RIP Carson Pawmer Carman

We had to put Carson down tonight. He became so lifeless today that I didn't have a choice. It was horrible timing, but how do you control this. Jim was out of town, Jordan was at her mom's and it was church activities night. When I realized I needed help, I called my parents and they came to the rescue.

Mom took care of the girls - got them fed and to their activities.
Dad came to help me take Carson to the vet.

It was flat out horrible.

I will miss my boy terribly.

Why can't they live forever?

She BIT me!

What the heck! Today was our first day of Spring Break. This morning, we got up and decided to be a bit lazy. Reagan and Maddy workout with me on the weekends - Maddy does Pump with me and Reagan walks on the treadmill or rides the bike to her favorite program. Anyway, after my workout, we were relaxing on the couch. Then one thing started and someone got tickled. Then the other one. Then the three of us were in the middle of a tickle fight.

It was lot of fun until Maddy pretended to bite me. I quickly reminded her that it would not be a great idea to bite me. Within a few seconds of her warning, she flat out chomped on my forearm. Luckily I had on a thick sweatshirt for my cool down period or I might have had broken skin. She made my skin turn purple and red right away and bubble up like a pimple.

It's taken about 12 hours for it not to hurt to the touch. Sigh. She did tell me that she had just decided she didn't want to be tickled anymore.

She's reading

For the past three weeks, Maddy's been sounding out all of her words. Today, at school, her teacher brought a book out when I showed up and she read to us. It was awesome. Her trick - tell her to sing it. Wow! What an awesome thing.

Little Devious

Tonight, Jim was putting Reagan to bed and he watched her sneak her iPad upstairs. He didn't say anything at all to her. But she walked it upstairs behind her back and watched her put it in the bonus room under a pillow.
So after reading some books and saying prayers, he said "so is your plan after we read and snuggle and pray and snuggle to fake sleeping and wait until I think you're asleep and then go into the bonus room and get your iPad to play on it?"

Busted!! Her face was priceless.

Love her.

Loves Arnav

Maddy can't stop talking about Arnov. Apparently she really enjoys him. She wants to do playdates with him all the time and even wants to do a sleep over. How funny is that? She told us today that Arnov was her first boyfriend and that she had a middle and a third boyfriend too, but they weren't as important. I'm so glad she has her priorities :)

Really cool thing

Part way through the day today, we got an email from the girls school about Reagan. She had been helping (teaching) one of the kindergarteners and had been doing very well. She apparently does great job explaining works and how to use them. Such a proud moment. I love seeing how good she is with other kids and helping.

Headstrong

My oldest is quite headstrong. She has very specific ideas about how things are supposed to be. It's fun to watch but can be hard to handle sometimes. Tonight, she worked hard to get her bricks set up. Maddy hit one of them by mistake and she had a complete meltdown. It was so hard to watch. Her emotions are right on the edge at all times. She is getting better, but sometimes we all need a little break. She usually can take some time in her room and then come out refreshed. Tonight, she actually let us take her baby rail off of her bed. When we got it off, she said "wow it makes my bed look so different." Yes it does. I'm so proud of her for trying. Love her.