Pippi Longstocking Raggedy Ann???

So we had to go take Carson to the Dr. last week and Eliza insisted on wearing her Raggedy Ann wig. We thought she looked pretty cute. She really really wanted to wear it because she said it matched the red in this cute striped outfit that Grandma gave her (and she loves to wear anything that Grandma gives her!) Needless to say she put a smile on lots of people's faces at the visalia medical clinic last week.

First Trip to the Dentist

Kolby was so scared to go to the dentist, but I've been telling him that it was time for him to go get his teeth checked out and that the dentist office would have video games and toys for him to play with and movies to watch. Geoff took him last week for his first official check up and cleaning appt. I am happy to say it went so well that he is excited to go back and Eliza even wants to go to the dentist. Dr. Peterson is our friend and has fixed both Kolby and Eliza's teeth at our home when we have had teeth accidents so I am sure that helped out. But it was so fun to see Kolby come home and be so excited to explain to me what they did and how they did it. He was so very proud of himself and loves to brush and floss his teeth with his new toothbrush, toothpaste and flossers. Thanks to Dr. Peterson and the nice hygienist for making it such a positive experience. My only regret...I didn't send the camera with Geoff to capture the moment!

The First 11 Days

I really do think about updating the blog often. Getting to it is another thing, as you can tell. We have been busy spending lots of family time together. Last Sunday was the greatest day ever when Kolby and Eliza came home from Grandma and Grandpa's house. We were so happy to see them and they were happy to be home. They had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa and their cousins, though and we are so thankful they were able to spend time with them. Grandpa met Carson for the first time on Sunday and Grandma got to spend a lot of quality time holding him. It was so nice!
It has been great having Geoff home from work...the kids are in heaven because they get to go to the park anytime they want and play outside with their favorite playmate, their Dad. Our big family outing for the week was to the Big Fresno Fair. The kids had a great time watching piggy races, the animal follies show, the big cherry Icee, playing in the humongous play structure and of course checking out all of the fair rides and games. We only let Kolby ride one ride, though and he chose to do the carnival version of Splash Mountain. We were shocked that he would choose that one because he usually isn't much of a daredevil but this time the hills seemed really exciting to him. Geoff stayed with Eliza and Carson while i went with Kolby and it was so much fun. Kolby loved the first hill but on the way down from the second, taller hill he said, "Mom, I don't like this ride." And there was a little tremor in his voice. However, when it was all said and done he was giving us high fives and telling us how great the ride was and how brave he is.
Friday night was another big outing...Carson's first trip to Costco. In our small town, Costco is definitely the place to be so we wanted him to see it firsthand. We enjoyed our hot dog and churro dinner and can't wait for our new and improved Costco to open at the end of the month.
Friday morning was spent doing mad cleaning throughout the house. That was brought on by Geoff asking me, "So when is cleaning day around here anyway?" My reply, "Any day you want to start." So we did it that morning and our house looked great for a few hours while the kids were napping and ever since then, we keep looking at our house and then looking at each other, asking, "Did we really just clean this place up? How can it look like this already." Welcome to the world of 3 kids...
Kolby and Eliza are loving their little brother. They think he is the best baby ever and to my chagrin, can't get enough of him, and of course decide that they really really want to play with all of his limbs just as he is dozing off to sleep. They really are so cute with him, though and I think both of them are doing pretty well adjusting to a new baby in the family.
Carson is growing like a weed...8 ounces in just 4 days! At this rate, he will be as chubby as Kolby was in no time. Thursday was a sad day for him because he was circumcised (we have no idea why they made us wait til he was a week old, but that's the way they do it in our town). So so sad to see him in so much pain, but he is recovering well and we know he will thank us for it someday. I'll attach some photos now and stop the rambling. Until next time...