Grandma & Grandpa's Pool (June 2011)

We have fun swimming at my in-laws'--the kids love it!  

Madelyn 9 months, Mason 4 1/2 years

 Madelyn really liked the water!

Afternoon at the Lake

Back in October, we went to the lake to visit Wayne's parents & grandparents who were there camping in thier RV's. It was Mason's first trip to the lake and he couldn't believe how big it was! Wayne's Dad, Bill, took us out on the boat while his Mom & Grandma stayed on dry land, watching Madelyn. We had a great time & Mason was so excited to be out on a real boat. Bill took off really fast a few times & we laughed as we just about got blown away!

Meet the Family

Madelyn got to meet many of her family members right away...

Madelyn met her Uncle Billy (Wayne's brother) right after she was born, but we didn't get a picture! :(



Wayne (aka "Daddy")

Mason (aka "Big Brother")




My Grandma (aka "Gigi")


My Dad (aka "Grandpa")


My Sister, Angela (aka "Aunt La")


My Mom (aka "Mimi")


My Mother-in-Law (aka "Grandma")


Wayne's Grandma (aka "Granny")


My BFF, Victoria (aka "Aunt" Tori)


Me (aka "MOMMY"!)

Christmas Day

After seeing what Santa brought and opening gifts from each other at home, we headed to Wayne's parent's house to celebrate with them. We ate a big meal then the kids unwrapped gifts. Mason was happy to play with his cousins and see his Grandma Clova & Grandpa Bill.
That evening, we went back over to my parent's for another meal!

Sunday Afternoon at Grandma & Grandpa's

Sunday we visited Wayne's Mom & Dad and also got to see his Grandma and his Sister & her family while we were there! The weather was nice and Mason had so much fun playing with his cousins, Lexi and Haley. We also got to eat homemade stew that Wayne's Mom, Clova, made. Yum!

Three Cuties...

Too bad this is blurry~Mason with Grandpa's horses

Mother's Day 2009

I'm back from my (unintentional) blog break! I have several posts to catch up on & I'm looking forward to my 400th post very soon!!!!!


First thing in the morning, Wayne and Mason gave me a beautiful sterling silver heart-shaped locket necklace and a card that made me cry! It was one of those recordable ones and when I opened it, it was Mason's sweet little voice saying, "Happy Mother's Day" then Wayne, "We love you." Then Mason repeated, "We love you." I started bawling before the whole thing had finished playing! So sweet!

I visited my own Mom on Sat. since she & the rest of my immediate family went to Fort Smith to visit my Grandma on Sunday. They ended up getting hit by a teen driver in an intersection while going to eat lunch. The girl then hit another car, so 3 cars were involved. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured. Just sore with bruises. What a lovely Mother's day they had! :(

Meanwhile, Wayne, Mason & I ate lunch at Colton's steakhouse then headed to Wayne's parent's to see his Mom, Clova, for Mother's Day. Although it was a little chilly, we spent the afternoon sitting outside on their covered porch, visiting & relaxing by the firepit. Mason had fun playing in the sand and "driving" Grandpa Bill's dump truck (& honking the horn!) I just had to take pictures of my MIL's beautiful Iris', Peonies, & Climatis! I had a good (3rd ever) Mother's day!












Their covered gazebo

Inside the gazebo~looking up. So peaceful in there!

Catch-Up Post

You may have noticed I haven't been feeling very bloggy lately, so now I'm going to play catch-up! Here are a few things I wanted to share...

Mason had a check-up at the Pediatrician last week. He's healthy and on track with most everything. He is still in the 95th percentile for his age group in height and weight (no surprise to us!) He weighs 37 lbs and is 40 inches tall!!! He is so big & heavy to carry, but I still do it because he's my baby!
Dr. A told us we needed to stop giving him milk at bedtime (oops-I knew that!) so that he wouldn't get cavities and to start a routine of teeth brushing before bed. (I just let him brush his teeth kind of hit & miss before) So we have started that and Mason is really into it. I bought him a new toothbrush and some toddler training toothpaste (safe to swallow) and he thinks he's big stuff! Here he is tonight before bed...


On another note:
The other day, Wayne's Mom, Clova stopped by to see us and brought Mason this huge red dog! His name is Floppy and Mason just loves him and his Grandma Clova!

Lastly,
My parents got new (BeEEEaUtiFuL!) office furniture, so you know what that means~ New desk for us! (we got their hand-me-down desk) Yippee! Our office has looked pretty pre-marriage your-stuff-and-my-stuff-crammed-in-a-room-together for a while now, so the new desk is a real upgrade. I'm really enjoying all the workspace. (see below) There's talk that we might also inherit a nice bookcase that will shelve our tv...:)

More to come, but that's for another post!