Thursday, May 26, 2011

Spring Pictures 2011



M had school pictures the last week in March, and when I came to pick him up that day, the director said, "Oh, M smiled so big today! I was afraid he wouldn't smile if Miss Jen weren't in there with him, but he just did great!" Ummm...okay. Not quite how I would describe the child in these pictures. He isn't exactly hamming it up. Chris LOVES this outfit, though (I was instructed to dress him in something "manly"). I guess he should have called the photographer and requested a "manly" background, too. Ha!

Prom Came a Little Early for Mason


Here's my little man with his "date," Jayda. Love it, love it, love it. They were wild things, running amok so that I despaired of getting a single cute picture, but providence winked at us. Immediately after this, we got the heck out of Dodge before M single-handedly brought down the intricate balloon arches in the ballroom.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Daycare Retrospective





Some pictures of M from his 10 months at Broadway Baptist Childcare. Love that precious face! My favorite is the one of him asleep with the book still dangling from his fingertips. That is one dedicated reader.

Breaking Another Long Silence



I'm going to stop apologizing for my long periods of absence from blogspot. I'm just going to forgive myself for not blogging regularly because, honestly, I have had better things to occupy my time.

The new house has been never-ending work. Pulling out flooring and paneling, installing crown and hardwoods and trim and drywall, yanking out hideous and misplaced plants, etc., etc., etc. Needless to say, we are burned out. We moved in at the end of March, and since then we have neglected to re-hang many doors we painted or finish pulling down wallpaper in the bathrooms, kitchen, and laundry room. Not sure when we'll get back to it. I'm banking on mauve and country blue coming back in style so we won't ever have to re-do anything else.

M is nearing the big 2, and we are gearing up for another birthday production. Since we moved into the new house, he has been sleeping all night, putting himself to sleep in his crib, and playing in his crib in the mornings until I come get him. HUGE NEWS! It's about time, right? I work until June 6th, but M left daycare in Maryville last Friday and is now staying home with his cousin Tyra. Saves me gas money and time and gives her mission trip money (er...if she quits asking to go to the mall). Maybe I'll blog more when I'm done with school...yeah, probably not.