Friday, July 16, 2010

New Stuff



Mason has been sleeping in his toddler bed for about a month and a week now. We actually had to put the bed in the living room, since the back room was still not cleaned out and we can not get the baby bed out of his room unless we take it apart. The first 3 nights he woke up in the middle of the night and crawled into bed with us. I'm not a big fan of him sleeping in our bed, but we just did this for the first 3 nights, then the next two or three nights that he woke up, we would put him back in his bed and lay down in the floor beside the bed. He would go back to sleep in about 15 minutes or less. Since that first week he's slept all night every night. Until this past weekend, when we finally got the back room(junk room) cleaned out and everything put in the storage building. So, now Mason's bed is in his NEW room. So, again the first few nights he's woken up and crawled into bed with us again. I'm hoping this weekend if he wakes up, we will take him back to his bed and lay in the floor until he's asleep. Then he'll get use to his new room and if he wakes up and can go back to sleep without coming into our bedroom. Oh, and he's still wearing underwear at night, and one night this week he got up, came to our room, and said, "I have to pee pee, mommy." And he did, in the potty. That was pretty cool. Although that hasn't happened every night, I still think he's making good progress. He's only wet the bed 4 or 5 times since he's been wearing underwear, which has been a month and a half.




Having fun on the go-kart.

4th Of July at the River (in Alabama)

Nanny, PowPow, Dakota, Mason and myself, headed down to Joe Wheeler in Alabama on Saturday July 3rd. (Phil had to work.)Mason and Dakota rode with PowPow in the motor home, while I rode with mom pulling the pontoon boat. We went fishing for a few hours after we got there, then put out some trot lines. Mason was in "awe" as we headed down the river in the boat. I was nervous about being in the boat with him, but Mason did great. He didn't run around like I thought he probably would. He either watched us fish or played with his toys. He was so good for our 3 day weekend at the river. Thankfully, Phil got to drive down on Sunday(July 4) afternoon and enjoy some fishing with us. We got 98 catfish off of the trot lines. Wow! That's pretty good, considering we haven't put out trot lines in about 7 years or so.


Mason trying to figure out the crickets.

As soon as I snapped the picture, Mason somehow got his finger in the shot. Little Stinker!

















Even though there's almost 7 years between these two, they actually play really good together. Mason loves his Uncle Dakota, he would literally follow him anywhere. I think Dakota gets just as excited as Mason does when they get together.

Dakota's big catfish he caught while we were trolling.









Phil took this group shot of all of us. I think his expression is due to him concentrating on taking the picture. He looks a littel mad, but he wasn't. They wouldn't give time to set up my tripod real quick since we were trying to get things together to head back home.


Being at the river that weekend brought back so many memories from my childhood. When I was about 4 or 5, we started going camping/fishing at the Fisherman's Resort in Alabama almost every weekend, until I was about 11. Then we continued to go fishing off and on, but then just eventually stopped going all together, pretty much due to my interest in horses and barrel racing. We went fishing for a day when Dakota was 2, but we hadn't been back until this year. It's weird, because that was a big part of my childhood, the camping, the fishing, our group of family and friends that went also, the sitting around talking by the fire, trying to catch minos in my fishing net, riding my bicycle around and around the campground. Of course there is almost 17 years difference between me and my brother. But hopefully Nanny and PowPow will get back into going if not every weekend at least once or twice a month during the warm season. I would like for Mason to have some memories of the campground as well.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

In the Back Yard....


On Saturday, June 26, we spent most of the day at the river behind our house. We didn't do much, just soaked up some sun, played in the water and ate some bologna sandwiches.



Look out when Mason has his fishing pole in hand.

Phil showing him how to cast his line.
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(Nana took this pic.) If you look closely, Lucy actually has the little rubber fish that is on the end of the fishing pole, in her mouth. Phil was cast it out and she would catch. You just had to be there.

Papa brought his boat and took Phil and Mason for a ride. Woohoo!

Redneck style. Unloading and loading the boat with the tractor.







A Father's Day Review...(Trying to Catch Up)



Phil and Mason on Father's Day, June 20.

They are like two peas in a pod.

Mason and I got Phil a socket set, socks, shirt, and a photo collage to hang in his room at work.



His shirt: "Daddy's #1 Fan"

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Helping a Friend


Rip Tuck

On Saturday, June 19, my parents and some others had a benefit for a family friend. Rip had to have a by-pass surgery and had no insurance. So, they had a bike ride, food, and an auction to help him with the medical bills and household bills while he was out of work for recovery.


Pow-Pow sporting his Harley vest.


It was hot and Mason found a great place to cool off.


Rip, his son, Trevor, and Pow-Pow


Bryan, Nikki, and Chris

Bikes everywhere.


Nanny & Pow-Pow