Playday at Rob's!!

Mamma n' Mason, My lil' swimmer boy eating chips in the pool & Mr. Chocolate face all in one day!

Mason's a Dog

Mason has a new obsession with our dog's cage! So he's officially our new pet...however yesterday he decided to get in there with the dog while her food was in there....NOT A GOOD IDEA. She is territorial about her food so needless to say Freckles bit his poor little hand. Lucky for us there was barely a mark. ;)

THE BALLOON FESTIVAL!!

Well Saturday night we spent the night at the balloon festival! We headed up to Eden with Jan & Jeff(Mason's best friend). Mason had been cranky ALL day long, literally throwing tantrum after trantrum so we figured he was going to be a real "treat" up at the festival but we took our chances anyway! Once we go there was ate some dinner while Mason continued his tantrums however we just ignored him & Jeff started to FULLY entertain him & he calmed down...his butt should've napped like I told him to but he was NOT willing to take a nap. Anyway, they ended up cancelling the launch of the balloons due to the wind but they did blow them up & light them up. They were extremely cool to watch light up. I wish the darker balloons would've been as cool as the lighter ones! Needless to say Mason loved watching them light up & he never would've known the difference in them launching or lighting up! It was a great night out with Jan & Jeff. Mason loves them to death!! So another wonderful summer night...

Visiting Grandpa & Uncle Brant

Well on Sunday I decided it was time to take Mason to visit Grandpa & Uncle Brant. Of course we had to visit them in the ground but having somewhere to visit them at all means the world to me. I haven’t visited in a VERY LONG time but I used to spend so much time there just talking to them. Mason doesn’t quite understand what a Grandpa is yet nor is he even close to knowing why he doesn’t have one on either side of his family but as soon as he is old enough I will explain it all to him. So we sat at the cemetery while Mason ate his lunch and he even tried to give his toy to Grandpa & Uncle Brant. It was the cutest thing ever. He also danced around on their headstone! Ha ha! As we started to leave he looked over at the tree that we planted when my brother died & said bye as he was waving. It makes me so sad that he never had the chance to meet my brother and my Dad but I will tell him all the stories about how crazy they were, how loving they both were and all the good memories I have of them. He will know who Grandpa & Uncle Brant is(was).

A day on the Front Runner & to Gateway

What a great Saturday...we decided to take Mason on the Front Runner to gateway since he loves trains so much...we had the pleasure of going with my boss & her husband. When we first got on the train Mason was extremely nervous but he put on a brave face. He actually wanted nothing to do with Mom & Dad, he just wanted Jeff & Jan. So he spent the train ride there clenched to Jan & watchin gout the window. When we got to gateway we walked a bit & then took Mason to run through the water. He was HILARIOUS! Of course he was a bit aprehensive at first considering he couldn't figure out where the water was coming from & it scared him a bit but once he figured it out he was having a ball. I have offically diagonsed him with OCD. Before going into the water I just put on his swim suit over a regular diaper, however he was having none of that. He knew something was wrong & wanted his Lil' Swimmer diaper on immediately or he was NOT going in the water. After playing in the water we headed back to the train where him & his new best friend Jeff played like 2 year olds but Jeff of course isn't 2. ;) Mason was completely worn out but he never shut down the whole train ride home thanks to Jeff. Once we got home to our station it was off to Jeff & Jan's for some grubbin'. Mason immediately fell asleep in the car. Once we got back to Jeff & Jan's we let him sleep on the floor while we prepared to eat...eventually he woke up & immediately wanted his new best friend. He only wanted Jeff to feed him his hot dog & his hot dog bun!! I've officially made Jan & Jeff adopt me as a new child so along with the package comes their new adopted Grandson...whether they like it or not, so Mason has a permanent playmate, Jeff...and since one of his Grandpa's is in heaven & the other is non-existent, he now has one he can claim if he'd like!! Thank you Jeff & Jan for a wonderful day & loving Mason ALL DAY LONG!

Kenlee's 1st B-Day

Well Mason's cousin Kenlee has now just turned one! It was a great day spent with our family! Mason & cousin Kiara played in the pool...Mason still hates getting his face wet...we had to help him down the slide as he can't do it alone yet but he sure thinks he can!! Soon enough he'll be able to do it all alone...he's growing up way too fast!

HAIR HELP!

Ok, I need some serious help here…do I cut my hair? Do I keep it long? Do I keep it brown with highlights? Do I dye it all brown or dye it all blonde? HELP ME! I tried to pick pictures of all short & long lengths I've had along with blonde & brown….so piece them together and HELP!