Carson is SEVEN!

Carson turned 7 yesterday so we had a big party to celebrate!  It was a Minecraft Lego party because those are the two things that he LOVES right now.  We invited his entire 1st grade class thinking maybe half would come and to our surprise we had an amazing turnout. The kids were very well behaved, the Bricks 4 Kids activities were super fun, and we had such a great afternoon. Here are some pictures from the party.

A Minecraft Creeper cake...


Creeper Juice... also known as water :)


Minecraft Cookies...


Lego "7" Sign...


Lego Utensil Holder (don't worry, I washed and sanitized these Legos)...


Building Motorized Lego Cars...






Playing Minecraft Games...


The Whole Gang...They were so much fun!


This kid has enough Legos for the next YEAR!!!


Happy 7th Birthday CARSON!

25 Questions

Here are the same 25 questions that I ask my kids each year on their birthday.  Carson turned 7 yesterday so I interviewed him this afternoon. :)

1. What is your favorite book? 
A: Ninjago The Green Ninja

2. What is your favorite movie?
A: Frozen

3. What is your favorite food?
A: Cheeseburger with EVERYTHING from 5 Guys

4. What is your favorite TV show?
A: Ninjago

5. How did you like being six years old?
A: It was a good year.

6. What is your favorite color?
A: Gold

7. What is your favorite treat?
A: Fruit Rollups

8. What is your favorite song?
A: What Does the Fox Say

9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: Engineer

10. What is your least favorite food?
A: Eggplant

11. What do you want to do when you're seven? (Goals?)
A: Collect all three Lego Minecraft worlds

12. What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy?
A: Legos

13. What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy?
A: Use the hammer and drill and work in the garage

14. What is your favorite thing to do at school?
A: Free Choice (play with toys)

15. What is something Mommy always says to you?
A: It's time to give hugs and kisses!

16. What is something Daddy always says to you?
A: Goodnight, I love you!

17. Where is your favorite place to go?
A: Toys R Us

18. What makes you laugh?
A: Funny things

19. What is your nickname?
A: Car-Car

20. What is your favorite toy?
A: Minecraft Plush Creeper

21. What makes you sad?
A: When mommy and daddy leave and a babysitter comes

22. What makes you scared?
A: Scary movies

23. What is your favorite thing to do outside?
A: Play with the snow and go sledding

24. What is your favorite fruit?
A: Mangoes

25. What is your favorite restaurant?
A: 5 Guys

Carson Turns 5!

Carson turned 5 last week and for his birthday, our family spent the day at an indoor waterpark called Splash Universe! He {and Kadence} had a blast! Carson absolutely loves the water and was not even afraid to go with his dad on the biggest water slide that is almost completely in the dark. He tried out every single water slide and activity they had. So much fun!





About every 5 minutes this huge bucket would fill up with water, then tip over and soak everyone!


Even little sis had a blast! There was a little water slide in the toddler pool that was just her size. She would slide down it all by herself, stand up, walk up the stairs and go down in again...over and over again!




Carson loves anything and everything Star Wars right now...Star Wars legos, movies, and light sabers. His favorite characters are R2-D2 and C3P0 so I made him an R2-D2 birthday cake. He thought it was pretty cool!






Happy Birthday Carson!!!

25 Questions

Last year, I started a tradition of asking Carson 25 questions after his birthday. Here are the same 25 questions, only a year later. It's neat to compare his answers from last year.



1. What is your favorite book?
A: Star Wars

2. What is your favorite movie?
A: Polar Express

3. What is your favorite food?
A: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich with chips

4. What is your favorite TV show?
A: Yo Gabba Gabba and Blues Clues

5. How did you like being four years old?
A: I liked being able to play with my toys.

6. What is your favorite color?
A: Green

7. What is your favorite treat?
A: Chewing Gum

8. What is your favorite song?
A: the Diego song

9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: Tractor driver

10. What is your least favorite food?
A: I like to eat everything!

11. What do you want to do when you're five? (Goals?)
A: Play with my Legos.

12. What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy?
A: Putting puzzles together

13. What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy?
A: Playing at the waterpark

14. What is your favorite thing to do at school?
A: Play with my friends

15. What is something Mommy always says to you?
A: No Thank You.

16. What is something Daddy always says to you?
A: Go to bed!

17. Where is your favorite place to go?
A: My favorite place to go is the restaurants.

18. What makes you laugh?
A: When I jump and dance to the sky.

19. What is your nickname?
A: Car-Car

20. What is your favorite toy?
A: My favorite toy is my new remote control car.

21. What makes you sad?
A: When Kadence breaks my Legos that I make.

22. What makes you scared?
A: When I'm in the dark or in a tunnel.

23. What is your favorite thing to do outside?
A: Play in the shade.

24. What is your favorite fruit?
A: Watermelon

25. What is your favorite restaurant?
A: Jimmy Johns

25 Questions

This year I decided we'd start a new tradition and come up with a list of 25 questions to ask the kids each year on their birthday (I stole this idea from a friend). We are a couple weeks late but it's been crazy around here with Carson's birthday party, traveling to Chicago with Ryan for work, and then 3/4 of our family getting the stomach flu. But I will try to remember each year on his birthday to ask these questions. It will be neat to see how they change from year to year.



So, here are the questions with each of Carson's answers.


1. What is your favorite book?
A: Thomas

2. What is your favorite movie?
A: Polar Express

3. What is your favorite food?
A: Cottage Cheese

4. What is your favorite TV show?
A: SuperWhy

5. How did you like being three years old?
A: I wanna be four.

6. What is your favorite color?
A: Green

7. What is your favorite treat?
A: Suckers

8. What is your favorite song?
A: The Thomas song

9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: Train Engine

10. What is your least favorite food?
A: I don't like meat.

11. What do you want to do when you're four? (Goals?)
A: Play a game on my Leap Frog.

12. What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy?
A: Play Zingo

13. What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy?
A: Play Indiana Jones

14. What is your favorite thing to do at school?
A: Play trains.

15. What is something Mommy always says to you?
A: Good morning!

16. What is something Daddy always says to you?
A: Go to bed.

17. Where is your favorite place to go?
A: This way (pointing to the left).

18. What makes you laugh?
A: The robot panda.

19. What is your nickname?
A: Car-Car

20. What is your favorite toy?
A: Big Thomas

21. What makes you sad?
A: The garbage truck - something's wrong with the batteries.

22. What makes you scared?
A: The dark.

23. What is your favorite thing to do outside?
A: Make snowman and snow castle.

24. What is your favorite fruit?
A: Grapes

25. What is your favorite restaurant?
A: Red Robin

10 Pound Diaper Found in Fireplace

Carson was enjoying our fireplace in the most unusual way today and we had to capture it on video.

10 LBS Diaper found in Fireplace! from Ryan Chan on Vimeo.

Christmas with Alan and Melissa

Carson and Ethan Taking a Bath from Ryan Chan on Vimeo.

Here's a video of the yellow and white Chan boys taking a bath together. I'm sure they will love us for this when they grow up. :)