Playin' Together

Here are some pictures of Mariah and Mason playing the other day. He wants to go everywhere and we decided he was big enough to ride in the baby stroller. So Mariah pushed him across the house a few times and then played train with him. Well, he watched. They are getting to the age that they both can enjoy playing together. Maybe we can enjoy this for a few years.

Mason is just eight months old and already trying to pull-up. I love the part where he comes back to the chair and tries to pull up from way too far away and just bounces. hehehe It won't be long!

Now I Know My ABC's!

After three days of preschool I think she is pretty smart. This video is kind of long, but I think it's worth it. :)

1st day of preschool

Mariah had such a great day on her first day of preschool!! She had a little trouble getting her backpack on... we laughed! I took Mason to Mom's so I could have time with just Mariah to drop her off (and take lots of pictures). She went right in, found her name, opened her pencil box, and started coloring. Somehow she knew just what to do. Even though some other kids cried, she was fine. That night she was so tired that she fell asleep on her daddy's lap at 6:50. I think he loved it. :)

Ooohh, he's trying!

Mason will be crawing soon! He is so close now. He can pull his little knees up under him and push up with those arms and just rock a little. Right now he will get his belly off the floor, rock a little and then lunge. Before long he'll figure out how to put one hand in front of the other. He has learned that he can roll to get places. That is funny. But he still gets mad when he gets stuck and can't figure out how to move. It's good for him to fuss a little bit.. he tries harder. I don't let him fuss too long, but I do give him a chance to figure it out on his own. You can see that he knows his name in this video too. He just doesn't seem old enough to be doing this stuff to me! He's getting too big. :)

Family Party

Mariah had two birthday parties this year. One for her family and one for her friends. The family party was Tuesday night. She wanted a tinkerbell theme. After playing with her smart cycle for over an hour, she went to bed on her new tinkerbell sheets, wearing new tinkerbell pajamas and reading her new tinkerbell book. When I got up the next morning she was already riding her smart cycle again and just wearing a pair of new tinkerbell panties. hehe

Jon & Jamie Visit

Here are some pictures of the week we got to spend with Jon and Jamie. We drove up to Jamie's parents' house for their huge 40th anniversary party with two other couples. They had an inflatable bouncy barn that Mariah had a big time with. They also had a live band, dancing and fireworks.. all of which Mariah loved. I wish I had gotten more pictures up there, but Jon and Jamie got some too.
One of Mariah's gifts from Jon and Jamie was a little pool! Thursday they had fun playing with that and some water balloons. Mariah and Mason got to spend some good quality time with them and I am glad. The whole family had a good time and can't wait to visit with them again.