Happy Halloween!

Mason is going to be a frog for Halloween this year. (Okay, he won't actually be going door-to-door but it's still fun to dress him up.) Cousin Ava wore this costume when she was his age. The costume is a little big but very cozy. Today all of the kids got dressed up for the Kindermusik class.
Mason's eyes are almost as big as the frog's eyes!

Mmmmmmm... Rice Cereal!

After much discussion (and anticipation) the big day has finally arrived! Today Mason tried rice cereal for the first time. He managed to get a little bit down and he seemed to be okay with the whole process. I am filled with mixed feelings. I am excited that he is getting older and yet I am a little sad at the same time.


What a little cutie!

Playdate With Declan

We went down to visit with the Jacketts and Dympna (mommy's friend) and her son Declan came by for a playdate. We took all of the kids to the park and ate fantastic homemade pizza courtesy of Declan's daddy Greg.
Dympna is having another baby in the New Year so Mason will have another friend to play with very soon.

Meeting The Twins

Mason and I finally got to meet Sophia and Claire. Their mommy Philly works with me. The girls are five and a half weeks old in this picture. Sophia is in the middle and Claire is on the right. We arrived home just as Philly and the girls were pulling into our driveway so we took a picture of the three of them sleeping. Sophia was starting to wake up here. We look forward to lots of playdates with the girls and it is going to be so much fun watching them grow up together.

Mason's Blog

I hope that all of you are enjoying reading this blog as much as I am enjoying putting it together. A few of you have commented that I am not updating it enough but I am worried that I am posting too frequently. I mean, I could post every day as we take so many pictures of Mason but I think that that would be a little too much.

Feel free to leave comments - I love to read what all of you have written. You know how it is with teachers: feedback, feedback, feedback!

More Shower Pics

I am sure by now you are all thinking "enough already!" These are the last two pictures for now. Here are Blake and Mason together. They are almost the same size even though Mason is 3 months older. It is going to be fun watching the two of them growing up and seeing how much trouble they can get into at family functions. Mason looks so funny in this picture. I think that he is wondering why I am not holding him. At the end of the day with daddy. Mason is wearing his new Halloween PJs that he got from the Orrs.

Playing With Cousin Jack and Auntie Karen

Mason was getting home improvement tips from big cousin Jack that he plans to pass along to daddy once his language skills improve. (That would be Mason's language skills.) "See Mason, you turn the screwdriver clockwise to tighten the screws." This picture is too cute: Mason has his hand resting on Jack's arm.
After all that instruction Mason needed a break.