Happy 6 months, Mason!

Having some avocado to celebrate his half birthday

I cannot believe Mason is already half a year old! I've never wished I could freeze time more than I do now. Mackenzie is so much fun- full of curiosity and so helpful. Mason is in the happy baby phase and these are two of my favorite stages.

Mason has quite the personality. He is ever the mimic ( like his dad), copying every noise he can. When a cat, dog or sister walks by, he gives out a high pitched laugh to try and catch their attention. Mason doesn't realize that he can't just get up and go until he tries and ends up face first on the carpet! Once this boy starts moving, there will be no stopping him!

Now that Mason is 6 months old, he is very
hard to take pictures of. This picture makes me laugh because it's
almost like he is surrendering.

Six months really does fly by

These are some out takes I snapped while trying to get one decent
six month photo.


Six month stats:

16 # 11 oz ( Hanging steady on the 45% percentile, where he was born)

28.5 inches long( increased to the 92% percentile)

We were given the green light to add in stage two foods followed by yogurt and he can eat Thanksgiving dinner with the family!

Fall snow

We got our first real snow accumulation last night and Mackenzie couldn't get dressed fast enough this morning! Mason watched her play from the window and discovered a new teething tool!

The cat's meow

Mack decided she wanted to be a cat for Halloween this year. Not just any cat would do, she wanted to be our cat, Duncan. I searched the net, knowing I probably wouldn't find anything comparable but Mackenzie agreed that she'd be ok with another kitty costume. Enter Hero Daddy! Instead of making do with a generic kitty costume, Mike took Mack on date to pick out all the things they'd need to construct the perfect Duncan costume. I admit, after seeing several very good, long time sewers struggle with sewing patterns and tricky fabric/material, I was a little apprehensive that things might not come together well. Oh ME of little faith! In just about 8 hours ( over a few days) and after lots of sweeping up fake fur and only a few curse words breathed under breath, Mike did it! I am so , so proud of him and the fact that, despite never having really sewn before, he set out and did what he wanted to do. Way to go, Daddy! Mackenzie was in shock at how cool her costume is . She wore it for several hours yesterday, pretending to be Duncan the whole time.

Years gone by-tradition

A rare moment

I snuck this picture of Mackenzie enjoying a quiet moment. It's rare that she isn't busy, an agenda in her head of things she wants to do. She looked so peaceful watching the leaves blowing in the breeze and her favorite blanket tucked under her chin.

Adoration

This is the look Mason gets when he sees Mackenzie. It's a look of pure, unadulterated adoration.

He's also gotten really good at wheeling around in his walker!
Watch out world!

Spell it out

In effort to challenge Mack's brain, her teacher has been sending home "journals" for her. Each journal has one question and several blank pages for which Mackenzie is to write or draw the answers to the question. This comes at a perfect time because Mackenzie has been extra interested in writing her own words over the last few weeks and it feels even more fun when it's for a school project. Mack's phonetic spelling makes both Mike and me smile and burst with pride all at once. This weeks journal asked the question " What do you see/do in the fall?"  

Apples Pumpkins

bat ghost witch

Thanksgiving dinner Halloween