Carlsons on the Move...

The perfect day for a 17month old...playing outside while it is sunny, in the pool naked, and eating a popcicle! 

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Tonight my brother Greg came over so Andrew and Nicholas could see some baby kittens. His cat Mongo had four kittens while we were gone in California. Nicholas wasn't quite sure how to be gentle, but Andrew did a great job holding them.
 

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My brother Matt and his wife Lita had a baby boy on Saturday, June 24th.

Dawson Riley Pruitt
8lbs 110z, 21.5 inches long

And lots of black hair!

Dawson joins siblings Kayla 9 years old and Dillon 6.5 years old.





Andrew was really cute when he was holding him.

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We made it! Friday, June 23rd was our assessment with CRM in California. It was basically an all day interview for Chad and I. It really wasn't that bad...after the fact! Lots of sharing and answering questions.

So we were formally invited to be apart of the CRM staff. Now we are in the process of decompressing all that we observed and heard about CRM. Our destination is still unknown, but we are encouraged to be going with a team of great people.

We will keep you posted as we continue on this journey! Thanks for your support!

Chad and Cindy

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Even with a crazy schedule, we found time to be with family. Andrew and Auntie Wendy hanging out.

Thank you Wendy for playing with the boys. They enjoyed their time with you.











Nicholas and Grandpa













Grandpa with Andrew and Nicholas. Happy Birthday Grandpa! 

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Chad and Mike (at the Santa Barbara Zoo)















Andrew and his new friend David, from France.














Andrew and Jordan playing around!














Andrew and Logan being silly! 

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While we were in California, we were able to hang out at the beach. Andrew showing off his muscles!


















And Nicholas loving the sand! 

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We arrived in Santa Barbara on June 16th for 6 days to go to the CRM Conference. It was a great time of meeting people and learning more about CRM. Part of it was a bit overwhelming, but I survived. Andrew and Nicholas had a good time re-meeting Logan and Jordan.




One of the days we went on an outing, to Solvang, a cute little town. We went for a walk and we found some small lizards. The boys thought that was great!
Susanne and the boys were waiting to find more lizards. They had to wait quite a while for them to come back out!

Andrew (from New Zealand), Mike and Chad spending time together. They laughed a lot...thanks Chad! 

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Chad's Art

Chad has two pieces of art on his body, both of them are on his arms. This is the first tattoo he got a couple of years ago. It says...

Witness for Christ

This is his newest one. It says...
Pilgrim, Illumiated, Grace 

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Tonight as I was putting Andrew to bed, he asked me to read him a couple of bible stories. So we read about Jonah and the Whale, baby Moses and the story of the Lost Sheep. Andrew asked me if God was looking for him, like he was looking for the sheep. I told him yes!

So tonight Andrew asked Jesus into his life! I told him that this was a reason to celebrate and that the angels in heaven were going to celebrate too!

We had candles, Oreo's and water. Andrew wanted to call his Nana and Pom Pom, Auntie Bekah and Uncle Jarrod and tell them the good news! I also found his party hat from school!

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Today was the last day of Preschool for the year...only 14 more years to go! It was a little emotional as I realized that the school year is already over and the summer brings a new dynamic to life, not bad, just different. I need to get my creative juices flowing to keep the boys busy and not idle in front of the TV.

I found a photo from the first day of school, back in September. He has grown not only physically, but socially and academicly. He loved his teachers and meeting new friends.

Way to go Andrew! We are proud of you! 

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Today Andrew and his friend Noah started swimming lessons. They are in the same class, so as Andrew would say "Thats pretty cool"!

The class is two weeks long, four days a week. I hope that the weather is good, because it is an outdoor pool.

Andrew learned some new techniques, and enjoyed blowing bubbles in the water.

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This weekend we drove down to see my parents. They were in need of some help with projects, so Chad and my dad worked on building a storage shed. They got a lot done, and Andrew thinks it should be a play shed.
So while the guys were working, Andrew, Nicholas, my mom and I went and played. We took a train ride along the river in Chehalis and Centralia. Nicholas wasn't quite sure about the noise of the train, but he was lovin the ride. We had a nice time.

We also went to the outlet mall in search of Rescue Heroes...of course! If you haven't heard, Andrew is VERY into Rescue Heroes

We also found time to feed the cows that live in the next field over from my parents house. There were 9 cows and 1 horse. Nicholas loved working on his animal sounds. 

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Today was Andrew's Spring Gymnastics Show. If you have never been to one of these type things, I will tell you it is crazy. Imagine a gym full of mats and gymnastics equipment, 50 - 60 kids between the ages of 3 and 15 years old wearing bright green shirts, along with their parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends...CRAZY!

Andrew did a great job and you could tell he was lovin' being out there with lots of attention. They did lots of climbing, and bouncing, foward rolls, went on the balance beam, and he did a routine to Dora the Explorer. During the program, we looked over to see Andrew bowing everytime he finished a stunt or trick! It was great! I wonder who he gets that from...

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