Easter 2010: Part 1

We had a great (& very busy) Easter Sunday! We managed to snap a few quick pictures before church. I was elated that the weather was actually nice for a change on Easter! It's usually cold & wet but it was a beautiful day & Mason was able to wear the short- sleeved shirt I'd bought for him.
And since I realized that I hadn't had any pregnant pictures taken yet (gasp!) I made sure to get a few quick belly shots in! I'm 17 weeks and feeling great! I can't believe that I'm approaching the half way mark. I will share more baby stuff soon...promise!

Our Big Boy

I bet you're thinking what I'm thinking...Wow! Look how big Mason is! Doesn't he look like such a big boy?!?!!
He's now 3 years & 8 months old and has been growing again lately. I took these pictures before church the Sunday before last. Of course he had to get in a goofy one, too. (He is NOT throwing up a gang sign!)
Also, just a side note: I actually made the new St.Patty's blog header last year at this time but there was a glitch & the program I was using wouldn't let me download it to my computer, so I was never able to use it last year. I thought I'd go ahead & use it this year, so I updated the picture of Mason and re-saved it but it would not save! (what is it with this?!) So I just went ahead & used it with Mason's picture from 1 year ago. Take a look & compare how much he's grown! (boo hoo!)

Fall Festival/Trunk-Or-Treat

Yes, I'm still posting about Halloween...On Oct 25th, I took Mason to our church's Fall Festival. He was excited to get to wear his costume a little early and participate in...

The beanbag toss

Decorating his own pumpkin

Getting his face painted (first time ever!)

There was also a cake walk (that I didn't get a picture of) where Mason won a plate of cupcakes.
But his favorite part was Trunk-Or-Treat! (AKA getting candy!)




We loved seeing all the cars decorated and some of them were a little creepy. But Mason is NOT at all scared of such things. He went right under this black curtain and into this "graveyard" scene and reached for the skeleton hand!


They served a dinner of hot dogs and frito chili pie and lots of sweet treats~Yum! I'm so glad we went and that Mason had such a good time!

Our Easter

Easter Sunday was cold and it rained cats & dogs! Why does it always have to be like that on Easter?!? I decided to leave Mason at home while I went to church since it was so cold & wet outside & I knew I'd end up having to park far away.

After church, Wayne, Mason & I went to my parent's house for Easter lunch. My sister got to pick our meal since this week is her birthday, and she picked chicken enchiladas. Although not your traditional Easter meal, it was delicious! Mom also made banana pudding for dessert & it was equally as yummy.
After the meal, we all gave the kids their Easter baskets. Mason got way too much candy, which he was pretty happy about, as well as some fun little toys.

Mom's beautiful Spring/Easter table setting~that orange thing is a huge carrot that I love!

(part of) my Grandma, Cameron, Chloe', Angela, my Dad...

Banana pudding with a cross on top!

Cousins~Cameron & Mason

Mason with his Easter basket from Mommy & Daddy

Mason looking through his new (bug) magnifying glass at his new car

Chloe' with a Garfield vase (she loves Garfield)

We had a great Easter at church & with family & Mason had lots of fun!

Ready for Church!

I took a leap of faith (pun intended!) last Sunday and took Mason to church with me!
I used to take him with me all the time when he was a baby & I could hold him and he'd take a little nap during the sermon (those were the days!)
Well, I tried to take him about a year ago and he had separation anxiety at that age, so I'd drop him off at the nursery and I'd get a page about 10 minutes later that he was screaming & crying. So after trying it a few Sundays in a row, I gave up & started leaving him at home with Wayne.
Well, I started thinking the other day that he is bigger & understands so much now that I could & should try to take him again.
He did awesome! I was so releived when I got through the first part of church with no page.
Then the sermon was over and still, no page.
Then we were taking communion, and still NO PAGE! I was thanking the Lord for everything!
When I went to pick him up, he was sitting at a little short table just his size with 2 little girls, eating goldfish crackers with his own dixie cup of water. It was so cute and it seemed like he was in school or something! The teacher said he did great and looked forward to seeing him again. I will be taking him again next Sunday and I might even try to send him up front in "big church" to the Children's Sharing Time before sending him on to the 2 year old class.
What a big boy we have! It's bittersweet...

Visiting Santa & Riding Vehicles

More about our trip to see Santa last Friday~
(these pics are from the same day as the last post, thus why he's wearing the same outfit. We have a "sweater vest" tradition when going to see Santa)

At first Mason was shy. He hid behind my legs as we approached the big man but soon let down his guard & sat on his lap. Feeling a little uneasy, he managed to utter, "Blue car, Red car" which is what he's been telling us he wants Santa to bring him.

I prompted him a little and he opened up, calling him Santa every other word as if they were old friends (they kind of are.)
Pointing at the vehicle rides in the food court, "Look Santa, big cars!"

All done. He got a sucker & a book & said, "Gank you, Santa."

We went straight to the rides~
First, the Tractor

Then the Race car

Next the Tow Truck



Finally, the safari Jeep

He was so cute putting his arm around the lion cub!

And I threw in this(NON blurry) picture of last weekend at church-after Cameron's children's program.
Angela, Cameron, & Aunt Lindsay (AKA me)

Sunday Funday

I'm so glad that Sunday was so much fun. It almost made up for Saturday sucking so much. [but not quite]
I started the day off by going to church early to see Cameron in the children's program. He had a solo singing part & was very good, I must say. After that we munched (too many) cookies and waited for "big" church to start. It was a special day~the Choir's Christmas Cantata! I love it every year-it's so moving! My sister, Angela sings in the choir & they had worked so hard putting it together.


These pics are TERRIBLY blurry due to my camera's suckiness.

Cameron is between the 2 guy's heads, to the left...

The cast of the children's program & adults who organized it (Angela is in red on the right, Cameron is front row)

Our awesome choir


After church, I ran home to eat lunch & spend some time with my favorite little man while Wayne got my car working!
Oh yeah-for those who don't know--my stinkin car would not start last week! Luckily, I was able to borrow my parent's car to drive while Wayne worked on it.



So anyway...Wayne got my car working just in time for me to drive it to Fayetteville to meet up with my best girly girls for a Christmas get-together. It was just my close friends Heather, Amber, Amanda & myself. We each brought food--and lots of it-& it was yummy. Then we went to a movie & saw some crazy one we hadn't heard of but sounded Christmasy called "Nothing Like the Holidays" [I think] Anyway, it had Debra Messing, Jon Leguizamo & lots of Puerto Ricans. It was funny & sad at some parts. There weren't many people in the theater at all & we were definitely the only white chicks. Hey-we had to represent our girl Debra. :)


Amber's gorgeous tree!


After the movie, we returned to Amber's for more food & a gift exchange. We drew names & Amanda received the gift I had brought. It was a foot spa. I have one & love it (although I need to use it more often.) I got the gift Heather brought & I love it. It was a bottle of Bath & Body Works lotion, a Ghiradelli dark chocolate bar (a BIG one) some cute painted blocks that spell "Friends" and the best part~a bottle of her fave Spumanti wine. Can't wait to break into that baby.
Heather, Amanda, & Amber


Amber opening a movie gift basket from Amanda

Wine-O

Amanda & the foot spa


I finally made it home around 9:00 to find Mason was still up~ waiting to see me. I was so glad because I really missed him all day! Thankfully he had a late nap, so he wasn't grouchy waiting up. What a fun, busy day!

Cameron's Baptism

Cameron was baptized yesterday during the church service. It went very well except that the batteries in my camera died right when he got into the water. Luckily, Angela shared her pics with me!

Congrats, Cameron!

Cameron's Confession of Faith

My nephew, Cameron has been going through the baptism class at church and made his "confession of faith" on Easter sunday along with several other kids his age. He will be baptized this Sunday. We are so proud of him and his devotion! He is truly a great kid that has always amazed me with his generous, kind-hearted spirit.

Cameron with Ronny Nowell, our Associate Pastor

Looking suave with the Easter lillies

My sister, Angela and Cameron

Spring pictures at my parent's house