A Big Thank You To The "Grands"

Thank you to Gramps, Mema, Mimi and Papa (listed alphabetically) for helping take care of Paige this weekend while mom and dad had a much needed getaway in NYC! Thanks to you we were able to have a great time with our friends Miranda & Dylan and family members Amie & Greg and Krista & Dean.

Out For Breakfast & All Smiles With Cousin Blake




P.S. Mimi and Papa... if you have any photos to share from your time with Paige, we'd love to post some!

A Little Something for Aunite Krista and Uncle Dean

Growing Pains

Ok... so I'm not sure if this happens to everyone, but our child is no longer "perfect". It seems that somehow almost over night she has become possessed. Over the past few weeks, Paige has been, testing the boundaries of my sanity.

No longer can I predict her moods while in the grocery store, Gymboree or while playing with friends. She can be all giggles and smiles one minute then screaming bloody murder the next. She has also perfected the "push" and likes to use it on just about anyone her size.

Needless to say, my patience has been wearing thin. Everyone keeps reassuring me that it's a stage and everyone goes through it! I'm trying to be a Zen mommy, but it isn't always easy.

Somehow each day though Paige reminds me how amazing she really is (screams and all)... there's nothing better than when she walks up at just the right moment and says: "Mommy hug", it makes all the drama of the day go away in an instant.

Paige and her friend Lily that she likes to push...

Caden and Paige before they had the toddler version of the WWE Smackdown!

Oh, so innocent here with daddy!

And here we have the smile of a happy girl in the "big girl" chair.

Here She Is... Introducing Molly Carlson!

The Carlson Family

Big Brother Sam, Molly, Kelly and Matt

WELCOME TO THE WORLD MISS MOLLY!

A Morning At The Zoo

Thanks to the Gaston Family we have an annual pass to the Naples Zoo. We don't get there as much as we would like, but on Tuesday morning we had the place to ourselves. It was great!Getting up close and personal with one of the "kitty cats". By the end of our one on one session we had the word leopard down pat!

What you don't see is the male tiger who was walking back and forth sizing Paige up for an early morning snack.Trying to climb into the tiger's den to become the next Sigfried and Roy!

A New Friend and Member of The Carlson Clan

Paige would like to welcome her new friend, Molly Margaret Carlson to the world.
Proud parents are our bestest friends from Ottawa, Kelly & Matt. Big brother Sam will bring her home soon to shower her with love.
Born August 31, 2008 weighing in at 9 pounds 10 ounces!
Can't wait to post some pictures of the new bundle. Go Carlson Clan!