The Kid Likes Cupcakes

So, naturally, where would a kid who likes cupcakes seat himself at a party? Right by the cupcake tray! Mommy & Mason went to a very kid friendly Cinco de Mayo party this year. This is where Mason chose to park himself while he feasted on taquitos and cupcakes. And queso... can't ever forget the queso! Mason found a critical error in the cupcakes, however. They weren't made entirely from frosting! So Mason helped himself to a number of these (actually he started grabbing them so fast that he had touched 2 before I even realized what was going on), but he only ate the frosting so that no one else would want them. Unbelievable! The host, Alisha, was incredibly gracious... but there was a limit. Mason DID get turned back to the kitchen when he tried to take his neon cupcake out into the livingroom on her new carpet! Just a fair warning... if you invite me to your house for an event I'll more than likely have Mason with me.... and we'll be sitting near the food.... b/c he has no shame. He's a growin' boy!

Playing Catch Up!

Ok - so in the interest of keeping things in order... I'm going waaaaay on back to the end of May and starting from the beginning of the summer. You'll get the highlights... that means all the fun stuff. It will look like the best summer of our lives... I love how you can rewrite history through photos and selective memory! :o)

Well, the summer started with a bang! Before school was even out for Mason we were enjoying America's favorite past-time. His school district had school pride night at the minor league field. SUCH FUN! This was one of those rare times that I didn't live by his bedtime... we actually let him stay up a little late. It was worth it. He really enjoyed watching the game and seeing the people from his school. He didn't last the whole game - I don't know that he made half the game before he was about ready to fall over from exhaustion - but it's something he STILL talks about when we pass the field. The Frisco Rough Riders play at Dr. Pepper Field and it's a fabulous facility. It's clean, easily accessible, and has great food & drinks AT A REASONABLE PRICE! Now there is a concept! They normally have some sort of entertaining activities for the kids. The players warm up close to the audience. They do give-aways all the time....If you ever find yourself in N. Texas this time of year you should really go to a game. It's great fun!

The Summer Comes To A Close

I'm not gonna lie. I DO feel a tad bit guilty about taking the ENTIRE summer off from blogging. It was busy. And emotional. I honestly just didn't have it in me to update until now. I thought about it often. I just couldn't do it. I've noticed this about myself. This is apparently what I do when I go through tough times. I didn't get around to announcing it on here, but I was pregnant at the start of the summer. I'd planned on using an ultrasound picture to announce it... but that just wasn't meant to be. As it turned out I never got one I could share b/c I had a blighted ovum. For those of you who have no experience in this area it's when an egg is fertilized, implants, and starts growing, but the fetus fails to develop. The entire experience was VERY stressful since I am a high-risk patient and they wanted to see me right away... it was alot holding our breath for hormones to rise, ultrasounds, blood work and doctor's appointments. Ultimately, my body seemingly refused to believe there was a problem so I had to have a d&c to remove the sac.... All and all a pretty unpleasant experience. I don't even want to go into my feelings about what I've experienced with pregnancies at this time. I just want to move on and hopefully have a successful, normal, term pregnancy next time.

With that ugly news out of the way I hope to catch up rather quickly over the next few weeks. We had a super busy summer filled with travel, swim lessons, trips to the beach and so on... It was really great in that regard! I have lots of pictures of the fun we've shared so I'm looking forward to getting those online soon. Tomorrow Mason goes back to school... and he's quite looking forward to it! So I'm leaving you with the picture of Joseph and Mason at Mason's Meet The Teacher Night! Have a great week and check back soon. I WILL be posting again!