my sweet Carson

‎..Dear Lord, help me have good dreams. Don't let my poster come alive.
-Carson Doak 1.30.2011.

(this was the first night he got a Superhero poster in his room.) I started laughing when he said this, he said "its so the bad guys dont get me, I dont want them to kill me."

"Mom, tell me some stories from when I was little, but don't tell me the story about when your water broke, it scares me."

-Carson 2.4.2011

documents of a 5 year old boy named Carson.

"oh that makes me remind me of.........(insert story).."

"it sounds like it."= can apply to about anything...

(batteries going dead on video game controller)-

alex-"carson, are your batteries going dead?"

carson-"it sounds like it."

me-"ewww, is that dead bugs in the light?"

carson- looks up "it sounds like it."

bye mom. i'm going to....

Bought myself a new purse last week.

Later that night, Carson puts the purse on.

While holding the purse over his shoulder and said,

"bye mom, I'm going to bible study."

it was a you had to be there moment. :)

Today:

Kylie finally said Pizza. The girl prefers to sign over talk.

Jackson broke his first TOP tooth. (left side from my view.)

God is..

I know I already put this on my Facebook but this is for me to have for future reference. I haven't been doing the greatest job documenting the things with my children so wanted to put it on here while I'm at it! Carson comes up with the funniest stuff sometimes and i forget what he said about 10 mins later. ugh. He is growing up so fast!

me: "its raining outside again."

Carson:"why is it raining outside?"

me: "I'm not sure."

Carson: "God is peeing on us."

Carson's sayings.. June 18th, 2010

Carson: Can I have some bananas in a bowl cut up?

me: sure

Carson:... and watch tv.

me: nope, you're grounded.

Carson: I can pretend I'm not grounded

me: it doesn't work that way.

Carson: It does work that way. *touch his heart* That in my heart says that it works.

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Carson: I just made a track.

me: a what?

Carson: a track... *he shows me how he made a track. take a drink out of his cup and spits the water on the floor. and points down the steps-which clearly shows water on each step.)

me: Carson, why did you do that?

Carson: so you know where I'm at.

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A few days ago-

Carson was talking to me and all of a sudden grabbed me where a 4 year old should be grabbing/touching.

Me:Carson! do you know what you just did!?

Carson: nods his head and did it again-to show me what he just did!

Me: *dumbfounded* Carson, quit..! Do you want me to do that to you?

Carson: lifts his shirt up and said.. no, mine are little.

Me: Thats right, because you're a boy. Boys don't have those. Only girls.

Carson: oh so girls wear bigger ones.

oh boy.....

sunday june.13.2010

me: What kind of felt playhouse do you want? What theme do you want?

Carson: monsters!

me: monsters?

Carson: Monsters are nice.

me: why do you want a monster playhouse?

Carson: because monsters are COOL!

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Carson gets undressed to get ready for a bath.

I turned the water on and discovered that the hot water isnt coming out.

Dad and Alex are cleaning out basement-spraying down the water heater and draining the basement from the rain we got.

we wait.. while carson is still naked.

Carson finds a hole(former hole for washer water pipe) in the bathroom floor that looks down into the basement- gets on his hands and knee peeking through the hole-he sees my dad.. (Remember he is still naked..)

Kylie comes up behind Carson and sees his naked butt. She discovered something... and points and keeps looking..

I informed Carson this...

Carson looks at Kylie and said.. "Kylie, don't look in my butt, theres poop in there."

HAHAHA!! My kids know how to crack me up!

Carson's sayings..

"Maybe we can go to Japan, and while we're in Japan, we can get a double stroller."

~Carson Doak, age 4... 6.1.2010

I've been meaning to document Carson's most random sayings.. I usually forget later on.. documenting would be a good idea to do from now on.. I'll try to post on this more often! :)

Update

Hello all-
It sure has been a while since I've posted an actual blog/post! I just havent been in my blogging mood lately, been wrapped up in Christmas preparations and baby preparations, now that both is over with... Baby is here now!! Jackson Evan Tyler was born at home on January 7th, at 8:23pm after a quick, relaxing(yes, I said relaxing), peaceful labor! I've been DREADING labor/delivery but having a positive mindset during labor helped a LOT! Also a few tips from a few online like-minded friends helped as well! Tips for the pregnant moms out there, think about your child(ren) during labor! Give it a try and see if that helps! Anyway, back to baby Jackson, he weighed 8lbs 9oz, 20 inches long.. A bit bigger than i expected.. :) Looking back at the belly pictures, that big belly explains it all!
I cant believe he's 3 weeks old already! Weighed him today and weighed in at 9lbs 8oz. He's been a joy around here. His big brother and sister sure love him! He gets more kisses than I do!
I still haven't got to the birth story, hope to get on that soon along with a few other things I've been slacking at!
Jackson's newest pictures can be viewed here. Enjoy!

2009 Christmas list

*A roll of Heat 'n Bond(No Sew) Iron on Adhesive.. This is a MUST for my hobby.. 6 yards long I believe, at our local Wal Mart.

*Rocket Dog Pony Up Sweater Clog-beige size 9.5-10

*Gift card for fabric.com - this is good for a fabric collector's soul ;)

*Mini Crock Pot

*Steak Knife Set

*Rachael Ray Cookware Set ---> Already got it!! :D

*Glassware Set

*Food Processor - one that will work good at grinding a bar of soap for homemade laundry soap.

updated 12/15:

*Pizza Peel
*Electric teapot
*Ergo baby carrier
*Costco's membership

perfect country??

Sometimes I wonder if i somehow messed up on my flag page test. I figured I'd be perfect country but I guess its not my top 2 countries. As of right now, its driving me nuts seeing crumbs up against the walls on the floor that will require bending down to gather that up, seeing a spot I missed after I had just dusted like 15 mins earlier, all this stuff that has accumulated in this house since Aug which means I need to declutter AGAIN(the WHOLE house, attic, shed and the shop), seeing that the carpet needs shampoo'ed and have a garage sale, and I can just keep going on and on...and its all driving me crazy!
Does that sound like perfect country to you? Wanting everything to be perfect but its nearly IMPOSSIBLE with 2 little ones in the household. Yea, so why is it bugging me so much when I'm aware of all of this?
I will admit that i do have days when i just don't care if I see dirty dishes in the sink, seeing laundry piling up, etc.. Just leave it and do it another time is what I do, but it doesnt happen very often.
Do you guys have days like this when all of this never-ending stuff just gets to ya? I want a maid! I'd rather play with my kids instead or sew/do projects!

Ah, the joys of being a grown up..

Anyone need toys? Theres some stuff going in the garage sale.. When will this garage sale happen?? who knows.. :)

Britax anyone?

So.. here MAY be a chance to actually get to be a Britax carseat owner!

A blog(link posted below) is having the Britax carseat giveaway! This giveaway i could not pass up on! So sending it your way if you are interested! :)


Click here to enter the giveaway

to post or not to post about??

Well I'm going to do it but its NOT in my words(link below) and I agree with it.. Once in a while, my husband and I will get the question..... "so do you guys vaccinate your kids?" We don't... For biblical and health reasons.. it's the PARENTS job to keep your child(ren) safe/protected, NOT the FDA's, that includes doctors too.

Aborted fetuses as one of the vaccination ingredients really gets to me.. Don't you think that would be linked to HIV/AIDS?? I'm just saying......

Why we don't vaccinate

And theres more info on the right side bar under the vaccination category..

...and I'm happy to be your Carson...

9.4.09

Me: I'm happy to be your mom. I love you.
Carson: and I'm happy you are my mom.

9.5.09
Me: I'm happy to be your mom.
Carson: and I'm happy to be your Carson.

awww.. Gotta love that kid!

Carson also is starting an interest in reading time on the clock.. sometimes he'll say its 10:2 o'clock when the long hand is pointing at the 2 and the small hand is pointing at the 10 and same with other numbers.. Not bad for a 3(ALMOST 4 year old), right? Guess I should teach him how to read the clock but I feel that's going to be a challenge for me..

i.don't.know.

Where you gonna go after the house sells?

Do you have a house lined up yet?

Are you going to build or get another house?

Wish I had an answer for ya.. Only God knows what's going on....

My answer is.. i.don't.know

We have NO idea what path to take... We have NO idea where we'll be living at when baby #3 arrives... We don't know..

The answer I CAN give you is... God has a plan and HE knows whats going to happen.. My job is to:
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Psalm 3:5-6

Interview with Carson. August 25, 2009. 3 years, 11 months and 2 days old.

Just for fun I decided to interview Carson as I did this for a project with my little cousin who was then 4 years old for a college class. A few years later, i found this project and had a good time reading the interview between her and I. I type the exact words they use/say and their actions(i.e. shrugs shoulder, smile, get embarrassed, etc.)

ME: How do you spell your name?
Carson: C-A-R-S... or O-N
ME: spell it again.
Carson: C-A-R-O-N, that's my name.

ME: What is your full name?
Carson: Carson...Jett...Tyler...Doak

ME: What is your sister's name?
Carson: Kylie Luanne Doak. What's Daddy's whole name? I didn't answer him as I'm writing his answer down. Mommy, what's Daddy's whole name?

ME: What is your parents name?
Carson: Smiles, shrugs shoulders. I don't know. I don't know, Mommy.

ME: Do you know what color your shirt is?
Carson: Looks at shirt. Just like I was wearing when I was a baby. Gets up and points to the picture of himself on my blog(note, its the last picture from the previous post, taken in July 2009, NOT when he was a baby :)). I'm a big boy now and wearing this shirt. I'm writing down his answer and there is a pause from him. My shirt is grey, just like Greg on the Wiggles!

ME: Whats your favorite color?
Carson: Uh.. Red!

ME: Whats your favorite game?
Carson: Uh. Mickey Mouse matching game (note, this is the game we were playing while I was interviewing him.)

ME: Whats your favorite show?
Carson: Uh. clears throat. Diego.
ME: Diego is your favorite show?
Carson: nods head. Diego is my FAVORITE show.

ME: How old are you?
Carson: Freee

ME: I had fun interviewing you. Thank you for letting me interview you.
Carson: looks at my paper. Mommy, I can draw. I continue to write his answer down. What are you spelling? Mommy, I want to draw. I give him the pen and notebook and he proceeds to draw a smiley face of me, kylie, daddy and himself.

real quick...

i thought i'd post a blog real quick before hitting the shower and bed.. Everything is going well here.. House is on the market now!! Still only 2 showings so far.. :S Hopefully soon a buyer will come around, but timing is everything.. Alex is still busy getting estimates for our possible future home, but we don't know what is going to happen, so its best for me to not get too excited about it til the bank says YES, we CAN do it.. :)

Pregnancy is going well. Hit 19.. NINETEEN weeks already! I've started to feel movements around 18 weeks.. Just the small flutters, not them big punch/kicks yet.. :)

We've been back to using cloth diapers for Kylie.. She has not had a disposable diaper on her for about a week or so. I'm loving the cheeky diapers(www.cheekydiapers.com) with the prefolds that I've put together for the diapers. Best cloth diapers we've experienced so far...
no leaks, no wicking out= one happy mom!

Heres a few fun pictures to wrap up this post.. Enjoy!

Kylie's "cheese" smile for the camera

told Carson to put a shirt on, he ends up with Kylie's shirt.. I laughed and had to get the camera, he realized this, and decided to hide from me, under the computer desk..









he IS all there.. i promise!! ;)

Kylie's first year....

Bet you didn't see that coming!! We didn't either! :) Surprise!!

Its hard to believe Kylie is ONE now, the year went by fast! It doesn't feel that long ago when I heard her first cry, when I saw her face for the first time and she going to be a big sister in January, already!

(Kept messing up on me when trying to subtitle the pictures but its from the day she was born, each month til she she turned one... Enjoy!!)

I'm here....

Hello readers,
Can you see I haven't blogged in a while? Miss Kylie turns ONE in 3 more days, I'm already feeling it.. :(

We are having a party for her so I'll be busy working on that the next few days but I'll post pictures of that so be back on Sunday? Monday? Tuesday? Whenever I get to it, I promise I wont leave you hanging too long....

So yea, just a message for ya all that I'll be back again soon! After Sunday for sure.. :)

10 months old..

Can you believe Kylie is 10 months old already!? Time didnt seem to go by this fast with just Carson but its sure going by fast now! He's gonna be FOUR in Sept. This is too scary already. :( Next year will be t-ball season for him. oh.my. I cant wait!

Kylie started making a new face on her 10th month birthday.. Its funny and cute at the same time.

(Doesn't she look like a Doak in these pictures.. She sure reminds me of her older(by 9 months) cousin, L. )

I wish I had some good pics of Carson to put on here but I don't, he sure doesn't like taking pics so he gives me weird looks for the camera or turns away which gets the profile view or the back of him.. Stubborn boy.. :) Hopefully soon pictures of him will be up.. For now, the picture of him on the right side bar will have to do for now!

Look!!

I've realized a few things after watching this video..

1. I know, its a mess behind me.. Clothes overflowing around the closet area, clothes that don't even fit the kids anymore.. I just haven't got to it yet.. So please ignore it.. :) I'm slightly embarrassed by it, but which is more important? Catching my daughters first steps on camera or clean that mess up for the camera? Yeah, that's what i thought.. ;)

2. Kylie has the phone antenna in her mouth and can jab it in her mouth/throat when she falls.. I DO know better than that, I just didn't realize she had it in her mouth at the moment.. This is what happens when you get too overwhelmed with BOTH kids at the same time.. If you didn't notice, watch the video again..