Mason had his 15 month check-up on Friday. All seems to be going well. He grew two inches and gained two pounds since his 12 month appointment. That puts him at 45% for height, 50% for weight, and he stayed steady at 90% for his big ol’ head. The doctor had hoped he would have something that he calls Corinne regularly. She also wants him to start using utensils more often. Guess I’ll have to go get some more Wet Swiffers!
Category: Uncategorized
-
Summertime, Summertime, Sum, Sum, Summertime…
The kids sure love the change in seasons. Corinne, Mason, and I went to Hartford for our annual strawberry picking extravaganza. We picked berries to eat, made jam, rode the tractor/haywagon, and enjoyed the four-wheelers. On Saturday, Tony’s family (sans Tony who was having a golf weekend with the guys) came to town for their jam session (ha, ha!) and to ride as well. The kids sure loved all the extra attention! Papa Bill and Grandma Ann found a slide at a garage sale and scooped it up for us. They love it! Mason climbs up there and looks so proud. Corinne uses it to play king of the mountain. Too bad Mason doesn’t know the rules.
We are continuing to fix up our home. We bought a new kitchen table and chairs and set up the old table in the basement to use for crafts, sewing, wrapping gifts, etc. It was pretty hammered and two of the chairs were falling apart. I will paint the old chairs that still have some life in them to match the new set. That way we will finally have enough seating for company. I am currently looking into some more new light fixtures. That is something easy to do and relatively cheap that makes a nice difference. We have done some already, so it’s time for the next batch. My mind swarms with other projects, but I’m trying to take it slow.
Hope all of you out there are enjoying the beginning of summer!
-
New kitchen!
So while the kids have been away, Greta and I have been busy buying new kitchen appliances. We’re installing an over-the-range microwave and a brand new stove. The microwave was installed this afternoon and the stove arrives tomorrow. Here are a few pictures of the progress:
BEFORE:
AFTER the microwave:
AFTER the Range:
Here is the range with the griddle:
With the grate in place:
The Griddle of Goodness in action:
Yumm!
-
New pictures!
We have returned from our latest trip home from Hartford, but unfortunately these pictures are not from that trip. These are from this year’s Easter and a couple from Mason’s 13-month monkey picture. This first picture of the kids will take you to the Easter 2006 set. The others are single pictures of Mason. Enjoy:
Stay tuned for another family update and some site enhancements, as well!
