where has august gone?

yikes i cant believe it is already the last weekend in august! Summer is officially coming to an end, unfortuanately! Our family blog has been very neglected this month - I had *big plans* (really I did) to upload a bunch of pictures and do a super big post but I havent even put pictures onto my computer from my camera yet.


Today Mason had his pulmonologist appointment that took 3 hours; Mason was such a trooper! First we met with the doctor, then they did a bunch of little pokes on his back, then we had to go to get a chest x-ray, then back to meet with the doctor, THEN went to get a vial of blood drawn. I thought for sure he was going to sleep (or cry) the whole way home but he didn't! Our dr. today told me that we HAD to get rid of Jefferson. He was actually quite irritated that we hadn't already gotten rid of him when we first found out he was allergic, but his primary doctor told us we didnt have to.

The house is quiet; Mason went to bed and Bobby is @ a fantasy football draft. Last night I had a girls night out and came home with a new purse among other things (bobby was almost as excited as me about the new purse to add to my collection!) as we did an exchange of our odds/ends - kind of like a rummage sale but we just all contributed and then took turns taking what we wanted/picked out for eachother. It was so much fun, thanks Katrina!

Last weekend had my scrapbooking weekend @ "A Friend's Getaway" in Dent, MN. GREAT place!! Believe it or not I used up ALL of my pictures in my picture box. Of course most of them went in a 4x6 album and I havent developed any pictures since Christmas (!!!!!) but I really wanted to get "caught up." My scrapping month-by-month digitally has really taken the "stress" out of wanting to stay caught up.

I am also VERY pumped to "re-start" my metal stamping - I finally found a place (online, after searching all over the place in Grand Forks) that sold small quantities of metal discs. They are way smaller than I thought but it is still so much fun! I also am excited to use the new humungous Xyron sticker-maker my grandma gave to me.

I will try to put up some more pictures this weekend :)

*scrapping*

It feels like such a long time since I have been able to catch up with my scrapping -- I know I am leaving in a few weeks for camp but have been *working hard* to keep up with my "monthly" pages. Here are a few - I also put some others on my amber's digitals page, along with a new template!

pics

Here are a few pics from the Saturday wedding Bobby, myself, Preston and Mason went to. Saw our friends the H's there- their little girl is just 2 days older than Mason - it was the cutest thing EVER to watch them dance and play together! ((ps: Amy I dont have your email address to email you the pictures but will have Bobby send them to Josh))

We were so happy we were able to have Preston with us for the past few days; he went home last night and we miss him already!

Tomorrow we are having all of the cousins take pictures together - can't wait to see how they will turn out. Then finally a weekend of R&R as we have NO plans! Can't wait.

Now off to watch a movie with my sister as she is home for a few days.

fair time!

this week has been the week of the marshall county fair. 3 days down, 2 to go! We have been spending a lot of time just walking around the fair. Mason hasn't gone on any rides yet but has played, and won TWO separate times on the duck game ((the one where you pick up a duck and you win)). I just got done watching the fireworks from our bedroom window. I never noticed we could watch them from here the past 3 years!

Bobby went to Fargo tonight to a wedding and then to pick up our nephew Preston (after watching Preston's softball game). We are SO excited to get to spend the week with him! He is staying with us while his parents move some stuff down to their *new home* in Oklahoma and start to get things settled. Bobby already has an itinuary for the two of them!

Tomorrow we are going to the fair early-afternoon and then off to Fargo for a wedding. Sunday will be another day of the fair, Monday back to work! Can't believe it is already the last day of JULY!

touching base

It's FRIDAY! my favorite day of the week, it always has been. We have been busy bees lately, it seems. I dont have time to upload any pictures but the past 7 days we:
-Went to a wedding 7-17-10 - had such a great time! Mason stayed with my sister and brother, and Bobby & I stayed up WAAY too late!
- Tuesday = softball
- Last night I had girls night out @ our house. We made kabobs (??) on the grill - it was my first time actually running the grill so I was a little nervous but I think they turned out great! not too bad for my first time, anyway

Today Mason has his 18 month checkup as it is his 18-month "birthday" today! Wow - hard to think he has been around for a year and a half already! In some ways it seems like he has always been around (because I honestly don't remember life without him!) and in others, it seems like it was just yesterday he was so tiny!

Tonight we are having a fish-fry @ my aunt's in Grand Forks. My grandpa is up from St. Cloud. Saturday Bobby is working in Minot, and Sunday I take off for the cities for work! Then next week the Marshall County Fair starts!

the adventures of a&m (amber & mason)

Bobby is gone to Fargo for work tonight, so I am on the computer, listening to Mason sing away in his crib, which he has been doing for the past hour! We went to my grandparents' tonight, showed up right as they were starting dinner, so they invited us to stay! It sure beat the tacos I was going to make tonight!

Mason has been LOVING bike rides (see above picture) - I tihnk the bicycle trailer thing we bought was probably the best $200 I have spent... this summer anyway! We have been getting so much use out of it. It is a little more "exciting" than walking in the stroller.

Mason has been begging (literally) me to put in "baby-songs" for him almost every day for the past 10 days. He doesn't get to watch it everyday, but it is not a pretty sight when he is told no! I will be very happy when the DVD is returned to my parents' house! These pictures are of him watching it. He is starting to sing along to the "no-no-no" and "yes-yes-yes" song. He bobs his head and is usually on the wrong verse (as far as no/yes) but it is so cute to watch.

I had walked into the kitchen to get something, and when I came back, Mason was hanging out with all his things (including the remote) on the coffee table. He is my climber!

Put another post on my other website - which I think is going to be myscrapping website from now on. We will have to wait and see how I try to manage 2!!!

spcc #55

Here is my take on http://spcolorcombos.blogspot.com.