Play date with Karter

We were able to get a play date Kersten and Karter before her little boy arrives. It had been too long since we got the kids together and Karter and Madelyn were so cute together. Madelyn feels like the big sis with her, but they will eventually be starting kindergarten at the same time. I am looking forward to that age gap closing in and they will be the best of friends -- they have to be since her mom and I will have them together all the time--haha!! Check out her blog for some good outdoor shots of them in the sprinklers.

The End of an Era

Carson had his last day of preschool today. He is going into the big leagues next fall. We went to his "graduation" today and watched him sing songs, get a "diploma" and say good-bye to all his preschool buddies that we won't see for a while. It is amazing how fast the years went by. He has grown so much from when we started there at 2-1/2 years old. Now here he is 5 and no longer my little baby. He has really come out of his shell in the time he was there. It was a great experience for us all and we were so lucky to have been able to send him there. Here are a few pics of Carson over the last week or so.
The preschool version of his senior picture. I love it when he isn't camera shy


We went to the zoo a few weeks ago and this is the only shot I got before the camera battery went dead.

Carson and Nate in their bug masks singing in their graduation ceremony
Here is the little graduate
Jeremy took the kids up into the mountains to explore a waterfall last weekend while I went shopping--obviously they had a good time
Carson and I cooled off one hot aftenoon and washed the car
What a helper

Infamous BPA

After hearing a bit of the hype about BPA, I decided to do some research. Google loves me!! It's the latest thing that we use everyday that's contributing to the demise of the human race. Needless to say, I was skeptical at first. Every other day something new is killing us, but it never hurts to check it out. It is all so vague, but after exhaustive internet search after internet search (can we just say TMI). It is clear that the safest bet is to get rid of it. It has been linked to reproductive problems, early puberty, ADHD and some cancers. We have decided to get rid of all the BPA (wish I would have know this before I had kids and all the Avent and Dr. Brown's bottle use; sorry kids) and steer clear of dangerous plastics. We are trying to reduce the chemical intake all together. Holy cow--we use a lot of plastic and eat a lot of chemicals. It's amazing my kids are still alive with all that they are exposed to.