Team Carson

I'm not real sure how we got here...but this kiddo turned TWELVE on Sunday!! I'm pretty sure I spent the entire day saying “thank you” in my head repeatedly. I watched Carson surrounded by family for his 3rd annual birthday ride on a friend’s farm. I have watched my little boy turn into a pre-teen, and it blows my mind. He is learning to be more independent now that’s he getting taller, and I love watching him discover he can do things he hasn’t been able to on his own…. like make his own coffee! This kiddo loves his coffee like his mama, that’s for sure!

He has adjusted to being a middle schooler and though we’ve had several bumps in the road, he is overall happy and has even made a few new friends. He spends his evenings playing the Xbox, fighting me to start his homework, hiding in his bedroom watching TV, and asking what’s for dinner.

Now that the weather is starting to warm up a little, he LOVES being on his SXS! It took us a long time to find one after he outgrew the last one, but we were able to connect with a family that just so happened to have one they weren’t using and was willing to sell! Jarrod, Clayton, and Uncle PeeDee have modified it to fit Carson just right. Carson has spent “all” of his saved Christmas and previous birthday money to make it his own and will tell anyone that will listen that his mama took his money instead of just letting him keep it. Sorry son…even as special as you are, you must learn the concept of nothing in life is free.

He will ride out in the evenings and “watch the sun set & jam” to decompress from hectic days. It makes us so happy he can get out on his own a little…even when he calls and can’t find his way back home after watching the sunset a little too long. He quickly learned things look wayyyy different in the woods at night and only made that mistake once! 🤣

I know it’s been a long time since our last update and for those of you that have been wondering about him, I’m sorry. But honestly, we are so busy with our day to day lives, I don’t take the time to actually sit down and put my thoughts into words. I’d like to think I’ll do better but let’s face it…the older we get the faster time flies. So now that my BABY BOY is TWELVE, it makes me ancient so time is moving lightning fast. But its okay, BECAUSE HE LIVES!

Pretty proud of how these turned out! Thanks Michelle for allowing Carson to think outside the box and don’t judge my Stars and Stripes. 😂