Sweet baby Carson

This sweet little boy is a Pistol! He has affectionately been named ,"the troublemaker" around our house and the kids and I joke around that he may not get any presents this year as he is most definitely on the "naughty list".  First of all, the kid has absolutely NO interest in toys. With the exception of most any ball, and his favorite shape sorter, he would much rather play with the dishwasher, the cleaning supplies, the doggie door, the laundry bleach, or pretty much any other household item he shouldn't be into. Just last week, I was in the shower and Caden came running in to tell me Carson had escaped the house. He crawled through the doggie door, walked the entire length of our deck and was running around like a wild man in his pajamas in the backyard (it was 35 degrees outside)! A few days later, while I was frantically packing us all for an out of town trip (and largely ignoring my children) I found Carson playing in the laundry room in a big pile of clorox detergent.

All that being said, he is just so darn vibrant and cute and has such a large personality. His language has exploded it the past few weeks and he now says, "backpack" when we get in the car to go pick up Caden from school, he says "walk" most every time I buckle him in his car seat or put him in a cart as he would like his freedom. The cutest of all is that he says, "a ki" for okay. Apparently I say "okay" often and Carson has picked up on it.  He calls airplanes "do dooos", says all done, signs and says more when we are playing a game he likes. He can say "cookie" and "pop pop" for lollipop.

Carson is all boy. He would stay outside and play in the dirt all day if I let him. He's either a lot of work or I have already forgotten how much work a 16 month old is! He makes me smile every day and though he is a lot of work I feel blessed to be his mom.