First of all, we have been working with Mason to improve his sleep schedule. (aka...no sleep for the first week of June.) Things have been improving despite all the excitement this month. More on this subject later.
Here's our "Farewell to Katherine" camping trip. She headed off to Duke to become a nurse practitioner. I'm excited for her, and sad she's gone.
Next came Mason's birthday. He turned 1 year old!!! Hallelujah! It's been a rough, WONDERFUL year. I'm kinda glad it's behind us. He is getting so much more personality at this age. I love it all, even the stubborn streaks.
Mason's birthday was also Father's Day. It has been so fun to watch Damen as a father. I love these boys.
We spent the afternoon with my dad. Here's a stalker photo of Mason watching chickens on the back porch with Grandpa. So cute.
Then it was off to California to visit with Damen's parents. We spent their 31st wedding anniversary with them. I'm so happy to be a part of their family!
We also celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary while in California. We were able to go out that evening while Grandma and Grandpa watched the boy. Dinner without protecting my plate from tiny hands + a movie without interrupting screams on the baby monitor = bliss.
Here are some photos from our visit to the Santa Barbara zoo.
Mason LOVED the ocean. He never cracked a smile, but he threw a fit whenever we tried to take him away from the water.
Mason's first word (besides mamama and dadada) came in California. Dog. He loved chasing the dog. Although Joe was probably happy to see us go, we are always sad to leave.
And now we are home again. We made it back just in time to celebrate my dad's birthday. Here we are on his birthday hike, coming down Broad's Fork. We were both exhausted.
Here's our "Farewell to Katherine" camping trip. She headed off to Duke to become a nurse practitioner. I'm excited for her, and sad she's gone.
Next came Mason's birthday. He turned 1 year old!!! Hallelujah! It's been a rough, WONDERFUL year. I'm kinda glad it's behind us. He is getting so much more personality at this age. I love it all, even the stubborn streaks.
Mason's birthday was also Father's Day. It has been so fun to watch Damen as a father. I love these boys.
We spent the afternoon with my dad. Here's a stalker photo of Mason watching chickens on the back porch with Grandpa. So cute.
Then it was off to California to visit with Damen's parents. We spent their 31st wedding anniversary with them. I'm so happy to be a part of their family!
We also celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary while in California. We were able to go out that evening while Grandma and Grandpa watched the boy. Dinner without protecting my plate from tiny hands + a movie without interrupting screams on the baby monitor = bliss.
Here are some photos from our visit to the Santa Barbara zoo.
Mason LOVED the ocean. He never cracked a smile, but he threw a fit whenever we tried to take him away from the water.
Mason's first word (besides mamama and dadada) came in California. Dog. He loved chasing the dog. Although Joe was probably happy to see us go, we are always sad to leave.
And now we are home again. We made it back just in time to celebrate my dad's birthday. Here we are on his birthday hike, coming down Broad's Fork. We were both exhausted.
It's been a whirlwind of a month. Oh and did I mention Mason's been teething almost all month long with molars during all this ? It's been a good month though, with a lot to celebrate!
I love the picture from the zoo were he's walking between you guys and looking up at you.
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