Weekend Fun!

This weather this weekend has been amazing!  It is 82 degrees and super sunny today - we are LOVING it!  We've spent nearly all our waking time this weekend outdoors.  Here are just a few snapshots of the fun we've been having and the work we've been doing this weekend.  (and yes, I'm just a little perturbed with myself for forgetting to reset the ISO before snapping all these cute outdoor picture... d'oh!) 

Rolling the front lawn...

Over-seeding the front lawn (that was newly planted this past fall)...

Of course, you have to water new seed (we thought it was supposed to storm today??)...

Carson is an especially happy little man with the sprinklers going.  :)

Jet got a new toy from Tractor Supply... it's a horse toy, but he is LOVING it...

Wading in Lake Holleboom... :)

Splashing in puddles is just oh-so fun!

We set up our new tent early yesterday morning to make sure we were happy with this model... camping this summer is going to be SO fun!

We are looking forward to having more fun this afternoon and evening once Carson is up from his nap, too!  Gotta enjoy this nice weather while it lasts because you just never know what tomorrow brings (weather-wise) here in Michigan!

Birthday Party Weekend... for Cousins

Back in mid-March, we had a weekend full of cousin's birthday parties.  First up was Mackenzey's party on Saturday night (March 12th) up in Bay City.  Mackenzey is 2 years old and is such a doll!  She and Carson have so much fun playing together and Carson is always looking forward to seeing her.  He was especially excited to visit her new house and play with all of her fun toys.  He fell in love with her drum set... I think we know what we're getting him for Christmas this year.  ;o)  He and Mackenzey put on quite the drum concert for us. 

Mackenzey had a zoo themed birthday this year.  Greg (Mackenzey's dad) made her cake again and did a great job!  Everything on it was edible (and delicious)! 

We had a great time at the party and enjoyed visiting with the family.  It was great to see Jorie's and Greg's new house, too.  It's an awesome house and all the improvements they've been doing look fantastic! 

On Sunday (March 13th), we headed over to Sara's Aunt Ann's house for cousin Tyson's birthday party.  He turned 1!  Hard to believe!  All these kiddos are growing up way too quickly!  Carson and Tyson had fun playing together and it was great to visit with some of Sara's dad's family, whom we don't see often enough. 

Tyson is walking all over the place and keeps up quite well with the bigger kids.  He is quite the handsome little dude, too! 

Tyson had a sports themed birthday party and had a great cake made up of individual cupcakes that were frosted in one solid layer!  What a great idea! 

Tyson got to enjoy his own personal cupcake.  He wasn't too crazy about the feel of the icing on his hand, but he did enjoy eating the cupcake! 

It was another great, fun-filled weekend spent with family! 

Future Architect? Engineer? Construction guy? Chef? Irrigation Specialist?

We often wonder if Carson will be an engineer, architect, construction guy, or something of the sorts.  Why?  Because Carson LOVES to build.  With anything and everything.  Mega blocks, duplos, legos, lincoln logs, or just plain blocks.  If you have them, he will build.  :) 

He loves to send his buildings crashing down, though, too.  :) 

Carson also LOVES to cook.  He loves to help Sara cook anything and everything in the kitchen.  He also loves to pretend.  he has really been loving the grill and play food that he received from Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle Danny for his birthday.  He cooks up yummy dishes every day.  Maybe he will be some famous chef...

Although, his favorite thing to do is play with and talk about sprinklers.  It sure is an odd obsession, but he loves them.  Maybe he will be an irrigation specialist...

He has also recently discovered that he loves to cut and style hair.  He gave Kevin a haircut a couple weeks ago and loves to help style Sara's hair.  Maybe he will be a hair stylist to the stars...

He also loves to wear his blankies on his head.  He pretends they are hair or turbans or whatever he comes up with on any particular day. 

And of course, he still loves to play with all of his cars and trucks.  He's been especially loving this racing ramp from Jorie, Greg, and Mackenzey.  Maybe he will race cars...

Whatever Carson decides to do when he grows up, we will love him and support him the entire way.  In the meantime, we'll just have fun and enjoy all these crazy ideas he has.  :)

End of February Family Day

Ok, I'm officially more than a month behind on this blog.  Oops.  Well, here's another catch up post.  Maybe I'll actually have some time to bring this blog up to speed this week (or soon).  I guess we shall see.  :)

We took another trip west to visit family on February 26th.  Kevin's cousin Brad and his family were in town for a quick visit.  They live in Rochester, New York, so we don't get to see them often.  The last time we saw them, Carson was four and a half months old.  So it has been a long time and it was great to see Brad, Melissa, Riley, Naomi, and Elijah.  This was our first time meeting Elijah! 

We all met up over at Great Grandpa and Great Grandma's farm.  We got to visit with Kevin's cousin Michelle and her family for a bit, too.  Grandpa and Grandma Holleboom, Uncle Danny, Aunt Mary, Uncle Justin, and Rebecca were all there, as well. 

The kids all had a lot of fun playing together.  Carson took a short time to warm up, but once he did, he had a lot of fun.  The kids played with the building blocks, put puzzles together, and playe with all the other toys that Great Grandma keeps at the farm for the great grandkids.  Then they all had fun bouncing around the living room together.

It was great to get a little visiting and play time in with some of the Van Heukelum family.  Carson had a lot of fun playing with his cousins.  We wish Brad and Melissa lived a little closer so that Carson could play with Riley, Naomi, and Elijah more often! 

After our visit at the farm, we went over to Aunt Mary's and Uncle Justin's house for dinner and more play time with Rebecca.  Carson and Rebecca have been having a blast together this winter.  This was the sixth time in two months that they got to play - I think that is a new record!  They are at such a fun age and are like two peas in a pod.  They are SO fun to watch!