Tuesday was Nick's birthday and he celebrated by taking the day off and making an early morning trip with his Dad to Cabela's for a little "man shopping". The boys and I had given him Rock Band 2 for the XBOX so in the afternoon we all put our music skills to test and were booed off stage immediately. We then dropped the boys off and Grandma and Grandpa Oliver's house for a playdate while we went to the ultrasound appointment, you know how that one ends. On the way home we stopped for dinner alone where we unsuccessfully tried to think of baby boy names. Back at the Oliver's we had birthday pie (my first attempt at a homemade pie!). Nick says it was a good birthday but I told him not to count on an exciting ultrasound next year (or the one after, or. . . )

Carson absolutely loves Kindergarten and I'm still having a hard time picking out which child is mine when I go into volunteer. There is one boy who bears a striking resemblance but he is so quiet and focused on following all the rules and directions that it just can't be mine. He has especially enjoyed the recent unit on spiders and snakes and calls himself a "spiderologist" and can give you a dissertation on them if asked.  In fact he took on this extra at home project making a spider observatory and was so proud to take it in and share it with his class. Bless his dear teacher who just gushed and praised him endlessly for his hard work and eagerness. Let us not forget his kindhearted mother who is with child that went out with him in the rain to catch (not squish) the spiders to put in the observatory. She too deserves some extra credit.

And finally this week we found out that my parents have been called to serve as Mission Presidents (spanish speaking) in a country TBA after the first of the year beginning in June.  As hard as it will be not having them close by we are so proud of them and the great example they'll be for our boys.