Conductor Mason

To say that Mason absolutely loves trains would be an understatement. Steve and I knew that we had to get this kiddo on a train. We thought it would be fun to ride the train down to Warrensburg. Here are some highlights from our day:

Christmas Tree

Mason has been begging us to put up our tree. He asks us at least once a day if we can put our tree up. On Friday his wish was granted.

He could not wait to put the "balls" on.

Can you see the five ornaments hanging from one branch? Can you guess who did that part? He actually did it to two branches but they fell off one.

Look at his serious face. :)

Lovin Life

Look at those two! I just love and adore every second that I get to spend with them. They truly make me a better person. I thank God for them every single day! THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

Steve and Mason are making hot chocolate in the coffee pot!

Here they are making banana ice cream. YUM-O!!!!

Mason has really gotten into helping us. He loves to help us do any and everything!

Halloween

We stayed at our house to pass out candy instead of trick-or-treating. Mason loved it! Gary and Bette (our neighbors) have a huge buffet of food. After stuffing ourselves we sit around the fire pits in our driveway. Here at Lotawana we have about 300 kiddos that trick-or-treat. People decorate flatbeds so that they can ride around the Lake. It is so neat. I wish I would have gotten pictures of it. It is something that you just have to experience.

Pumpkin Carving

So I have not blogged in a while. I wish I had a good excuse but life is just too busy. I have decided I will blog about things that have happened about 2 weeks ago. :) Here are some picture of the boys carving pumpkins. I tried taking pictures of the pumpkins afterwards but they did not turn out. I guess you will have to use your imagination!

If you look close you can see one of the finished pumpkins by the computer. :)

BEST Books

A couple of Sundays ago our Pastor was preaching about families and how we spend our time. It really got me thinking. We pray with Mason but I do not feel like I have been really teaching him about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I stumbled upon the Little Blessing Series. If you have a little one I would HIGHLY recommend these books. Some of the titles include: Who Is God?, God Loves You, Thank You, God, Blessings Everyday and Mason's favorite Birthday Blessings.

Crazy Busy Saturday

We started our Saturday off with an 8 am football game. My nephew Eli had an amazing game. Eli played like a rockstar. Mason did not watch a single second of the game. HE was way too busy playing in the mud.

We then headed off for breakfast. McDonald's was on they way so we just had to eat there. Remember how I said Mason was playing in the mud? I tried to wash his hands but...

Can you see the dirt?

Finally we were off to the ZOO! After seeing the really cool polar bear we went for a train ride. Of course this was Mason's favorite part. :)

As if that were not enough excitement for one day we were then off to Regan's 1st birthday party!! I do not have any pictures from the party but here is Regan.

Isn't she beautiful?