Visiting Santa

Mason was excited to go see Santa and tell him about the toys he wanted. He posed great for the pictures and then started shyly talking about wanting a new big boy bike, a kitchen set, a Chick Hicks truck, and a Mack "without holes." (long story)
After seeing Santa, Mason got to ride the carousel and this time he chose the new giraffe!

What's Going On...

Here's a hodge-podge of what's been going on in our lives over the last week:

Since his first ride on "Chilo" on the carousel at the Promenade, Mason is now a seasoned pro! He's been on "Cherokee Blue" whom Mason called "Ketchup" (he was ketchup colored!)

and "Elvis" (Mommy rode with him this time & got a little green-I'm not a big fan of going round-and-round!) And yes, Mason needs a haircut.

He still loves to play with Playdoh. Here he is with a few creations that Wayne & I helped him make~

Mason has really been into building "towers" with his Mega Blocks. This is his "Tah Dah" look:

I got my hair cut on Friday~Here's BEFORE:

and AFTER:

When my mom, Mason & I were out & about on Friday afternoon, we stopped by Village on the Creeks to see if the flowers were in bloom yet down by the water. They weren't, but some lovely daffodils lined the area around the parking lot, so we stopped for an impromptu photo session (thus Mason's non-picture worthy outfit) I LOVE how they turned out! He just sat right down & posed.




The Chapel on the Creeks was open and I've always wanted to see the inside(I'm dying to go to a wedding there!) It was gorgeous to say the least. There is an amazing painting of the Last Supper in the Groom's Quarters! Anyway-back to the story~no photography was allowed inside the Chapel, but we walked around the side and found this beautiful 2-sided bench.


On Saturday, Wayne mowed for the first time this season, raked up leaves & sweet gum balls from our trees (ugg) and edged. Mason had to mow as well. Yesterday we purchased a new Bubble Mower at Wal-mart to replace the cheap-o $4 mower he's been using. He's been playing with it non-stop in the house (with out the bubbles of course!) and can't wait until it's warm enough to get back outside.

That's all for now!

What we did this weekend...

We pretty much did NOTHING on Saturday & Sunday. I, thankfully, have only had a few mild pains here and there, so I don't know whether I already passed the kidney stones or if they are still to come. (yikes) I did pick up my pain meds on Friday just in case I needed them over the weekend.

On Friday, Mason & I rode around town doing errands with my Mom. I had a terrible banging headache most of the day, so that really sucked. We stopped in at the Promenade Food Court so that Mason could ride the New Orleans Carousel! I hadn't heard anything about it (because I live under a rock) but my Mom told me that it was saved from Hurricane Katrina and refurbished. I wonder how it came to live here...? I'll have to google it & get back to you! Anyway, It was the highlight of the day! It was really beautiful and the antique cash register they used was amazing as well. They had it recovered in copper, brass, and nickel and it has more buttons than you can imagine. If you're at the Promenade, go check out the cash register and of course the Carousel!






I was surprised to pull back the curtain on Sat morning to find this:

So we just spent the weekend at home. Not that the weather would've kept us from doing anything if we had wanted to, we were just kinda lazy and too cold.
Mason played with his road mat and we watched the movies Cars & Finding Nemo about 3 times each! We just joined the Disney Movie Club and got 4 movies for $1! He is loving them! (and so am I)