mynd weekend

Saturday was Argyle's 126th annual "Meet Your Neighbor Day," and Mason's first! Unfortunately, it was a cold, rainy, windy day. My friend Jill and entered Mase & her baby girl Jerzey in the Kiddie Parade-- they went as a "just married" couple in their matching strollers. Their strollers WERE decorated super cute w/tons of streamers & balloons, but it was so windy ALL of the balloons fell off -- I guess we should have taken some before pictures! The rest of the day we usually walk around town, have a few drinks, and "meet our neighbors" but this year was so gloomy we just went to have our STORM tacos, then stayed @ my parents'.

Then Sunday me bobby and Mason did some shopping-- We bought Mason a "Big Boy" car seat -- his only goes up to 22 lbs and he is already 21 so it was time to make the change! To be honest I am a little sad--- he has grown so fast!

He holds his bottle all on his own now (except when his arms get tired & then he gets mad no milk comes out!)... so now I told him it is time to sleep through the night! we are working on that next. :)

now&then

I found the other picture of Mason & his curious george-- the picture on the left is from 2.21.09, and the other picture is just 4 months older- 6.23.09. Wow! He really has grown like a weed! {sorry you have to tilt your head for some reason the picture keeps uploading the wrong way}

5 months have flown by!!!

Mason turned 5 months old yesterday! The time has just flown by. Each day brings us something new and exciting, and each day just keeps getting better and better. His little personality, and his smiles and giggles always brighten my day. I took some pictures of him looking in the mirror, smiling, but when I looked at them I realized how dirty my mirrors are, so when I clean them, I will post them! :) It is so crazy to compare this picture of Mason next to his curious george to the one that we took the day he was home from the hospital. Curious George used to be bigger than him! So hard to believe!

For father's day we were officially the 'Green Family' all matchining in our green shirts. We went to church, then I gave Bobby his father's day presents - a tie with Mason's picture on it (from snapfish) was his favorite.

Mason also has been enjoying spending time in his "big boy chair" - aka: his highchair. We put it together Sunday. Havent started him on solids yet so right now he just plays in his highchair while mom & dad eat.

Below is a picture of Mason & his grandpa (my daddy)-- I just love this picture!

Happy Father's Day!

Bobby finally made it home yesterday after being gone for almost 2 weeks. He was supposed to be home Friday but his flight was cancelled due to bad weather in Chicago... Mason was so excited to see him! We then went out to eat @ Texas Roadhouse with my parents.

These pictures are from earlier in the day when Mason & I went to the park. We are so lucky that this park is right across the street from our house. There is rarely anyone there, so it kind of in a way just feels like an extension to our yard!

Bobby & Mason are still asleep in bed together... they are both sleeping the same way. Time to wake them up to get ready for church!

Happy Father's Day!

love my new camera!!!

My new camera has finally arrived!! Actually it arrived yesterday. I was at home on my lunch break and I saw the UPS truck drive up-- no lie, I ran out of my house and met the UPS lady at the end of the driveway! Then I ran back in the house. Anyone who knows me knows that I have this need to "touch" things right when I get them, so I unpacked everything from the boxes and monkied around. Here are some of the pics I took last night. I kept Mason up past his bedtime last night because I was so busy taking pictures of him! Then when he went to sleep, I picked on poor Jefferson, and after Jefferson ran away from me for the 8th time, I figured it was time for me to go to bed!

I just love it so far. I have no clue what exactly I am doing - last night I was just moving the dial around and seeing how the pictures looked different. I have vowed to myself I am going to read the entire manual so I will know how to run my camera inside and out-- so far I've read through page 5...

Yesterday Mason also had an appointment with an orthodist (is that even a word??? orthodics/prosthetics) to see if he needed a helmet. I have been so paranoid and worried that he was going to need one, so at Mason's last appointment our doctor told us (me) that HE didnt think that Mason needed a helmet but if it would make me feel better he would refer me...The doctor Mason saw told me that his head was fine-- it is a BIG head-- in the 100th percentile (that's ok dad says-- bigger brains!!) but it is "perfectly shaped." Whew now I can stop worrying! Im sure now I will just find something else to worry over.. I'm told that's what mom's do!

I am so happy Bobby comes home Friday night!!! Only 2 more days!!! Honestly, I have a whole new respect for single moms and moms whose husbands are deployed. Talk about superwomen!!!!!!!

TGIF!

Mason is always so smiley in the mornings - I just love it! The picture above is him laying on my bed this AM while I was trying to get ready for work. I don't know why all of a sudden he thinks he needs to be up at 6:30 with me! He also LOVES looking in the mirror-- I always ask him "Mason should we go see the baby in the mirror?" He gets all excited- it is so cute to think that he doesn't realize it is HIM yet! :) It has been a little nuts with Bobby being gone to school -- and we still have the weekend + one whole work week to go.... I am totally loving my "mommy & Mason" time, but will be very glad when Bobby comes home! Mason will be too. Whenever Bobby calls I put the phone on speaker phone ~ Mason gets all excited and starts looking around for his daddy, then tries to eat the phone. I am so glad it is FRIDAY! And it is acutally a BEAUTIFUL day. Can't wait to be able to go for a walk with Mase tomorrow and Sunday - I just hope it stays nice.

more digital pages

here are a few more digital pages I put together last night.

i am really starting to LOVE digital scrapbooking ~ there is still so much more I'd love to learn to do but slowly I am getting the hang of it! There is so much that I love about it - no mess, it goes quicker for me, I can resize/crop pictures however I want - and my favorite part is that I can reuse my favorite papers over and over again! And an added bonus, it is WAY cheaper- I always just download all of the papers/elements that I use-- most of these came from A Cherry on Top website. I dont really "feel" the same when I make my digital pages though-- as strange as it sounds, there is just some crazy feeling I get about physically cutting/gluing that I dont get from making my digital pages. Maybe I need to try hybrid scrapbooking- but first I need to find a way to print my pages! {...and I dont think buying a 12" printer is an option seeing as though I just bought a new camera-- which STILL hasn't arrived!}

Tonight my mom is coming over to help with Mason while I have my open house. I am so lucky she lives so close! Thanks mom for always being there! It is a lot of work but I have some candles that have been in my candle closet for quite some time- out with the old, in with the new! :)

my sick babes

Yesterday we had a mommy & mason day-- Mason was home sick from daycare. He was coughing so bad he would throw up! Poor little guy!!! I brought him to the doctor, he just has a viral infection (on top of his ear infection!) so not much we can do... he gets albuterol through a nebulizer every 4 hours, which helps him with his congestion. He was a sleepy baby yesterday, so we did a lot of cuddling! I kept thinking over and over yesterday how much fun it would have been if i had my new camera-- it STILL hasnt' arrived. BOO!! I guess it hasn't even been a week yet, but I am not a very patient person!!!

I was back to work today- Mason was at home with Grandma-- he loves it when grandma watches him. I heard from another girl I work with daycare was closed today, and Monday there was only 1 kid there-- the rest were out sick! :(

4 month pics