Happy Birthday Bowman

Bowman turned 6 this week. He's such a great dog and we are so happy we have him. The neighborhood kids adore him and he's so good with them. Below is a card some of the kids made him for his birthday. Colin and Bowman have a love/hate relationship. Bowman may not like him pulling his tail or trying to ride him, but he loves the table scraps Colin drops on the floor!

Haircut Please!

Colin absolutely LOVES getting his haircut. You can't beat an 8 dollar haircut at the local barber shop. We go about every 3 weeks even though he doesn't always "need" one. He's had a few bad haircuts, but luckily his hair grows pretty fast.

Colin / Carson

I don't usually do these things, but I saw this one on a friends blog and thought it would be a good post as my due date is now only 4 weeks away. I put the answer to Colin and Carson

1. Were you married at the time? Yes.
2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant?
Colin - John and I were VERY excited b/c it took almost a year
Carson - Shocked b/c it didn't take long at all
3. How old were you?
Colin - 28
Carson - 30
4. How did you find out you were pregnant?
Colin - I had that gut feeling and took a pregnancy test
Carson - Took a pregnancy test for giggles and it was positive
5. Who did you tell first?
John of course and then our parents about 8 weeks later
6. Did you want to find out the sex?
Colin - Indeed! I thought for sure it was a girl, but it was a boy!
Carson - I couldn't wait to find out the sex of the baby and I was sure it was a boy
7. Due due:
Colin - May 4, 2006
Carson - October 18, 2008
8. Did you deliver early or late?
Colin - A few days early (April 30).
Carson - I hope not too early... I still have a lot to do
9. Did you have morning sickness?
Colin - Only for the first trimester
Carson - First trimester again
10. What did you crave?
Colin - Lemons and Juice
Carson - Iced coffee (decaf of course) and lots of ice cream
11. Who irritated you the most?
I think the questions should be who did I irritate!!
12. What was your first child’s sex? Male times 2
13. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy?
Colin - 28
Carson - To be determined. I think about 15 so far
14. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Luckily No, but I had the flu with my second pregnancy during the first trimester which was not fun
15. Where did you give birth? Howard County General Hospital
16. How many hours were you in labor?
Colin - Less than 2 hours
Carson - To be determined
17. Who drove you to the hospital?
Colin - John
Carson - To be determined. I have a co-worker on stand-by. I hope John is not in DC that day.
18. Who watched?
Colin - John was a trooper
Carson - Hopefully John can make it through again
19. Did you take medicine to ease the pain?
Colin - Too late for an epidural
Carson - We'll see...
20. How much did your child weigh?
Colin - 7lbs 2oz
Carson - Hopefully not too much bigger
21. What did you name him/her?
Colin John Brayden
Carson Allen Hamilton
22. How old is your first born today?
Colin - 2 1/2 - although he likes to say he's six.

OBX 2008

Our 2nd annual OBX trip... 10 adults and 6 kids under one roof! Unfortunately, the great grandparents weren't able to make the trip, but we thought of them often and missed them. Colin enjoyed what he called the "swimming house" and would wake up every morning with a huge grin on his face. He was a BIG fan of the pool and liked the beach and his shovel. Tropical Storm Hannah had us leave one night early, but otherwise we had perfect weather. Already looking forward to next year. Carson will make kid #7 and maybe somebody else will be the pregnant one.

First Day of School

Colin started his first day of The Goddard School two weeks ago. He was in an in-home day care on our street from 12 weeks to 2 years, so it was a hard transition for all of us. He adores his day care provider, but he still gets to see her which makes it somewhat easier. I get the privilege of dropping Colin off everyday at his new school and it's nothing but tears and then when John picks him up in the afternoon he is as happy as can be. I think with time he'll get used to it. He talks about his school all the time and is so proud of all his art work hanging on the refrigerator.