The Many Faces of Madelyn

Madelyn at 10 weeks.
We were in Dillard's shopping in November and my Mom & I started talking to her & Mom started snapping these pics! I love them! They crack me up!

Memorial Day Weekend

Our long Memorial Day weekend was filled with shopping, eating & more shopping. Wayne went on a 2 night camping/floating trip to the Buffalo River with his brother, so it was just me & Mason all weekend. We shopped for about 2 days straight with my Mom...

We finally tried out the Green Bean (a restaurant) and LOVED the food! But not the service. They were short handed & overwhelmed, so I'm sure it would be better if we went back. The food was definitely worth another trip. So fresh and unique. Mom & I had the chicken salad. It had everything you can imagine on it. (see below) Mason had a rosemary ham & cheese sandwich. We all had to try a strawberry almond corn muffin as well~ or "muffcake" as Mason would say. (think "muffin" & "cupcake")
YUMtastic!

We shopped at the Promenade and took my niece, Chloe' along. I had forgotten just how much fun it was to shop with a teenager. (said sarcastically)

Mason had fun trying on sunglasses

I took a mirror shot of us:

The next morning, I took Mason to a class at Gymboree. He LOVES it.

Then we visited the downtown Bentonville Farmer's Market. It was nice. A trip to B LaRue, As For Me & My Home, and a walk around the square.

Then we headed to Interiors Galleria. I really love this place & hadn't been in a few months. One of my faves~Lavender Blu:

Another cute little booth that I like:

We did do something besides shop~

I've been trying to keep Mason busy with crafts lately, so I picked up some pipe cleaners & pom pom balls & googly eyes at the Target dollar spot the other day. I wasn't sure what we'd make, but we ended up with...

2 caterpillars & a spider, too!

Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend!

Mason is Allergic to Shopping?

Poor Mason has been sick since Friday. He felt a lot better today~well enough to get a haircut & go to Walmart with me, but he still has a nasty cough. It all started with an allergy attack on Friday. His eyes were red & swollen & his nose was stuffed up yet running and he looked miserable. He had a low temp all weekend & I was prepared to take him to the Dr. today but he was so much better, thankfully. He takes Zyrtec everyday throughout the Spring, Summer, and beginning of Fall due to seasonal allergies, but Spring is by far the worst time for him.

He was feeling ok on Saturday, (looks like he's fine in this pic, huh?) so we got out of the house with my mom & went to Hobby Lobby (in the rain)

He got to ride the little mall rides~



When we got home that evening, he had a temp of 101.1! I guess I shouldn't have taken him out of the house afterall. Hey-you saw how good he looked in that 1st picture! I'm so glad he's feeling better now-if he'd just lose that cough!
Isn't this an exciting post about my child's allergies? :)

I Heart Target

First of all...Please pray for little 5 year old Jaxson who is at ACH with kidney failure right now!

My Mom, Mason & I visited our new Target on Friday. It was filled with a lot of great things that I want! I think it's better than the Fayetteville store, personally. It has almost the same layout, more refrigerator cases, and just seemed to have a lot more selection to me. (Probably because it's new)
Anyway, I've been on a quest looking for new bedding for Mason. I can't seem to find what I originally had in mind, but I found a good 2nd runner-up at Target. I don't want to divulge the theme just yet. We are planning to convert Mason's bed from the toddler daybed to a twin bed. He's just so stinkin' big and with his stuffed animals, he gets a little cramped. Plus, since I want to redo the theme of his room, what better time to convert?
I have also been keeping my eye out for a new bathroom accessory set (such as trashcan, soap dispenser, etc.) because I'm planning to paint & redo my front bathroom. Guess where I finally found the perfect set? Target...although I haven't bought it yet.
We were in Target for over an hour and Mason slept the whole time! Naps are rare for him these days so I was grateful.

We are also grateful for the shelving unit that my parents gave us today! They decided we needed it more than they did and it matches the desk they gave us recently. We went & picked it up today and got it installed with the tv on it. I'm trying to figure out exactly what else to put on it. Books? Move some Razorback stuff around? A home for some of my scrapbooks? I'm not sure yet.
(oops, should've turned the tv off!)

Mason found a little spot to crawl in and lay down just long enough for a picture...

And since I haven't posted any pics of Mason's obsession with vacuums in a long time, here's a few of him (one with my grandma in it) from a few weeks ago:

Look at the knee bends-he really gets into it!

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)

My living room looks like a daycare...

Well, it did. But now all 500 of the toys are put away nicely in Mason's room. It really made me think that we should donate some of his old toys. Mason spent most of his Christmas money on Saturday buying new toys and mommy made sure to get some outfits as well. There's just enough left for a trip to "the bear store" (aka Build-A-Bear) to get some jamammas (pajammas) for Patches and maybe some accressories.

I love this picture (although blurry) it reminds me of Alice in Wonderland!

A few days ago...

Last night~making funny faces & telling me to take his picture...

Black Friday

Mason & I casually hit a few stores on the Friday after Christmas with Mom & Angela. We went to Hobby Lobby & the Promenade. The weather was absolutely beautiful! The high was 70 (can you say global warming?!) but it was very windy. Nevertheless, it was nice to shop at the Promenade without freezing our butts off!

In the car watching a "me-oo-vie" (as he says)


And some random acts of cuteness...

Meet "Patches"

Again, pics from last Friday when me, my mom, & Mason went to see Santa. After visiting with Santa & riding the rides, we ate lunch then started shopping. It wasn't long before we found ourselves in Build-a-Bear Workshop. Mom wanted to treat Mason to his first Build-a-Bear as a Christmas gift. It was fun! Mason picked out a cute puppy dog:

Pushing the foot pedal to stuff his dog

Putting the little satin heart inside

"washing" & grooming station

Picking out clothing & accessories

Meet "Patches"