Currently- Mason Edition

Watching: Finding Nemo and Mickey Mouse. His two favorites he'd watch 24/7 if we let him! He's not too interested in anything else. I tried getting him to watch the Disney movie, Cinderella and every time he looked at me, shook his head and said, "no, no, no..." while backing out of the room. Darn. Finding Nemo it is.

Drinking: Hot tea. A toddler drinking TEA from a mug? I'd say it's one of the most adorable images ever. but then again, I might be partial.

Playing with: Trucks. All the time Trucks! He never goes into another room without a truck let alone the car, store, mall... anywhere! In fact, I was going to buy him some CARS slippers but instead he took them and 'drove' them on the Target floor... Trucks and wheels for this little man.

Talking about: Choo Choo trains! In addition to trucks Mason is also crazy for trains. There is a train ride at the mall he talks about A LOT and when I ask him what his name is, he says 'choo choo?'  Lucky for this train loving boy he's getting a train set for Christmas.

Learning: shapes, colors and numbers. It's amazing to watch children learn and get excited about their accomplishments. Mason mastered counting to three, can distinguish a circle from a star from a square and likes the color blue the best. 

Loving: giving kisses, doing push-ups with Daddy, taking walks, mac & cheese, Grandma's I-pad, shoes, his red vest, grocery store kid carts and park slides and he's....
Excited for: his 2nd birthday coming up on the 28th! 

These days.

Have I mentioned how in love I am with being a stay at home mom? Well, I am! Since the day we arrived in Arizona being with Mason everyday has been just like I imagined and 1000 times better. For the past several months Mason has been on a killer schedule, taking two solid naps which makes for a well rested boy and happy mama. Mason and I both like schedules and days are so much more fun when they include a little one who's up for anything!

 

 

Our typical day looks a little something like this: 

 

 

6am mason wakes up and we watch cartoons in bed until I have a cup of coffee.. Or two

6:30-7:30 mason eats breakfast, we watch daddy leave out the window and get dressed for the day

8-9 crossfit! The crossfit gym I've been going to has an amazing kid area filled with trucks to ride on, slides, gymnastics things and a care taker who does crafts with kids. Mason loves it! And I get my daily work out in which I love.

9:30-11:30 mason snoozes giving me plenty of time to eat, shower, do some homework and ready for our day.

11:30 mason is up and eating his snack 

12-2 is our window for activities which include things like- going to the park, heading to the zoo, going to the library, going to the mall, spending time at a lake, walking around downtown, lunch dates, go bananas ( a local kid heaven where M can spend hours playing with toys), gymnastics (both our local gymnastics companies have open gym for little kiddos each week) and when it was still warm enough pool time in the backyard...  I'd also throw in days spent doing arts and crafts, running errands and every so often, just staying at home. 

2ish lunch

2:30-4 mason naps 

Our nights are pretty mellow.. Making dinner, watching Mickey Mouse, bath time, neighborhood walks when daddy gets home, reading favorite books and snuggle time.

8:00 mason goes to bed

And then we do it all over the next day!

Some days fly by, others linger but I've never once forgotten to thank God for these days I get to spend with my little man. These days I wouldn't trade for anything.

What do your days look like?  

California Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving weekend in California and it was a fun filled weekend to say the least! My brother flew down to spend the holiday with us and it really completed our Thanksgiving.

 

Our weekend started with me realizing I forgot my Thanksgiving shirt- a shirt I bought specifically for Thanksgiving Day! I was SOO bummed, but it quickly turned around when after a seeing a sign noting 'rest area closed for 63 miles' Kevin zoomed off the highway and pointed to this gem in the middle of nowhere. Portapotty on wheels? I'll take it! Thanks hunny.

 

 

Anyways, our weekend was spent with amazing friends, great fellowship, yummy eats, a trip to the zoo, a visit to a local CrossFit gym and ended celebrating one of the most darling little girls 1st birthday. A weekend for the books. Hoping you all had a great weekend too!

 

 

Thanksgiving

Thankful for best friends, waking up next to the love of my life, Gods anointing in raising our son, Mason kisses, Starbucks holiday cups, chilly mornings followed by warm afternoons, new business ventures, mint green nail polish and extra thankful for this thanksgiving weekend we're spending in California. 

Thankful for so much this time of year. 

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you!

Our darling sweet pea.

Much to our heartache, we found out yesterday that I lost the baby. 

 

Thursday morning I began spotting and by late Friday I was in the ER for an ultrasound. The Lord answered our prayers so incredibly and the ultrasound showed a strong fetus and the sweetest little heartbeat. I instantly fell in love. Over the weekend things progressively got worse and I knew what it could mean. I leaned on the Lord for his continual peace and knew without a doubt, that whatever his plan was, it was perfect.

 

Kevin took Wednesday off and we went to the Dr. for another ultrasound. I told the Lord the entire car ride that I knew his will was right and I trusted him with every inch of my being. As Kevin and I held our breath, waiting to see something, anything on the ultrasound screen, the technician finally told us with a sadden face, that there was nothing there.  As she left the room I instantly burst into tears. Kevin held me as I sobbed and sobbed. When I finally thought I was ready to let go, he held me tighter and I realized that it wasn't just me crying and it wasn't just me being comforted. He needed my comfort too. So we held onto each other longer and cried. Afterwards all I could say was, the Lord knows. 

 

My heart broke in a way I never knew was possible but thank God in such a huge way that he gave us that baby. For a small moment in our lives I was growing the most precious soul who is now forever with the Lord, and what could be better than that. Thank you Lord for your path, your comfort, your peace, your mercy, your gentleness and your love.  Thank you Lord for our sweet pea.

 

Our precious little sweet pea left us on a sweet November day.

 

a holiday

This week, Monday was a holiday for everyone so we decided to load up the cooler and spend the afternoon at the lake... and it was perfect. Picture an afternoon with the greatest group of friends, delicious food, ducks to feed, football and lots of laughter... and that would be our day at the lake. Like I said, perfect! 

Halloweenie... a Month Late

Obviously I'm late posting anything from last month.. but I'd rather post now than not at all. The Halloween festivities in our little town are just divine. I love them. Mortimer Farms has a huge event all month long with a corn maze, pumpkin patch, music, rides, vendors, food, trailer rides etc.. Mason loved it! They have the cutest little train ride for kiddos to take and you could practically hear Mason giggling and laughing the entire way through the farm. A few weekends later, our downtown courthouse square hosted a Halloween pumpkin picking event along with bouncy houses, games, candy etc. Another big hit for M. I didn't really get Mason a Halloween costume with year- not sure why, he did get a really awesome Batman shirt with a cape though. And he wore it a lot- in fact, he still does! 

a 7 week blueberry

At 7 weeks my little sweetpea is now the size of a blueberry.  It's still incredible to me to think about the tiny little miracle growing in my belly. I already love this darling so much. I have a feeling it's a girl. So much about this pregnancy is already different from M. I'm craving sugar, sugar, sugar oohh and more sugar. It's bad. I try REALLY hard not to indulge since I'm only 7 weeks and let's be honest the whole 'eating for two' thing just isn't true. OH, how I wish it was! I'm still crossfitting- taking it easy of course. I pace myself and go with light weights. My belly is already chubbier than normal but I'm taking it with stride.  I just hope my butt doesn't get any bigger- wishful thinking? probably. Mason is incredibly cute when I ask him where the baby is and he points to HIS belly and says "baby?" ha. Then he remembers and touches my belly and says "baby, mama! baby." cutie. I have zero morning sickness or food aversions which I'm continually thankful for, I'm also past any sort of exhaustion I felt in the very beginning. My only real big pregnancy 'thing' is hot flashes- I'll be minding my own business and the next thing I know I'm a 150 degrees and ripping off my layers. It's comical really. My first prenatal check-up is Tuesday... I'm so excited! I love knowing that next Summer I'll be cuddling the smallest little baby and thinking to myself that M couldn't possibly have ever been that tiny. He'll instantly transform into a little boy next to little blueberry and I'll be in this new bliss of being a mama of two. The Lord is so good. Happy Thursday everyone. 

A little sweetpea

That's right! I'm expecting! hooray!! I found out last week and couldn't wait one second to tell Kevin, so I ran right out of the bathroom into the living room and shouted "I'm Pregnant!" Both my parents were in the room too. Not quite as romantic as it could have been but I couldn't think! I was just SOO thrilled that those two pink lines had showed up. I estimate I'm at 6 weeks which means our little baby is the size of a sweet pea.  I fell off the blogging wagon the last few months but I'm re-motivated again with baby on the way. So be on the look out for a huge recap of what we've been up to and loads more posts as I progress through pregnancy number two. Our family of three will be a family of four next Summer...ya! Thank you Lord!

xo,
Laura

Weekend Recap

Happy Monday Night! Hoping you all had a wonderful weekend. Ours was just perfect. A zoo trip, drinks with my bestie, Football, blueberry pie, church, new jeeps, hot weather and hugs & kisses from my little mister.  What could be better?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers to the Redskins!

 

 

 

OH.. and we decided to buy the most practical family car around....

ha. it actually is quite amazing and we are very thankful the Lord blessed us with such a fun rig.

 

 

Mason wasn't so sure about the wind at first...

But, it didn't take long for him to fall in love with the open roof, sun beating down and wind blown hair...

Much love to each of you reading this! and don't forget to follow me on Instagram- igobylaura

 

Montana.

Several weeks ago (going on almost a month now!) we spent a week in Montana for another CrossFit event with our family. Have you ever been to Montana? I would have never thought to vacation there, but it is spectacular and SO worth a trip! We stayed at an ultra awesome resort- Big Sky. It has it all! Our room was ridiculously large- which turned out to be perfect since Paul was able to make it down for part of the trip too! Centrally located at the resort was mini golf, playgrounds, jumbo trampolines, zip lining, pools, grassy fields, beach volleyball courts.. and the list goes on. Not to mention, the CrossFit crew just about took over the place with all it's signage and work-out gear set up. I planned a 6 mile bike ride for the family to a beautiful waterfall and on our last day, I treated myself to a 60 min deep tissue massage. Vacations don't get much better than this. Most of you don't care about all the CrossFit hoopla I know, so I won't bore you with any dorky work-out pics... just the most important ones- Family pics!