Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Productive Day!

Mason and I had a very productive day today! Four batches of cookies, hauling wood, laundry and cleaning up all the messes!




And I wonder why I can't lose that last bit of baby weight?!?

My big helper - in his new favorite toy! Yes, the laundry basket!
And our fire wood - which we can't take all the credit for, our neighbor boy came and helped us haul wood! Good thing we had lots of fresh baked cookies to thank him!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Christmas Card!

The Happiest Place on Earth!

My parents took our family to Disneyland last week. We stayed for six days and it was such a fun trip! It is so beautiful during the holidays! Mason had a GREAT time! He did great on his first plane ride (wish I could say the same for Kev - he is terrified of flying!). Here some of the MANY pictures we took on the trip!

The Castle!
"World of Color" Show - we LOVED it! I highly recommend to everyone that goes!

We spent a day down in SeaWorld. Dad surprised Shey and signed her up to go swimming with the dophins! It was so neat watching her out there! And she was so happy!

Mason's first ride - It's a Small World! He absolutely loved it! He was checking everything out!

Pooh, Tigger and Minnie's nose!
Goofy, Chip, Woody and Donald Duck!

Grandma got a scooter - it was well used by everyone! And so were the strollers... We did so much walking!
Mickey Mouse!

Our little family - having a great time in Disneyland!

Princessess! I love the one of Cinderella hugging Sayge!
Grandma's sister - Aunt Betsey, came down for a few days! It was so good seeing her and Grandma and her had so much fun together!

Eating noses was a common occurance on this trip! I think that was why Mason loved the characters so much! He just wanted to chew on their noses...

The whole group! I love my family!

Rides! Tea cups, Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo!

Matching mouse ears and shirts! My mom got the kids matching shirts on ETSY. They looked so cute!

And the biggest surprise of the trip...KEV RODE THE ROLLER COASTER! My husband is terrified of heights. He told me for the past year that he WOULD NOT ride the scary rides. Well he did - and he loved them! I was so happy because I LOVE the "scary" rides! He had such a good time. It was his and Mason's first trip to Disneyland and they both had a wonderful time (And so did I...)! Thanks to my amazing parents for taking us on such a fun vacation! We made some great memories!

Seven Months!

Our sweet boy turned seven months on December 7th! We were on our way home from Disneyland that day (I will post about our trip soon!). He is changing all the time and I have a feeling some big milestones are right around the corner! A few of Mason's accomplishments:
  • Sitting up - quite stable just a few tip-overs (that darn big head...)!
  • His 1st tooth popped through - (December 12th).
  • Eating baby food three times a day - LOVES it!
  • LOVES his sippy cup! We have only tried water but we'll attempt some juice soon!
  • Only drinking three (sometimes four) bottles a day.
  • Rolling every where! Grabbing EVERYTHING! And chewing on EVERYTHING!
  • Getting into a crawling position - but then falling over and not going anywhere.
  • Not sleeping through the night yet - eats about 4 am (hope this changes soon!).
  • Waving and playing catch - aka rolling his favorite ball!
  • Smiling, laughing and giggling constantly! He is such a happy boy - his laugh melts my heart!
  • Gives the BEST open mouth slobbery kisses EVER!

Mason has such a fun personality. He is so observant and always checking out his surroundings. He is such a blessing in our lives and we love him so much! I have a feeling he will be crawling soon (mom isn't quite ready for that - but dad can't wait!). He has the funniest expressions and is always smiling and laughing! He is our little sunshine - and we need a little sunshine in this gloomy west coast weather!

We love you Mason - thanks for being such a sweet baby boy!




Monday, November 29, 2010

A visit from Auntie Erin...

My old roommate (and one of my very best friends) just moved back to the west coast with her husband! They have been living in New Orleans and they just moved to Washinton about 3 hours from us! We're so excited to be so close! Her and Josh came down for a visit this weekend and it was great to see them! Mason loved playing with them too!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas...

We decorated the house, hung the Christmas lights and put up the tree last week! I will post pictures soon! But for now here is my happy boy - all ready for Christmas time!



We love Grandma Jana's House!

We went to visit Grandma Jana and Grandpa Andy a couple weekends ago! We had a wonderful trip. I sure love going home and seeing my family =) We made sugar cookies, put up Christmas lights, celebrated mom's birthday (a month early!) and put up the Christmas tree! We got to see Skye, Becca and the boys while we were there too. I went elk hunting with dad, Skye and Glen. Glen shot a spike - that we packed out on horses. It was quite the adventure. Mason and I got to stay for almost a week and it was a much needed visit! While we went to Burns - Kev stayed here and went elk hunting with his family. They killed two bulls - his dad shot a really nice one! I don't have any pics...sorry! I did get a few pics of all the kiddos at Grandma's house though!




Thursday, November 11, 2010

Six Month Stats...

We had our six month appointment yesterday. Mason is doing well...his weight has slowed down due to his lack of interest in his bottle. That darn formula! At least he is really starting to like solids though! But he is healthy and the appointment went great...except the four shots =( Poor little guy!
  • Weight: 16 lbs 14 oz (37th percentile)
  • Height: 27 inches (70th percentile)
  • Head: 18 inches (95th percentile!)

I call him fat-head...my mother says I shouldn't. But he is my little fat-head, the doctor asked if she should be concerned or if big heads run in the family? We told her it is very normal - he has the "Johnson" head!

We love our little fat-head...someday he'll grow into it! Until then we're just a little top heavy!

Monday, November 8, 2010

Six Months Old!

Yesterday Mason Man turned six months! Time flies... we have our six month appointment on Wednesday so we'll post stats later. But here is our big boy wearing his first tie =)



Thursday, November 4, 2010

Miracles do happen...

This is my little sister Shery and her husband Jeff. Almost two years ago they were told they wouldn't be able to have children. It was terrible news but Heavenly Father had a different plan in mind - and they are expecting! She is due in June! We are so happy for them - they are going to be wonderful parents! We can't wait to meet the new addition to the Root Family =) I'm guessing girl...Grandma Jana is dying to spoil a little grandaughter. But we will see...

Jumperoo!

Mason loves his jumperoo and is finally "jumping" in it =) He lights up when he is playing...I love it! Today he is not feeling so good... I wish he was happy and smiling all the time! Hopefully he'll feel better soon so we can get back to play time and smiles!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Halloween 2010

Our sweet little pumpkin!





Mason was so happy to have his daddy home...I just love that sweet smile! And both my sweet boys!

Pumpkin Carving!

We had a pumpkin carving party at Grandma Laura and Grandpa Roger's house! It was fun having all the cousin get together....and the kids LOVED it!