Marc and Carson had the opportunity to go to the Father and Son’s Campout this weekend.  They had a great time and got to explore someplace new.  This year, our ward went to Peppersauce campground south of us.  They got to explore a cave which Carson wasn’t too sure about ahead of time.  Upon their return, Marc said that he was so proud of Carson.  Although he was a bit scared, Carson plugged through and made it into the cave.  This took sliding on his stomach at times and holding himself up as he scaled down the sides of  slippery, muddy, walls.  Marc said it was about a mile in.  After the experience, Carson told Marc that he never wanted to do that again.  We are proud of our newly turned 5 year old and his bravery to try a new experience. 

As a side note, I send the camera with Marc every year and say take pictures.  Marc usually returns home with no proof of their outing, but this year he remembered.  Here are the whopping 3 photos he took.  Enjoy!

Carson's shoes after emerging from the cave.

A couple weeks ago, Marc had a work trip that took him to Augusta, Georgia for a week.  Sometimes when Marc goes on trips like this (which are not very many) I get an itch to do something drastic.  This time was one of those.  Let me give you a little background. 

When we purchased our house in June of 2004 (yes, 6 years ago) there were two walls in our home with color.  The big blue wall (a.k.a. Smurfville) and the big red wall.  The blue wall is the wall in our front room that runs the entire length of the house and the red wall was in the master bedroom.  Marc actually had to go on a business trip the weekend after we moved in so my dear friend Lucinda cracked the whip and had a few lady’s over here hours after Marc left.  She brought primer, her “Oops paint”  that had been sitting at her house unused for years and some paint rollers.  She did this because she knew that the wall had to go and quick.  We all stayed up late after I put the kids to bed and painted away Smurfville.  Yeah!  When Marc arrived home he was very surprised to see what we had accomplished.  Thank you Lucinda for helping me start life in my 1st home more comfortably. 

Last month when Marc left again, I decided it was time for the big red wall to go.  Although I liked the color, I did not like it on that wall.  I liked even less the verticle blinds that covered our sliding glass door in our room that leads to the backyard.  So this time with my own “oops paint” new curtains and a power tool I went to work.  I have posted pictures of the before and after and I must say that I am very proud of myself for accomplishing this on my own.  Marc was very surprised and he likes the end result.  I must say, I have never enjoyed walking into my bedroom like I have since the transformation.  Go me!

A quick post to let my blog followers know how proud I am of Audrey.  She not only made the Honor Roll for second semester, but also made the Principal’s List!  That’s right, straight “A’s” ALL YEAR LONG!  Way to go Audrey.  You are Awesome!

What is greater than turning 5 you ask?  Having two parties of course!  Turning 5 in the Coria family means having your first “friend party”.  Carson had the guest list planned a few months ahead of time.  We decided it would be fun to have a water party since May 30th in Chandler is usually H-O-T!  This year we lucked out and it was a perfect day for a water party.  The boys had fun eating cupcakes and ice cream, opening presents, and playing outside.  Audrey was a great game master as usual.  She planned and set up the games, showed the boys how to play and kept things very organized.  They played water shooters, water balloons, slip-n-slide, water ball in the target and goofed off in the pools.  We of course, cannot forget the pinata.  A great time was had by all!

Since Carson’s Birthday fell on a Sunday this year, we had his friend party the Thursday before.  On Sunday we had is “second” party with family.  Grandparents, Aunt, Uncles, and cousins came for cake and ice cream to celebrate Carson’s big day.

Thank you to  everyone who helped make Carson’s birthday special this year.  He is very excited to be 5!

Happy June!  Although the calendar says it is not officially summer, I beg to differ.  Temps here in AZ are hovering 100 degrees, the kids have 2 days of school left, and we have already been swimming a few times, so I declare it is summertime!  I have a goal to put up a post a day in June… we’ll see how far I get with that, but I will start the month off with pictures of Sophia’s first haircut which actually took place on May 29th.

Lori has been cutting my hair and some of my family members hair since I was 14 years old.  We LOVE Lori.  We have followed her from Salon to Salon throughout her career and she rarely disappoints (You can ask me about my perm in college someday).  Lori has given all of my children their first haircuts, so there was no question as to who would do the honors for Sophia.

As you can see, she sat still and was a great client!  Way to go Sophia!  Here’s to many more haircuts with Lori!