Finally

Last day of April and finally..... its spring-like outside and we don't have to be stuck in the house.  I am ignoring the fact that its going to rain pretty much any second as I type this... but hey we had a few hours of warm sun!  Mason is walking more and more, still a crawler but definitely taking 5-6-7 steps before he sits back down.  Enjoy our backyard pics!  P.S  Mason loves that rake... he rakes everything from our carpet, to the grass to our coffee table...

Beginner Craft Junkie

I am not really sure where this craft bug has come from but ... I am hooked!  I need LOTS more practice as I am truly truly just starting.  But at Target the other day I saw this napkin and knew I just had to make something out of it. It's so cute.

So, I tried my hand at a baby bib.  It turned out well, need to work out a few things but overall I got the hang of it. Now if only my model would sit still!

Stay tuned, I have lots of crafts in the works!

Apology

My apologies to all moms.  I have judged so many times on the topic of picky eaters.  You see, I figured... well you must not be trying hard enough if you child won't eat anything, or maybe you are letting them off the hook easy? It's weird because I, too, was a picky eater for years and years.  I thought maybe it was just that everyone stopped trying to give me new foods. Nope, nada, thats not it at all.  I have a child who won't even look at food if it doesn't seem like something he would want.  (and what does he know, he hasn't seen much!). I'm serious, Mason will look the complete other direction to avoid food.  He eats about 5 things and thats it.  NO JOKE.

Case in point... Mason's lunch today:  Raisins and Oyster Crackers 

No wonder he is in the 10th percentile for weight!

My Cuties

Just wanted to share a cute pic!!

Bathtime Bubble FUN!

We got Mason this bubble bath toy for his birthday... and boy is it a hit!  In addition to playing music it shoots bubbles into the air. At first Mason was a bit surprised but now, he loves watching them go (and trying to catch the bubbles before they come out as you can see below).  A fun toy if you have little ones!!

DC Chicken Salad- my fav!

Do you love the D.C. Chicken Salad from Corner Bakery?  I do!  And I think I have finally mastered the recipe, not that its particularly hard but still... I was pleased with the outcome and hope you are too!

Recipe:

2 good size chicken breasts, or what I did, the breast meat off 1 roasted chicken from Target-shred or dice

1/3c of onion-diced

2 celery ribs-diced

1/2 of a granny smith apply-diced

1/4c raisins

slivered almonds to taste

1/4c-1/2c Miracle Whip (I did a heaping 1/4c)

Just mix and let it sit for a few hours so the flavors merry together.  Enjoy!

Mason Walks!

Well, walks a few steps that is!  He usually needs to be distracted by something to get him going.  In this case it's our home phone.  The allure that I am actually letting him play with it is just too much for him so... he walked!  My baby is really growing up!

New Ride

Cruising around the hood in his new 3-n-1 trike. We thought Mason might like sitting in something other than a stroller for walks and... we were right!  He hasn't quite figured out to hold the handles (left hand to right handle?)... but details, details.

We are hoping that this week it will finally start to warm up... it's mid-April and cooold!  Stay tuned for lots of fun outside pics with our new toys!

1 year photos

We took Mason in for his 1 year photos last week.  Thank you Carrianne Photography!  Carrianne was so great with Mason, although apparently no one can make him like cake.  Yup that's right, my child hates cake! This is disappointing since I am a baker and have a sweet tooth, but hey... we'll turn him to the sweet side, don't you worry!  Here are some of our awesome pics. The hat and tie photo is my FAVORITE PHOTO of all time.  Seriously.

My sweet baby boy

LOVE!!

My Family

Ok here it is ... the succession of photos that depict our son hating cake.. poor thing

There are a ton more but choosing just a few to put on the blog was hard enough!

My 1st Baby

Gasp! I haven't mentioned my older baby... the 1st born yet.  This is Hurley, better known as Mason's best friend.  Mason spends his days crawling after Hurley, attempting to pet him and climb all over him.  Poor Hurley just looks at us like "really??".  With the nicer weather he loves to get away from us and go in the yard all day... and when I say all day... I mean it, he never comes in!