Carson-19mo. old

Here are the latest pictures of Carson. Chris cut his hair for the 2nd time this last Sat.-he did much better the 2nd time and Carson didn't freak out. Doesn't Carson look sooo cute, like a little man? Carson is growing up so much. He sings his ABCs all the time and recognizes letters and numbers. He loves to watch monster jam on TV (that actually relaxes him), he sits in the recliner and holds the remote (turning into a typical MAN). I don't know where he learned that from!! He loves to watch PINKS, Monster Jam, and anything else with cars, motorcycles, etc.-he likes to sit with his Daddy. It's so cute.

Bathroom Remodeled!

Of course I started a house project right at the same time Chris was going to have surgery. I made him do as much as he could before the surgery-which was the walls and floor (that way it kept his mind off things). Then after his surgery-I took over a bit and finished mudding and sanding the walls, painting, installing the toilet, and installing the faucets. I felt pretty handy-even though I don't like plumbing! It took me an entire day to install a toilet because I kept getting leaks! Then while Chris was off he finished the bathroom plumbing. We are excited that it is done and so are the kids because now they have their bathroom back! We went with a tiki/surfer/modern look. If you can see the picture above the window, the one on the left side (silhouette of a surfer) that is Jack Johnson!!! The tiki by the shower is actually from Hawaii-Amy and Rusty got it for us when they were there. Cool huh!! Well-it's a lot better then the 70's style bathroom we had.

Crater Lake-Labor day weekend

We went to Crater Lake the weekend after Chris had surgery. I think it was a little much for Chris, but I didn't want to ruin our plans for everyone-so Chris was so good about coming along. We went with Chris' parents and Amy and Rusty. It was a great experience to see Crater Lake-it is so beautiful.

Chris had Surgery

Sorry this picture might gross some of you out! Chris had surgery on Thurs. 8/28 to remove a 5cm diameter from where he had melanoma. He had two weeks off to recover and is doing great now. He is cancer-free right now, however the Oncologist is concerned with the chance of reoccurance, so Chris is going to go through an Interferon treatment which will be a month of treatments at the Doctor's office and then shots 3x a week for a year. This treatment will hopefully prevent the chance of a reoccurance of melanoma. We are so grateful for family and friends that supported us during this trial in our lives. We love our family and this was defiently a trial that has brought us closer as husband and wife and as a family. A trial like this opens your eyes to what is important in life and makes you realize what you need to change in your life to be more Christlike. I am grateful for the gospel in my life and how it has made facing difficult challenges like this a little bit easier. We love all of you.

Jack Johnson Concert

I took Chris to a Jack Johnson concert for his Birthday on 8/20 at the Columbia Meadows Ampitheatre in St. Helens. It was awesome!!! The Ampitheatre is a big open field and it's first come seating. We got a really good spot for getting there an hour before Jack came on stage. Then towards the end everyone started leaving so we got to stand closer. It was a great concert!

Shopping

1st Haircut

Carson's 1st haircut was not a good experience! He looks happy before Chris took the clippers to his head and Carson freaked out!!! I had to hold him down while Chris cut his hair. We were only able to get the back cut so for awhile he had "George McFly" hair-(long on top).

Harleys

Chris' Uncle Steve got a Harley first and then the other guys couldn't resist either. Rusty bought a Harley next, soon after Chris' dad John bought one. They ride all the time and Carson now knows the sound of a Harley and says "Cycle" everytime they come over or go by. Of course Chris wants a Harley next since he is the only one now that doesn't have one, but I put my foot down on that!!! So- for now (and always) Chris gets to ride theirs off and on.

Family day at the park

We went to the Park in Roseburg and there was a small car show, blow up slides, face painting, sidewalk chalk contest, and they were giving out free salmon! It was a lot of fun and Chris actually won the sidewalk chalk contest.

Updates

I know it has been a long time since I posted anything on my Blog. So-I am trying to catch up. Here are a few updated pictures of some of the things we have been doing. I will try to be better about posting-but you know I said that before.