Take A Bath Dude

Mr. Carson just graduated from pre-K at Lord of Life Academy!! He even got an award for Early Reading and sang in the chorus like a pro! Little buddy also wrapped up soccer, skating and tennis classes, and had fun bowling with his classmate Daniel. And, let's not forget about his 5th Birthday!! Carson celebrated a few times, including at school and at

the beach where he met his cousin Lilia, who he desperately wanted to play hide-and-seek with (even though she's less than a year old). Little C enjoyed a Pigeon and a Hockey cake and thanks to everyone for all his great gifts. These days, Carsy is really talkative and loves to read with us and even TO us...some of his favorite books are 'A Big Guy Took My Ball' and 'The Pigeon Needs a Bath' that features his favorite line 'take a bath dude'. His memory is very impressive, he recently recalled the astronaut sticker book he brought to Brixx pizza 1 year ago. Carson is also starting swimming lessons this month. So proud of you mr.little pants!

I've Got Soul

Carson is 4 years, 9 months, 26 days old today! This boy talks about his birthday in May and the beach trip all the time! But let's not forget about winter and spring! Little buddy had one of his first encounters with real snow! He couldn't get over it, and he liked pretending to skate on the ice in the yard. He also officially started in-line skating

lessons and could cross the rink by himself after 2 classes. I suppose all that time spent watching hockey is paying off! Carsy also is approaching preK graduation and has made a lot of friends at school this year...including *Ryan, Daniel and Preston. He is very excited to start tennis again, and keeps asking 'did tennis come back yet?' He likes dancing to his favorite songs in the car, this month they are Pharrell's 'Happy' and the Soul-but-not-a-Soldier song. Little C still loves to play all kinds of hockey everywhere, and he's perfecting his engineer skills doing Legos daily with Nanny! He also scored 5 goals at soccer last weekend. It's fun seeing all the things you can do buddy! I hope we can build another snowman next year!

Cousin Carson

Happy New Year 2014!!!! Carson was so happy to hear of Lilia's arrival.. what a way to ring in the new year! Welcome to the family baby girl! Carson is ready to play with you! Her name is also perfect for buddy to practice his L's.."Le-le-Lilia". Christmas break was thoroughly enjoyed this season..with the exception of spending it without uncle Eric

and aunt Monica (first time ?ever? I think). This holiday season, Carson got a good dose of hockey, with a side of hockey and hockey pie for dessert :-) He joined a roller hockey class to mark his second time on skates, and did surprisingly well! Quote: "The big kids knocked me over and it hurt but I want to play more hockey". Little C met Santa and Stormy and Monkey Joe.. making friends along the way! He really really loves to socialize and play with friends and family all the time. At Monkey Joe's jump house, Carson said "daddy, where'd my boy go?", referring to his new friend he just met. Carsy still loves candy (m&m's) and building his annual gingerbread house (thanks Nanny) and always wants to know who won the hockey game the night before. He performed in the school musical play and even said grace before New Year's Day lunch! I love you big boy.

Ironman

Little Carson wanted to be a doctor for Halloween, but he couldn't pass up the Ironman costume at the store! He was also proud to tell everyone that he collected 69 pieces of candy on his big night. Carson's preK teachers were impressed with his math skills (yes!) and proposed starting him with basic addition/subtraction. Carsy scored a goal during a

soccer scrimmage recently and is enjoying practicing his forehands and backhands at tennis class. Recently he also met hurricane Jeff Skinner and was asked by fellow cane Tlusty 'what's up with the canadiens hat?' Carson loves to laugh and play with his peers, including Laela and Daniel. He also loves hockey and football and sports in general, and often asks questions out-of-the-blue like 'do the blue jackets have a number 2-0? Who is he?' Go Ironman GO

Pre-K is A-OK

Fall is almost upon us, and the summer flew by! Carson's weekly trips to or from Charlotte are behind him, and he's enjoying the 'new house' and our 'pet' frog (he calls him Eric) in Cary. Little C made it to the beach a few times this summer, is learning to swim solo (with a noodle) and started preschool!!! His teachers say he's very systematic and likes to help other children. Carsy loves to race the Minions on the ipad, watch Paw Patrol and play board games like Slips& Ladders. He also went to a Wolfpack game, takes trips to the library and 'old mcdonalds' (for ice cream), and started tennis and soccer classes! Buddy stopped taking naps earlier this year and he makes it clear that we should 'not take the highway' because it makes him sleepy :-) . He also likes to turn our instructions around on us, and will say things like 'there's no racing when we're eating daddy'. Funny boy. The camera is ready for your next feat little stinkinator.

Just FOUR Fun

Before Carson's 4th!!!! Birthday on May 27, he traveled to old Montreal and met up with his cousins Teddy, Julian, Austin and... of course, his buddy ALEX! Anticipating our plane's departure from NC, he said "are we gonna blast off now?" Little C starred on a t-ball team this year, even hitting line-drives when they pitched to him. He also had a ball at the Emerald Pointe waterpark this summer and digging big holes and riding the waves at the beach! He routinely orders his own food at restaurants and has full conversations on the phone. Carsy still loves hockey (can you blame him?) and is excited to start preschool this fall. Slow down buddy, you're growing up too fast!

Show me the money

Hi buddy, it's daddy...I miss you and I saw your picture at the 'Canes game! I think Skinner scored the winning goal because he saw your sign! Way to go! I hope you have fun at t-ball practice on Saturday and can't wait to see you on Wednesday. Let's play hockey, you can be the goalie for the Blue Jackets and I'll be the Blues. Did you see the full moon last night? I saw it in the sky right above your favorite tall building. The zoo was fun last week, I'm glad the ostrich didn't peck our hands...and you made me laugh at Duke when you said 'can you just lean me back?' to the doctor. Also, at Monkey Joe's when I said I had no coins left for the games and you said 'show me the money daddy'. I will say hi to BunBun and LuLu for you...oh, and Eric and Monica too :-) Love you buddy. Watch out for pirates, Arrrggh!