Splish Splash....Blake hates the bath!

We wanted Carson to be a part of Blake's first bathing experience. We pulled up a chair for him and he was more interested in the faces he could make in the mirror. Carson and I have been able to spend quite a bit of time just the two of us still because Blake sleeps so much.

Blake didn't love his first bath. I sure loved how he smelled afterwards though!

Happy to be Home!

Blake and I arrived home from the hospital on Monday morning. Matt came over to pick us up, dropped us off at home and then went to get Carson from his parents house. We are adjusting well I'd say. This time around has been much easier than it was with Carson. I feel much more emotinally stable. Ha. Blake is such a sweet baby. Carson is still pretty unintersted in Blake for the most part, but I'm sure as Blake starts doing things Carson will find him more fun. The newborn phase can be so exhausting, but I'm just trying to enjoy every minute because I know the time will fly by. Look at this sweet face! We love our Blake.

Matt imitating Blake's upset face. Matt and Blake have the same chin. I love it. I see Matt every time I look at Blake.

Packed up in the car and ready to go home.


Off we go! I was so happy to be leaving the hospital. I was very ready to go home and be with Matt and Carson. Matt was in and out due to his busy work schedule and Carson was with Grandma and Papa. I missed them a lot when they weren't there with me.

Holiday Boutique!

Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday Boutique!

Friday, November 28th 9 to 7 and
Saturday, November 29th 9 to 5

2864 E. Fountain Street, Mesa, AZ
SE Corner Linday & Brown

Come see this great Holiday Boutique! You won't want to miss all the fun and get some Christmas shopping done! Credit Cards will be accepted. Hope to see you there!!

Carson's a BIG BROTHER!!

Carson doesn't really know what's going on yet, but he had fun feeding Blake anyway. It will be interesting to see his reaction when he sees Blake stealing all of the attention he used to get.

Lynsey got me a portable chess set for my hospital gift. Carson loves to play me. He'll say, "I got your bishop!"

Time with the Grandparents

Papa

Grandma Gail

Grandma and Grandpa Woolf

Grandma Woolf

Blake with mom

My favorite color is brown, so Lynsey got him a brown outfit.

Blake Woolf Evans

Blake Woolf Evans

Blake was born on November 15, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 21 inches long. He had to be suctioned out because he was being stubborn, so he has a slight conehead with some blistering. He never cries, and still sleeps a lot. The pediatrician says that he is probably still a little tired from being yanked out of his nice, warm resting place. The doctors say that they will circumcize him tomorrow morning, Monday, and he should be able to go home by early afternoon. ( I have a baby picture that looks exactly like his second picture from the top, nice )

Sure, you smile after the epidural

We went to Banner Gateway on Saturday morning at about 2 a.m. Lynsey was ( that's right, the husband is writing this while the wife is layed up in bed ) in a lot of pain and needing drugs. She got her epidural at around 4. After that, all smiles.

Family Weekend

Saturday was my Grandpa Woolf's funeral. My parents and all ten kids were in attendance. Some of the spouses, nieces and nephews couldn't make it to Arizona due to it being last minute and expensive, but it was still quite the zoo at my parent's house! Even though the circumstances of getting together was a funeral we still had a great time. It is always fun to see family. I stole these pictures off my sister's blog.

Seven of the boys having cones on the patio.

A belly shot with my younger sister Annie. She is due in February and I'm due in two weeks! I am getting pretty anxious for this baby to get here!

My sister Natalie and her little boy Gavin stayed at our house while they were in from Utah. Gavin is such a happy baby. He got to test out the baby room and I think he approved.

Carson and Gavin. Some of these cousins looks so much alike to me. One of Gavin's toys got left in our car by accident. Carson found it and said, "Oh no Mom! What do we do!?" We quickly got him on the phone with Uncle Brian in Utah and told him we'd keep it safe until they are here for Christmas. Carson keeps telling me we need to go get Aunt Natalie in Utah. I love my family and can't wait to see everyone at Christmas. It's gonna be crazy.

Our {Not So Happy} Halloween

Carson has been talking about Halloween forever it seems. I was at a boutique all day on Halloween and Carson didn't get his nap in for the day. BIG MISTAKE! He took one look at his costume and went hysterical. We put it on him and he just about hyperventilated begging us to take it off his body. He was in tears, I was in tears and Matt was just trying to deal with both us of not being very happy. Oh well. I guess there is always next year. He refused to wear his costume, hold his trick or treat bag and talk to anyone. Matt finally put regular clothes on him and Carson refused to leave the house without his blanket "Buddy". One lady saw him and thought he was Linus from Charlie Brown toting his blanket around. Here he is looking a bit happier with cousins Ashley and Cade.

His face here pretty much sums up how he felt about Halloween for the most part.

Moving on to happier times. Carson moved up to a "big boy bed" a few months ago and did great from day one. I'm sure if you stop by he will tell you to come check out his ABC sheets or rockets on the wall. What a cute kid!

Carson LOVES pirates! He runs around the house with a sword, hook and telescope most of the day and sleeps with all of them too. He has a pirate treasure chest in his room where he keeps all of his pirate treasures and if I try to get anything out of the chest he quickly tells me "No mom, you don't have any tickets!" Apparently I need tickets to get into the treasure chest. I'm not sure how I'd go about earning those.

Hip hip hooray...it's November!

November = Baby Boy #2 Joining the Family! Here I am with 22 days to go. I'm feeling large but still really enjoying pregnancy for the most part. I had an ultrasound last week and was told we've got another big baby on the way, so we'll see what happens. I'm scheduled for another ultrasound next week to see how much weight he has gained. I got 4 inches chopped off my hair yesterday. I think it will be a bit more easy to manage. My last day of working full-time was Friday. Baby clothes are washed. My bags are packed. Little baby...you can join the family now. We are all anxious to meet you!

My Sweet Grandpa

My Grandpa Woolf passed away on Saturday. This is one of my favorite pictures and just how I want to remember him. We've had it sitting on a shelf in our house for the past year or two. He was happy and upbeat to the end. I am so lucky to call him my grandpa and will always be grateful for the wonderful example he set for our family. Until we meet again...we love you Grandpa!

Holiday Boutique!!

I will be participating in a holiday boutique Thursday, Friday & Saturday! There will be lots of great stuff. Come check it out and get some holiday shopping done!

Le Decor Holiday Boutique

Thursday, October 30 6 to 9 PM

Friday, October 31 9 AM to 2 PM
Saturday, November 1 9 AM to 5 PM

2864 E. Fountain Street, Mesa 85213

South of Brown, East of Lindsay

Featuring:

Le Decor (Home Accents) * Jewelry * Madame Pumphrey (Baby Accessories) * Scentsy (ALL MY STOCK WILL BE AVAILABLE) * Saucy Creations * Dani's Designs * Funky Bums * T's for Chicks * Denim Lovers* And MORE...

Hope to see you this weekend!!

The Birthday Boy - Part 1

Here are a few pictures from Carson's birthday last week. I still can't believe he is 3 now! He had a happy day!

The Birthday Boy - Part 2

When Carson's 1st Birthday rolled around my mom asked what to get him and I told her to get BOOKS! My parents have kept up with the tradition and Carson gets some wonderful new books each year. My mom always picks the very best ones! Usually they are ones I remember her reading to us when we were little. Always fun!
Grandma always picks things that are a total hit with Carson. This year they got him a Thomas the Train set to stay at there house, but of course she had to bring something for him to open up with his cupcakes. She got this spider and fun ball. Carson is OBSESSED with all things spider related. This morning he requested we go buy "two giant spiders" for Halloween decorations.
Matt and I got Carson this Spiderman scooter. He scoots around the house all morning. He actually wanted to sleep with it the first night be he finally settled with it propped up against his bed where he could touch the handle. Funny kid.
Safety first! When he sees anyone on a motorcycle he asks, "Mom where is his helmet?" He's got a Spiderman helmet to match his new scooter.
He caught on pretty quick and was off!

Ward Family Campout

This past weekend we headed up to the mountains for our ward family campout. People were impressed that I'd go camping being 8 months pregnant. I didn't sleep very well and had to find the restroom once in the night, but other than that a fun time was had by all. It was fun to see how much Carson enjoyed himself! He woke up early early and I heard him ask Matt, "Dad, am I in a tent?" A few mintues pass and then Carson says, "Dad, we are in a tent." A few mintues later, "Dad, what was that? Is that a bear?"

Carson enjoying a marshmellow breakfast and Matt playing some tunes on the guitar.
Mom & Carson. Carson obviously has a mouth full of marshmellow!
Carson testing out the zip-line.
Proof that yes indeed I did go camping being 8 months pregnant!
A little family picture before we took off. We all took four hour naps when we got home!

Where does he get these things!?

We took Matt's parents out to dinner on Monday night for Gail's birthday and also to say thanks for always watching Carson! They have always been so good to us. We got home and Carson started doing this funny thing. We aren't sure where he got it from but we were sure dying of laughter! He says something like "this is what a chicken does" and then proceeds.

Happy 3rd Birthday Carson!

Happy 3rd Birthday to our favorite little guy! This picture was taken this morning before he went to Grandma's house. He had his "pack pack" full of his favorite treasures and is carrying his new "pinchers" that he got from Grandma & Papa for his birthday. Matt and I are both a little sad he's growing up. More birthday pictures to come later! He is the cutest little birthday boy!!