Sick Boy...

Mason is still not feeling well. It has been a rough couple of days. He hasn't been sleeping well at night so he's extra tired and whiny during the day. I'm hoping that he's on his way to recovery.

He keeps complaining that his throat hurts so I gave him popsicles today.

Avery is doing okay. She is running a low grade fever but I don't know if she's getting sick or just teething. I'm really hoping that she is just teething. She is acting pretty normal. She drank a lot today though so I'm hoping that her throat isn't hurting.
This old Johne Deere is her favorite. She loves to push it around the house.

A Busy Weekend

We have had a busy weekend! Friday evening Papaw Sanders and Braeden came down to visit. We played in the backyard all evening and then had pizza. The kids had such a good time playing with them. Mason had an especially good time with Braeden. It was a great evening.

We got up early Saturday morning and met Mamaw and Papaw in Keensburg, IL at Timberlake Furniture. We had been looking for a new dining table and Papaw thought we should look there. I had been told how huge the place is but let me tell you, until you walk into it, you can't even imagine how much stuff they have! It was a bit overwhelming at first but lucky for us, Papaw had scoped out their inventory the day before and helped us narrow it down! This is the set he thought we would like and he was right! We loved it. It is so much bigger and nicer than our other table. We absolutely love it!

Mamaw and I went shopping and we got back, the guys had switched the entertainment centers! It looks really nice upstairs. The best part?? I didn't even have to ask!

Saturday afternoon, Mamaw was hugging Mason and thought he felt warm. I took his temp and it was 101. Later last night, it went up to 102. He also had a horrible cough and said his throat hurt. I took him to Urgent Care this morning. After waiting for 3 hours, he was finally diagnosed with strep throat. He was so good at MEC. I can't believe how well he behaved for 3 hours while being bored and sick.
We had a great weekend. Thanks everyone for coming to visit us!

Birthday Cake

My wonderful kids made me a birthday cake....

...it was yummy.

Notice it was pink. Mason insisted it be pink.

Avery's Stats

Avery had her 15 month well baby visit today. She is exactly 20 pounds. I did not see her height measurement, but she is in the 11th percentile. She is in the 10th percentile for weight. Still a small girl, that's for sure. She was terrified of the doctor and his nurse. When the nurse took her to the scale, she screamed "Mama" the entire time. Our doctor is very pleased with her development and language use so far. Yeah, Avery.

Mason got new parts for his Lego Thomas set for his birthday. Although Daddy and Mason have played with them several times, I just now got around to taking pictures.

Mason really "cheesed" it up for this shot!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Mason!

We celebrated Mason's birthday a little early on Saturday. Mason's mamaw made his cake and it was super cute and yummy. As you can see, it was a John Deere theme.

Don't worry, Avery; Mason says he won't trade you....yet! :)

He was pretty excited to finally get a firetruck like his cousin Luke. He's been wanting one since Christmas!

Mason also got a John Deere combine, lawn mower and semi truck, books, t-ball set, Thomas the Train Lego sets, leaf blower and tools. He is going to be a busy boy playing with all those new toys!! Pictures coming soon. Mommy and Daddy got Mason a bike. He tried it out a little bit tonight but wasn't too sure about the pedaling yet. He kept wanting to brake instead of pedal forwards. We'll keep practicing...

Thanks to everyone for all the presents and birthday wishes! It's hard to believe he's 3!! Don't worry, I gave him 3 spankings and a "pinch" to grow on.

Bike Trailer

So I know it's early, but the kids and I got Daddy a bike trailer for Father's Day. I knew he wanted one last year so I wanted him to have it early so we could be using it. I'm so glad I got it; the weather has been perfect for riding! The kids didn't know what to think at first, but have enjoyed it so far. Wednesday, we rode around the neighborhood. Yesterday, we rode 6 miles round trip to the WSSC. Tonight, we rode to the elementary school close to our house to let the kids play and around the neighborhood. (We also got asked to leave a retirement community that we were riding around in, but that's another story.)

We're having a lot of fun so far.

Fun with Kami

Kami is the daughter of a friend of mine from work. I got to babysit Kami a couple of weeks ago while her mom worked. Mason and Avery had such a good time playing with her. She is almost 9 months old and such a cutie!

She had only been here about 10 minutes before Mason brought out a John Deere for her to play with.

The farm was their favorite.

Mason was just being silly here. He's so much fun!