HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY MASON!!!!!!!

My little sweet baby boy is ONE YEARS OLD and I cannot believe it!!!! Just one short year ago, he came into our lives so fast and quick that I knew he was ready for the world. He has grown and changed so much in so many ways in one short year, it is mind boggling, but amazing at the same time. From a cuddle bug newborn to a mover who wants to GO, GO, GO!

I have enjoyed each milestone of my sweet boy: crawling, learning to stand, say some words and give the biggest loves EVER! I know it goes fast so we continue to enjoy EVERY moment.

Happy Birthday to our dear Mason!

Cousin time!

Summer is almost 9 months and is SO precious!

First camping trip!

Fishing

What a BLAST we had taking our first family camping trip this year!! Mason and Kylie had a GREAT time like we had hoped! We took the kids boating, fishing, marshmellow roasting and SO MUCH FUN! Kylie made a new best friend whom she spent every minute with and we enjoyed watching Mason enjoy what camping is all about! 

A great Mother's Day!

My family has always made me feel very special on Mother's day. This one was even more special. I woke up to a "happy Mother's day" hug from Kylie and a poster on my bedroom wall full of sweet pictures and words.

Kylie made me eggs for breakfast and after she gave me MORE sweet gifts that she made Mason had a few for me as well. The day before I ran a 5K with my sister, then treated my mom to lunch. Therefore we celebrated with Jesse's mom later Mother's day too! The guys barbequed a DELICIOUS steak dinner=spoiled! I was so grateful for a great day!

11 months!

Happy 11 months Mason!! You are getting SO big, SO fast! We have been so lucky to witness your many milestones that you have accomplished! You are still crawling everywhere and curious about so much! You point with your arm to where you want to go, saying "down" a lot and a lot more that will soon make more sense. We are all so excited to celebrate your first birthday next month as it is going to be a blast! 

Grandpa's wedding

This past weekend I had the pleasure of witnessing my grandpa Jay's wedding. It was a very special day that brought all of my dad's side of the family together. All of the grandkids and great grandkids had a special part. It was so sweet to watch and celebrate all together. Congratulations gramps!



Kylie, Sofia and Noah



Aunt LaNae, Gramps and Aunt Lisa

My sweet niece and I



Sisters!



Gramps and Crystal



Happy 10 months Mason!

Happy 10 months to our little man! He is still crawling like crazy, loves his sister's room; especially singing in the microphone! It is so sweet! He loves bananas, playing with big sister, the dogs and balls. Enjoyed this month very much!

Student of the Month

WAY TO GO KYLIE!! We are SO proud of you!! Jesse and I were smiling SO big when we received the notice from school regarding Kylie receiving a student of the month award for her kind actions and words! We got to surprise her at the school assembly in which they presented her the award. We are SO proud of you and love you SO much!!

DISNEYLAND 2013

At first, we thought about waiting another 6 months or so to take our first family vacation as a family of four, but as Spring break approached we decided we NEEDED a family getaway!! We spent the first three days between Disneyland and California Adventure. The kids had a BLAST!! My parents and niece met us down there and the kids had a blast getting their hair done at Disney 365, going on a ton of rides, playing at the pool and chasing the characters for their signatures. We also spent a day at Knott's Berry Farms. Mason was constantly on the lookout- he LOVED all of the characters as well as the few rides we could take him on- It's a Small World, Storybook and Pirates of the Caribbean. It was an overall great first trip to Disneyland for Mason!

More Easter Pix

Papa Keith and the kiddos!

Nanny Sherrie and Mason

Happy Easter!!

We celebrated Easter early this year because all of our family were going on vacation ON Easter: us to Disneyland as well as my parents, Amie to the Caribbean and Sherrie and Keith to Vegas. The in laws hosted an egg hunt for the kids and a delicious brunch! It was so much fun to watch the kids hunt for eggs as Mason just learned to crawl and after he found the first egg, he knew and was on to the next. Kylie was just as excited as ever; especially when she opened the golden egg and discovered $40.00 in it!! It was so fun to see both of them so excited and enjoying Easter.

Mason is CRAWLING!!

Mason has started CRAWLING!! He started crawling backwards and was doing that for a couple of weeks, but now has mastered crawling forward and ALL around. OH. MY. GOSH. am I in for it or what!! Kylie walked at 9 months and she kept me very busy, but wasn't interested in the light sockets, climbing, cords or any other danger zone. She was very content walking around, playing with Jesse and I or her toys. However, Mason is the opposite. He is MUCH more busy and into everything!! I am constantly chasing him around and sometimes feel like the only word I say to him is "no". In fact, when he reaches for a light socket, before I say a thing, he reaches up at me and shakes his head no. But, proceeds to touch the socket. It is hilarious, but of course I want to keep him safe at the same time. While Kylie didn't pick up every magnified piece of dirt, debri from outside Mason DOES. Everything he picks up goes right into his mouth. At least he says "AWHHH" so I can see and take it out. Last week it was dog hair and this week it was bark. How can any of that taste good? While they both keep me very busy, I love them dearly and realize that these moments will not last forever; therefore we make the most of them: chasing each other around crawling, playing ball on the ground and always playing in water (both of my kiddos fave!!).

Kylie and Mason hunting for Easter eggs

Kylie lost another tooth!



Letter- part 1



Letter- part 2

 It has been over a year since Kylie has lost a tooth! She was on a roll for quite some time, losing a tooth here and there, but that came to a hault after her 8th tooth. Needless to say, she was SO excited when this tooth finally came out. She even wrote a note to the tooth fairy who left her $20.00!! Kylie was beyond thrilled!!



Mason- 9 months!





Sometimes it feels like yesterday when Mason was 2 weeks old and other times it feels like a long time ago, which makes me feel happy that I have enjoyed this time so much and it hasn't passed by too quickly! It amazes me how quickly and fast they grow and learn during such a short period of time. It is SO neat!! 

Mason had a very successful check up-87% for height, weight and head measurements, :) Also, he has two teeth that have cut and is crawling.....backwards...he goes forwards, then stops on his bum. Jesse and I encourage him to go forward by placing things he cannot have such as our phones or IPODS, but he ends up on his tummy reaching. SO adorable. I was super excited to learn about new foods that I can introuduce to him: chicken, cheese, etc. New foods always make meal time extra fun! We are enjoying watching Mason reach each of these fun milestones!!