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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Recap in Photos
Mason loves story time!!
I am done cleaning!!
Daddy and Mason
Mommy and Mason -- 6 month birthday!
Mommy, Mason and Crazy Paul!!
Daddy, Mason and Paul
Guys I'm really angry!
Daddy and Mason
Family Photo--6 month birthday
I love to sleep on my side or on my belly for naps!
Daddy and Mason in the nursery
My new tree!
Seriously Slacking Blogger
Okay so after I promised myself to start blogging 3 times a week, I haven't blogged since. I feel like life has been uber crazy going at warp speed.
We officially leave for Florida on Monday! Simple enough, a family vacation, time to relax...would be simple if I hadn't decided to throw baby showers before, finish the last of all our courses and finish teaching my course as well while entertaining a beautiful almost 7 month old daily.
Baby showers are done (check), sign language done (check), yoga done tomorrow (check), teaching course done tomorrow (check) -- then pack and MEGA clean the house (uhhh I'm sure there will be a check here about 20 minutes before we head out to the airport!)
I am getting so excited for our vacation. My in-laws have arrived at the house we are staying at and said it is true paradise. I must admit anything seems true paradise away from this wind, snow, slush and cold! In T-Minus 5 days I plan to be lounging by the pool with my two fave boys, going for a super long walk that we have been waiting to do all winter AND *drumroll* planning our day trip to Disney! But before all this comes the packing. Who knew that a 7 month old could need more than his need an outfit for every situation mother? Well he does! I am trying to pack light so that when we hit the outlet malls I can still take everything home, but alas this is proving difficult! Oh well in 5 days I won't even care what is in our suitcases!!!
Mason well be 7 months and 2 days on his first plane ride. I am thinking that he may crawl for the first time in Florida (at which point Curtis will have to safety proof the house before we get back!) and I know that he will love being outside for the majority of the time. And best of all I have been training him for nearly 7 months today to love shopping trips!
I will try to blog from Florida and keep everyone updated on our many adventures. (which may include a trip to Gatorland!)
In the meantime let's hope for warm weather here and lots of sun!! I will do my best to bring some back!
Happy Wednesday!
We officially leave for Florida on Monday! Simple enough, a family vacation, time to relax...would be simple if I hadn't decided to throw baby showers before, finish the last of all our courses and finish teaching my course as well while entertaining a beautiful almost 7 month old daily.
Baby showers are done (check), sign language done (check), yoga done tomorrow (check), teaching course done tomorrow (check) -- then pack and MEGA clean the house (uhhh I'm sure there will be a check here about 20 minutes before we head out to the airport!)
I am getting so excited for our vacation. My in-laws have arrived at the house we are staying at and said it is true paradise. I must admit anything seems true paradise away from this wind, snow, slush and cold! In T-Minus 5 days I plan to be lounging by the pool with my two fave boys, going for a super long walk that we have been waiting to do all winter AND *drumroll* planning our day trip to Disney! But before all this comes the packing. Who knew that a 7 month old could need more than his need an outfit for every situation mother? Well he does! I am trying to pack light so that when we hit the outlet malls I can still take everything home, but alas this is proving difficult! Oh well in 5 days I won't even care what is in our suitcases!!!
Mason well be 7 months and 2 days on his first plane ride. I am thinking that he may crawl for the first time in Florida (at which point Curtis will have to safety proof the house before we get back!) and I know that he will love being outside for the majority of the time. And best of all I have been training him for nearly 7 months today to love shopping trips!
I will try to blog from Florida and keep everyone updated on our many adventures. (which may include a trip to Gatorland!)
In the meantime let's hope for warm weather here and lots of sun!! I will do my best to bring some back!
Happy Wednesday!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Passport + Flight = Family Trip to Florida
Last week we realized that we needed to get Mason's passport ASAP as we were planning on going to Florida at the beginning of March. Curtis' Mom and I drove to Whitby to the passport office to speed up the process. This sounds simple right..unless you use a GPS, don't know how you got to Whitby and get the GPS stuck in a compartment in the car!! Yes that was us.
When we arrived at the Whitby Mall (which all my prospects for shopping were quickly crushed) we put the GPS in a compartment so that it wasn't just left in the window of the car. After getting everything finished at the passport office we went back to the car only to realize we couldn't open the compartment!!!! At this point, what did we try to do? Break it of course!!!!! We were desperate. So we called Curtis' brother (who we figured wouldn't rat us out that we were lost) only to find out he used his GPS and wasn't sure how to get home, he said he would look it up.
In the meantime we passed a GM Dealership (Thank you Whitby GM Parts Department for helping two hopeless woman and a baby!). I told Curtis' Mom to pull in and ran out to the part department to ask them if they could help. I must say I got a few quizzical looks when I said I think she had an Acadia and somehow our GPS was stuck and we were stranded and couldn't get home, could they help? The guy (there were only 2 there) told us to pull in. In about 10 seconds there were 10 guys in the car trying to get this open. Apparently they have a special tool and the compartment popped right open!!! They jokingly asked if we tried to break it, where we both replied completely serious "Yes, but the damn thing wouldn't!" Curtis' Mom asked if they get a lot of woman with stupid questions in here, to which the guy replied "No, not really!" Way to make us feel better!!!! But now we knew how to get home. So we called Curtis' brother to let him know we were okay, and my sister-in-law answered. We explained to her what had happened and said we knew we could trust them to keep it a secret, that is when she laughed at us and said her husband maybe, her no way!! This means war!!!
So Mason has a passport that should arrive in a few days, and Curtis and I have booked our flights to Florida!! Curtis is staying with us for 10 days and Mason and I have an open ended ticket and plan to stay 2-3 weeks!!! We are headed to Disneyworld, shopping and lots of swimming!!!!! I cannot wait!
All in all it has been a hectic week!!! I have taken my Signing Time Review and passed, so am now able to teach Sign Language to children 3 years and under. I have a lot of learning and practicing to do before I start teaching but am getting closer.
I teach my adult beginner computer course tonight and Curtis and Mason will have "boy time." I am sure it will go great, and Mason will be wearing mismatched pajamas and clashing socks, but will have a HUGE smile on his face!!!
Last night Auntie Leanne and Uncle Dylan took Mason to a birthday dinner at Dylan's brothers. He had a blast with them, and even licked cake icing off of Leanne's finger. That is what Aunts are for!!! Curtis and I took his Mom and Dad out to celebrate his Mom's birthday--a great dinner, but very quiet without Mason.
Two more sleeps and my "baby" will be 6 months old. I cannot believe time has gone by this fast. He is changing so much!!!! I can barely change him on the change table because he just wants to roll over and play with everything! I can't wait for the crawling to begin!
Well we are off to have a quiet Thursday before I teach! Enjoy the sunshine and stay warm!
When we arrived at the Whitby Mall (which all my prospects for shopping were quickly crushed) we put the GPS in a compartment so that it wasn't just left in the window of the car. After getting everything finished at the passport office we went back to the car only to realize we couldn't open the compartment!!!! At this point, what did we try to do? Break it of course!!!!! We were desperate. So we called Curtis' brother (who we figured wouldn't rat us out that we were lost) only to find out he used his GPS and wasn't sure how to get home, he said he would look it up.
In the meantime we passed a GM Dealership (Thank you Whitby GM Parts Department for helping two hopeless woman and a baby!). I told Curtis' Mom to pull in and ran out to the part department to ask them if they could help. I must say I got a few quizzical looks when I said I think she had an Acadia and somehow our GPS was stuck and we were stranded and couldn't get home, could they help? The guy (there were only 2 there) told us to pull in. In about 10 seconds there were 10 guys in the car trying to get this open. Apparently they have a special tool and the compartment popped right open!!! They jokingly asked if we tried to break it, where we both replied completely serious "Yes, but the damn thing wouldn't!" Curtis' Mom asked if they get a lot of woman with stupid questions in here, to which the guy replied "No, not really!" Way to make us feel better!!!! But now we knew how to get home. So we called Curtis' brother to let him know we were okay, and my sister-in-law answered. We explained to her what had happened and said we knew we could trust them to keep it a secret, that is when she laughed at us and said her husband maybe, her no way!! This means war!!!
So Mason has a passport that should arrive in a few days, and Curtis and I have booked our flights to Florida!! Curtis is staying with us for 10 days and Mason and I have an open ended ticket and plan to stay 2-3 weeks!!! We are headed to Disneyworld, shopping and lots of swimming!!!!! I cannot wait!
All in all it has been a hectic week!!! I have taken my Signing Time Review and passed, so am now able to teach Sign Language to children 3 years and under. I have a lot of learning and practicing to do before I start teaching but am getting closer.
I teach my adult beginner computer course tonight and Curtis and Mason will have "boy time." I am sure it will go great, and Mason will be wearing mismatched pajamas and clashing socks, but will have a HUGE smile on his face!!!
Last night Auntie Leanne and Uncle Dylan took Mason to a birthday dinner at Dylan's brothers. He had a blast with them, and even licked cake icing off of Leanne's finger. That is what Aunts are for!!! Curtis and I took his Mom and Dad out to celebrate his Mom's birthday--a great dinner, but very quiet without Mason.
Two more sleeps and my "baby" will be 6 months old. I cannot believe time has gone by this fast. He is changing so much!!!! I can barely change him on the change table because he just wants to roll over and play with everything! I can't wait for the crawling to begin!
Well we are off to have a quiet Thursday before I teach! Enjoy the sunshine and stay warm!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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