Happy 4th Birthday Mason!!

My little man turned 4 last week end. I made him this bug cake. It turned out pretty cool. First he wanted a Diego cake, then he said he wanted lizzards, snakes and bugs cake. So that is what he ended up with. All his friends came to his party and he loved the robots he got as well as the chickens Merideth gave him. It was too cool. He starts preschool this year and cannot wait. i am nervous for him but we will see how he does.



Here are his loved baby chicken. Merideth gave him two big mommy chickens and one baby chicken. He wants to hold it all the time. we have not given it a name yet. that will be another post.

Decided to post some pics, so you can see how the children have grown. Its so funny sometimes as they get older and more curious. Mason is starting to ask a lot of questions. the other day he asked " Grandpa, what do turkey's eat?' grandpa says turkey food, then mason asked " what kind of turkey food?', grandpa says seeds, and wheat germ and all of these big words, then mason says " Oh he eats all of that, can i have one?" I am in the background shaking my head "NO". Mckenna is talking a lot too. Mason hit her and i told Mason to tell her he is sorry and he says sorry and McKenna says " that's ok, don't do it again". too cute.

Been a while.

so its been a while since my last post. Here are some things going on:

Mason has been playing t ball with his daddy coaching. The little kids has such a short attention span and still learning to play the game, that it is really fun to watch. He loves to hit the ball but is not a fan of fielding. so we will see if he will play next season or just wait till he gets older. He also got his tonsils out towards the end of his season and could not play a few games...i don't think he missed it that much. We are planning on putting him into swimming lessons and see how he likes that.

McKenna is just hanging out. She has had no new problems and her counts seem high beacuse no new bruising. She loves to follow Mason and do the same things as Mason. We may put her into tumbling next year. She loves her "front flips" with her daddy.

Maggie is getting bigger and still chewing on everything. some days i just wished she would just stay out side full time. then there are days where she is just a cuddle pup.

Scott is still working for the same firm and his cases and clientell are growing. He is working more hours but still able to spend time with the family. We are going camping the next two weekends and it should be really fun.

I am still working. We hired a nanny to take care of the kids. The kids love her and it makes it easier to get things done. She does not live with us, but is there while we are at work. I started up a diaper cake business but then decided i did not have the time for all that, so maybe reopen it again once i am done working full time. we will see.

Otherwise, we are great and enjoying life.

McKenna is turning 2!!

Little McKenna turns two this month. Boy how time flies. She seems to talk more than when Mason was this age, but i hear the second child learns faster anyway. She is so funny and so polite! When you give her something she says "Thank you, mommy. I love it" shrugging her shoulders at the same time. And I love it when she pouts. She stops in the middle of her pouting to make sure you are looking at her and then goes into this big fake cry. I can't help but laugh at her. Last night, she was crying and scott had asked her what was wrong and she said "I can't find Mason" (who was sleeping on the couch). She loves her brother very much. When Scott takes him fishing, McKenna is always worried "Where's Mason?". Here are some things about McKenna you may have not known.

Favorite Interests: Dora the Explorer, Diego, My Little Ponies, Princess
Favorite Toy: Anything that Mason is playing with currently. She also loves the wooden puzzles.
Favorite Song: Mary had a Little Lamb. she used to sing a Dora song all the time and now she sings this song.
Favorite Color: Has not really picked a favorite color yet. But i think she looks great in purple and pinks.
Favorite Food: burritos. but this kid is not picky and will eat anything: fish, brocoli, mash potatoes, ect.

She has many great features and i love my little blonde hair blue eyed baby. Happy Birthday McKenna!

she is Here!

Her name is Maggie. We had a hard time coming up with a name and Mason shouts "Maggie". We had to call our friend Maggie to make sure it was ok that our dog would have the same name. She of course was ok with it. I know i need to take more photos but here is one of her sleeping with Mason. she is such a good puppy. As well as to be expected. Scott already has her fetching and learning hunting words so that she can go duck hunting with him in the summer/fall. Christmas was great. We got a Wii Fit Plus and that is so much fun. If you do not have one i suggest you get one. Very entertaining to watch Scott play some of the games. Mason can even play some of the games if we cheat and push on the board for him. Well that is all i have for now.

Santa is real after all....

Santa decided this year to bring Mason and McKenna a dog for Christmas. Mason has been asking for a turtle, but Santa believes (and knows best) that Mason would love a dog. He has been carrying this little stuffed dog toy everywhere. So it will be interesting to see how they do when they see her. Here is the photo. One of these yellow dogs belong to us. Hopefully she is not a Marley.

Happy Halloween!

Mason finally understood the concept of Halloween this year. He went up and rang the doorbell said trick or treat got his candy and ran to the next door. McKenna followed suit. She even said Trick or treat and thank you. This year we dressed them up as Woody and Jessie. McKenna really wanted to be Woody, but i told her no and let go as Jessie, letting her think she was Woody. I hand made the costumes this year. because my sewing machine was in storage, i had glued the pieces together. During our ward's trunk or treat Mason's vest started to fall apart and i had to safety pin it together. i finally borrowed a friend's sewing machine and stitched up Mason's vest. they had a great time and it was fun!