Lemonade Stand

Carson has been wanting to make some money and he decided that he wanted to try to sell lemonade. On Sunday, we squeezed lemons and got some signs ready and headed to our neighborhood gazebo area. He did really well and enjoyed meeting all the people who stopped to buy from him. He was out for about 1.5hours and sold cups for 50cents/each. He ended up making $12.50 and immediately wanted to go to the toy store. He was so proud when he bought his own toys. I asked if making the money was hard work and he said, "Yes, staying out in the heat was hard work!".

Finger Painting

Carson was painting and Cameron decided he would like to join in. We set him up with some finger paints and he loved the way the paint felt on his hands. Carson finger painted too and got messy hands (he usually doesn't like stuff on his hands). Anyway, he had gone to wash and I later walked into the bathroom to help him wash it off.
About an hour later, I went into the media room to find green paint smeared all over the door and file cabinet. Carson felt horrible for doing it, but with a little elbow grease and my help, we had it cleaned up in no time.

Library Fun Day

Last week, we went to the Plano Library fun festival. All of the plano libraries get together for this and we are familiar with a lot of the librarians so we knew a lot of them there. It was supposed to be held from 6-8pm, but we arrived at 5:30 and Carson was able to do all the games and crafts with no lines to wait in. It was fun, but it was hot. Cameron really liked walking around and playing with his brother.

Seaworld Trip 1

We went to SeaWorld San Antonio last week. We had a great time and the boys loved it. They liked playing in the hotel too - they would go up and down the halls over and over. The hotel had a tennis court and salt water pool that we enjoyed. I can't believe that Mark and I actually got a chance to play tennis for a short while (with the boys on the court, of course!).
SeaWorld was really fun and I would go back again this summer if I didn't have to strap a baby in a carseat for 4.5 hours. Those trips are hard on little ones. The park was beautiful and there was plenty to do. The shows were really fun, short and high energy - just perfect for little ones. Carson fell in love with Shamu and so on the second day, we went back to see the show again but on the first row (where they splash you on purpose). Well, I wouldn't actually call it splash - It is more like having a heavy 5 gallon bucket of water poured over your head. Carson didn't like that much, but he didn't take it out on Shamu :) He certainly won't forget that Whales need salt water to live in since he got a mouthful!

Seaworld Trip 2

Seaworld Trip 3

Visit with Uncle Chuckie

We recently took a trip to Weatherford to visit my brother, Charlie and his wife Sloan. We had such a wonderful and relaxing time. Sloan's parents came over for dinner one night and we enjoyed spending time with them also. We spent the trip swimming, eating, sleeping and playing. We'll have to make another trip before the summer in over!

Bowling

Carson has been bowling with our homeschool group. I think he really likes the interaction with his friends more than the bowling. The first picture is Carson bowling with Ms. Jenny's help. I spend most of my time chasing Cameron and trying to make sure he doesn't run down the lane. The older kids love to hold him and play with him while we are there.

Music composing

Carson loves to compose music on the Classic For Kids website. Lately, he has decided to compose music in his own hand. When he was finished, we played the notes on the keyboard. He loved that he could write eighth notes since the website doesn't have that option. I was very surprised with the time and effort that he put into this. My only contribution was printing the paper for him.

A giving brother

Carson took some of the organic tomatoes from his garden to the homeschool park day. He sold all that he took for $.25/each and ended up with over $2.00.
He asked me to take him to the dollar store to buy a toy this afternoon. He bought a night light shaped like a football and then he turned to his brother and bought a stick horse with the other dollar. There were plenty of toys that he wanted, but instead he decided to get Cameron a present. It was so sweet.
I feel that sibling love is so under-rated. It is a beautiful thing.

The amazing balloon show

Today we went to the Allen Library to see a balloon show. It was really entertaining with a little magic, a few jokes and cute performance. We sat in the balcony seats and I blocked Cameron in with the chairs so he was free to get down and walk around a little which made him happy. Although, he spent most of his time signing to me that a lightbulb was out in the auditorium and crying when the crowd was too loud. Carson loved when the balloon artist blew up a human size balloon with a leaf blower and squeezed inside!
We saw some friends there and spent some time playing with them and checking some books out. Carson was thrilled since we haven't seen them in awhile and has missed them.

Amazing Jake's

We went to Amazing Jake's this weekend. It was really fun! Carson was tall enough to drive the bumper cars all by himself although he barely reached the controls. The laser tag was really cool - Mark and I had never done it before. We bought unlimited tickets which allow you to ride and play all you want for 3 hours. We stayed the entire 3hours which was just about our limit. The time went by really fast.

Early morning noise

Early Saturday morning, Cameron pushed some buttons on our house alarm keypad and made a light come on. Mark tried to turn it off and when he pushed some buttons, the loud alarm went off (continuosly) and he couldn't get it off. He finally turned it off in the main box. It was really funny!

Parade

We went to the Plano Independence day parade. I wasn't sure if it would be too crowded or not. We loved it. We sat under the shade of a tree and Carson made a tent with our umbrella. It wasn't too busy and parking was a breeze. We left early since Cameron was ready for a nap. I think we'll try to make this parade every year.
Later that day, I made ribs, corn on the cob and a flag cake. Carson couldn't wait to cut the flag and eat a piece.
We've been reading a little about the Revolutionary war and Carson created a battle in the sand. If you look closely, you can see the American Flag.