Fire Fighter dogs

Carson and Garrett like to call Duke and Daisy their fire rescue dogs. And of course every rescue dog must have a rescue helmet

Body Art

Carson has discovered the many uses for markers. He loves to decorate his body and the counter top with them. I found it quite amusing.

Mike- not so much- good thing he wasn't home.

Freckles the Turtle

On the way to the park last week we found a baby turtle. Of course I thought it was sooo cute and instantly thought we should keep him. Garrett named him Freckles right away. Because of his spots.

Little did I know that Turtles carry salmonella. When I got home and my neighbor warned me about how nasty these cute creatures are I had to recant my brilliant idea of keeping the little sucker. Garrett was so sad. He cried- luckily our neighbor decided to keep Freckles at her dad's house. Garrett was still devastated that he would no longer have HIS turtle. He begged me to take one last picture and proceeded to cry for the next few minutes. I was not too worried about him since Mike and I were headed out the door for the evening. I figured the babysitter would distract him. Boy was I wrong. The moment we left they headed to the park to look for another turtle. Thank God he didn't find one. I couldn't handle breaking his heart twice in twenty four hours.

Mothers Day Twins Game.

We went to our first Twins Game as a family on Mothers day with the Barnetts. We all had a great time - especially the kids- they had nachos, popcorn and lots of pop for dinner. Well balanced meals are definitly over rated.

Unfortunately we had to leave in the 7th inning. Carson nearly fell down the stairs running up and down. And He excercised his lungs a bit to much when we forced him to stay in one spot- cueing our time to leave.

Our little Charmer

I can hardly believe Adison is almost 4 months old. ( I am so glad she has survived in the Border house. ) She is starting to develop quite the personality. She has become extremely smiley and giggles occasionally if you say the right things. She even enjoys watching her brothers jump over her and loves when they pull her to her feet. (yes this is scary to watch) She especially enjoys when Mike plays drop the baby with her- he pretends to drop her and just as he catches her she giggles. It won't be long before she is going on mach roller coaster rides in her carrier, courtesy of Mike. Don't call child protection just yet- it is all in fun and truly not that dangerous after all Garrett and Carson survived the first two years.

Carson the biker

OH MY- Carson loves his bike. Mike surprised Carson and Me on the first rainy day of spring with a new bike. Carson loves his flamed helmet "big boy bike." Although he is not as fast as Garrett yet he feels like he is a big kid now. How hard it is to see him growing up so fast. On the other hand he reminds me everyday that he is still only 2 years old. I can't tell you how many afternoons he has gone to bed screaming because he can't ride his bike anymore. Those are afternoons when I wish I was a napper.

Super Heros in Action

Garrett and Carson have had hours of fun the past few weeks playing super heroes outside. I haven't mentioned the impeccable imagination Garrett has. Some of his most recent super hero work includes tearing trees out of the ground with his Rescue Hero Vehicle, Cleaning his super fire truck with his side kick Carson (better known as Batman these days), and finally putting fires out in the neighbors playhouse with mud from the mud river he created with our 14 year old neighbor.

The Johnson Farm

Carson and Garrett loved visiting the Johnson Farm. Carson loved the cows and Garrett's favorite part was the Hayloft and holding the farm kittens. It was a blast. A little eye opening seeing the harsh reality of a farmer who works himself so hard that he can barely walk. He only gets to take naps in a chair for ten minutes here and there because there is so much work to do. I realized how lucky I am. It also gave me a whole new appreciation for the milk I drink.

Find a penny ...

Find a Penny Pick it up and one day you will not be able to pee anymore.

That is how Garrett would finish this saying. Unfortunately Garrett has become quite oral and now puts everything in his mouth. A couple of weeks ago he swallowed a jelly ring, and last week he swallowed a penny.

He has been having difficulty peeing at night (so he says) and he told me "Mom I figured out why I can't pee, the penny that I swallowed is blocking my pee from coming out" - So he is anxiously waiting for the day the penny finally arrives in his poop- that way he can pee when he wants to (he checks daily- eyes only not to worry)