Carson enjoying his dinner. I gave him some avocado cut up and that was a big mistake! He smashed it everywhere and then when we gave him his actual dinner, it stuck to the avocado. He had a good time making a mess though and he needed a bath that night anyway.

The other night Carson passed out on the living room floor after literally gorging himself on dinner (he ate more than we did) and then crackers and numerous other snacks (as you can see the crumbs around him). He never puts himself to sleep. Josh and I were watching a movie and he kept cuddling with me then asked to be put down so I put him down and then next thing we knew, he was asleep on the floor!

Mr. Fix it. It truly amazes me how mechanically inclined Carson is. He gets his tools out and will mess with the molding, as if he's nailing it in like Daddy, or like in this picture he'll find some sort of hardware that he can pretend he's screwing in with his drill.

He had no idea he had a fishy cracker on his face.

Finally found it, then wanted to share.

He climbed all the way onto cousin Shelby and then just sat him. He later snuggled in. It was pretty cute.

Sporting his baby fluff that his Auntie Mel got him (She rocks!)

Rough housing with Cousin Lexi.

This is one of his favorite things to do...sitting in things or on small objects. He'll grab pillows from the couch, put them on the floor and then attempt to sit on them. Or he loves to sit on small boxes or anything his size.

Awesome Fauxhawk! Daddy was having fun after Carson's bath.

Enjoying a bedtime snack.

He couldn't eat without his safety goggles.

New Year's Eve was really great this year. Carson and I spent the night out at my Mom's house along with my sisters Sara & Melissa and their kiddos. It was wonderful having family time with the girls. Carson stayed up until almost midnight! His poor little stomach wouldn't give him a break and there was just too much going on. Of course he couldn't miss anything.

Then we all woke up and got ready for the day and headed out to Clinderdaggers to celebrate my Mom's b-day. That was fun. Great spot for a girls lunch. Then the fun didn't end there! We went out to a movie.

It was an awesome time with the girls!

The cutest thing happened as well. I took Carson to lunch with us and then dropped him off with Josh before our movie. When I got home later Carson was soooo excited to see me. The moment he saw me, he immediately started squealing and frantically signing for me to pick him up, which of course I did and then he kept giving me hugs. Real hugs. He was squeezing with all his might. He'd look at me and then give me a big hug again while making adorable baby noises. Oh man, it melted my heart. I started squealing too.

I couldn't have had a better day.