Friday, January 30, 2009

Close call

A little over a week ago I came home from mutual and found Jacey in one of my t-shirts. She looked so dang cute I couldn't resist taking pictures of her in it :-) She looked & smelled like she had just gotten out of the bath so I asked Thad if he had given her a bath. Not that I minded but it's rare for him to do anything without me asking him to do it :-)

He said that yes, he had given her a bath. What's the big deal, end of discussion. I think not!!!! Like I said, not that I minded but I knew there was something fishy going on. So, I kept digging. He finally admitted that while I was gone there was a teeny, tiny mishap involving my toddler, the bulldog, a tricycle and the pool. Okay, so what happened?????
In Thad's words "Well, she was out back playing with Sassy (the bulldog) and sort of rode her tricycle into the pool." Okay, forget for a second that she's a little dare devil, it had to have been beyond freezing in the pool. Yes, he admitted, she was sort of a Popsicle for a few minutes; hence the warm bath. Thank goodness she is an excellent swimmer, Thad was there and she was only in for a few seconds. I think that will put a stop to her continually asking to go swimming :-) She now understands when I say it's cold, it's cold :-)




Sunday, January 18, 2009

Many thanks, Sunday fun & more.....

Oh, what do you do on a Su-n-day when all the world is quiet? Do you take a long nap or sit on dad's lap and watch as the cardinals play? Is that what you do? So do we!!!!!

We also make brownies and watch as our crazy 2 year old licks the bowl clean :-)

Yummy!!!!
More please!!!!
What do you mean I licked the bowl clean????

This is our 2 year old on sugar!!!

Nice booty, Jacey!!!


Updates on Keely
Oh how I just love this little girl. She just gets chubbier and chubbier by the day but is still so dang cute. Her poor little ears are both still infected. We are on our 4th antibiotic (don't even get me started), and she is more than likely going to need tubes put in. I am sooo anti medication/drugs so it kills me to have to keep giving her all this medication that not only tastes bad but is just killing her immune system. Don't tell but I've been sneaking pro biotic into her bottles. To top it off the dang medication has given her a yeast infection on her rear end. I won't go into detail but lets just say it ain't pretty :-( Despite everything she still takes 3-4 naps a day, sleeps 11 hours a night and smiles and laughs like crazy. I swear she is the worlds best baby. Here are some cute pictures of her in her exercauser.

Cheese!!!

Yes, she's sucking her thumb :-)

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Help!!!

Okay, I know that this is a really dumb post but I don't care. I'm going to do it anyway :-) My hair is driving me absolutely bonkers and I'm very close to chopping it all off. I just can't decide. I have a really hard time making decisions so I thought I'd have someone else make it for me :-)

Here’s the scoop:
It takes FOREVER for my hair to grow so the fact that it is past my shoulders right now is a miracle. However; now that it is at a decent length I can't do anything with it. I wear it in a pony tail all the time. So, do I hang in there and keep letting it grow or do I bite the bullet and chop it off????? Here are some pictures with it both ways. Give me your opinion by voting using the poll above.



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Thanks!!!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Advertising

Just thought I'd post a quick shout out about a few blogs that I think are worthy of viewing :-)

1.) My brother in law Jackson started a fitness blog: fatbutfitaz
I definitely think it is worth reading!!

2.) I started a blog for my hair bows. Let me preface this by saying that it is still in the beginning stages. I have MUCH more to add but thought I'd give it a shout out anyway :-) It is called Baby Cargo.

Enjoy!!!!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Family Fun night

I decided that an annual date night just isn't enough. So, I got a babysitter and made all the arrangements before informing Thad that he was taking his wife out on the town :-) I was thoughtful enough to at least ask him what he wanted to do. To my surprise he said "Go bowling". Not that I have anything against bowling but he would never go with me while we were dating and we've never gone since we've been married. I think the last time I went bowling was when Lehi 4th ward used to have bowling night once a week. Anyway, I called my sister and arranged a double date with her and Jackson.

I used to be the absolute worlds worst bowler. When I was single it worked to my advantage because all the guys insisted on showing me the proper form I should be using. Needless to say, I am still the worlds worst bowler and all of those lessons did nothing for me. Thad on the other hand was getting strikes left and right. My sister Gina was right behind him. They seriously left Jackson and I in the dust. At least the 1st game anyway :-) Thad tried to give me pointers on my technique and form but I informed him that if the entire singles ward couldn't help me that neither could he. Some one's got to be the comic relief, right?

I apologize in advance for the crappy pictures; they were taken with my cell phone of course.


Me, myself and I.


Action Jackson


Gina the super bowler


Thad the great




The scores from the 1st round: Gina, Amber, Thad & Jackson


The scores from the 2nd round: Same order as above
All in all we had an absolute blast doing dinner and bowling. Thanks for coming with us Gina and Jackson. We'll have to do it again :-)
P.S-Miracles never cease. The babysitter we got was awesome. I came home to a clean house & happy kids. It was her 1st time babysitter for us and hopefully not the last!!!!

My growing girl

I haven't posted for a while because I was attempting to create my blog book and download everything I've posted for the last year. Needless to say it isn't working :-( So, while I keep trying I'll just keep posting :-)

Keely is almost 5 months old now. Holy cow how time flies. She is getting better about being on her stomach. She now loves to prop herself up on her arms and look at everything/everyone. Jacey was crawling by 6 months. I wouldn't be the least surprised if Keely takes after her sister.

This is Keely and her cute cousin McKell. McKell is only 2.5 weeks older than Keely; although Keely is much rounder :-) They were holding hands for a while but I wasn't quick enough with the camera.


Thursday, January 1, 2009

The year in review

Wow, I can’t believe 2008 is already over. Here are just a few of the highlights from this past year:

Thad:

-Quit his job at Whitton Plumbing and officially became “Mason Plumbing & Gas” which enabled/enables him to spend ALL day long with his adorable children and loving wife. (Ha, Ha, Ha)
-Went through 7, yes 7 different cell phones. He finally got smart and got insurance on his latest phone
-Finally loosened up and took his very patient wife and children on a fabulous vacation to California
-Went to Scout camp with the young men in the ward and LOVED it
-Attempted to teach his daughter how to use a bb gun :-(
-Enjoyed his annual date night with his wife. I’m not sure which he enjoyed more-being with me or Metallica (I’m thinking Metallica)

Amber:
-Had an adorable baby girl named Keely
-Lost all of her baby weight (from both babies), woo hoo!!!
-Officially became the accountant, ginny pig, assistant, doormat, etc.... for Mason Plumbing & Gas
-Quickly developed a passion for blogging (writing & reading)
-Became an avid movie lover once again

Jacey:
-Turned two
-Got potty trained (although she still has her bad days)
-Earned the nickname “Bruise” due to all her many bumps, bruises & scrapes sustained by attempting to be “one of the boys”
-Learned how to sing her ABC’s & Count to 10 (sometimes in reverse order :-))
-Decided that her favorite movies this year are Batman & Mulan and her favorite destination is Cali....fornia
-Outgrew every single pair of shoes I bought her within a few months of their purchase
-Became a super swimmer and little daredevil. (Jumping off a 10 ft ladder into the pool)
-Said goodbye to her beloved Bunny

Keely:
-Was born on August 13th
-Continues to gain weight and height by leaps and bounds ending out the year at 17lbs and 26 inches long
-Got her first tooth on Christmas Eve
-Got her 2nd tooth on New Year’s Eve
-Began rolling over ½ way at 3 months
-Began rolling over all the way at 4 months and is now a little rolly polly

The best and worst of 2008 (In my opinion of course):

Best Movies:
7 pounds-5 stars and 4 hankies
Australia-4 stars
Marley & Me-4 stars and 3 hankies
Iron Man-4 stars

Worst Movies:
Twighlight-2 stars
Fool’s Gold-2 stars
Mamma Mia-2 stars
Shutter-1 star

Best Songs:
Gotta be somebody-Nickelback
Love Story-Taylor Swift
Bleeding Love-Leona Lewis
Daughtry-anything off of their album
Love remains the same-Gavin Rossdale

Worst Songs:
Touch my body-Mariah Carey
Higher-Heidi Montag
Anything by Brittany Spears

Best news: Thad quit his job

Saddest news/story: The tragic airplane crash of Doug Kinnaird & Christian and Stephanie Nielson

This has been quite the year. We have truly been blessed in so many different ways. I can’t wait to see what 2009 has in store for us. Happy New Years.
Love,

The Masons