I think he's getting the hang of opening presents...
Testing out his new ride while Elmo watches!
While in Ark City, we were able to spend some time with dad and Arthetta's side of the family. There were so many people at their house, it was great! Bailey, Arthetta's grand-daughter LOVES Carson....and I mean LOVES! She played with Carson the entire time, helped him on and off the rocking horse, chased him around...it was great! It gave mommy and daddy some time to actually carry on a conversation with other adults! :)
Here's a good picture of me and the old man!
We also got to see my nephew, David. It's been way too long...partly because he's in a band that tours, oh you know....in Europe! I am so proud of him...I sure hope he remembers us little people when he's famous! :)
David (nephew), dad, me and Chris (brother)
The day after Christmas we drove down to Dallas for Charlotte Vaughter's Christmas party. This is always a great time! We were enjoying the gift exchange (and yes, I used my adorable son to guilt people into not stealing my gift) until we discovered Carson may have an allergy to peanuts. Ugh.... He had a bite of something with peanut butter in it (which he's not had before) and he started coughing and choking, couldn't talk and even vomited (sorry to be so graphic). We made a fast exit and headed to an after hours children's medical center. After vomiting even more in the car, we finally arrived. Poor baby, the right side of his face was so red and swollen and he had hives all down the right side of his torso. The doctor gave him some benadryl and steroids and he started looking better almost immediately. The next day, you would have never know anything was wrong....thank goodness!
The 3 cousins took a trip over to Grandma and Grandpa's for a visit (Greg's mom and step-dad, Chuck). I love this picture!
We also enjoyed an evening over at Trey and Jen's house as well. The kids (Carson, Sophia (3) and Wyatt (9)) have so much fun together! The running, screaming, more running, more screaming...you get the picture, is nonstop! Needless to say, Carson slept like a baby that night! The next day we (the 3 of us and Trey and Jen's crew) went to Six Flags! Chuck and Ruthie got us tickets for Christmas...and we had a blast! The weather was perfect and the kids had so much fun!
Check out Sophia's pretty butterfly!
And here's a video of Carson laughing at Wyatt. He couldn't get enough of him!
But, as the saying goes...all good things must come to an end. It was time for us to go back home. It was so great seeing everyone but we were sure ready to be home, in our own bed with our own stuff around us. You can only live in a hotel and out of a suitcase for so long. The flight home was, well...miserable. Carson was sooo tired, but he refused to sleep. At one point he was screaming non-stop. Greg and I are just looking at each other like, shoot us now! The lady across the aisle from us (with her extremely well behaved children...probably 10 and 12) could not stop staring at us. At one point she leaned over and told Greg that maybe we need to take him to the bathroom for awhile. Thank goodness she said that to him and not me....at that point, I probably would have slapped her! Then the lady in front of us offered us a toothbrush and a stick of gum. What??? I'm still really confused by that combination. Finally, he gave in and fell asleep for about 40 minutes. I understand that children on a plane is not ideal, trust me I travel for business all the time. But, when a 1 1/2 yr old is crying, you can't really do much about it. So, needless to say we were very happy to be home!
Minus the flight, the trip was great...we miss our family but they're just a short plane ride away....well, unless your holding a screaming baby for 3 hours!
Merry Christmas to all and here's to a prosperous and happy 2012!
