Late Christmas Pics

Just a few pics from Christmas holidays and yes I do know that January is almost over. This pic is the one from our Christmas cards and the 2nd attempt at getting a good picture.
This pic is from the day we opened presents in B'ham before heading south. We got Mason a table and 4 chair set which he loves. It was interesting trying to put it together while Mason tried to help. Luckily no pieces were lost!
This is in Robertsdale on Christmas Eve. Mason actually ran fever that day so we weren't able to make it to Christmas Eve Mass but he still had a great time opening all his presents (after the Motrin kicked in).
This one is from a park in Brewton. Mason and his cousin, Clare, had a blast. It's crazy that it was hot enough to wear short sleeves during Christmas!

It's been a while!

Hey everyone! I know it's been over a month since I last updated this blog but it's been crazy with the holidays and work. I promise I will post pics soon. I just haven't found time to upload and edit them. Just a quick blog today - I had my gestational diabetes screening this morning and passed!!! Yay!!! I had to take the 3 hour one with Mason so I'm so excited that I don't have to with baby #2. My doctor's cut off is 135 and I was 101. Also, one more update. We've finally decided on a name. It's going to be Logan Curtis. We had a girl name all ready but it has taken us a while to decide on a boy name. We just really liked Logan for a first name and Curtis is a 4th generation name on my side. Mason's middle name - Thomas - is a 4th generation on Bret's side so we wanted to make sure we did the same thing this time around.

Pump It Up!!!

Last Saturday, we headed to ATL for our nephew's 5th birthday. It was great to visit with the whole family. Zachary had the party at Pump It Up. Mason had a great time. As you can tell by the 1st 2 pics, he wasn't too sure about the big slide until he hit the bottom then he was ready to head back up. After a few times, we let him go down by himself which he loved. Needless to say, Bret was worn out by the end. The 3rd pic was after Bret took Mason in the obstacle course. After a few minutes had passed, I thought to myself..."bad idea". As you can tell, Bret and Mason finally made it out but Bret was drenched with sweat.

Random Pics and Thanksgiving 08

Bret and I got Mason a table and chair set for Christmas. The 1st pic is of Mason standing on it! We had to finally put it in the closet so he would stop. Now, it is finally wrapped and under the tree.

Mason has always loved building and stacking things. The other day he stacked 12 blocks all by himself. We couldn't believe it. I'm just surprised that I had enough time to grab the camera before he knocked it down again. He was so proud of himself.
We had a great time over Thanksgiving. We spent 2 days in Robertsdale and 2 in Brewton. It was so nice visiting family. We took Mason to a park in R'dale on Friday to get him out of the house. He loved it. He had 1 path that he kept climbing up then sliding down. We were also able to visit with Amanda, Adam and John but I didn't get a chance to snap any pics. In Brewton, all of Bret's siblings were down so it was nice to hang out with the whole family. We headed to Andalusia to his grandmother's house on Saturday. The time flew by like always but we can't wait to head back down for Christmas.

Weekend in R'dale...blogging a little late!

Last weekend we headed down to my parents' house. Bret had a residency interview in Mobile that Friday so we were able to take advantage of the trip and spend the weekend with family. We had a great time. The interview went very well. On Friday, Mason and I were by ourselves b/c Bret was at the interview and Mom and Dad both had to work. We visited with Aunt Mertis then all 3 of us headed over to the Daphne Library to meet mom for lunch. Mason had so much fun in the Children's room at the library that we actually took him back over there on Saturday morning. Also on Saturday I met Amanda, Emily and Holly and their kids for lunch and shopping in Foley then that night my parents and Bret, Mason, and myself went to Mamma Mia in Daphne. Mason did great and we had such a wonderful time. Then, Sunday we went to church, lunch then packed up and headed back up the road. While we were packing, mom and dad took Mason outside and he had a ball picking satsumas. Sadly, I didn't take any pics until the last day so that's the only ones I have to share.

Mason is going to have a little baby............

BROTHER!!! We just had my 19 week appointment this morning. It's a boy! We are so excited that they can play together. All the measurements looked great. They did test my blood and thyroid levels b/c I've been extremely tired lately. Also, I'm already having braxton-hicks contractions so she wants me to monitor that as well. Now, all we have to do is come up with a name. We had some girl names from the first pregnancy but not many boy names.

Halloween Catch Up!

I know I am a few weeks late but we've been so busy with work and traveling for interviews. But, I thought I would still post a few pics from Halloween. Bret and I were actually out of town for the Emory interview in ATL on Halloween so these pics were taken a few days earlier. We were able to take Mason to 1 Halloween festival the week before then Bret's parents took him to one on Halloween night. He definitely enjoyed everything more this year. He loves the pumpkin behind him that he picked out. Every night that we come home, he has to stop and say "pumpum" and touch it! The AU outfit was from something at day care. We had to dress him up in his team's colors.