Wish list (plus a little song)...

I thought some of you (grandparents and great grandparents mainly) would like to see Mason saying what he would like for Christmas. He talks about it all the time...I'm sure Santa will get it for him. Derek had fun editing this video! Please excuse his mismatched clothes and the mess...



This is what he wants. Yes, I'm sure it will be big and in our way. It's the only thing he's been asking for so I guess we just don't care!

Thanksgiving Day

We had a nice Thanksgiving this year. We stayed home and my Mom made a great turkey! My brother Graham and his wife and their 4 children came, along with Derek's Dad and brother (his mom was back east visiting her family). It was acutally very quiet and relaxing. Derek played football that morning at the elementary school next to the church. He was gone for 3 hours. Mason enjoyed watching the parade on TV, playing with his Grandpa Chip, Uncle Ryan and his cousins. Nolan even let him play Mario on his Nintendo DS...he was in heaven! Reese stayed busy doing what she does best...laying around! Good thing she's super cute!

I think the only things Mason ate all day were tomatoes and potato chips. He's not much of a turkey dinner fan...more for us I suppose!


Reese and her cousin Murphy tried to play together. Murphy is 5 weeks older then her and about 3 months more advanced! I love watching him cruise around, he is such a doll!
She's doing better about sitting by herself, although I have to stay close.

1/2 year old!

I can't believe my little angel is 6 months already! So cliche, but boy does time fly!! She had her check up yesterday and she's growing like a weed. She weighs 17lbs and is 26 1/2 inches long! That's 3 pounds in 2 months! She's not quite rolling over from back to belly or crawling, but this time around It doesn't seem to bother me. She has been eating baby food for a couple weeks now and absolutely loves peaches! I'm trying to give her new food too, but she cries if I put anything but peaches in her mouth. She also loves playing with her brother. He can make her laugh like no one else can. It's a joy to see them interact.

I always thought Reese and Mason looked alike, until I found this picture of Mason at 6 months. They definitely have their own looks. I'm thinking they have similar mouths but that might be about it! Needless to say, they are both EQUALLY adorable!

Carnation 5K!

I ran my very first 5K today! It felt so great! My sister, brother and sister-in-law also ran it. I finished the run in 30:48. That's pretty good for me considering I can do that on the treadmill and I haven't run outdoors in years. I thought for sure I would run it slower. I ran with my sister the whole time and even got close to my brother near the end! It was wet and muddy, but it really didn't seem to bother us. Maybe next year we'll try for the the 10K.....?

Trick or Treat

We took Mason out last night around the neighborhood. Last year we made it to about 5 houses and this year we did about 20! Reese made it around the cul da sac. Grandma watched her while Derek and I took Mason around to more houses! The first few houses he tried to open the door after he rang the door bell. Then he would walk into their houses after they opened the door. We worked on that the whole night! He is such a trusting kid! Kind of scary!! Derek and I enjoyed watching our little man be soooo big!
We don't have many pictures of our whole family together. I'm usually the picture taker. Grandma took this one for us!
We were almost home when Mason said "hold you daddy" meaning "hold ME daddy".
Eyeing the loot. He didn't get much, but it was plenty for him. He's actually really picky when it comes to candy. He likes, M&M's, tootsie rolls and suckers. The rest will sit in the bucket. It's soooooo hard to be on a diet and be around all that candy. I've had to have a few pieces and had to count the points (weight watchers). On a side note...I'm down 35 lbs since August 6th when I started dieting! It is the hardest thing in the world but so worth it. Only about 40 more to go...ugh.
These are Reese's tired eyes (and chubby cheeks). This is how we all felt by the end of the night. We had a great Halloween! I can't wait for next year, I can't believe baby Reesie will be almost 18 months old!