First Steps!!

Congratulations Carson!! He took his first steps today! I changed his diaper and set him down hoping that he would just stand there(since he hasn't wanted to even do that on his own). Well, he decided to just take off and walk. He took about 6 steps with ease and then realized that he wasn't holding on to anything. Of course he dropped to the floor quickly. I was so excited, but Caleb was on the phone in the kitchen and missed it. So I brought Carson into the kitchen and tried putting him down again to see if he would walk to Caleb. Again, he walked to Caleb like he's been walking for a long time. He just needs to gain some courage and he'll be on the go all the time. We tried it again with the video going and of course, he wouldn't do it. I'm going to try again tomorrow morning. I'll post the clip as soon as Carson cooperates. :o)

Stitches!!!

Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while. I'm mending after having 3 stitches put into my left middle finger. Friday night I was getting the seed out of an avocado(not the safe way) and the knife slipped off the seed and sliced through my middle finger. It never hurt, but since I could see the tendons inside I knew it needed stitches. Caleb wasn't home, so I wrapped my finger with lots of gauze and taped it up. I loaded Carson into the car and headed to urgent care. When I got there, they took the gauze off and it still wasn't hurting! I'm not sure if I was in shock or if God was just blocking the pain since I was alone with Carson. Anyway, 3 stitches and a tetanus shot later, I was on my way home. Not the way I wanted to spend my Friday night. Oh well. Since then, I have been having trouble typing. Today, it feels quite a bit better though. I definitely will be more careful with knives from now on!! :o)

New Vehicle

Well, this weekend we put Caleb's car up for sale on Craigslist and it sold right away. SO... we went car shopping on Saturday. We have been looking for a while, but weren't set on anything. However, we found a Chrysler Pacifica that was right in our price range. I'm not ready for a minivan yet, so this was a nice alternative. We have lots more space and it rides very nice too. I'll post pictures soon. It was a busy weekend!!!

Grandpa and Grandma Proffit

Last week me and Carson went to MN. This picture was taken then.

A Hiking We Will Go!

Yesterday we went hiking up to Powder Hill with Carson. He loved being in the backpack carrier. It was such a beautiful day! Nice and cool!

Isabella and Jack

Here are some pics of baby Isabella and her big brother Jack and Daddy.

Cutie Pie

Just thought I'd add some cute smile shots of Carson for the Grandparents to see. :o)

Happy Birthday Baby Isabella

Jason and Jess(my brother and sister-in-law) just welcomed their newest addition to their family at 6:30 this morning. She is healthy and doing well. So is Jess! :o) I'm going to MN next week to help so I'm sure I'll have lots of pictures to share.

Visitors from Africa

Yesterday, we got to meet Caleb's youngest Cousins. Scott and Jaycee. They are adorable. Carson was very nice to them. :O) Caleb's Uncle and Aunt are here in the States until November. They are missionary doctors in Tanzania. They just recently had twin boys (3 1/2 months ago). It was nice to visit with them.

Church Nurseries

For those of you who don't know, I'm the ministry director of the nurseries at Brookside Baptist Church where we attend. I have recently been working on making changes to each of them. I stenciled all 3 nurseries. Wow, that was a job. I had help from Caleb in one of them and help from a friend for another. The last one I did myself. They look great (I think). I've also been working on making them a little more organized (which I love) :O) It's nice to have something to do since I'm not working anywhere. This has allowed me to have a job (so to speak) that I can bring Carson along to. He loves playing in the nurseries. I'll work on adding some pictures of the finished product tonight.