Mason's sayings

Today's conversation with Mason...
He took a soccer ball from Jaylee and put it on the dining table...

Me: Mason please give the ball back to Jaylee. She was playing with it.
Mason: No, maybe it's a training exercise.
Me: Oh yeah? Well can you give it to her?
Mason: No, I'm going to go work out. (Goes into his room then comes out a few minutes later breathing heavily) Mommy, I'm tired. That was a hard workout.

Jaylee's moment:
Whenever Mason gets sent to timeout, Jaylee goes and sits next to him.
She was slamming on the computer and I said, "No, no Jaylee. Do you need to go to time out?". She looked at me, raised her eyebrows and walked away.
After a minute of wondering where she went I found her sitting sadly in her Elmo chair in her room waiting to get out of timeout.



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Our Trip to McCall in August

We headed off to McCall, Idaho for our first, just the 4 of us, family vacation in August.  Reese and I were celebrating our 5 year anniversary.  McCall was where we went on our honeymoon so why not go for a revisit.  We stayed at his parents BEAUTIFUL cabin and had an amazing good time. (FYI, lots and lots of pictures)

Jaylee crawling around to inspect the place after the 8 hour car ride.

 We went all the way to McCall for Mason to play in the dirt.  Doesn't he know that we ONLY have dirt in our yard at home?

 Walking across the "bridge" to get to the lake.

 Our first morning filled with delicious crepes.

Then we headed off to the beach.

"Beach baby, beach baby there on the sand..."

 The water is really clear and pretty

 Mason and I swam out to the rock for some leg kicking practice and sun bathing.

 Jaylee thinks the sand is tasty...

 And pushes Dad away after he wipes her mouth clean.

 Mason had Dad go out to the rock with him as well.

And he swam back all by himself.

Therefore, a victory, Ninja pose was in order.

 Jaylee sitting on Mom's lap playing in the sand.  We could have won a sand castle building contest.

 Hey blue eyes...both of you.

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 We had a great day at the beach.

 Later on, we went out for our family anniversary dinner at a lakeside restaurant.  Then kids had fun...

 And Mason practiced his photography skills.

 Mason took this one of Jaylee too, which you probably figured out since both Reese and I are in the background.

 He wanted a silly one since he pulls silly faces all the time.

 We stopped at the Alley ice cream shop and Mason of course ordered ice cream but I don't remember what kind or color it was.  Do you happen to know?

 Jaylee was pooped after all the fun activities so she went to bed and the rest of us went out to roast giant marshmallows.

 Mason was the only one brave enough to attack one, but even Mr. Sugar Lover didn't finish his.  Oh, and Reese had to hold it because Mason doesn't like his hands to be messy.

 The kids with their moccasins on that Grandma Hulbert made.

 One of our last mornings in McCall, we headed to The Pancake house.  Mason of course pointed out the train cake.

 Jaylee enjoying her water.

 Yes, that is a cinnamon roll and yes, Mason did eat most of it and yes, the small tastes he allowed us to have were delicious!

 They have platter-sized portions.

 Just look at the 6 potatoes that have been turned into Reese's hashbrowns. 

 Loved the butterfly tree.

We went on a hike to work off 1/100 of our enormous breakfast.

 Lily Meadow Marsh

 The slightest breeze blew the map out of my hands.  Reese was the hero who retrieved it.

 Note: The ground was more like quicksand mud so Reese had to balance of 2 roots sticking out of the marsh.  He didn't get one smudge of mud on him.

 Mason felt like carrying Jaylee for a while.

 Final day.

 We stopped in Boise to stretch our legs and say hi to some family.  Here's Jaylee with her cousin Gillian who is a year and a day older than Jaylee.

A Couple Months Late

(Please keep in mind that this is a make-up post.  These pictures were taken in July 2010. Thank you)

 We moved into our new house in July.  In packing up all the kids' toys, I realized that they do NOT need anymore.  The day after I announced this, Reese came home with a "Backhoe tractor" for Mason to dig in the yard.  When I said that there weren't supposed to be any more toys, I was told that it wasn't a toy but a tool.

 Dad showing Mason how to use the new tractor.

 Funny faces and using the table for a jungle gym.

 When I can't find Jaylee, she's usually playing under the table.


In the morning, Mason will climb into Jaylee's crib and they will drink their morning milk together.

 Lately, when I want to take a picture of Mason he has to get a practice one in first before I can get him to smile. So here's the silly face.
And here's the sweet one. He has his back pack on getting ready for preschool.