Caricatures

We got these in New Orleans. Any good?

The last week

We had a great week last week. I'm finally getting the pictures onto the computer!! New Orleans was fun. It was interesting to see- even if its not a place I would normally visit. It was interesting to see the areas that were damaged by Katrina and some of the historic places. Above, we discoverd a new kind of soup... made fresh with titanium. Drake managed to scrub his ring off 3 times while cleaning of the BBQ shrimp from his hands. Speaking of food- that's probably what we enjoyed most about New Orleans. I ate on the more conservative side (as always) and Drake enjoyed everything I won't normally cook!
Here we are at the Super Dome in New Orleans. They had an "opening ceremony" for the convention. I think it was just an excuse to party. And no one can say they don't know how to party! The music was great (gospel and jazz) and of course entertainment was live. There was great food too. Everyone seemed a bit tipsy and loud thanks to all the free drinks they were handing out. Here we are standing in line waiting for a man to draw a caricature of us. Mason actually looked at the camera.
Happy Birthday to me. Drake was a doll and got me my favorite: cinnamon rolls and books. He made me promise I'd post some of these.

Two Vacations.

We haven't updated anything in a while. We didn't drop off the face of the planet- well, we did go to Montana- that's close. We spent a week in Montana with the some extended family up at Flathead lake, two days at home, and then Drake's work sent him to New Orleans... so I tagged along. It was all fun and games, but boy, it is nice to be home again.

Teething at 4 months 3 wks old.

The title says it all. He's cut his two bottom front teeth. One you can see better than the other. Ouch.
At least he didn't take after his grandma and cut teeth at 3 months.

Update...

So, here's what's new:
We sold our car and bought a new one (well, new for us). No pictures, but it's a lot nicer and it FITS A CARSEAT SOO MUCH BETTER! It will be great to drive it up to Montana- where we're headed for a week long vacation! Yahoo!
StoneMason can roll over (at least one way). He wakes himself up and gets all mad- he can't figure out why he's on his back. He is the "king of the dinner table" as shown above sitting on his throne. Its a rather messy throne. He loves, did I say LOVES cereal. We can't shovel it fast enough. The other day some fell on his tray and he leaned his head down and started sucking it off the tray. Funny kid. Speaking of king, he thinks he's king of the pool too. Check out the smug look.

Very, VERY nice

Everyone who knows Drake knows that he is nice. Exceptionally nice. Impossibly nice. Well, I agree. Yesterday night I didn't sleep well (to put it mildly). By the time Drake got up, I wasn't about to even move. He asked what was wrong/why I was so tired, and then took 2 hours of sick leave (his sick leave mind you.... you can't borrow a spouse's... especially when they don't have a job) and stayed home to watch StoneMason so I could sleep before starting swim lessons at 9 am. What a sweetheart.
See, I told you. He's very, VERY nice.

Oh really...

I saw this on a friend's blog and decided to see which princess I was like... Pocahontas? Really?
I wish they had a prince charming site... what/ who would Drake be?


You Are Pocahantas!

Free-spirited and wise. You have a strong passionate spirit that touches and changes all who know you. The wisdom and common sense that you have is really what guides you through life. Even so, you also have a very playful side that loves adventure and excitement.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Happy Father's Day!

I asked the neighbor to take a few picures of StoneMason for father's day. They turned out pretty good! (I took the first one.) We're pretty happy we have this little guy- it adds a whole new dimension to holidays like Father's day. Speaking of which- Drake is pretty good at this whole parenting thing!! In fact, he's amazing.

Don't worry... Dad's watching me.

I thought things were a little quiet.
*To defend Drake- he really is GREAT with StoneMason. He was just a little tired...
**The black eye was from Frisbee, not Mason

Update

A few days ago I tried to post a video of StoneMason. HOURS and HOURS later when it still hadn't loaded, I gave up. Sorry, I tried. I guess updated pictures will have to do. Here's Mason and Drake getting ready for bed. Mason won.*I read a friend's blog earlier and noted that her six month old was 14 lbs. Our 3 month old is 14 lbs. I guess he's eating well.


Drake likes to put StoneMason in our chair "Ginger" (don't ask.. I don't know).
Sometimes he likes it...
...and sometimes he doesn't.


Here's a random picture- but someone else took it so again we're all in it. That's nice.