The artist within

Mason has been exploring the world of finger paint and so far, he has been doing great. Sure he tasted the paint a few (way too many) times, but the final product was great. Here are a few pictures that capture the painting journey.

Random summer pics

Mason is a goofy boy, he loves to make people laugh and seems to go out of his way, to do so.

sometimes the task needs to be a little more challenging

chilly water
but he loves it

the best dog

and his best friend

sharing snacks...one for you

one for me

Popsicle!

What better way to enjoy a summer day, then a popsicle!

New England Zoo

The 4th of July weekend, took us to the Back River, the Duxbury Beach and the New England Zoo. Boy was it a busy weekend! Here are a few pictures from the New England Zoo in Boston. Like the Santa Ana zoo in CA, it was small, but had some great exhibits.

Mason wasn't too sure about the Giraffes

Bad picture (no flash allowed) but a great Gorilla exhibit

Mason spotted a sleeping baby gorilla

how can a 200 pound rodent be so cute!

hippo

Part of the aviary exhibit was a Flight Walk. It is a walkway, about 3 stories up, within a giant aviary. It was amazing and housed 2 giant Condors.

Entrance to the indoor aviary

my handsome guys

Part of the zoo was closed due to a movie shoot, which was interesting, since you could see how the sets were built.

Bare Cove

Over the long 4th of July weekend, we went to Bare Cove River Park, which is an old military base that was shut down in the 70's and converted into a river park. The park is great, since it has paved roads and tons of river access. Mason and Michael took advantage of the low tide and practiced their rock skipping.

The old boat house

Rock skipping tutorial begins

watching carefully

Mason gives it a try

Maybe we need to go over "how to pick a rock" again

Santa Ana Zoo

During our recent trip to Southern California, we visited a small zoo in Santa Ana. This was Mason's first visit to a zoo and it was perfect. There were many animals to see, with the majority of them monkeys...Mason's favorite.

Nothing like starting the visit with a little bird chasing

The monkeys started making a lot of noise, apparently too much noise!

A closer look

The petting zoo

Surprisingly, Mason wasn't afraid of the animals, especially the goats