pool??

Who needs a pool when you've got a hose?! Look at the concentration on that little face and then he goes wild.

Ah, this is the life!

Carson, just chillin' on a pool float.

"Two, Tea"

I apologize for the overload of swimming pictures. As you can see this is our favorite activity! What else can we do in this Arizona heat?? This is such a great picture because of Carson's little fingers. He points and counts, "two, tea (three) before jumping off to anyone who's willing to catch him.

So sweet!

Thanks Kapri for forwarding me this cute picture of Carson from playgroup last week. Doesn't he look so sweet!? Shortly after this picture was taken he had to be put in time out for throwing shovels full of rocks out the window at his little friends. Oh, so sweet!

Popsicles + Swimming = Summer

Carson has really been enjoying summer. It's the only time of year that popsicles count as dinner.

Darling boy!

I look at this picture and am reminded how great it is to be a mom to this darling little boy. He has his moments of craziness, but I still love him to pieces!

Playing Hard

We have had family in town this weekend for a suprise 80th birthday party for my grandpa. We decided to take advantage of our time together and had dinner last night at Liza and Justin's new house. They have little ATV's for their boys and Carson couldn't get enough of them. He really just sat on them. I'm the mean mom who has Liza take the batteries out so he can't go anywhere. He still seems to little for those and I don't want him to injury himself or run any other cousins over. When he decided he was done with those he just cruised around the backyard and had tons of fun. This kid definitely needs a backyard at some point!

Me & My Little Man

I just love my happy little boy! I couldn't image life without him! He is at such a fun stage. He loves to play, laugh and to give kisses and hugs. I steal them any chance I get!