Karson's 3rd Birthdaay

I am not sure how it happened, but my little boy turned 3 at the beginning of the month.  He was SO excited about his birthday!  We made a birthday count down and each day we counted down how many days were left.  DJ had taken the day off, so we could spend the entire day as a family celebrating Karson.  The morning started with streamers at his door.  He woke up and was yelling from his room "um...Mommy...Daddy...move dis...please."  Then he realized they were fun and spent the entire morning playing with them.

Chocolate Chip waffles for breakfast.  With the "You are Special" plate & special glasses.

(Morning stretching)

Next up...a trip to the mall.  The carousal is always a favorite!

 

Bagger Daves for lunch.

They have a train that goes around the restaurant.

I don't care how their food tastes (it is really good though!!) it is my favorite restaurant.

My kid is occupied.

I am happy!

It is my new favorite restaurant.

We have been there 3 times since his birthday.

So we thought taking Karson ice skating at the outside rink down town was a good idea.

It wasn't.

He was terrified.

terrified.

He sobbed if DJ even tried to put him down.

He begged to go home.

We got in the car and decided we had to make it up to him...so we took him to the Children's Museum.

Much better choice!

 After hours at the Children's Museum, we came home for pizza, cake, and presents.

 

Karson has been asking for a Bumpa Truck cake for months...and months.

I love this grin. The "I'm 3 and am being told I have to smile before I can open these presents" smile.

Playing with his new Bruder Truck! 

A few pictures from his party a few days later...

Bumpa Truck Cake #2

Explaining pin the wheel on the semi truck.

 

He found the game to be absolutely hilarious!

Opening gifts...

Happy Brithday Munchkin!

Frosty

Karson has been waiting...and waiting...and waiting all winter to make a snowman.

We tried to explain to him that you have to have the right kind of snow to make a snow man.

Almost 3 year olds don't understand this.

Finally the day we got home from Great Wolf Lodge-we got the best Snowman Making Snow.

 

Karson was excited.

 

So, so, so excited!

He and Daddy went right outside after we got home to start building our snowman.

My Mom got Karson a snow man making kit months ago.  He gets it out all.the.time. and asks if he can build a snowman.  He was so excited to be able to use it!

  Meet Frosty...

{disclosure: snowmen to not last forever.  it is best to prepare your almost 3 year old for this.  or, they may completely flip out when they wake up to find their snowman's head has fallen off.  not that we know from experience or anything}

Insta Friday

I will forwarn you before you even start reading...I have not "unloaded" my iphone in a long time.  I was only going to include a few but...well...I didn't.  In other words...warning: long post. :)

We went to Great Wolf Lodge at the beginning of the month.  My child who never sleeps, fell asleep every time we walked into the water park.  We came home and bought the loudest sound machine we could find.  It isn't the same as the water park.  

Successful vacation =  2 crashed kids on the way home.

  Vacation equils spur the moment decisions.  Which I love.  We got to GWL early, and happened to see a Cracker Barrel.  Yum!

  I set her down to make dinner.  It was traumatizing.  She cried so hard she was gagging herself.  I brought my ergo in from my car.  She lives in it now, and I am ok with that.

  We fight over who gets to hold her while she sleeps on the weekends.  He won this time.

  I am 90% sure she is nocturnal.  He was up all night.  I finally had to wake her up at 10am.  Sleeping isn't ' her thing.

  She is her mother's daughter.  She loves chocolate just like me.
    She was doing "so big" until I got my phone out.  Stinker!
  His "Balentimes Day" Cake.

  She fell asleep on my, and I put her down to put my ergo on.  She stayed asleep.  Amazing.  Except I couldn't leave her there because she was on the couch.  Bummer.  
  Painting his Birthday Countdown.  
  Is it bad that my almost 3 year old can make me a cup of coffee by himself?

  Muffing tin breakfast. With black olives. My kid is goofy.

   This is the first time her crib has been in her room since her name has been up.  She is 10 1/2 months old. 

  My little Mini Me.

  Best. Idea. Ever. They were entertained for hours.

  Karson was trying to build his zoo.  Ella was trying to destroy his zoo.


9 more days!  Now there are only 7 :(


  Someone learned how to climb.  Bad news.

If you do not have an Ergo-go buy one.  She is sleeping in it as I type.


  Yes, that is my 10 month old sledding down the hill.  She LOVES it!
  Waiting at the airport for Nana's airplane to land.

  Smores over the fire.  Yes please!

  Family movie night & dinner in the livingroom.
  "Mama, sit with me at the toasty fire."

  She loves puzzles!
Linking up with Jeannett at Life.Rearranged for InstaFriday.

Karson & Ellary Updates

Oh this boy.  He has me laughing all.day.long.  And when I'm not laughing, it is because he has me so confused on how to discipline him.  He struggles sometimes to be a nice Big Brother.  He is learning.  He is almost three.  He gave up his nap the week before Christmas.  He goes to bed at 7:30 now.  He walks into my room at exactly 7am, and asks me to "hold tight" to him under the blanket to "keep warm my piggies."  I love the way he structures his sentences.  His favorite thing to do right now is play in the snow. He loves to play on the deck & help Daddy shovel.  We are counting down the days until his Birthday.  He is so excited for his Bumpa Truck Birthday Cake.  He asks me all the time "dis for my birfday?"  I love him.  Some funny 'Karson-isms' lately:

Karson is cracking me up lately with the things he says.  A few funny ones lately...

Me: "Karson Allen Craig, if you jump off my bed again you will be in time out. Do you understand?!"
Karson: "Mmm...maybe not."

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Karson: "Mama make 'mock-a-moli.'" (guacamole)

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Me: "Karson, are you supposed to jump off the couch?"

Karson: "Mmmm...maybe not." 

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"Mama Karson's finger leaking!!"

 (While Karson was taking a shower, he noticed the water running off his fingers. He immediately panicked and started crying.) 

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"No, Mommy. Stop, stop! Just pretend. It not a cookie, it just play doh."  

(He brought me a play doh cookie, and I pretended to eat it.)

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"Mommy! Me hear Santa's sleigh!!!"

(Said while putting out his reindeer food on Christmas Eve)  

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Me "Karson, do you want me to make pancakes for breakfast?"
Karson: "No thanks mama. Sarsa just chillin'"

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Friend: "Karson, why are you so skinny?" 

Karson: "Sarsa have no butt."

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  This girl.  I see those blue eyes at all hours of the night still.  She still hasn't figured out to sleep, and while I am usually OK and have learned to function on only a few hours of sleep,  I have struggled lately.  I am praying she figures it out soon because this Mama is tired!  While she hasn't figured out how to sleep, she has figured out how to walk.  All over the place.  Everywhere.  She rarely crawls anymore.  She can stand up on her own, but doesn't realize it and only does it on accident.  She loves her Mama, but is starting to trust others as well.  She loves her brother!  She also loves to pull her brother's hair.  Her brother doesn't love this.  She has absolutely no fear.  She loves chocolate, but that is about it.  She still doesn't eat a whole lot.  She signs 'more' and 'all done.'  She knows what she wants, and if she doesn't get it--watch out!