Bathing Beauty

(More from November @ 2 months old)
Madelyn loves to take baths! She smiles and never cries until she gets out & gets a little cold. But Mommy gets her warmed up pretty quickly & she always smells so fresh like baby lotion :) Mmmmm....

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!

Swimming & Swinging

On Sunday, Mason got to try out the new swimming pool he got for his birthday. He had a great time splashing & jumping & even did a few cannonballs!






While Mason was swimming, Wayne finished the assembly of the playset! He worked so hard over the course of 3 days to get it together. Mason hopped right out of his pool & onto the swings & glider when he heard it was ready. It has a bumpy slide & a little picnic table/bench area. We are talking about putting a covered sand box under the fort (behind the picnic table area.) I know Mason (& eventually his baby sister) will get years of play out of the set!

Summer in Full Bloom

Tonight Mason got to play in the sprinkler in the backyard, He loved running through the water and sliding down into it until the rain blew in and we had to go inside. He ate dinner & then actually fell asleep on the couch at 6:50! (that never happens!)

The water's cold!!

Love this running picture!

While out back, I finally got some pictures taken of our gorgeous hydrangeas and echinachia (sp?). This fat bumble bee was ever so nice to pose while I took her picture...
This is the first time in 4 years that the hydrangeas have bloomed! The first year we lived in our house, they were loaded with blooms--but none since. I guess the weather always got them.


They are all actually a deep, dark purplish-blue in person--like the ones in the shade to the far right in the picture below.
There are also some day lillies in bloom in another corner of the yard.

Workin' at the Car Wash

Last weekend, Wayne washed our cars and Mason got to help. He had so much fun.
Puddle jumpin'

Scrubbing Mama's car
And Daddy's car
Taking a little break

Daddy wrote Mason's name on the driveway with the power washer! (and then had lots of fun having to blast it off!)

A Splashing Good Time

This is my 5th post tonight(!)so be sure to scroll down & check out the previous new posts...

I'm almost embarrassed to say that before yesterday, Mason had never been to a swimming pool. Me, of all people, former swim team member, 3 year Lifeguard, teacher of private swimming lessons, had never taken the poor child to the pool before. So now that the guilt is over with, here's some pictures of what a great time we had!

Before getting in the water, he had to try out the cool chairs

I took him in the 3-4 Ft water first & bobbed him around to get him more comfortable. He jumped into my arms twice from the side of the pool (he wasn't afraid) and then we spent the rest of the time over in the kiddie pool, which is just 1 FT deep. He "swam" all around that little pool. He didn't stay by me very much but of course I sat at the edge & kept my eye on him at all times. Mommy may have gotten a sunburn~but at least I kept Mason greased up like a little piggy with sunscreen! (I put it on myself too, just not enough or not in the right places!)

I love this pic of my pasty white boy!



My new fave pic! What a cool dude.

Summertime!

Mason's favorite thing to do (besides play with cars) is to play outside. He loves to swing, run around, ride his trike, and of course, play in the sprinkler!
We finally got a new camera a few weeks ago since I was at my wit's end with our old one. We knew we had to break done & get one with Mason's birthday and our Vegas trip coming up. So you won't have to hear any more griping out of me about how most of my pictures are blurry, it takes so long to snap the picture that the action is then over, or that the video option is broken! Now I have good pics AND video back!

Okay...I just tried to upload 2 videos & it's not going for some reason. I'll keep trying...