Growing.Sick.Boy.

Mason has been sick the past couple days =( Nothing is worse then a sick baby - I feel so helpless. But he has been changing so much lately!

I finally got a picture of his two teeth!

Trying to climb out of his crib - time to lower the mattress!

Sweet sick baby. He is feeling much better today but still not doing great. Poor guy.

Nothing is safe....

Mason has been army crawling for a few weeks and rolling everywhere for over a month - but he is now officially crawling! Getting more stable every second! This video was taken a few days ago and its amazing how much faster and stable he already is! Nothing in our home is safe...time to do a little baby proofing!

Winter Wonderland!

Almost every New Year's for the past 24 years, my family has been in McCall, ID. We always leave a few days after Christmas and stay for five or six days. There is always so much SNOW! We go snowmobiling and ice skating and always have so much fun! Well this year we were unable to make it - but mother nature wanted to make sure we didn't miss it too much. It dumped a few feet of snow in Burns and brought some FREEZING (-17) temperatures. It was so much fun to have snow to play in! (Living on the coast causes major snow withdrawals!) I could have gone for a little warmer weather though!

Mason had his first experience in the snow - which was short lived. WAY to many clothes for little man. He wanted to shed some layers. My smiley boy wouldn't even crack a smile! We went sledding, snowmobiling and went up in the woods and built a big bonfire and roasted hotdogs & marshmellows! We all had so much fun! And thanks to Grandma Jana, Mason got to stay home and stay warm! Next year hopefully he can enjoy the snow =)

Family Time!

We went to Burns the day after Christmas and got to stay for a week. Overall it was a great trip but my good friend's dad passed away unexpectedly a few days before Christmas and I went to the funeral. It was a hard funeral to go to - 56 is much too young to die.

Auntie Shery gave Mason his first hair-cut! He is getting to be such a big boy!

Mason's loves giving kisses now! He loved seeing his Grandma, Grandpa, Aunts, Uncles and cousins! We were so grateful we got to go to Burns - just wish dad could have come with us!

Christmas!

We spent Christmas at home this year. Kev got off the boat Christmas eve and we had dinner at our house that night. His parents, grandparents, Aunt Vienna and cousin Timmy came over. Mason got to open one present (from name drawing on my side). He was so cute. He actually really enjoyed opening gifts, especially the chewing on the bows & paper!

Christmas morning started at our house - opening our gifts to each other and Santa's presents. Kev got me a Flip Video, which I LOVE already! Mason was spoiled by everyone! Toys, a walker and a new bike from Grandma Jana and Grandpa Andy!

Next we headed to Grandma Laura and Grandpa Roger's house to open gifts with them. And have breakfast! Mason is now ready for fishing on the river this summer - beach chair and life jacket! He also got his first set of nerf balls and his own CAT Dump Truck!

Last stop of the day was Christmas Dinner at Uncle Gordon's house. We had prime rib and ham - it was so YUMMY! We headed home early and packed up - Daddy went back to work and Mommy and Mason headed over the mountain to visit Grandma and Grandpa Root!

My boys at Christmas dinner! I didn't take a family picture on our first Christmas =( I was so bummed! But we had a wonderful first Christmas together. We feel so fortunate to have been so blessed this holiday season.