Maine Lake House

In August we took a 7 day trip to Maine and stayed at a little house on Sebago Lake, with the Heinrich family. It was a great week, filled with swimming, boating, popsicles and camp fires. Every morning Mason would get up grab his fishing pole and some bread. After feeding the ducks and geese that were eagerly waiting for their morning snack, he would cast his fishing pole and see if the fish were hungry, as well.

Early morning fishing with Jeff

Mason's first kayak ride, he did great!

this morning was warm, so why waste time and get dressed

studying a rock or shell

the house

bird watching

boys having a blast in the water

Masons favorite time of day, was when the ice cream truck would come down the street. Iron Man popsicle almost every day.

he practiced swimming with Daddy

Mason's first camp fire and S'mores

on our last morning there, many more ducks and geese were waiting for Mason. Apparently the word got out, in the water fowl crowd.

Disneyland 2010

While we were in California for Mike's high school graduation, we took a day to visit Disneyland. This was Mason's first trip, so GramGram, Papa, Auntie Brigitte, Garrett and Grant came along. We all had a great time. Mason did so well, after 8 hours, he was still asking to go on the tea cups, again. This was perhaps, my best trip to Disneyland, ever!

First up, the rockets

The train through Storyland

The carousel. He is still asking to ride a horse

The best seat for the Jungle Cruise

It's a Small World...he loved it

Mickey ears!

Fun in the sun

We visited our favorite nature reserve, Worlds End. As you can tell it was a stunning day.

Bird feeder

Michael and Mason built a bird feeder for the tree in the front yard. We have found many bird nests in the surrounding trees, so we wanted to give all the tired Mama birds a easy food source. It was a lot of fun and a great learning experience for Mason.

Hanging the feeder

Admiring his work

The craftsman

some backyard fun with a water gun...notice the devilish grin

my three boys

Spring time fun

The Weir River Farm had their annual Spring festival and just like last year, we couldn't wait to see all the animals. This year we went with some friends and the boys, Mason and Caleb, had a great time.

The infamous "cheese" face

every boy loves a tractor

Mason and Caleb trying to get the horn to work
I can lift it, just give me a minute

Preschool

Last week, Mason started his mini preschool. He goes once a week for 3 hours. He came home with paintings and pictures, so proud of what he'd done. At that moment, I was struck by how proud I was of him. So proud of everything that makes Mason, Mason. So, this post is dedicated to sharing all the little things he does, that make him so unique.

• Great Grandma Dorothy will be thrilled, Mason loves puzzles. He is great at them. Very patient turning each piece until it finally drops into place.


• One of our weekend rituals is to go for a walk at one of the many great parks around us. Michael and I look forward to the time together and the fresh air, Mason can't wait to see all the dogs. He has to pet every dog that passes him, thankfully most dogs and owners are most accommodating.


• One of the parenting success' that is most obvious, is Masons politeness. He is always quick with a please, thank you, no thank you and a polite hello to a stranger. I love his ease around others, he is a great role model.


• A car ride is not complete without our little speller shouting out every letter on a sign that we pass. He knows every letter and loves to practice.


• We of course can't forget dancing. This boy loves to move. There is not a person that we know, that doesn't have a Mason dance story. He is known to dance in a store, to the overhead music, to cell phone rings, commercials, pretty much anything that has a beat, he is rockin' out.

He is definitely, personality plus!

Harmonica

Though there are no pictures, I wanted to share one of Mason's newest talents. He has developed a love for the harmonica. Michael gave him an old harmonica, figuring it was a safe instrument and Mason can not be separated from it. My favorite part is my own personal music show in the car, every morning. I simply ask him to play me a song and he is off, puffing away. The ladies will be falling at his feet, in a few years. Who doesn't love a harmonica love song :)

Snow play

Though we have only had a couple of snow storms, each one brought a lot of snow. Mason is getting reacquainted with the snow and has finally realized that sledding is fun and throwing snowballs at the dogs is even more fun!

Michael snow blowing...don't let him fool you, he really likes it
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