Mx4

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

One final farewell

To summer that is. Not according to the calendar, but with the start of preschool for Mack fast approaching, it's easy to feel like summer is over as all attention is directed toward school. Determined to get in one last bit of fun, Mike invited Mackenzie to an end of summer camp out! Excitedly, they made plans and Mackenzie wrote a shopping list which read like this:

                                                        Dinr ( dinner)
                                                        hot dogs
                                                        wood
                                                        smoors ( s'mores)
                                                        chips

Shopping list complete!

After a trip to the store, they set up camp. As tends to happen, things didn't go exactly according to plan but they had fun none the less and even managed to spend the whole night sleeping in the tent. Here are some pictures of the event.

Thanks to the relentless Colorado sun and heat,our grass is as dead as it can be and we didn't have to worry about ruining it. So Mike sprayed it down and made an impromptu fire pit in the yard.Unfortunately, with the extra smoke from our tree branches and Mack loudly singing
" We're burning our grass! We're burning our grass!" for all to hear, we decided to put the
fire out and go in a different direction, lest we alert the attention of the fire department

This is a bit safer

Some of us were less excited than others


We don't need much of an excuse to pull out the footed jammies around here!

Morning comes pretty quickly , doesn't it Mike?

Sunday, August 19, 2012

My Sweetie

Mike took Mack out for errands and a lunch date the other day and returned with these! I love these " just because" flowers!

The hanging lip

We got together to celebrate my Grandma Joann's birthday this past weekend. It was the first time most of the family had met Mason . One thing every baby should know before attending a family function is that my dad's side of the family LOVES babies. It's nearly impossible to escape with out being loved on by everyone . Mason wasn't so sure but, though he threatened to cry , he actually did pretty well. Here he is with my Aunt Jenny and Aunt Janis.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Juicy Orange

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

4 months for Mason

16 weeks!

16 weeks have come and gone, leaving behind no trace of that little newborn baby delivered to us 4 months ago. We now have a sweet little infant with a bit of short temper but an infectious laugh and his daddy's dimples.

4 months marks the " all clear" to begin baby cereal. Mason had been receiving rice cereal in his bottle while I was still breast feeding so we knew there were no allergic reactions and felt comfortable feeding him that. He's also tasted oats, which he seemed to prefer though he whines either way when the food doesn't come fast enough. This is the time Mack has been waiting for and asked immediately for a turn feeding her brother. She did a fabulous job, chatting softly to him all the while passing spoonful after spoonful into his mouth.With summer in full swing, I have been stocking up on seasonal fruits and veggies to make into baby food for the coming months! We're all excited to see what Mason thinks of all the different tastes.

This day he actually ate better for Mack than he did for me!

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Denver County Fair

Mike, Mack, Mason and my mom outside the fair

Mike scored some discount tickets to the Denver county fair so Mx4 along with my mom all made our way to Denver for a day of fun. The fair is at the National Western Stock Show complex and it 100% indoors ( even a few carnival games!) and with well over 30 days in a row of 90 degree heat or above, that sounded good to all of us! Here are a few snap shots of our day: