Some Snapshots

So, I am getting a little bit behind here but I think the fall is just a busy time of year.  But, oh how I love it!  I love the smells, the leaves, the cooler weather, the fall foods and festivities, football games... etc. etc. etc.  This is my favorite time of year!   

I wanted to post some of these pictures from back in August that got lost in my folders of millions of pictures.  When we were having child care issues my dad drove down to help out with Mason for a few days.  We loved having him!

On one of my off days we took Mason to the zoo.

One of the highlights of the trip was getting to walk around with BopBop's cane.  Can you see the excitement in his face?

BopBop lowered it to where it was just the perfect size and Mason carried it around for the rest of the time.   The ostrich was Mason's favorite animal this trip and would not leave the exhibit.

 Thanks for all of your help, BopBop!

Mason has been doing a lot of reading.  He loves books, especially if they feature heavy equipment, the moon, or balls.  Today he saw a 1/2 inch square picture of the cover of "Goodnight Moon" on the back of another book (an advertisment) where the moon in the picture was about the size of a pinhead.  Somehow he spotted it from like 5 feet away and was like, "MOON!" And picked up the book and waved at the pinhead size moon.

This past weekend he discovered that his tractors can "dig" so he spent a lot of time digging in the dirt.  He started saying, "I dig. I dig."

I caught him trying to put on Ben's ginormous work boots but by they time I could get my camera he had given up.  They are quite heavy and I am impressed that he was able to carry them both.

My parents found that gicantor Elmo at a yard sale and brought it back for Mason who thought it was great!  He would go get the Elmo and bring him to my dad for him to read them a book.

We have recently started letting Mason try to use a fork.  Actually, he really demanded that we let him try using a fork by refusing to let go of one he got his hands on.  He would not let us feed him with the fork because HE wanted to hold it.  Every now and then a bite will make it all the way to his mouth.

He is still loving his lawn mower.

And his little chair from Aunt Sissy.

I have a whole lot to catch up on so hopefully I will get to it all soon!  I hope everyone is having a Happy Fall!!

Photography and "Ba!"

I got my 50mm lens back!!!!!!!!!  Can you tell I am excited??  

When I went to take Mason's 9 Month pictures, I pulled out my camera with the 50mm lens attached and started to shoot, only to discover that the lens would not focus.  Like, at all.  Blast!

So, 10 months later I finally decided to cough up the money and get it fixed because I missed it so badly!  In the mean time I used my wide angle lens and really developed an appreciation for that and learned more about taking pictures with a different lens.  Now I am relearning the 50mm.  But enough about lenses.... here are some photos I took with the 50mm because I was so thrilled to have it back.

How about that bed head??  

This was how he woke up every morning and after every nap before I finally decided to give him a little hair cut.  It was  hilarious but it was a huge frizzy mess that was hard to tame.  See below...

It took some effort to get it back to normal and it was still a bit crazy.

Mason is still infatuated with bark.

And driving his truck (with the soccer ball in the back).

And he eats the entire cookie at one time only to realize he needs to spit it out but doesn't want to spit it out.  Then, I will hold my hand up for him and he spits it in my hand. Sometimes he will grab my hand and hold it up to his mouth so he can spit out his too big bites.  Don't ask me why he has to spit it in my hand?

Mason loves his soccer ball (and all balls) and has learned how to dribble it.  He will bring us the ball and say "high" which means he wants us to throw it up in the air really high.  Then he will chase it and bring it back. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

He still loves flowers and always wants to smell them. Sometimes he says "ooooh."

Mowing the grass is his favorite past time. He is all over the yard with that thing and apparently it never gets old!

We like to explore the outdoors and see what we can find.  He is infatuated with all the little things in nature and I love showing them to him and teaching him what they are.  He is obsessed with the moon and talks about it all the time.  He always asks where it is, even in the day time. When he sees it he waves at it and blows it kisses.  The new moon was difficult to explain.  He kept asking where the moon was and I was like... uhhh, it's hiding!

He has mastered the art of sliding and LOVES it.  I took him to the park the other day and he kept going down the curly slide.  I would see him coming down on his belly, backwards, upside down, backwards AND upside down..... it was hilarious.

He likes to look through the holes...

Here he managed to pour a cup full of water on his head.  It really surprised him too!

Here he is with his "Ba!" 

I made the mistake of taking Mason's basket ball with us to the park thinking he might want to play with it some in between playing on the slides etc.  

Wrong! He wanted to play with the ball while on the equipment and slides.  He would not put it down!

I took it away from him at one point because he was having such a hard time getting around with it but he cried. I tried to hide it so he would play and forget about it, but he found it.

Here he is trying to climb the steps while holding the "ba."

He might be a tiny bit stubborn.  No idea where he gets it.