Morgan the Cowboy

Fun on a HOT almost summer day

Happiest of Mother's Days

It was truly wonderful mother's day. I couldn't have asked for a more relaxed, carefree day. I got to sleep in until almost 9, which is pretty much unheard of around our house. Then I woke up to homemade waffles with fresh whipped cream and strawberries and a large wrapped box. The boys had to help me open it, of course, and to my utter delight, it was a huge lego castle set. See, I totally love legos. Not sure why, but I do. Wolf said he showed my present to his co-workers and only one of them thought is was really cool. Everyone else was like, uh, yeah, that's uh, interesting. But you have to know me...and my husband does.

So we spent the morning on the floor in the living room, putting the castle together and having great fun. The afternoon was spent lazing around, soaking up some sun, playing video games. For dinner we went to this great vietnamese restaurant in San Rafael. We had never brought the boys there and wasn't sure if they would like it, but Mason professed to love it, saying "I just knew I'd love this place!" He's such a character. Morgan didn't like it, but that is no surprise. He's at that age where he doesn't want to eat anything except hot dogs and tator tots.

Once the kids were in bed, I got to curl up on the couch with my husband, an ice cream sandwich and the movie PS I love you. ::sigh:: I felt loved, happy and truly content.

To all of you mother's out there, I hope that you had an equally wonderful day, whether you got to spend it alone or with your kids. As we all know, it is not an easy job and I salute each and every one of you.

And to my Mom - I want to thank you for being my mom. You are an amazing woman and I am so proud of you. You are strong, you are beautiful and you are my mother. I love you.

Mason's 5th Birthday

Today Mason Grey turned 5.
Wolf and I took the day off so that we could spend it with him. His Grandma Ginger and Grandpa Dave were here from Oregon and we all spent the day together. In the morning we opened presents and, as you can see by the pictures below, had a great time doing it. Then we took a walk to the dog park with Sadie, Grandma and Grandpa's dog, then we headed to the Farmer's Market. We took our time and enjoyed the perfect weather. Mason had a great time and simply glowed from all of the attention. Then we went home. We had planned on heading to the beach or doing something else but Mason was tired and just wanted to play with his new toys. So the rest of the afternoon was spent quietly hanging out at home.

Mason continues to amaze us every day. I am so proud of him that my heart is ready to burst. He is always asking questions, always learning, always having fun. He's beginning to read and I love watching his face light up with accomplishment. He loves to practice his writing and other than the occasional backwards "s" he is doing very well. We are at such a fun and exciting stage in is life and I look forward to every minute.

He will be starting Steve & Kate's camp in mid-June, which should be a great adventure for him and the kindergarten in the fall. I think he's a little nervous, as am I, but I know he will do beautifully.

We love you, Big Man, with all of our hearts.
Happy Birthday.