The month of February was full of fun and adventure in the Carson household.
It started off with Tyler's 26th Birthday party. We had some friends over, played games, opened gifts, and ate delicious food which was prepared by Rachel. She also made a chocolate cake with pudding cool whip frosting topped with Oreos! Unfortunately we didn't get a poofy cheek picture of me blowing out the candles.
As we are getting ready to leave Alabama, we were happy to visit the Atlanta Temple. We even met the brother of a missionary that Tyler knew from his mission! Even though it was a four hour drive we really enjoyed the trip.
I asked for some power tools for my birthday, here's why! Rachel found an idea in Pinterest of a way to organize our line of shoes by the door. Someone made a bench out of cabinets so you could not only store your shoes but also have a place to sit down while you put them on! It took a few weeks of working an hour or two here and there when I wasn't at work but the finished product turned out quite nicely. We had a lot of stormy weather down here the last couple of weeks which meant that I didn't fly, so I had more time to work on it, and also that we did most of it inside so the wood would't get all wet. With gift cards left over from the wedding and from my birthday, it only ended up costing us $3.45. Rachel helped out A LOT and I couldn't have done it without her.
We are now four months pregnant and just a few weeks away from finding out the gender. Rachel has recently felt movement from the baby and a lot of growing in her belly. Here are some fun pictures.
Wow! That bench looks good! Looks like it took a lot of work. Cute pregnant pictures of Rachel!
ReplyDeleteDoh! Tyler is pregnant! Good job on the shoe rack, that's awesome. Who knew my brother could be so handy around the house? Looks like Tyler had a good birthday, too bad you didn't save any cake for me. Did you like the card I sent, Tyler? :P
ReplyDeleteYum, looks like Tyler married a good cook! The birthday cake looks especially delicious.
ReplyDeleteActually, I suspected Tyler would be handy around the house since he was always good to help Dad with home improvement projects as he was growing up. The shoe bench turned out fantastic.
So glad you had the chance to go to the Atlanta Temple. You'll have to get a tripod so you can set the timer and get pictures with you two in them, too.
It's a smart idea to chronicle Rachel's baby bump. We never thought to do that back in the 80's!