Little Lemur...

Noah has always loved playing with hair even since he was in utero. He plays with his own and anybody's he can get, especially when he's tired. Lately when I pick him up his favorite thing is to plunge his arms into my hair as far as he can get them. He only does this when my hair is down, otherwise he'll just grab my ponytail. I love it! It reminds me of the baby Lemurs I watch on the show "Lemur Kingdom". The more fur their mom has the better they thrive because they can hold on better.

School's Out!

I sent the camera to school with Ashley on the last day. It's always fun to get it back and see what she got. I'll just post a few of the pictures she took.

Mother's Day...

I had a great Mother's Day. On Saturday Rob cleaned the garage, mowed the lawn, and put up the hand rail. It was a rare Saturday because since he's been in Elders' Quorum presidency he's always helping other people in the ward with projects. I can't believe what a difference the clean garage made in having a great Mother's Day. Then Sunday morning Rob made me an egg mcmuffin, cinnamon raisin toast and hot chocolate. When we got home from church the kids gave me so many sweet presents. Most of them were things they made but they also bought a couple of little things at the garage sale next door on Saturday. The neighbors loved it! When I went to bed I found a card from Rob on my pillow. He always knows just what to say in his cards. So it was a great day.

Flashback Friday...

Here's the background info on this picture. This is Rob on his mission in Taiwan. Some of you may have noticed the slant of light above his head. When the Taiwan people saw this they were awestruck and passed the picture around to as many people as they could. Maybe it got some extra converts. I didn't ask Rob about that. What I love about the picture (halo or no) is that it's classic Rob. He's always singing something and with that same look on his face. It's one of my favorite things about him but it also works against me when I'm trying to be mad at him.

Princess Party!

Sage went to a birthday party a couple of weeks ago. They were supposed to dress up like princesses. It's really nice to have Ashley around for just such an occasion. Ashley dressed Sage, did her hair, and even make-up and accessories. This is no small feat since Sage would much rather dress up as a puppy but it was sweet. They sent us these pictures in the thank you card which I thought was a great idea. My publisher collaged the pics for me so one of them is really covered but you get the idea.

Flashback Friday...

"The Mason Kids" I'm guessing the date is 1978. I'll post our actual names with our childhood name/nicknames in parenthesis. It just seems right to post the childhood names since we're so young in this picture. Morina (Lark) holding Alex (Lex), Chardell (Charie, Charlie), Candra (Candy), Rick (Richie). The patch on Alex's clothes says "Junior CB operator". So cute. I can't imagine having that many kids that are all so young.

Concerned Teacher...

Luke's teacher tracked me down when I was picking up the kids yesterday. She mentioned she was a little concerned and there's something she thought I should know. She said she thinks Luke is 8 going on 13 because he seems fascinated with the opposite sex lately and yesterday he drew a picture of a "super bra". I had a hard time not giggling at this point but I stifled it. I apologized to the teacher and told her I would talk to him about it. I don't think what he drew was such a big deal but I did tell Luke that school isn't the place for anything like that and not to draw underwear anywhere. I don't know maybe I'm making nothing out of something that could be more serious? Feel free to express your opinions. I'm difficult if not impossible to offend.

Picture Overload...

I love outdoor pictures so I had to throw these in. Sage is going through a stage where it's so hard to get a decent picture of her. She thinks the weirder the face the better so it was hard to find a few where she was looking somewhat normal. I should do a post of all her weird faces.

Fathers & Sons Outing!

Yes that's right,someone finally got Rob into a tent in the mountains. I think it's been at least 14 years since that's happened. They all complained of a bad night's sleep but otherwise I think they had a lot of fun. I wish Rob would have had someone take a picture of them all together but I'm just thankful he took pictures. The 2 boys standing between Cole and Luke are Aaron and Rebecca Larson's sons, Stephen and Thomas.

Noah's 1st Birthday!!!

The whole family was so excited for Noah's birthday. We didn't do much as far as a party but everyone said "happy birthday" to him so often that he started saying it at the end of the day. In the pictures we took he doesn't look very happy. But it had been a long day by the time we got to the cake and everything. I also took some videos that I'll try to add later.