Backyard Pool Fun (June 2011)

 These cuties had a great time in the blow-up pool!

 This was Madelyn's first time in a pool! (9 months old)

 She even found a lizard to chew on! lol

First Burst of Spring

The last part of March is when the Bradford pear trees bloomed out all around town-and in our backyard. They don't last very long, so I always try to get some pictures of them while they're loaded with flowers! It's always so pretty when they start to leaf out because the petals fall to the ground like snowy confetti.


I like this moss that grows on the bark of the pear tree, too!


The bright coral azaleas...

A rough, rugged looking boy...
...who picked his Mommy a few flowers :) What a sweetie.

Mason's New Sandbox

Wayne added a sandbox area underneath Mason's new swing set/fort. It was the perfect place for it and he has really been enjoying it this week! We got him some sand molds to make castles & such & he will play in it for over an hour if we let him! Wayne even made a cover for it because we didn't want debris getting inside or neighborhood cats using it as a big cat box. ("Uh...I don't think those were Lincoln Logs..." TS3 quote! LOL)





Also, I posted about Mason's Annual Handprint on my poor neglected blog Daily Chrysalis since that is were I posted about each previous year. That blog is just about artsy/crafty stuff usually. Anyway, you can check it out if you want...

On another note, Wayne & I have both been so incredibly busy trying to get EVERYTHING under the sun done before our baby girl gets here. My due date is in just 7 weeks and we've been stressing-but also getting a lot done each weekend. We've been so overwhelmed with all the stuff that is breaking around here! Why all at once? Why now!? I know we'll get it all done & be ready to welcome our little one though!

Swimming & Swinging

On Sunday, Mason got to try out the new swimming pool he got for his birthday. He had a great time splashing & jumping & even did a few cannonballs!






While Mason was swimming, Wayne finished the assembly of the playset! He worked so hard over the course of 3 days to get it together. Mason hopped right out of his pool & onto the swings & glider when he heard it was ready. It has a bumpy slide & a little picnic table/bench area. We are talking about putting a covered sand box under the fort (behind the picnic table area.) I know Mason (& eventually his baby sister) will get years of play out of the set!

Summer in Full Bloom

Tonight Mason got to play in the sprinkler in the backyard, He loved running through the water and sliding down into it until the rain blew in and we had to go inside. He ate dinner & then actually fell asleep on the couch at 6:50! (that never happens!)

The water's cold!!

Love this running picture!

While out back, I finally got some pictures taken of our gorgeous hydrangeas and echinachia (sp?). This fat bumble bee was ever so nice to pose while I took her picture...
This is the first time in 4 years that the hydrangeas have bloomed! The first year we lived in our house, they were loaded with blooms--but none since. I guess the weather always got them.


They are all actually a deep, dark purplish-blue in person--like the ones in the shade to the far right in the picture below.
There are also some day lillies in bloom in another corner of the yard.

Simple Pleasures

Since Mason is doing so much better now that the excessive amount of pollen is clearing, he has been able to play outside some lately. The weather has been gorgeous and I'm so glad he's not suffering with those allergies like he was. He's back to his regular OTC medicine but still has to avoid being outside for too long.
A few days ago, we went out back to see our Iris' in bloom~ so many more have bloomed since the picture~ and Mason played with his bubbles and a pinwheel and blew every white puffy dandelion he could find!

Spring has Sprung!

Mason has gotten to play outside the last 2 days. It has been warm and beautiful, although windy. Yesterday, he rode his Jeep until the battery ran out, played on his slide, and had me push him in his swing over & over again. He's so glad to be able to play outside, although we are having to limit the time he spends in the sun due to his allergies. He not only has regular seasonal allergies and eczema, but has now developed a skin sensitivity to the sun that makes him break out into an itchy rash. Poor kid~our pediatrician says to try to play in the shade, so that's what we did today. (post to follow)

Timewarp: Fall Playday

I know it's January of a brand new year, but we're going to take a little journey back to November when my desktop computer decided to die and I took a long vacay from blogging. Please bare with me as get caught up to present day!

Let's do the Time Warp again...and go back to the Fall, before Thanksgiving. The last semi-warm day of the season when Mason wanted to ride his Jeep in the backyard:

Mason was looking exceptionally cute this day!



LOTS more to come...