Mason's 2nd Birthday at Chuck E Cheese's

Wayne & I took off work to spend the day with Mason on his actual birthday and we went to Chuck E's for lunch. Mason had so much fun! We had fun, too, but were pretty worn out from chasing him all over that place!

Waking up from his nap


"big lellow bus!" was his favorite!


Mommy, why is Chuck E's neck broken? (not sure why Chuck's head turned so far around like an owl, but Mason wasn't really worried about it)




He ate a whole piece of cheese pizza plus a few bites of another piece!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Shamrock socks


Mason's first ever Happy Meal!

This silly pirate's do-rag thing was his toy fron the Happy Meal. None of us like it, but I had to try it on him anyway. I think it makes him look like a gypsy.

The original Irishman...

Mason's visit with Santa

Saturday we took Mason to see Santa. When we first walked up to him, Mason grabbed onto me really tight, but he let me sit him on Santa's lap and was ok for several minutes while we tried to get him to smile. Then he decided he wasn't ok and started to cry. We ended up only buying one 5x7 but my Mom took these photos and I thought they were pretty good. Since we never got around to getting our family pic taken, the bottom one has now become our Christmas card picture!
After that, we shopped the rest of the day in the snow. It was the first time Mason had been out in the snow and he liked it, besides being cold.

Mason's UNofficial first haircut!

I couldn't stand the hair hanging down in Mason's eyes, so I did a quick snip of his "bangs" and it looks so much better. I'm not touching those curls!

TOP: BEFORE

BOTTOM: AFTER

What I'm up to these days

Here's what's going on:

1. Mason's one year professional photos were taken this morning. He did not have his usual morning nap so he was a little cranky and very clingy, but I think we ended up getting some good shots in spite of that. I love our photographer, Amber Lanning.

2. Last week we finally cleaned out our office closet (way overdue) and moved my scrapbooking supplies from Mason's closet into it so I can actually scrap after Mason goes to bed instead of going in with Wayne's headlamp on quietly digging for supplies!! (It's quite a site to behold!) Man, that was one long sentence! Since then I have already completed several pages--I just needed a little inspiration & motivation from 2 peas in a bucket and to be able to get to my supplies!

3. Our 8 year wedding anniversary is tomorrow, July 31st. We went to Branson over the weekend and left Mason with my parents--he has never spent the night at anyone's house! Yes--he is sheltered! He did wonderful--he actually slept better at their house (go figure) We missed him a lot but it was nice to get away and have some time to ourselves. We went to the Titanic Museum which was pretty neat and the Butterfly Palace which turned out better than I expected. (picures above) Other than that we hung out in our jacuzzi suite and had some nice meals. The traffic was horrible but it was a good trip.

4. Southern Living at HOME parties. I have several parties booked--and they're fun--it dosen't feel like work. The new Fall catalog is out and I want everything, as usual. They finally have the entire catalog on the website instead of just a sampling--see it at: https://www.southernlivingathome.com/wbslah/skins/s01/catalog.aspx?repid=534206

5. My best friend, Victoria's (aka Tori) Birthday--is TODAY!!!July 30th!!!!! That's right--8 years ago today she had to spend her birthday at my wedding rehearsal! poor girl. Happy B-day, Tori!

6. Junior League--starting a new league year. I'm on the same committee as last year (2 year placement) so I'm pretty comfy with that right now. I usually like to be challenged, but right now with the rest of my challenging life, I'm glad it's not for me right now. :}

Well, that's all the high points for now!

Mason's First Birthday!

Mason's First Birthday party was on Saturday. We only invited our families (and it was still overwhelming!) Mason was a little freaked out when he awoke from a much needed nap to find the house full of people.

We served hamburgers and hot dogs and all the sides. He had a great party and was in a good mood--especially while tearing into that cake--and after when he had a sugar rush! He got a lot of cute toys, books and clothes. I can't belive my baby will be ONE tomorrow!!!

Mason's First 4th

Mason's first 4th was pretty uneventful. We stayed at home and Mason was in bed by 9:00. I thought the neighborhood fireworks would scare him or wake him but he didn't seem to mind--he slept right through them! They were very loud, too! Wayne and I sat in our backyard and watched the local show--just like we did last year, except I was expecting Mason then. My due date was July 3rd last year so it was kinda bittersweet for me--I have to admit I was sad. I guess it's just a Mom thing--and now that he's growing up and doing so many things I really miss the tiny baby that he was. He's such a sweetie!

Monkey Boy

Here's Mason's Halloween costume--I hope he fits in it by Halloween! I ordered it online and it arrived yesterday. It's way too big for him right now, but we've got 2 more months for him to grow into it. I need to find him a banana as a prop!