Picture Galore

My little sister keeps telling me she wants more pictures so this one's for her.

Grammy Time

We have had a wonderful week of celebration for our boys and it was made even better because my Mom was able to come over and spend the week with us. We took her to our children's museum, we went shopping, to the park and even out to breakfast. We are sad to see her go back home but look forward to our next visit hopefully it will be soon. We love you Grammy Thanks for coming to play with us.

1st Birthday

 
Today Mason turns 1, and I can't believe how fast the time has gone. It seems like just yesterday he was this little tiny baby and now he is starting to talk and walk and crawling so fast you can hardly catch him. He will eat anything you put in front of him. He has had a lot of firsts this week, his first little steps, first ham and cheese even if it was just little pieces, a yummy cup of apple juice, a monkey tattoo, and best of all birthday cake.
He is such as sweet and wonderful little boy. He has the most incredible little smile even if he doesn't like to show it when the camera comes out. He is adored by his big brother and sister. I am so in love with this little boy and the love and joy he has brought to this family is amazing. We are so very lucky and blessed to have him in our family and I look forward to the future and seeing all of the wonderful things he will do. We love you little boy!!
I'm gonna get some
YUM YUM
Good enough to eat the plate.
No better way to end the day!
Sweet Birthday Boy
Handsome Boy!!!
Chugga Chugga Choo Choo
What's in that present?
I can stand
Who needs toys when you got a box?

Birthday Party

We had a birthday party for the boys yesterday, but really it was more for Dell. The one family we invited with a little boy Mason's age so he didn't really get into the party mode. We ordered Dell a personal Safari cake and everyone else got pineapple upside down cupcakes, they were so good. They had a hot dot lunch with chips and soda. They also played a Skittles vacuum game which the big boys had fun with but the girls struggled with the suction on their straws to keep a hold of the skittles. Dell got some fun presents and spent the rest of his party outside playing with his new stuff and his friends. All in all it was a good day and fun was had by all.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Dell turned 6 today and I just can't believe what a big boy he has become. Six years ago today he made me a Mom and what an incredible journey he started us on. He was such a wonderful baby and has grown into a loving, caring awesome big brother to his little sister and he is so great with his baby brother. Always ready to show him how to build block, and drive cars or pick him up to move him out of the way or keep him from going where he shouldn't. He favorite thing to do is go outside, ride his bike and play. He takes Ellie with him just about everywhere he goes and they really are great little friends.
He's had a quiet but fun day, he woke up and watched cartoons with Ellie and Grammy then he opened his presents, and then it was time for breakfast. Grammy made his favorite Sausage, egg, potato's and toast. We went to Spoon Me a great little yogurt and smoothie shop and he got a smoothie for a treat and then off to the store to get a few things for dinner and he wanted to use his gift card from his Great Grandma Carter. He got a fun remote control Hummer that he drove around the house all evening. Spaghetti with sweet sausage was his dinner of choice, and cake is going to wait for Saturday when he and Mason have a Birthday party with all of his friends. Here are a few pictures of his day. We pooled his birthday money to get him a digital camera because he loves to take pictures. He would take my old cell phone and walk around taking pictures until the battery would die and then he's plug it in charge it and do it all over so we knew he would really enjoy it and so far that has proven true. He took it to the store with us so he could document every thing he did.

11 Months a litle late

Mason was 11 months on the 28th and will be a year in just a few short weeks it is amazing how fast this last year has gone. He has really started to slow down in the growing department only add a half a pound or so and 1/4inch in height. He can no go from sitting to standing without holding onto anything and he thinks that's pretty cool he gets a huge smile on his face every time he does it. He has finally gotten his top teeth and he's working on another that should come in any day now. He will eat just about anything you give him but he really likes pancakes, eggs and bananas. He is still very much a Mama's boy but all he says is dada dada dada and it seems to be universal for both JD and I. He is the sweetest boy. We are going to have a Birthday party for both boys on the 27th which should be a lot of fun.

Home

After 3 weeks of vacation with family and friends we have made it home. It was a great trip and we had a great time hanging out with friends that haven't been seen in years along with playing with cousins at Grandma and Papa's house. It was a crazy time with 5-6 adults and 6 kids under 6 but we made it through. Christmas Eve we took the kids over to my Grandma's house and it was so great to see her and Mason fell asleep in her arms it was the most precious sight. I'm glad she had her camera because I forgot mine. I have to say I wasn't very good with taking pictures on the trip but I do have some of the kids making snow men in the front yard at grandma and papa's house and then my sister in law along with her kids and our family we went down to the Phoenix children's science museum. It was fun but the things there were a little more advanced than our kids could understand now but they still had fun.


Tug a war

Make a vortex with Uncle JD

The kids acting out the Christmas story

Snow Lady

Snow Men