Mason Laughing

I love this boy and his laugh.

Grandpa Fry's Visit

Mike's dad came to visit this weekend for his white coat ceremony. We tried to find a few things around Erie to do/show him. Friday while Mike was at school, we visited the Tom Ridge Environmental Center and Presque Isle. Friday night, we went to an Erie Bayhawks basketball game. They are the NBA D-league here. Mason LOVED it. Well...at least at first. He was really good for the first half, then it was getting past his bedtime and he wasn't loving it so much anymore. 

Here he is cheering the team on. He kept leaning way forward like he was really into the game. He really liked the music, dancing girls, and popcorn. 

The white coat ceremony was on Saturday morning. While we were waiting for it to start Mason found some of his pals from play group in the hall. They all decided to play in a  fountain that didn't have any water running in it. When the ceremony started, Mason was really good, and then fell asleep halfway through. 

We got a pretty good snow storm today so Mason played while I shoveled. I pulled him a few laps around the parking lot on his sled, and then he took a turn pulling it.

Mason reading with Grandpa.

We've had so much fun having Grandpa here, and are sad to see him go home.

Sewing

When we were at home over Christmas, my mom got me a new walking foot for my sewing machine. It is AWESOME, and I've been putting it to very good use. I also tried to stock up on fabric while I was at home because I've got more than JoAnn's to choose from. (There is a a little quilt shop here, but I'm not too impressed with their selection) When Colby saw how much fabric I was buying (because I know about 10 people that are having babies in the semi-near future) he decided he wanted a blanket "made with love." So, the first pic is the one I made for him, and the next two are baby blankets I made for girls in my ward.

Mary Poppins

At church today...
Mike: "You kind of look like Mary Poppins today."
Me: "That's not a compliment."
Mike: "Yes it is; you clearly need to watch that movie again."

New Sled

We found the perfect sled for Mason. He really liked it at first, but after a while he wanted to be able to run around. I was pulling at the same time I was trying to take pics, so they're not the best. I had a hard time getting him to look at me too because he was focusing on dragging his hand through the snow so he could eat it off.

After he got off he took a turn pulling the sled. He still hasn't quite figured out that snow doesn't equal solid ground, so he face plants a lot. Even when he eats it, he usually just lays there until I pick him back up, and then goes on his merry way.

More snow day pics

It rained last night, so most of this awesome snow is gone now. It's supposed to snow again later in the week though. Me and Mason will keep our fingers crossed, and hopefully find a sled if it does :)

Shoveling Snow

We finally have some decent snow for Mason to play in. Mike was shoveling out the car so we could leave, and Mason loved it when Mike would throw it over his head.