Mason's first t- ball practice

Mason had his first t-ball practice yesterday and he had a blast. He did such an awesome job of listening and doing what the coach said. It was very hot but he toughed it out the whole hour. I think he is the youngest on his team and he was one of the better players. I'm only a little biased! It was very amusing to watch and I look forward to watching them get better as the season goes! Here a few pics from practice.






Mason running the bases and Mark cheering him on.


Mason got a chance to bat. He hit a couple pretty well and hit the t a few times too.


Mason is standing close to short stop position waiting to field the ball.


I'm plan to take my real camera today and get some better shots. We are hoping the rain holds off til later. If not I'm going to have one very upset t-ball player!!
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Maddie discovered her shadow

Last night Maddie discovered her shadow! I kept noticing Maddie looking on the ground and then she would stop and let out a whimper of frustration. I finally realized she was seeing her shadow.







She did not like the fact that something was following her!



Here is a little video of her trying to get away from it. She was seriously cracking me up!

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Here and there

Saturday morning I decided that we would make a surprise visit to the fire station to see daddy. We don't get to go very often since it is so far from the house. Mason has been asking Mark alot of questions about the fire station lately, like where he keeps his gear and random stuff like that. This was a good day for us to go since we had no plans.
Here is Daddy answering the thousand questions Mason had for him! Oh and Mason just had to wear his bunker gear to the fire station!


Rare family photo!


After we left the fire station we headed to my mom's for an impromptu swim party!
Maddie didn't really care too much for this float! She wanted to be out on her own.


She loved the water!


Mason and Mikayla swimming there little hearts out! They had a blast together!



Sunday after church was spent resting and visiting with Nana and Pops.
Mason was so sweet and offered to vacuum the rug for me!






Maddie girl was absolutely exhausted! Her and Mason were watching tv and I found her like this...


She had fallen asleep leaning up against the couch. I would have maybe left her except it was 5 o'clock and I wanted her to sleep that night. Luckily she had no trouble going to bed later that night!
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Mother's Day 2012

I woke up Mother's day to Mason asking if it was indeed Mother's Day. When I said yes he quickly responded with " happy Mother's day!" He then told me he had to go get my cards because they were hidden in his room. One was from daddy, he had to work so he helped Mason hide the cards and coached him on what to tell me the next morning. It was really sweet. Then while my mom was making breakfast Mason gave me a back rub. That was the sweetest thing he did all day!
After church my mom and I took the kids to the park for a picnic.






The rest of the day we did a whole lot of nothing. After I finally got Maddie to bed I was skyping with Shana when Mason decided he wanted to jump on the bed. I repeatedly told him to stop then all of a sudden I hear a thud and Mason screaming. He had hit his head on the nightstand. I was so scared but luckily there was no blood, so no need for stitches but he has quite the bruise. So Mason now understands why the doctor says "no more monkeys jumping on the bed!"



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Better late than never...

Here are some photos from last weekend, better late than never! Please excuse the randomness, it was a very busy weekend!

Mason and Maddie LOVE to take bubble baths!!





Waiting outside at Grannie's



Grannie dishing out some cookies



Mason and Zuzu digging for fossils at the fort worth children's museum


Playing in the pretend ambulance


Maddie enjoyed driving


Me and the kiddos, yep I was there!



Maddie sitting in a Dino footprint. It looks like a bath tub to me.


Mason in front of the huge dinosaur. I love how he is giving thumbs up in this picture. His daddy would be so proud!



Maddie checking her groceries


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Our weekend

We had a busy and fun weekend. Daddy worked Saturday while me and the kids stayed at Zuzu's house. My sisters and I spent most of Saturday doing wedding stuff. It felt good to get some things checked off the list and we had the best time together. Sunday daddy picked us up and we went to church and then just hung around the house. Here are some highlights from the weekend.
Here is a picture of the kids.



Maddie is so full of expression these days and it cracks me up!



Saturday night we had dinner in Keller by some old rail cars and we promised Mason after dinner that we would check them out.
Mason calls this his "rockstar" pose!





Maddie loves to say cheese for the camera!



Zuzu and the kids. At this point Maddie was done with pictures and Mason was still in "rockstar" mode!


Aunt Shana and the kiddos before dinner.


After dinner we went to get ice cream. Mason knew exactly what he wanted. This made me laugh because we never go out for ice cream.


Uncle Rusty making the kids laugh!


Zuzu had a little dream come true when she had a grand kid's band! Mikayla joined in later on the piano! Mason took his role as drummer very seriously. He had the drumstick count down!


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