Fun-Filled weekend..

We were able to take advantage of the beautiful weather and have some fun this weekend! Here's a few of the things we did:

Jack loves going outside to ride his bike. He is getting it down well and can peddle and steer at the same time now!

The Jenks School was putting on a fun activity where they brought all sorts of trucks, buses, cars and tractors all to one place and let the kids climb all over them. Jacks favorite part was the bus ride...He loves those buses.

I don't think I'll have a problem getting him to ride the bus..I don't ever remember being this happy to take the bus to school!

After that downtown Jenks had a herb and garden festival. It was so fun to see all the beautiful plants in bloom it made me want a yard so bad! I settled for some Basil and Oregano to put on my window sill.

Jack came to me with this beautiful "ewege" Flower and wanted it so bad... I couldn't say no.

We started a paper chain to countdown the days till daddy's graduation. Jack doesn't like the fact that it is getting shorter, but Jason and I can't wait to rip off those little paper links!

My True Color...

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Orange

You're a bold, confident orange. A warm, powerful color that indicates a strong, welcoming personality, orange is the mark of people who are social and extroverted by nature. Vibrant, with an upbeat attitude, you have a bright, inviting demeanor. Energetic and fun-loving, you're a real friend-magnet. Your easy charm and unassuming manner make you the sort of person people want to meet and get to know better. Well-rounded and fun to be around, you enjoy helping others, so it's no surprise that orange also symbolizes attraction. Orange is an extraordinary color — for an extraordinary person.

What are you?
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I guess I better write something...

Sometimes I sit on the computer and get so caught up in reading so many other peoples blogs that by the time I decide that I should probably post something I'm sick of looking at the computer screen and just go do something else. So I apologize for the lack of postings..It's just that everyone else is just more interesting than I am! That isn't to say that we haven't been keeping busy here at the Carnival...(Carney residence)
I was able to go to OKC for a Time Out for Women last weekend and had a blast... Jason did a great job with the boys. I was a little nervous at first with Nolan but it seems everything went well...I'll have to do that more often! Jack is finally potty trained and can start wearing pants around the house now. We are happy to only have to be purchasing 1 set of diapers instead of 2! Nolan is huge and loves playing with Jack.. He is such a big boy and loves to be out of the house intently watching everyone around him or anyone who will give him attention. Oh yeah, one more thing..Jason graduates in 16 day!!!! We are so excited and so proud of all of his hard work the past 3 years.. or his whole life for that matter.
For those of you who don't know Jase accepted a job at the District Attorneys office here in downtown Tulsa. He has been interning there for about a year and has really enjoyed it so far.This summer he will be working part time and studying for the Bar the rest of his waking hours..I probably won't enjoy that part too much but I'll be okay:)
I've posted a bunch of random pictures of this past month..Enjoy!

Lauren, Me, Kressyda and Andrea at Kressyda's baby shower..She had a girl!

Jack and his artistic photography skills of some paintings I did in my house..

Jason enjoying his favorite part of our apartment...the view

Natalie and I in Heaven at the Melting Pot!!

Striking a pose at Time Out for Women..
Natalie, Me, Michele and Kristen

We had a little birthday lunch for Lacey M. and let the kids run wild...

Jason had a dinner for a school function so we got to go out on a date! so fun

Don't ask...

Jack and his friend Eliot just playing..

Chase, Riley, Tressa, and Jack at the park...they have some crazy chemistry when all put together.

Little Jumper...

Jack has no pants..sorry about that..we were potty training. Why wear pants when you're potty training? It's just another item to fold after doing laundry...

I'm Chocolate...

My sweet little red...

Here are just a few of the pictures that we got taken of Nolan the other day. He is just so much fun and I can't get enough of him. He brings such a joy to our family. He will be 6 months old this week and I honestly can not believe it. Where has the time gone?

Meet Deebo...

Meet the newest member of our little family. This is Deebo. Jack named him. He is a Betta and fits just perfectly in our family. Jack is obsessed with him and will spend long long periods of time just watching him and talking to him. I am being kept busy trying to keep him alive making sure no foreign objects or too much food is in his tank. I'm glad there is a pet store just down the road in case of emergency:)

questions...

Two totally random topics..So these are the two things that have been occupying my little mind lately..
1. the NCAA tournament, well not so much the tournament itself but my bracket and the wager I need to make with Jason asap...I can't really think of anything really good...I know I could say, "dishes for a week" or "the next 10 poopy diapers" but I want to think of something original. (my bracket looks pretty good so far, I have 12 picked out of the sweet 16..)
2. As I was up last night in horrible pain due to that womanly time of the month, I found myself asking, "I wonder if there is some kind of special secret or remedy that I don't know about to get rid of cramps? hmmm..maybe I'll put it on my blog.." At this point I'll take any advice out there..I'm desperate! (sorry it's a little personal, but as I said, I'm desperate)

Let me know what you think so my mind can rest easy tonight! thanks guys

Favorites

I thought I would post just a few of our favorite things that we did while in Branson.


First things first...for those of you that don't know Jacks black sweatshirt is a favorite in and of itself...He wears it EVERYWHERE and he will only take his hands out of his pockets and his hood off for very special occasions...as you can see, this is one of them. We were shuttled to Silver Dollar City on a bus and that was probably the best part of Jacks day. He LOVES buses and he has to tell me every time he sees one and what color it is. He is a one happy boy!

At Silver Dollar City they had a giant playhouse for kids that was filled with balls and air guns to shoot them. We had to go back to this one twice, he just couldn't stop talking about it. He could have easily spent all day here.

Hands down Jasons favorite part was the roller coasters...We are both suckers for roller coasters. The lines weren't bad at all so we would just trade off watching the kids and go ride one by ourselves..it was pretty pathetic but I couldn't help having a goofy grin on my face when the ride was getting ready to start. Can you find Jason in this picture?

Ok so this is a gross picture but I just wanted to illustrate what my favorite part of the trip was...doing nothing! We don't have the BRAVO channel at our house so my nights (when i should have been sleeping) were full of project runway marathons.

I didn't forget Nolan. He just enjoyed being tended to in his stroller the whole time. He was such a good boy and I know that is a big reason why the trip was so successful. I love to look out and watch what was going on and as long as we were strolling he was in his happy place!

Branson or Bust!

Last weekend we were able to go on a little family vacation to Branson, Missouri. We had a blast, it was just what we needed over spring break and to our surprise, we had no crazy mishaps, no crying tantrums, and no blow out diapers (the things I feared most)
All of our vacations in the past have been to go visit family so we have never really had a family vacation with just us. It got us excited for the many more family vacations to come!

At the Dick Clark American Bandstand Theater

Nolan and J on the train

Jack and I on the train

Jack and J riding the teacups!

After a long day of fun at Silver Dollar City...

Below I posted some of our favorite things about the trip..

A few more picts..

Just some of the boys.. J-squad, Mackdaddy and my bro Jmoney

My girls..sisters and cousins

Sis Holly and her Peanut

Enjoying a lovely afternoon of ice cream and California sunshine

We are finally getting used to our little lives here in Tulsa again..With the two hour time difference and daylight savings it's taken awhile to get back on schedule. Jack was so happy to see his daddy and his friends...Nolan is much more aware and loves to laugh at Jack..it's so cute to see them interact with each other. I wanted to post a few more pictures from the trip and say a quick thanks to everyone who helped us (put up with) my crazy boys. Love you guys!

Fun Times...

We had a fabulous time in Utah for Crystal's Wedding! Here are just a few pictures of that day...

Lots more posts to come!

4 Months old!

Nolan is just growing like a weed lately! It makes me so sad to see him grow up so fast. He had his 4 month appt. yesterday and is pretty average for his height and weight. He loves attention and gives people the biggest smiles. Yesterday was his first time with solid foods. It's so cute to watch their faces when they are trying to figure out what to do with what is in their mouths.
Around 6 at night Nolan gets kinda fussy and only wants to be held up straight while we are standing up. One night Jason figured out that if he could wedge him standing in between the two pillows on our couch he was pretty happy. Don't worry we didn't leave him alone or anything but it was nice for a little while at least!

I think he liked the bib more..

The Good ol' Days..

Valentines Day 04'

Valentines 03'

Bidwell Park in CA.

I was thinking about what a wonderful husband I have and how creative he is when it comes to Valentines Days..the year we were dating Jason and his friend Ben came up with this huge elaborate plan that included going around to stores in the mall and collecting roses until we ended up at Zales (the diamond store) where he "fake" proposed to me...and the first year we were married we had an amazing dinner and then went on a cute little carriage ride...He is always so thoughtful and knows what makes me happy. It doesn't take much to make me melt..a poem or even a letter will do the trick. It seems like so long ago we were just love struck college students who stayed up talking till all hours of the night...Heres to many more amazing Valentine Days! love ya babe..