You're a Natural

It's been too long! Almost six months have flown by, starting off with Carson's 9th birthday at XL Sports, where he played floor hockey and busted a pinata with Nolan, Samantha, Evan and all of his buddies. Next it was time for his second ever roller hockey tournament, and this time his Dragons won the championship! Carson looked like a natural out there and won 'Top Goal Scorer' plus a gold medal to take home, and also played a game as goalie that ended in a 3-3 tie. Little buddy passed his EOG exams and finished up third grade no sweat! In the short break between grades, dad and C took a Carnival Cruise from Charleston to the Bahamas! According to Carson, it was like 'a whole new world' on the ship, and he would ask to see the nightly talent show in the Blue Sapphire lounge. C also enjoyed having our picture taken repeatedly by the on-ship photographers, and also ordering Arnold Palmers, and 'hot chocolate, hot, with whipped cream, hot, with chocolate' whenever dad got a coffee. The beaches on Princess Cays and Nassau were incredible, and Carson loved snorkeling and floating on a raft we rented. Before the summer was over, we managed to escape to Portland/Seaside,Oregon to see his cousins Lilia & West. The kids had a blast running miles on the sand and playing hide and seek at the condo. Back at home, Nolan joined Carson for a Bulls' game where spotted dancing the hype, floss and orange justice between plays. Carson also has increased his love for music, especially the Imagine Dragons variety like 'Natural', and looks forward to one day seeing the band live. Now 51 inches tall and 56 pounds this fall, Carson and dad fit in a trip to Universal Studios (E.T.!!!) and Volcano Bay, right before Halloween!, and surgery :( . Carson was 'Dash' of the Incredibles and laughed when one neighbor gave out pencils instead of candy. He's recovering like a pro, loves playing xbox NHL (put the biscuit in the basket!) and looking forward to getting back on his skates and seeing Lil/West at Christmas.

How Time Flies

Back at it after a long break, it's been a busy few months wrapping up winter and looking forward to the warmer months! Lilia and West joined cousin Carson at Christmas which included lots of play time and even a Canes game! In addition to watching hockey, Carson made his mark on the roller rink by tallying goals in all his games, including several hat tricks and an 8-goal performance in the local 2Hot4Ice tournament on the Dragons team. The game had to be called via mercy rule at 9-1. That performance made Grandpa exclaim 'holy s***'. Little buddy (steadily becoming a bigger buddy) is a shark around the net and always calls for the puck. Carson also made strides as a goalie, and gets excited about all the cool equipment too. His 2Hot4Ice team won a silver medal! During the one winter snowfall, buddy had fun building a huge snowman and snowboarding down our street. He also did great skiing with Nanny/Grandpa in the mountains! Aside from sports, Carsy has developed a love for the math game Prodigy, and found time to read several Roald Dahl books too. He is fast approaching his 9th birthday, and 4th grade...how time flies :)