Camping at Porcupine

Reese, Mason, and I went camping up to Porcupine Dam this last Friday. We had a grand ole time. While I set up camp, Reese found wood for our fire with Mason's help of course. Once all the bedding was in the tent, Mason had to test it out. Here he is with Reese in the tent checking the bounciness of our mattresses. You can barely see Mason's little hand flinging through the air in the tent.

In case you weren't sure, Reese is amazing. He was able to get a fire going with one match and wood that refused to burn. With the warm fire now burning, we started to cook ourselves some delicious hot dogs. Mason was so excited to eat his that he wouldn't even take it off the roasting stick to eat it.

For desert, of course we had smores. We like to try smores differently every time we go. This time instead of just chocolate, we put Rolos in the marshmallows as we cooked them. Yum! We also had Barq's Red Cream Soda! My personal favorite...and apparently Mason's too.

This picture was taken BEFORE Mason got really messy from drinking the red cream soda.

It was a somewhat sleepless night. Mason was in between Reese and I because I was scared that he would get too cold over on his own mattress. Oh how wrong I was. He kept kicking off all the blankets because he was hot, which left Reese and I without blankets and freezing.

Not only did we not get near 8 hours of recommended sleep but we were woken up by Mason a little before 6 a.m. He seems to wake up with the sun. So we made breakfast and went for a hike. Here are Reese and Mason climbing up a crevice.

We made it to the top and into the cave. It was a little difficult to get all 3-1/2 of us up there but it was worth the view of the lake and our campsite.

Mason and I enjoying the view. He is pointing out where our car and camp are.

The cave from down below.

Here is the waterfall we were camped next to. It was three times as pretty in person but I hope you enjoy what I was able to capture with our camera.

Did I mention we went to Vegas?

We finally made it to Las Vegas! Reese and I went with Bryan and Jessica M the first week in May. We have been planning this trip since the end of last summer. We were without out kids, which was a nice break, but I have to admit that we missed Mason pretty bad at the end. We stayed in a nice hotel and had some excellent food including BBQ wings, brazilian grill food, and fried Oreos.

The four of us at the famous Vegas sign.Bryan and Jessica....and Reese.

Reese and Lacey also at the sign.

Enjoying Freemont street. It was a little more family friendly than Las Vegas Blvd.

The light show on the ceiling was pretty amazing.

Reese seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.

At the "Old Vegas Strip" on Freemont Street.

This umbrella display was pretty cool. I think Bryan is upset in this picture because he is worried about all the bad luck that will come from the umbrellas being open inside.

Still in love while riding on the walkways into the Venetian.

At a 3D movie in the M&M factory. Here is the first of many appearances of Reese's "crazy eye." That's what Bryan was calling it. I don't know why I am trying to look like Popeye.

Reese next to the red M&M.

Lacey and the green M&M.

In the M&M factory in front of a picture of Vegas.

The two of us throwing up the M&M gang sign.

I know this is a picture of Brian but I had to post it because of the appearance, again, of Reese's "crazy eye."

Reese getting arrested! This cop was taking pictures with random people so the guys got one too. Reese asked if he was a real cop and he got a little offended because he really is one. I don't know many cops that park on the sidewalk and pose for pictures arresting tourists but it is Vegas.

We were able to do some "free" gambling at a couple places on the strip. What would happen is the casino would give us each $50 or $100 in promotional slot play. You could only play at certain machines and the only way you could actually win anything was if you won the jackpot.

Belagio fountians. My favorite "show" was set to the song "All That Jazz." It was sweet! We went to a comedy/magic show. There was one guy in it who was hilarious but I don't remember his name.

Jessica and I step up to the machines. I won $70 at one point but I couldn't cash out because like I said, you could only really win money if you won the jackpot.

More "free" gambling.

I wasn't sure who won this fight but it looks like it was good one.

Sharing a yummy chocolate milkshake at Planet Hollywood. There's Reese's "crazy eye" making another appearance.

When we turned on the TV it welcomed Reese to the room. We just didn't know that Reese's middle name is "(2909". I guess you learn something new everyday.

Mason sure was happy that we came back for him. Here he and dad are watching some demolition derby videos.

We Should Make it Known

I guess we should make it official on the Family Blog that

we are expecting baby #2.
The due date is November 21st. You can enter our little poll on the left side of our page to vote on whether you think it will be a boy or girl. Here are answers to the Frequently Asked Questions:

• Have you been very sick? Not really. I haven't had any morning/midday/evening sickness. I have been really tired and I usually lie down to read during Mason's nap to recharge my own batteries. I get heartburn when I lie down and have a full stomach but that is pretty normal for me.
  
• How far along are you? A day under 13 weeks as of today's post or about 3 months)
• Are you wearing maternity clothes yet? No, thank goodness. I still fit in my jeans and I have only retired one pair of capris.
  
• Does it feel different from your pregnancy with Mason? Yes but I am doing very different things everyday with this pregnancy than I was when I was pregnant with Mason. For instance, I am taking care of a very active 2-year-old boy now instead of sitting at a desk and filing/sorting/processing papers, which probably explains why I am more tired with this pregnancy.
• Have you had an ultrasound yet? Yes, we have had 2 ultrasounds so far. At 8 weeks along I had an ultrasound because I had some "old blood"bleeding. They found that I have a blood clot right behind the placenta and said that if any more bleeding happened, to come in and get another ultrasound. Sure enough, 3 days later, my body let go of half of the blood clot (which was very terrifying) and we went back in for another ultrasound. Everything was and still is fine. We just heard the baby's steady heartbeat this past Monday at a regular check up and everything is still great.
• Have you thought of any names? No because we don't know if it is a boy or girl.
• Do you want a boy or a girl? Either one would be great! I have all boy stuff so I would be prepared for a boy but I wouldn't mind a girl either just to make sure that Reese and I have at least one boy and one girl in our family.
• 
• Does Mason know he's going to be a big brother? He has been to all my ultrasounds and appointments with Reese and I so that he can also hear the heartbeat. Whenever we pull up to the hospital he immediately starts saying and signing "Baby" and "tum" (he rocks baby and then points to his stomach). When he actually hears the beating, Mason makes it hard for the doctor to listen to the heartbeat because Mason keeps saying/yelling "Baby, baby, baby,..." over and over again. So yeah, you could say that he is excited.
  

Springtime at Our House

Is it Sprintime yet? Look at those pasty white faces...We need some SUN!!

Ahh...mowing the lawn gets you in the sun. Here's Mason trying to fix his lawnmower so that he can help Reese with our untamed grass in the back yard.

Reese showing Mason some lawnmower maintenance and how to start the mower. Like Father like son.

My happy little Mason saying Hello. So far the "terrible twos" haven't been a factor in our home. Mason is still 95% angel and 5% yelling, wrestling champion.

April Birthday Boys

Both Mason and Reese had birthdays in April. Mason turned 2 on the 10th and Reese turned 27 on the 23rd.

Happy Birthday Reese and Mason!

Easter

I know I am at least a month behind on posting. Oh well. I figured I should get some pictures up before Reese and I head to the sunny, sinful 91 degree Las Vegas! I hope all of you enjoy your Utah rain. Ha ha! Just kidding. I will be thinking of all of you while we are buffet hopping.

Anyway, here is what we did for Easter this year. We went to my Grandma & Grandpa's house in South Jordan and had a hunt for eggs. Mason was loaded up with candy. He was the youngest hunter and did awesome. We should have taken a picture of his load but forgot. It was full of packs of Jelly Bellys, Airheads, several bottles of bubbles, and over $4 in change! The kid did very well for only his second hunt.

There will be more slide show pictures coming soon. Mason turned 2 on April 10 and Reese turned 27 on April 23rd! Lots of pics to come...someday...

Finally some pictures from Sunny Sun City Arizona

Just a preview

I know that everyone is out enjoying the sun today, including Mason and myself, so I thought I would just put up a picture of the fun time we had in Arizona 2 weekends ago.

This was while we were at the Wildlife Zoo and Aquarium feeding the birds. Mason loved feeding and petting them. We also fed other animals...I'll post those pictures soon.