For Our Faithful Readers...

a long post.

Mason loves swimming! This is a picture Dustin took of us when we all went swimming a few weeks ago. A while back we had watched Finding Nemo for the first time and the next day when we went swimming, Mason noticed that Nemo was on his swim diapers. Once the swim diapers were on, he would pat the front of himself and say Nemo. It was so cute!!

I love this little frown Mason makes when he's having a good time. We were at Vilas Park on a cool Saturday morning. We had just been to the Farmer's Market and hung out at the park playing and chasing the geese and ducks.

What would a trip to the Farmer's Market and Vilas Park be without a trip to the Zoo? I had been to the zoo with Mason a few times before, but he was too fearful of the Carousel. Finally, after watching all the other kiddos take part in the fun, he decided he was ready to go for a ride. This is a pic of his second time around with Dustin. We practically had to drag him away afterwards.

For the past few years, Dustin and I have participated in the Cystic Fibrosis walk in Madison. Dustin's niece as well as some friends of ours face the challenge of living with CF and we try to do what we can to assist in raising funds for CF research. Here is a picture of Mason and his friend Josie after the Cystic Fibrosis walk.

Dustin and Mason at the finish line.

Playing with Cousin Ben during a trip to Oshkosh on Memorial Weekend.

Thanks to a garage sale I was able to score a sandbox for $10 for Mason. He loves playing in the sand. If only he didn't need a bath every time after.
Last week Mason and I made the trek to grandma's house. We actually made the trip twice, but that's another story. Once we got there, it was nothin' but F-U-N for Mason.

Reading with Uncle Tom and Cousin Nate.

Enjoying a slice of pizza with grandpa.

On Saturday, we went to Chinese Culture Day at the Capitol Square. The Lion Dance was a bit loud and scary for Mason, but it was all he could talk about all day long. We enjoyed the performances and had the chance to catch up with some of our friends.

Yesterday we hit 82 degrees and that meant more swimming.

Broccoli Boy!