A very late update but some fun pictures

Frank here tonight...Janet is working.

Alright, so we had a few pictures and video mostly sent from my new fancy cell phone toy, so it's about time for some real writing. Since it's been a while here are some events from the last couple of weeks starting with the big chocolate extravaganza: VALENTINES DAY!
Mason kind of got the short end of it since he still can't eat much more than sweet potatoes. Maddie on the other hand misses no opportunity to capitalize on treats. Luckily not everything finds its way into her mouth (and yes please let's not comment on the outfit.....she's three and likes weird things):

Testing out whether Mason is as tasty as chocolate:

We are actually really thrilled that even after almost six months Maddie still loves her brother very much. She is always hugging him and kissing him because : "He's so funny!"


That weekend Grandmama and Grandaddy came up for a spontaneous visit. This was also the first weekend in a long time with some decent weather that invited some outdoor actiivies. We decided to head to Yates Mill park for a stroll. Maddie is getting all her accoutrements ready:

Daddy got to do all the work of carrying the little one around. Mason really did enjoy the trip though and was happily squawking and talking the entire time.

Some more pictures from the hike:

Yep I'm a friendly fella y'all!

Motherly love and Maddie thank God without sunglasses for a change:

Well, here they are again, sorry Mason!

We had a fun day at the park and it just felt really nice to catch a few sunrays and move around outside. Here just a few more shots from around the house. Mason loves tummy time and has now learned to roll over both ways. He still needs a bit of practice with sitting up by himself but he'll get there soon. He's still a joy to be around when he's awake which is not entirely true when it comes to sleeping. He had to learn to get by without a paci though (Daddy made him!!) and that has improved things quite a bit and he's really making progress putting himself to sleep without any help from us (Daddy is really excited!!!!)

Probably the two most common expressions around the house: Maddie with her big personality in the heat of the moment and Mason without a clue of what's happening to him.....so fun!!!