Busy October

Hello All,
Well yet another month has passed since the last update and it seems like only a couple days ago! Where does time go?? We have been busy going as usual. Here are pictures from The Pumpkin Patch, Carson helping with his first pumpkin (a mummy), and Homecoming in Sterling. Carson definitely has been enjoying all the fun! He just loved the animals at the pumpkin patch. Although all this fun has resulted in a lot of running noses! I'm just about sick of getting snot wiped all over me!
Please keep Michael in your thoughts as he will be travel a lot these next few weeks for meetings and another training! He has been working so hard and I'm so proud of him! Hope that you all are doing well! Happy Halloween! The Grays :0)

Picture Day

Here are some of our pictures that we took yesterday at Portrait Innovations. They turned out pretty good. Carson wasn't really up for smiling all that much, but Lily was very happy! Happy October!! Love, The Grays :0)

September Days

Hello to all our friends & family! Sorry it has been a while since our last update. Things here are busy as usual.

We finally have grass growing in the yard after a lot of hard work roto-tilling, raking, and putting down the seed. I know that Michael is so proud that he did it himself...I did help a little!!

Carson is starting to talk a lot more and he just cracks us up. It's like he is just having a conversation...not that we know what he is talking about and we just talk back. He also is saying some animal sounds and it is so cute!

Lily on the other hand is the total opposite of Carson. She is very needy and if she is not getting what she wants then she just screams, sometimes for 10-15 mins. She wants us to walk her around so she can see everything that Carson is doing. No laying on her back b/c then she can't see. She has been enjoying the exersaucer were she is at Carson's level, but with that comes getting hit upside the head a few times!! Ouch!

Michael has been spending a lot of his free time studying for his last phase in the training process. His boss has been so great and has been letting him take time away from work to study also. Most evenings after the kids go to bed I've been quizzing him. I think that I'm learning along with him as many times as I've read some of the questions. Also, football season is underway so we have to turn on the TV to cheer on OU! GO SOONERS!!

I'm doing well! I'm really enjoying being home with Carson & Lily and the flexibility to go and do what I want. Hard to believe that it has been so chilly this past week. It is giving me winter fever, if that even exists. However, really wish that we could have spring all year round. The kids love to be outside when it is so nice. We did go to the fair a couple times last week. It is a lot of fun. Carson really enjoyed the Hedricks animal farm and Lily loved looking at all the lights at night!

Hope that this finds all of you doing well. Talk to you all soon!

Love,
Michael, Amber, Carson, & Lily :0)


Carson petting the animals at the fair


Look at my pretty bow


My first ouchie but I was so tough!


Look at me I can play the piano (glad that's not at our house)


Mom, Dad, & Carson


Kaitton, Mattie, & Lily (Good work girls!!)


Mom, Dad, & Lily


BIG HUGS!


Trying on Lily's bow...I look good huh?!


I'm getting so big and love to watch brother Carson


Would you like a drink of juice?


What a long day!


Oh so beautiful! I love my exersaucer!

Back to School Already

Well, it is hard to believe that summer is offically on the down hill slope. I'm not exactly sure where it went to. I was pregnant and very much miserable and them before we knew it Carson celebrated his 1st birthday and Lily was born. Now three months have passed and soon Fall will be here! Even though its not back to school for us for a few more years, Carson enjoys watching the school bus drive down the street every morning. He has some kind of fascination with big vehicles!!

Things have been busy as usual, but I not really sure with what. We stay home most days unless I'm really brave and then we maybe go to Wal-Mart. Thats the only store where both Lily & Carson will fit in one cart. Although, I'm not able to purchase many things b/c there is no room.

Well I think I can say that we are really settled into the house finally and Carson has helped by initiating it with throwing food on a couple walls! Yikes! We have been enjoying Hutch a lot and being closer to my family, but we really miss getting to see our friends in Wichita. It seems like life just happens and before you know it weeks and even months have passed without taking or seeing them!

I'm happy to report that we currently ARE NOT PREGNANT!!!! We didn't think that going for three in three years would be a very good idea!!!!!!!!!!!

We hope that all is well with all our family & friends and we hope to see/talk to you all very soon!

Love,
Michael, Amber, Carson, & Lily :0)


Carson clearing the couch cushions!



I'm so smilie!!


Carson eating in his big boy chair at the table! He thinks that it is so much fun!


Saying Cheese!


Help...my brothers got me!!!!!!!!


Please give me my fofo back!!


My first pony tail with my Boomer Sooner Ribbon! Go OU!!


Carson helping daddy mow the lawn!


Aren't they so cute!


I'm going to break lots of hearts!


Time to eat...AGAIN!!