More Good Times!

We had another great week. We definately have spring fever! Spring snow storms are great because the snow doesn't stick around too long - long enough to make some "Mason Tracks" and then it disappears. I did ask to go sledding this week, but we definately didn't have enough snow to get my sled out.

People always ask if Sam and I get along well. Most days the answer is Yes. Here I am helping to feed Sam. It got warm enough this week to get out and do some yard clean up. I also got my four wheeler out and rode around the yard. Note the spade (I call it a scoop) in my hand - a little yard work, a little play time.Daddy and I built this really cool tower. It was soooooo hard not to knock it down as he was building it.Then Saturday afternoon, daddy and mommy took Samuel and me to Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point. It was a beautiful day, but just a tad breezy. We had a GREAT time! Grandpa and Grandma L. came and met us there. We made the rounds twice - we saw horses . . . and more horses . . . .and pretended we were in the jail . . .and fed the goats . . .and saw more goats . . .and danced with Grandpa in the dance hall . . .and fed the goats again . . .and again . . . (the goats are mommy's favorite part!) and went for pony rides . . .

Yee Haw!Sam laughed the whole time he was riding! And then I crashed after we got home . . . ahhh nap time!

Sam Alert: Some new things for me this week - a new "bowl-plate" that I get to feed myself out of. I now officially refuse to eat unless I can feed myself. I truly hate being a baby!And this is just a darn cute picture of me! Pirate Sam! Arghhhh!

GOOD TIMES!

So - this was a great week packed with fun activities and fun people!

First Uncle Noley and Aunt Chris suprised us with a visit one night. We played and played and we were sad when they had to leave. This is a picture of us waiting at the door for them to arrive. We knew someone was coming - we just didn't know who - boy were we happy!

Then Grandpa and Grandma G. came to stay with us for a few days. More fun times!!! This is Grandma playing with Samuel.
And this is Grandpa playing the ABSeas game with me. We caught lots of fish/letters. Grandpa looks worried because I'm winning!And here is Grandma G. reading to me before bedtime. It's always good to have a new voice reading my favorite stories.Then on Saturday afternoon, my good friend Easton came to stay with his Grandma and Grandpa who live across the street from us. So Sam and I got to take him to the Kangaroo Zoo and play and bounce and run and climb and slide. It was super fun!!! This is Easton and me playing with the tube. I love having friends to play with!

More fun bouncing. This really was a cool place - I asked to go back all weekend!

Here is Uncle Randy and daddy with Sam. Sam was a little too little to be able to jump like we did. But he still seemed to enjoy himself.

Here I am climbing up one of the slides.

And here I am going down the tallest slide in the place - which I did at least four or five times. It was GREAT (and a little nerve wracking for my parents the first time)!!!And here is Baby Sam enjoying his little bits of bouncing!Sam Alert: Hi there - It really was a great week getting to visit with our friends and family.

I have an idea for a new kind of bottle - one that you can drink without having to turn upside down. It's so hard to get a good drink this way!

A Taste of Spring!

Our weather finally turned warmer - at least for a couple of days. It was so nice to be able to be outside and stretch our legs. We went for some long walks a couple of days and just enjoyed being outside. Copper enjoyed it as much as we did!I spent some time shoveling what was left of our snow. It was more like ice - - and not nearly as tasty as new fallen snow!I helped daddy do some repairs around the house and then we took apart an old radio/cd player that his students broke. I'm getting to be pretty handy with a screw driver!Ahhhh - sunshine . . . a guy's gotta look cool! Have I accomplished "cool"?Brothers . . . . .

Sam Alert: Hi everyone. I'm feeling better this week and really moving with the "Sam Comando Crawl"! Nothing is safe anymore!

Sick and Tired!

This must be what's known as the "dog days" of winter. It's still too cold to be outside for very long. We're tired of being inside all the time. And everyone in our house is sick. Ahhhh - is spring here yet?

This is a picture of me and Sam goofing around with my pants. Potty training was going good there for awhile but I'm taking a few days off - in case you're interested.

We've started another science project. Despite our wishes for spring to come soon, we're learning how to make our own snow inside the house. This is my snowman - can you see his snow??? Sam Alert: Hey everyone from a sick (but still mostly happy) Sam!

Random Pictures plus

Big News from Mason & Sam!

It was another good week at our house. Everyone was busy as usual but we got to do some fun things around the house. Plus - read all the way to the end and you'll see what our big news is - we each have something fun to tell!

To follow up from last week's blog - YES, a guy can live on banana bread and chocolate milk alone! Here I am making another big loaf of 'nana bread. Yummy!

Here I am playing with some puzzles. I really do like learning new things - and I amaze mommy and daddy every day with the stuff I already know.
Mommy and I made a Valentine's craft project this week - a Valentine's mailbox. My friend Anzleigh gave me a big pile of Valentines this year.

This is me doing some more fishing. This is a book I found on the shelf - it makes me want warm weather to come so I can go fishing for real fish!

This is baby Sam playing with a left over balloon from daddy's birthday last week. We re-used it for Copper's birthday this week.

Here is Sam working on the computer with mommy. He sure likes to do everything everybody else does. No baby stuff for Sam!

This is Sam playing on his car. And this is me and daddy. We tried taking mommy out for a Valentine's dinner but all the restaraunts we wanted to go to were packed with people - so we ended up at IHOP for pancakes. It was yummy!

So finally - to our BIG news!

Sam: He is really starting to get moving. You can't really call it crawling yet, but more like a slow commando crawl. His other big news is that he has his top two teeth in now. That makes four teeth all together so far - this explains all the drooling he has been up to lately! Yea Samuel!

And Mason's big news - I am deep in the potty training routine and doing really, really well! Daddy promised me Thomas the Tank & Friends trains as I make progress with potty training. You can see I'm doing good. And these were only as of Saturday. As of today I have two other new trains to add to my collection. I'll bet I earn more tomorrow!!!

Things are good . . . .

It was another quiet but good week at our house. Not too much going on to report. Mom and dad are working and gone lots so I have to resort to making my own banana bread. Wonder if a guy can live only on banana bread and chocolate milk? I'll let you know in a week.Mason says this is a face that only a mother could love - but I think daddy loves me too!

Oh, by the way . . . Happy birthday daddy (earlier this week). He says he's 106 years old now. That's old!

We Love to Learn New Things!

This has been a week filled with learning some new things. With parents like ours, learning is something we probably better get used to!

I learned a new song on my drives home with mommy this week. It goes something like this . . . The other day, I met a bear . . a great big bear, a way up there . . . . and on and on! It is a great song and I ask mommy to play it whenever we're in the car now. So after we got home after learning the song for the first time, mommy and Sam and I played hide and seek with one of my bears - a polar bear to be exact! It was great fun!

Daddy showed a new game to me this week too - it is called "A, B, Seas". I get to go fishing and every fish I catch has a letter on it and then I decide what that letter is and match it to the ones on the playing board. I know 21 out of 26 letters without any help. I'm a great fisherman!

Here I am matching up my letters.

Most kids just have to go to time out when they misbehave . . . not us. Our parents tell us to "drop and give 'em ten".

Ok - not really. . . Just five!

Baby Samuel has been learning the steps toward crawling. He's got the pushing up part down pat!In fact, how many babies do you know that can do a one-legged push up? Here is a picture of Sam learning to stack his cups - or more accurately, learning to knock his cups down.

And here is a picture of the boys just hanging out.

Sam Alert:
Hi y'all! Attention all you cowgirls. Eat your hearts out. I'm not available for twenty one years - or if mom has her way, forty two years.