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!

Landscaping Update

We placed edging around the landscaping on Mother's Day (thanks Papaw!) then added more mulch. It makes it look much more "done" and is easier to mow around. That's what Dustin says anyway! :)

The mailbox looks much better with edging and mulch around the clematis. These pictures were taken last week so I've been working with the clematis the last few days to try to make it lean less to the left. It has gotten a little better. I need to put some annuals in to fill up some of the space too. Maybe this weekend...

Fun in the Chair

Mason and Avery love playing in the recliner. This morning, I came into the living room and Mason and Avery were sitting in the chair. Mason must have helped Avery up because I know she can't climb up there by herself (yet!).

Cheese!!

Uh Oh! Where's Mason??