Another resident

Seems another friend has taken up residence in the Long Family Zoo:

Goofy

This is the type of stuff I find on my phone when I upload to the computer. :

Not to be left out, Mason has his own brand of goofiness

Party Animal

 Mason's birthday party was last week and, though many of those invited couldn't make it, we had fun with those who could! Here are a few pictures of his special day:

The hit of the party! Grams and Papa gave Mason this
car . Every one took turns pushing him around in it as Mason
waved to his adoring fans.

Samantha made Mason's "smash cake" and it sure held up to it's name

Mason was a little hesitant to dig in, so he had some help getting started.

Juan shows them how it's done.

"Oh! I get it!"

Cake : Smashed

Big sister helped open presents

The boys with Juan

Logan amid the mess made by the bigger kids.

Since turning one, Mason has taken his first steps and broadened his vocabulary. He says about 20 different words, his favorite being " Match!" ( Mack). He also now sleeps through the night every night! Yay, big boy!
                                   

Hello, Goodbye

Just when we think spring has shown up for good, another ten day forecast reveals SNOW! Yesterday we hit a record high of 83 degrees . We all donned our newly unpacked summer shorts, baring our pasty white legs and spent a whole day outside only to receive an alert on my phone that, with in 24 hours, we could expect the snow to start falling, ending in accumulations of 4-6 inches of snow.  So here is the evidence that spring has been here and here's hoping winter won't last long. It shouldn't since we're supposed to be back in the 50's by Thursday.

Look who I found in my Hyacinth garden

With the blooming of dandelions, so goes the need for allergy meds!

Our home grown spring window disply

Mack's bug playground is a busy place on warm days

The Long family zoo

Lizzy was transported home in a large glass

Last week Mackenzie and Kaleb were out looking for bugs when they happened upon a lizard. My sister's and I have grown up trying to trap one of these darty fellows and only one time was Nikki able to catch one so I was pretty surprised to hear that Mack had managed to grab this one.

Mack and Lizzy

With each trip to Petsmart, Mack looks longingly at the bearded dragons, geckos, and lizards. The catching of the lizard was funny timing because Mike and I were thinking of getting Mack a gift because, over the last year, she's been such a great big sister and wonderful helper. So it was decided that the lizard fit the description and off went Mike and Mack to get the things " Lizzy" ( a great name for a lizard , Mack says) would need while I stayed with a snoozing Mason.

Lizzy has a nice, sweltering home in  Mack's room. She has the occasional company of a curious little boy and a curious cat. Though everything seems perfect for Lizzy, she still hasn't eaten much of the variety of meal worms and crickets we've offered her. If she doesn't eat in the next few days, we'll probably need to let her go back at Gram's house.

Home at last!

Gettin' crafty!

My mom and I put together a craft day for some of the ladies in our lives. We served brunch, shopped with Premier Jewelry presented by Cass , made coffee filter roses and finally decoupage boxes. Add in some laughter and great conversation and you have one heck of a fun day. Here are a few pictures from our time:

Aunt Janis working on her coffee filter rose

Carley hard at work

Meggan , Brittany, Tammy and Oakley

Becky, Sierra, Anaka, Kim , my mom and Mack

Becky's box turned out great!

Brooklyn was excited to win a door prize

My little sunshine was happy to be apart of the ladies day

Kim and my mom before the fun got started

Rhonda with her beautiful creation

Tummy Tickle

Mack loves to run ahead of me to get Mason from his crib after a nap. Yesterday , Mason sprung up and giggled at the sight of her and Mack burst into giggles right back saying " Every time I see Mason, I get this little tickle in my tummy and I have to laugh." I love how she loves him.