Happy Birthday Eric!

Eric's birthday pretty much was all about food, and there is NO better gift than food for a man, seriously just feed them! His birthday food extravaganza started off with the most yummy waffles ever using the Williams Sonoma pumpkin pecan spiced waffle mix. Ya they are pretty much the best waffles ever and they make your whole house smell like fall, mmmmmm. Then we went to church and I made him some fish tacos for lunch with some halibut we had left over.
So for Eric's birthday we always either go out to dinner, usually Elephant bar for jambalaya or I make him dinner, usually cornned beef and cabbage is his request. This birthday was actually different, he wanted jambalaya and boy was it good! I made it really spicy because he asked for it that way, it was probably too spicy for me, and poor Carson for that matter : ). He said this jambalaya beat Elephant bars, I guess so considering I made it with halibut, shrimp, chicken and sausage... the man loves meat! It was seriously yummy, it started out as Paula Deens recipe, but I pretty much ended up changing the whole thing. Then I made a flourless amaretto chocolate torte, Emeril Lagasse. It was also amazingly yummy and super chocolaty, with a chocolate icing on top that I added to the recipe because the more chocolate the better and because everything is better with chocolate icing. You could really taste the amaretto in the cake, it was so good. And there is plenty of amaretto left for cold weather in my coffee. Mmmmmm.
So all in all I think Eric had a great birthday with a belly full of all his favorite food.

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Some fun in the sun...

Carson decided he had better lay out in his speedo and work on his tan one last time before the cool weather comes. Of course he had to wear his crocs with his hat and sunglasses, what a ladies man! He enjoyed the water a lot, I am hoping I have a little swimmer on my hands, we will have to wait and see.

Carson laughing at Daisy...

This is Carson laughing at Daisy while she barks. My mom is holding him. Every time he is held up to the door while Daisy barks he laughs, it is so funny. I think he is going to LOVE dogs just like his mommy and daddy! He laughs so much now, it is so fun!!! I just had to post this video even though I already posted one of him laughing because I think it is cute he already thinks his Daisy doggie is funny!

Carson's adorable belly laugh!

These pictures are tonight while putting Carson to bed. It was his first night wearing pj's. It has been so hot he has only worn a diaper or a t-shirt to bed since he was born. it is strange to see him in actual pajamas. He looks so cute in his pj's his grandma Carol got him. The picture below is him trying to buy some extra time by being cute and smiley when I put him down. I have to say that my little thumb sucker sure can put himself to sleep fast, which is a plus. I just love his little arm tucked behind his head.
It was dark and his little aquarium is on, but with the flash it looks like daytime in these pictures. He fell asleep super fast tonight, after his rice cereal of course : )

So this past weekend we went and spent a couple of nights at the beach, we went outlet shopping (Carson made out in the clothing department again), made some vegetable soup since the weather was perfect for it, then followed that with some not so healthy frozen turtle claimjumpers pie and went to the dog beach with our Daisy doggie, our idea of a perfect vacation. Did I mention our little horrible sleeper has FINALLY turned the corner, he sleeps through the night, YAY! It has been consistent for a while now and it has been wonderful, I feel like a much more productive mommy now with the extra sleep. He even did great at the beach which we weren't sure how he was going to do. Anyways,, we came back Saturday since Eric was baptized today at church. It was a day that they baptize lots of people, it was called "I am not ashamed" and so that was really cool to see him get dunked : ). Eric thought they should just line them up and super soak them, probably would have been much better considering the dunk tank heater was broken, haha. Anyways that's what has been going on around here.

Eric's little mini-me

He is so happy in his daddy's arms...

He looks just like Eric!!!
I love that little face!
Daddy and Carson watching sports together...Carson and daddy kinda matched in their church clothes, so cute. Afterall Carson is a mini-me of Eric.

3 months old...WOW!

Here is Carson at 3 months old. The things he can do now....

1. He rolls over

2. He grabs things with his hands and kicks things with his feet

3. He talks (coos) with us in his adorable little 3 month baby voice

4. He is a momma's boy (comes with being his food source)

5. He LOVES tv now, we got him the baby Einstein Beethoven DVD and he loves it. Here he is watching it in his Bumbo, which he also loves. He also watches a lot of fox news, haha.



6. He sleeps horribly for the most part still, I am very tired most days, he is just fine without sleep.

7. He does a belly laugh that is the CUTEST thing EVER, makes me forget about the no sleep and being tired thing

8. Sucks on his thumb

9. His favorite toy is and has been the dog that is laying next to him in the picture below, thank you Pfennig family!

10. He has a favorite song that I sing to him and it makes him laugh EVERY time! Granted it is probably my singing that is making him laugh, haha.

11. He is scared of strangers...when a fedEx lady came by to drop off a package he took one look at her and screamed. He had just been laughing prior to opening the door.

12. His hair is coming in and getting longer, can't wait for a mini mohawk : )

13. He loves music

14. He loves laying in bed with us in the morning when daddy is home, he laughs and is so excited to see his mommy AND daddy.

15. He loves sitting on daddy's lap watching sports because daddy gives Carson the play by play

16. He likes to people watch at church while daddy holds him, he watches everyone around him, basically he works the crowd.

17. Carson has already experienced the beach 3 different times, pretty good for a 3 month old.

18. He sleeps in his crib.


Here he is in his Sunday church clothes.




This is the Larry the Cable Guy onesie that happened to be in the mailbox yesterday. Needless to say Daddy got that one for him. And no way is Carson allowed to watch him anytime in the near future!!! Preferably NEVER! haha.
This is his new swing thanks to Carson's grandma Carol. I know it is a little late to be getting a swing, but the lack of sleep around here we were willing to give anything a try. He got it yesterday and has taken 3 good naps in it already, yay!