All American Kids

I must brag that their favorite flag is Old Glory. We obviously take every opportunity to encourage this!

Happy Birthday Madison!

Can you believe Madison has had another birthday? I certainly cannot! The days and years seem to go by faster and faster!

Easter Eggs

I love to dye Easter eggs. I love the colors. This is the first year that the kids have really enjoyed it.

Hurry up and wait.

Our first four eggs.

As we waited on the eggs, I snapped a few pics of the kids. This one is my favorite. It is one of the best pictures we've taken of Carson lately.

Madison insisted on doing it herself! Little Miss Independent!

The finished product. I think the stickers were the kids' favorite part of the whole process!

She's starting young.

After bath time tonight, I asked Madison how old she was. Instead of her normal "TWO!" response (keep in mind that she is not quite 2), she responded by patting her chest and gave an emphatic "FIVE!" which Carson thought was hysterical. Where do they come up with these things? :)

New Bookcase

This is the bookcase that John built for me. He finished it last night. I LOVE it! He did such a good job. It was originally intended for the office. Because of where the office is located in the house, we could not get the massive thing into the room. So, it is now in the living room nicely filling up a large void. This thing is so big. It is about 6 1/2 ft tall and close to 4 ft wide.

This is a close-up of the trim:

Carson's Handiwork

This is just inside the living room:

This is just behind the loveseat.

Across the little space behind the loveseat:
The wall just inside the living room:

Ooooh, I was so mad! Since then, Madison has tried her best to imitate her brother in this area. I am waiting to buy a magic eraser on my next trip to the store. I've hardly left the house since Madison is sick again. *Sigh* It is a right of passage, right??

Playing Together

They looked so cute together. I just could not help it.