Friday, June 22, 2012

15 Months!

Connor, you are 15 Months old today!! (And judging by the look on your face in this picture you are
pretty excited about it!
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 Here's what you are up to this month! You continue to have such a sweet and loving personality. You are very cautious and reserved and are still happiest in Mommy's arms. You love to cuddle and still insist I sit and hold you while you drink your milk each morning and night. You absolutely won't drink it unless you are cuddled up next to me!

 You are a lightening fast crawler and are starting to climb on everything but you are still not walking! You have made lots of progress in the last couple of months and are now starting to stand on your own and walk holding our hand. I'm hoping you will take your first steps in the next month or so!

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 You are such a little copycat lately. You want to do everything we do and normally you copy us within seconds of us doing it! A few weeks ago Mason had a cough and every time he would cough I would immediately hear your little fake cough come right after it!

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You love music and bop your head the second you hear it. You have a show that you love to watch with all sorts of songs and the minute I pick up the remote and ask you if you want to watch it you start bopping your head and "dancing"!

You LOVE animals. We won't be getting a pet any time soon (if ever) but it does make me a tiny bit sad to see how much you love them and know you won't get one of your own! Any time you see a dog you just start laughing and squealing and chasing it around screaming "Dah Dah Dah!!"

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 You are a complete Mama's boy. If I am in the room, you only want me. You do however do completely fine without me when we leave you at church or with a sitter. Of course you cry the second you see me return but I'm just glad to know you do okay when I am gone!!

You are still a great little eater! You always eat more than your brother. In fact many times your food is finished before he has even taken a bite! Oh three year olds.... Your favorite foods are grapes, bananas, cheese, bread, avocado and pasta!

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 You love being outdoors! Swinging, hanging out in the pool in your float and exploring in the grass are definitely your favorite things to do!

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Mason is your favorite form of entertainment.  He can make you laugh more than anyone else and it is so cute to see you two interact. You've started following him around to different rooms to play lately and it is so sweet to watch. The other day I walked into Mason's room to find you both sitting on the floor reading a book.  It pretty much melted my heart. :-)


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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Lately

I had a few pictures from the last few weeks that I never got around to posting! Things have been so hectic around here that I just haven't had the time. I definitely feel like having two kids is busier now than ever! It's great because Connor and Mason are starting to play together but tough because they are both at ages that demand so much of their own attention! That, combined with carrying around my 14 month old child who has no desire to walk, makes me one exhausted Mommy! Here's a little of what we have been up to the past few weeks!

 Sweet brothers. I need to make a separate post on how much they LOVE each other lately! IMG_6651

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My three boys :-)

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 Playing Pirates together...one of their favorite things to do lately! IMG_7094

 Connor discovered these bongo drums and is in LOVE. Plays them 50 times a day! IMG_7102 IMG_7103

 Fun at the pool!
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A sweet story about that: We were headed to the Jack Carter pool in Plano today and Mason had a very concerned look on his face. He turns to me and says "Mommy I think that Connor's knees are going to get hurt on the concrete at the bottom of the pool. I hope he doesn't get blisters!" Such a sweet thoughtful brother. :-)


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Bathtime fun!
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Monday, June 4, 2012

The many characters of Mason

Mason has been really into pretend play lately. Pretty much his entire day is spent pretending he is a pirate, army man, knight, cowboy etc. Our dress up chest is getting more and more full with hats, shields, swords, bandanas and costumes! Here are some of the many sides of Mason we see each day!

Knight Mason


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Pirate Mason!


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Explorer/Bug Collecter Mason


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Cowboy Mason!


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I am so going to miss this someday!!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Memorial Day Weekend!

Our Memorial day weekend consisted of swimming and more swimming! This year is so nice because it is the first time that Mason is happy just swimming around in a pool! He has always needed more to entertain him but now he is completely content for hours! Then there is Connor, who we have recently discovered is our little water baby! He will just sit in his float and smile and squeal! It makes it a lot easier to enjoy time at the pool compared with last summer having a newborn and a 2 year old who constantly needed to be entertained! On Sunday we went to my brother in law's to swim!

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Playing with Daddy!
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I love this shot of his little feet! This shows how long he was in the pool! IMG_6589

 Mason's new favorite thing is jumping in! Thank goodness for his puddle jumper floaties...those things
are the best invention!


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 Then yesterday we went to Mason's friend Presley's house to swim again! IMG_6607

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 So Connor lately is OBSESSED with dogs and cats. Since we don't have pets it is so exciting to him when he sees them. He saw their dog and instantly started bear crawling around after her shouting, pointing and squealing!
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Great Wolf Lodge!

This past weekend we took Mason to Great Wolf Lodge! We went with Mason's best buddy Carter and his family and had so much fun! We left Connor with his grandparents and he did great being away from us! We loved GWL and would definitely go back! It is great that it is so close to home! Mason had no fear and rode down big water slides over and over. That boy is such a little daredevil! Here are some photos I took of the inside area! They have a huge outdoor pool with slides too! IMG_6324
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 Just the three of us! We loved being able to spend one on one time with Mason! IMG_6304
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 One of his favorite slides! He would come down and the first thing he would say is "I wanna do it again!"
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 The boys on the jet ski squirters! IMG_6311
With the dads!
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  Taking everything in!
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My boys!
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Kevin and Marideth's Wedding!

I'm a little behind on blogging but trying to catch up! Jared's younger brother Kevin (the firefighter who Mason adores!) got married on May 5th! I'm so excited for him and his new wife Marideth! Mason and his cousin Liev were the ring bearers and could not have been cuter. When they walked down the aisle, they got about three steps in and then both just stopped and starting giggling and standing there for a few minutes. It wasn't until the flower girls came along and pushed them on that they started moving again! Here are some pictures from their special day!!

Connor dressed up and ready to go!

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The ring bearers!!
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 Mason and his cousin Wesley
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 Eating his "reward" candy for doing such a good job!

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 The bride and groom with Kevin's parents! IMG_5389

 I love this picture and I love even more that my child will be holding a pirate in their professional wedding photos :-/
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Connor at the reception....he was ready to dance!


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 Connor with his Mimi! On a side note, he spent the night with them for the first time that night and did GREAT! Such a big boy!
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Mother/son dance!

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 The groom's side of the family! family picture

My sweet boy!
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 Congratulations Kevin and Marideth!! We are so happy for you guys!