Carson's First Birthday

Carson turned one this week. We just adore every bit of this boy, especially those kissin cheeks!

For dinner, Carson's favorite: spaghetti

Carson didn't know what was going on, but he knew there was something worth clapping about!

Yes, I made his cake, and no, that is not what I had in mind. Luckily Carson didn't care.

Favorite gift: crawling winne the pooh. Since Carson is still doing the 'Army Crawl' we are hoping Pooh Bear will show him how much fun crawling on all fours or maybe even walking can be!

Lanie and Autumn decorated the cupcakes for the party

Our girls would have never gotten this messy with their cakes- I think we had to smear it on Lanies face for her so we could get a picture. But Carson took full advantage of the situation!
We love you Baby C!

Christmas

I loved the holiday season this year! Usually for Christmas Dean takes off a few days, but this year he was able to take the whole week off and we spent time with both of our families. I guess that's what happens when work slows down- bad for job security, but good for vacation time!
Anyways, we had a really fun time seeing everyone and just relaxing. Santa brought bikes for the girls, and we have been on bike rides everyday since. It is so fun to see them on those- such a sense of freedom! As wonderful as it was to get away, we were so glad to come back home. I know I will be complaining of the heat in the summer, but I realized that I am just not used to the cold anymore. This past week we have been enjoying picnics at the park in shorts and t-shirts!

Decorating Christmas cookies

Baby 'C'

Visit to Santa

Princess Parties

Cousins Christmas Program

Snow in Vegas! The girls loved playing in the snow with Grandpa!

Carson the Reindeer

Christmas Eve Pajamas made by Mimi

Dean and my Dad went to the shooting range

Erica met us in St. George for lunch...wish it could've been longer!

Back home

Thanksgiving 08

This year we were planning to stay home for Thanksgiving, but last minute we decided to go to Vegas to see my family. Partly because we knew we would miss being with our family for the holiday, but I think it was mostly because we all knew that if I had to cook the whole dinner by myself it would be a pretty big let down!
Anyways, we are so glad we went because it was a really fun trip. The weather was great and the company was better. Dean's parents drove down from St. George on Friday to spend the day with us, and we were happy to be able to see them.
The girls stayed busy cooking, playing and painting. On the way home we drove through Lake Havasu City where they have the London Bridge and of course the lake. The kids were all excited to stop and play in the sand a little...except for Carson, he wasn't a big fan of the cold sand. The best part was that the kids were awesome in the car! Thanks to Grandpa and the rest of our family for making it such a fun time, we are so grateful for family and especially for the love they give to our kids.

Autumn on the London Bridge stairs

Lanie painting her jewelry box

Pumpkin pie

Sadly, we burned half the chocolate, but Lanie didn't seem to mind

The London Bridge

with Baby C

Carson protesting the mud

First Lost tooth

Tonight we experienced two 'firsts'- Lanie lost her first tooth, and then she asked if she could "please go to bed" for the first time.

Lanie tripped about six months ago (and every other day since she has learned to walk) and hit her two front teeth on the side of our couch. One of them went crooked but then got firm, and the other just stayed really loose and finally tonight with a little help from Dad it came out. Lanie has been anxiously awaiting this day and is so excited to see what the tooth fairy will bring. What does the tooth fairy bring these days?

Diane's Wedding

So obviously we have some catch up to do, but that is going to have to wait. I wanted to post some pics of my sister, Diane's wedding. She got married in Mesa last weekend and they are now on their way to Mexico! Diane was beautiful, of course, and the wedding was so wonderful. We loved having our family all here and miss them already!

Lanie carrying a bouquet

Erica and Autumn


Me and Carson

Kisses from the girls!

Ashley and Lanie

Our family

Dad and Diane

Baby 'C'

Diane and David

Diane and I

My boys

Bergstrom siblings

Lanie danced the night away when she wasn't at the Chocolate fountain begging for more...she was happy for the opportunity to show off her talent. Those of you who have seen Barbie's 12 Dancing Princesses movie may recognize a few of her moves! (does anyone know how to turn the movies right side up?)

Happy Birthday Lanie

This week was Lanie's 5th birthday. Crazy.

My Mom was in town for two days and it was fun to celebrate it with her. Saturday we had a little birthday party for her at our house with a few friends. She had a lot of fun. We are glad there are so many good kids here for our girls to play with.

Making her wish
Can't forget Baby C!

"It doesn't hurt to try athlon"

That is what was written on the girl's shirt who was running in front of me...I don't know if I was in total agreement though! A few weeks ago I did the Anthem Sprint Triathlon with some friends from our ward. It was a reverse order triathlon, so we started with the run, bike, then swim. We had a lot of fun, despite the 105 degree temps. Dean was there with the kids and they were all such troopers- and great cheerleaders! Our bike ride was 3 loops of a 4 mile course, and it was fun to see them with their sign yelling and cheering everytime I went by. The swim was in a pool which was kind of hard because it got so crowded- not like swimming all by my lonesome at the gym pool... nothing like getting kicked in the face a few times at the end of a race. Thanks to my ipod and camelback for getting me through the rough spots!

Meadowview ward girls: ready to run!

My cute cheerleaders!

Finished!