Carsyn, Autumn & Baby Kate

Autumn turned 2

2009-03-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

Making cupcakes

Making a mess

MMMMMMMMMMMMM so good

WHAT?
Tasting the finished product

Birthday party..coloring Curious George pictures

Birthday cake

Blowin out the candle (with help)

Autumn & Chloe

Autumn & Mallory

Autumn & Walker

The party (minus Emma )

Halloween

2008-11-07T11:04:00.001-08:00

Kate was an ear of corn for Halloween. She's such a good sport. She did not mind at all.

Carsyn was a pink poodle. I am not a poodle fan but she was a very cute one!

Kate the corn

Autumn was a ball player. Cameron (Trofinoff) was Buzz Lightyear and Carsyn the poodle

The ball player is ready to catch some candy.

The poodle and ball player with Aunt Debbie

The fam at Halloween.

The poddle ready to beg for some candy

Poddle "Carsyn" & Ball player "Autumn"

You can't get a picture with EVERYONE looking

Kate's not sure why we turned out the lights on her. Poor lil corn!

Soccer

2008-10-04T19:41:00.001-07:00

Carsyn is playing a pee wee soccer league in Harrisburg. It's all new to her so she is very shy but as long as one of her parents is by her side she likes being out there kicking the ball and learning about soccer.
Carsyn is ready for her instructions from the coach
team huddle
Go # 1!!!
Cutest soccer girl ever :)

Daddy and Carsyn ready for soccer practice to start
Little Sam is trying to encourage Carsyn to get involved in practice.
Ready position
What great balance
Playing soccer with daddy

Makin cookies

2008-10-04T19:30:00.001-07:00

Havin a great time makin a mess while making sugar cookies
cutting out a bear shaped cookie
eatin some while preparing to make more
rollin it out
pumpkins, bears, cats and leaves

eatin some and rollin some
yummy, uncooked dough
Autumn eats more dough than she cuts into shapes
concentrating
flour on the tummy

Just Kate

2008-09-16T18:50:00.000-07:00

Just doin my newborn duty of sleeping all the time
3 weeks old and cute as a button
sleepin on my tummy, don't tell the doctors
Partying with friends - Garret and Jane

Nappin in the sunlight
Checkin out my cool bear mobile
Nappin on the couch
yup - sleepin again
hangin out in my cool massage chair

Beach

2008-09-16T18:34:00.001-07:00

Ice cream from Dairy Queen...dinner one night at the beach
Ice cream mustache

chillin in our chairs
Bucket buns
Carsyn playin in the waves with daddy
Kate tryin to stay cool on her first beach trip
Autumn warmin up in her towel

Happy to be at the beach

What kid doesn't like sand

Playin in the sand with Bpa and Daddy
David and Kate on the pier
David and Autumn, she does NOT like the waves

Life with a new baby sister

2008-09-16T18:26:00.000-07:00

Kate details

2008-09-16T18:03:00.000-07:00

Kate was not due until Sept 1st. A week early, my water broke early Friday morning, August 22nd. I was not sure it was my water that had broken since I'd never experienced it before. Carsyn and Autumn were both induced. I called my oldest sister and my doc. office for advice. The doc office confirmed that what I was describing was NOT my water. So I proceeded to drive across town to a park with a friend. After an hour at the park I was SURE the doctor was wrong and I called again only to be told to head to the hospital. Two hours later David and I arrived at the hospital, after packing my bags, feeding the girls lunch, finding somone to stay at the house with the girls (THANKS Ms. Oswald!!!) and waiting for David to drive home from work. We checked into the hospital at 1:30. Found out at 2 that the baby was breech and there was no way to turn him/her since I was having contractions and my water had broken. I was in shock that I was getting ready to have a c section. By 4:13 we had our sweet baby Kate. David got to announce to me that it was yet another girl. We couldn't be happier. The c section went smoothly and recovery has gone well too. We are blessed to have 3 beautiful healthy little girls!

Baby Kate is here

2008-08-29T16:24:00.001-07:00

July 4th weekend

2008-08-17T19:35:00.000-07:00

(A rare moment caught on camera.) We went to the Charlotte symphony with the Maslars to hear patriotic music and watch the fireworks.
Carsyn and Emma are best buddies

Carsyn, Emma and Autumn

Hangin out with daddy
Cheesers
A cookie in each hand, that's how she likes it.

Once the camera comes out Autumn's ready to say "cheese"

Gathering candy in the road at the parade

"I want candy!!!"

Eatin some candy they caught
Watchin the parade

Waiting for the parade to begin

Park pics

2008-07-07T19:51:00.000-07:00

Pregnancy update

2008-07-02T12:54:00.000-07:00

No we have NO pics to show of mommys belly but wanted to update you on the pregnancy progress. Mommy went to the doc yesterday (7/1/08). She is measuring small and the baby is breech, for now. They will continue to do ultrasounds every 2 weeks to keep an eye on both those issues. Other than that, baby looks healthy and the fluid levels are good...which was our initial concern. Mommy is 31 weeks along. We are all excited to see if baby #3 will be a baby Ethan or baby Caraline. :)

Spraygrounds play date

2008-07-02T12:46:00.000-07:00

Spraygrounds at the park. We met lots of our friends at the spraygrounds for a fun day in the water. Carsyn on the towels with Emaily, Claire, and Felicia.
It was a lil chilly out today, of all days, so we had to warm in the sun from time to time. These are my buddies, Luke and Cameron.

Autumn fillin her watering can.
Autumn got cold too.
Autumn and Chloe.
Standing back and checkin it out.
Carsyn and her buddy Emma enjoying the water.

Carsyn holding Autumn

2008-07-02T12:43:00.000-07:00

Carsyn's new thing is to "hold" Autumn. It never works out real well.

Lake day

2008-07-02T12:40:00.000-07:00

Carsyn got to ride a jet ski for the first time. She loved it even though she

did not think she would. Autumn had fun hangin out on the dock.

Strawberry Pickin/Eatin

2008-06-08T12:04:00.001-07:00

We went to Patterson Farms this Saturday to do some strawberry pickin. We went EARLY so we could beat the heat but it was still VERY hot. Both girls did a great job pickin AND eatin their share of strawberries. It was fun and the strawberries were yummy!
Autumn wasn't so sure of her first bite.
Then she decided she LOVED them.
Strawberry break.

Strawberry in each hand...that's the way to go.
Carsyn's inspecting this one...

Carsyn and Aunt Debbie
Family picture. The girls were much more interested in their strawberries than taking a picture.

Autumn found a good one.
Autumn eatin; Carsyn pickin
A girl on a mission
Hat and shades, she's ready to PICK

Time for an ice cream break
I'd have to say she's lovin her treat

This kid needs a bath!

A Day at the Park

2008-06-03T19:45:00.001-07:00

Slidin buddies
climbin together

uh oh, what now?

picnic
watchin the duckies

We went to the farmers market then to Freedom park today. It was so hot but so fun!

Carsyn's 2 year old preschool graduation

2008-05-22T12:59:00.001-07:00

Carsyn went to 2 year old preschool this past year. Today was her graduation. This is her buddy Nick.
Family pic on the playground after graduation
Aunt Debbie came to see Carsyn graduate
Autumn was proud of her big sister. Carsyn was also proud to have Autumn there. As soon as she got on stage she said "Hi Autumn, that's my baby!"
The graduate!

Carsyn and friends on stage saying "Brown Bear, Brown Bear". Carsyn held up a yellow duck in the program.

Carsyn with her diploma and her teachers Ms. Angie and Ms. Marsha. She loved her teachers.

Msc April/May pics

2008-05-21T19:26:00.000-07:00

tryin on clip on earrings
sippin lemonade on our new Biltmore cups

eatin popsicle
she must have been tired if she fell asleep in her swing

huggin

Carsyn dressed herself this day....
puzzles

she's such a climber!
who taught this child to LOUNGE on the potty?!
sharin the pillow...awwww
popsicle time
what? I'm just sitting on my sisters head!

Not a fan of bathtime!
Mommy's pretty iris!
Mommy and baby Autumn
Autumn LOVES to carry around clothes on a hanger.

Mommy and daddy's california trip

2008-05-21T19:11:00.001-07:00

Santa Barbara court house.

Santa Barbara
We rented this thing to ride up and down the beach.
Universal Studios

Disneyland..........

Malibu........

Dolphins swimming in front of us while we ate dinner on the beach in Malibu.

I had to get a pic with Dora since Carsyn is in love with her right now.

New swing set

2008-03-29T19:44:00.001-07:00

Helpin daddy build our new swing set

swingin at last........
in this picture our slide is missing..daddy just put it up today so our set is complete now. We spend LOTs of time on the swings, slide and eatin every meal at our picnic table. We will wear this thing out this summer.

Easter

2008-03-29T19:26:00.001-07:00

Carsyn enjoyed painting eggs

she wrote her "name" on all of the eggs
wow, hope those hands come clean again.......

Sweet lil Easter girls

tired of taking pictures in the cold
Carsyn, Autumn and their friend Emma

Easter egg hunt at the park
oooo, theres something IN this egg

I found some
egg huntin with daddy

My baskets full, what to do......
USE MY SHIRT and stuff as many in as I can....
eggs eggs everywhere
checkin out our eggs
Egg huntin with Cara Wheaton

Carsyn turned 3

2008-03-29T19:00:00.000-07:00

Carsyn turned 3 on February 9th. She had a Dora the Explorer Party.
Dying to dive into my cake
Lovin being 3
Mommy thought I'd want to eat the pink star with my name on it but I wanted Dora's EYES....
Proud mommy and daddy with their big 3 year old

My cool Dora cake
We had a fun game where everyone got to ride my 4 wheeler to the slide, get some cool sun glasses then slide down the slide, run to my tent, pick up a Dora bag full of popcorn then take a wheel barrel ride to the table for some juice in a Dora cup...everyone enjoyed it.
in the wheel barrel with my popcorn
my BFF, Emma, by the slide with her sun glasses
Claire comin out of the tent with her popcorn

Autumn turned one

2008-03-29T18:46:00.000-07:00

Autumn turned one year old on December 6th. She had a strawberry shortcake party.
Friends at my party (Walker, Chloe, ME, Aubrey and Kaylee)

My strawberry cake
My own lil cake to eat
wants some?
lil help from the experienced big sister
ah this is great!

PRESENTS!
another birthday cake
I'm lovin this birthday thing
Autumn with big sister before the party
blowin out my candle

Christmas

2008-03-29T17:50:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful 10 days in Chicago for Christmas. We visited the zoo, the Winter Wonderland and we played in our own winter wonderland one day when we got a really good snow. Both girls enoughed grandpa and grandma and their cousins!!!
All the cousins dying to get out in the snow!
hot chocolate break
train at winter wonderland
playin with cousins

breakfast with grandpa
Carsyn and the candy lady at winter wonderland
Carsyn ice skated for the first time. Her tiny skates were so cute!
ON the ice!
Carsyn and Rylee's Sunday morning

Autumn's first sled ride
Family at winter wonderland
Autumn crawling in a candy cane tunnel
Playin in a blow up tunnel
Happy Autumn

Carsyn and Ashleigh up to no good
Autumn and daddy in the snow
Autumn and Aunt Debbie
Autumn and mommy
Autumn loved the snow

Carsyn Christmas morning
Carsyn and Autumn by the tree
Carsyn and McKinsey
Carsyn getting ready to enjoy the snow
Carsyn and daddy headed out to play

Autumn being Autumn, happy!
Carsyn and grandma reading a book
Autumn sportin her hat
Autumn wondering who turned out the lights
Autumn lovin her bear bear

Christmas in Chicago

2008-03-04T13:30:00.000-08:00

November pics

2007-11-26T17:44:00.001-08:00

Fall pictures taken outside Carsyn's school. The leaves are so beautiful, just like the two little girls.

All Carsyn's friends are turning 3. This was the first of many princess themed bday parties. There were 3 cinderellas at the party.

Check out this cute group of princesses. Too cute!
Princesses everywhere!
This is Carsyn's preschool class all dressed up like Indian's for the Thanksgiving feast.
Lil Indian girl

Autumn's crazy bath hair
I could have sworn I had girls but they wrestle like little boys sometimes.
Squeezing the stuffing out of baby in sisterly love
These are Carsyn's buddies she plays with EVERY SINGLE day. Baby (in her lap), Lamby, Monkey, Elmo, and Oink Oink. (I know, the names are not very original but thats what she calls them).
Carsyn and her daddy outside looking for a comet

Autumn and Walker Van playin a games of fooseball.
Autumns new cheesy smile
She may be little but she sure can make a BIG mess
Chillin with her bottle
hangin out with Grandpa

Halloween

2007-11-26T17:23:00.000-08:00

Autumns first Halloween. She was Eeyore.

All our hard work trick or treatin paid off! here baby let me "help" you.
Autumn is not a good Eeyore. She's WAY too happy.

Time to EAT the candy.
We trick or treated with super heros.
Cute lil princess
Eeyores ready to go

Candy break
Princess Carsyn and Lucy (Aunt Anna)
Its rough filling TWO buckets but somebodys gotta do it. You can't expect me to share MY candy with the baby sister!!!
Ready to go beggin for some candy.
This smile will get her a bucket FULL of candy.

More pictures of my little school girl

2007-10-10T13:33:00.001-07:00

Here is Carsyn with her cute little back pack waiting in the pick up line after school. I would take pictures of her every day if I could. She always looks so cute being a school girl.

First school field trip - pumpkin patch

2007-10-10T13:24:00.000-07:00

Carsyn, Autumn and mommy got to go to a pumpkin patch with Carsyn's school. Carsyn loved picking out the pumpkins we were to take home. WELCOME FALL!!!!

RaceTaste

2007-10-10T13:14:00.001-07:00

We went to Race Taste at the race track by our house. You get to taste lots and lots of food and afterwards they shoot off fireworks. We went with our friends Felicia and Abby.

mmm, homemade doughnuts with sprinkles.

Autumn made a mess tasting blackberries, blueberries and raspberries but she was having fun so that's all that mattered.

Carsyn's first day of preschool

2007-10-10T13:01:00.000-07:00

Carsyn started 2 year old preschool this year. She goes to school Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. She LOVES school so much. This was her first day of school. She was so proud of her very own lunch box. She has a pink rolling back pack that she takes every day now. She looks so cute pulling her little bag into school. Her teacher said the first couple weeks Carsyn did not say one word all day long. That is hard for me to believe. I think she is finally warming up and talking more and more. Hopefully she will not get too comfortable because they will never get her to STOP talking.

"I knwo where to go. I'm such a big girl now."

Indoor water park

2007-10-10T12:39:00.001-07:00

Ray's Splash planet is an indoor water park here in Charlotte. Our first visit to the water park was when Carsyn was 6 weeks old and we went with Caryn's cousins. This past September was the first time Autumn really played in the water. Of course, she loved it. We all enjoy our trips to the water park. If you live in Charlotte and you have kids you need to take them. If you come visit Charlotte make sure not to miss the water park.

County Fair

2007-10-10T12:25:00.001-07:00

Carsyn considering petting a goat.

On the merry go round with mommy.

Carsyn and Autumn.

Learning where milk comes from.

Playin in the corn box with tractors.

We love our girls

2007-10-10T12:20:00.000-07:00

Bruiser

2007-10-10T12:16:00.000-07:00

My first black eye. It looked a lot worse in person. I love to jump on the couch and on beds....mommy tells me not too but daddy taught me how to. :) Ironically, I was jumping on the floor when I got my black eye. Seems jumping on beds may be safer for me.

Labor Day parade

2007-10-08T13:07:00.000-07:00

mmm, more candy. I love parades!

Our Soldier - Uncle Chris

2007-08-24T19:47:00.000-07:00

Our Uncle Chris was able to come home on a 15 day leave. When he got to the airport people applauded for him. We are so proud of Chris!!! Please pray for our troops!

New room in new house

2007-07-30T06:37:00.000-07:00

Helpin daddy paint my room.

Daddy painted my new room a BRIGHT green, pink and yellow to match my ladybug bed spread. Its loud but I like it.

Happy July 4th

2007-07-26T13:45:00.000-07:00

Waiting for the parade to start

so excited to watch our first parade
My first Fourth of July
Holdin tight to daddy during my first fireworks

Stayin dry with daddy at the July 4th symphony
Guarding my candy
"see mommy, see" - Carsyn wanted to be sure mommy saw the horsey.
yeah yeah, nice tractor, where's the candy throwin people? Our 4th of July was packed full of fun. We went to the Harrisburg (the new little town we live in) parade in the morning with about 25 of our friends. As you can see it was lots of fun and Carsyn managed to accumulate quit a nice stash of candy. After the parade we went to the Harrisburg park for lunch, rides, games and more. After a full morning we were all pooped and ready for naps. At night we went to some friends house for a cookout and set off our own fireworks. From our new house we were able to watch fireworks Tuesday and Wednesday night. Autumn got her fill of fireworks on her first 4th of July.

Enjoying Sisterhood

2007-07-26T13:40:00.000-07:00

Singing conest

No more baths by myself now that I have a sister.
Here you need to wear this hat.

starring contest.

We moved

2007-07-26T13:36:00.001-07:00

Old house on Waters Trail in Charlotte.

New house on The Arbors in Harrisburg.

Enjoying summer

2007-07-26T13:24:00.000-07:00

Chillin on the slip n slide.

Riden cool on my 4 wheeler.
Enjoyin a Chick filet milkshake. (first milkshake ever since I've been allergic to dairy until now)

Tryin to stay cool.

Fun beach vacation in Florida

2007-06-20T21:07:00.000-07:00

Gettin a pedicure from Aunt Anna.

Cutest lil beach babe

Beach trips wear us out!
way too cute in my shades
i love my daddy

nappin on the beach

checkin out the waves

Beach

2007-06-20T21:01:00.000-07:00

2007-05-22T18:29:00.000-07:00

This is Autumns look ALL THE TIME. She's so happy!

Carsyn is a wide open, energetic, funny 2 year old.

2007-05-04T10:01:00.000-07:00

Autumns first wagon ride.

Reading to lamby.

Rockin with baby.

Outside, slouching, and potty training

2007-04-19T11:07:00.000-07:00

Carsyn and Autumn love being outside.
If you do not bucklet Autumn into her swing she ends up like this........

Attempting to potty train.

Little sister/baby doll

2007-04-09T11:51:00.000-07:00

Autumn is a wonderful little sister. She never knows from minute to minute what Carsyn might try next. Carsyn tries to pick her up, feed her food and, as you can see, push her in her baby stroller. Nothing seems to phase baby Autumn. She's just along for the ride (of her life).

Easter

2007-04-09T11:40:00.000-07:00

We had a fun Easter. Each year we try to gather as many of our friends together after church for Easter pictures in front of the pretty bushes at church.

Painting Easter eggs was a lot of fun for Carsyn this year but what a MESS!

Autumn's first Easter. She is finally growing enough hair on top to wear bows so we made sure she had one to wear for Easter.

Uncle Chris

2007-03-30T12:40:00.000-07:00

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR UNCLE CHRIS AS HE IS IN IRAQ! Chris left for Iraq in February and hopes to return home in September.

JCPenny pictures

2007-03-30T12:27:00.000-07:00

What's new

2007-03-30T11:14:00.000-07:00

Autumn is rolling on her side and almost rolling over. It won't be long. She spits up ALOT, poops through every outfit and drools constantly. If we saw a tooth any day now it would not surprise us. She squeals with laughter when spoken too. She loves to watch Carsyn play. We just got the exasaucer out today so she can be upright and see everything since she is very nosy these days. She gets upset if you lay her down because she cannot see anyone and know what is going on. She is starting to grab things. Carsyn is always wearing hats or putting just about anything on her head to be a hat. In this picture her bathing suit bottoms are acting as her hat. She loves to dress up. She just learned some of the words to Jesus Loves Me. Nothing is sweeter than hearing a 2 year old sing about Jesus' love. She can open and close doors now. That can be convenient at times and scary at times. Last night I left the house to go to the neighbors and David said Carsyn unlocked the dead bolt and walked outside to follow me. Gotta keep an eye on that kid!

Visit from Granpa & Grandma

2007-03-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

What could be better than "rolling" down the hill on a beautiful sunny day with your daddy and your grandpa?! Looks like Carsyn is the leader of this pack...

My goodness grandpa spent hours upon hours playing with Carsyn. Here she is covering him up with Autumn's burp clothes which she uses as blankets. He is pretending to be asleep. She covered him up then left the room and closed the door while saying "night night bpa". Carsyn is pushing "Lamby" in the swing at the park. Lamby is Carsyn's best friend. He/she (we are not sure what gender lamby is) goes everywhere with. Whatever Carsyn does lamby must also do. Carsyn loves to be outside. She enjoyed playing with Aunt Debbie at te park.

The dogwoods at the park are in full bloom so we could not resist getting a picture of the girls with grandma and grandpa in front of one of the trees at the park.

Visit from Grandpa & Grandma

2007-03-30T10:45:00.000-07:00

Although you cannot tell, David is holding Autumn and she just slide down the slide with him. Carsyn was amused to see her baby slide with daddy.

Autumn, Carsyn and mommy on the slide at the park while grandma and grandpa were in town.

Autumn loved swinging at the park. She's a little to small for this swing but we did not want her to feel left out since she saw how much fun Carsyn was having in her swing.

Autumn enjoyed the visit from grandpa and grandma Blanton this past week. She was as happy as usual and did not mind the extra attention one bit :) Grandma even said she thought Autumn had grown in the week they were here.

Lil' Baker

2007-03-19T10:32:00.000-07:00

Carsyn loves to help mommy make dinner each night but she's just discovered that baking is more fun than cooking since there's yummy batter to lick at the end.

2007-03-19T10:19:00.000-07:00

Autumn in her Sunday dress & hat lookin stylish!

2007-03-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

Carsyn and Autumn looking outside for birdies.

Saturday. March 17th

2007-03-17T11:37:00.000-07:00

Carsyn came into our bedroom this morning with her snow hat on telling us she was
ready to eat. She is always ready to eat and is always dressing up. She went with her dad to get an oil change for the car and to home depot.
Mommy stayed home to clean. Autumn napped. We are going to Carsyn's friend, Emma's,
house tonight for dinner and to watch the basketball games.