New Edition!!!!

Meet the newest member of our family!

Ethan Samuel Dean
Date: June 25, 2009 Time: 2:07 pm Length: 20.5 inches Weight: 7 lbs 11 ozs

Everything went well. It was a long labor, again, being about 26 1/2 hours. Just a little longer than Mason at 25 hours. My lot in life, I've decided, is to have long labors. It happens. This delivery went a lot better and much more smoothly than the last. Enjoy some pictures!

A couple of firsts!

Here are a couple of firsts for Mason!
For Memorial Day we went to Lake Samammish with Jeremy, Sina and Chloe and Mason got his first taste of some major water! We went to the ocean last summer but he was only about 8-9 months old and he didn't know what was going on. But this time he drug Bryan out to the water and we couldn't get him out of it. Jeremy and Sina rented a kayak for them and Chloe so we used it a couple of times and Bryan took Chloe and Mason out and they loved it! In the pictures he's wearing Chloe's old life jacket (that's why it's pink) and that was a life savor (thanks Jeremy and Sina) because all Mason wanted to do was go farther and farther out! :)

His next first was last night. We got Mason his first "bike". It's a tricycle but he was in seventh heaven! It was a nightmare trying to get it to the register and home without too much of a fit but we finally made it! It's funny 'cause he will only put his feet on the pedals-he refuses to try and scoot along with his feet on the ground but yet he's not quite coordinated or strong, not sure which, to push the pedals! So we have to push him everywhere-he's such a crazy kid!

Enjoy the pictures!

Our little Green Thumb!

MASON'S PLANTING SKILLS!

It's was such a beautiful day and it's going to be for the next few days so we thought we would get some plants to plant out front of the house. Mason had a lot of fun "helping" G-Pa Dean plant the flowers. We kept having to have him come back and back again 'cause his attention span wasn't very long but he had fun all the same.

Wii Fit

Today Nana and Papa Dean got the Wii FIt for their Nintendo Wii. We are all really excited to try it out--that would definetly include Mason!!!! He cracks me up. The minute that Bryan got the balance board all set up and ready to go Mason was the first to step up! It was funny. Bryan gave him the remotes and let him stand there by himself for a second or two and then we've spent the rest of the evening trying to get him off! He was in seventh heaven though and it was kinda cute. Here are some pictures of us trying it out. I say us but I really just mean Mason and Bryan due to my pregnancy issues! Although I did step on and create an account with my weight and BMI and all and then they set a goal for me to loose like 20 lbs over the next 3 months so when I get back on after the baby comes the computer will be really confused and it will look really good! I thought that was kinda funny! :) I know I'm very easally entertained! The first two pictures are of Mason trying out his stuff and then the last two are of Bryan trying out his "Warrior Pose". ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

There was a lot more that I watched like, hula hooping, tight rope walking, skiing, running a race, they've all been quite funny but too many things to take pictures of.

18 months!

Mason went in for his 18th month check up last week so I thought I'd share how he's doing! Weight: 28.6 lbs--top 75% Height: 33in--top 50% Head: top 91% Developing mental and physically on track. He's quite a champ. He sat there on the doctors exam table all by himself and let her look at him and do the whole exam without a fuss or problem while Bryan and I sat in the chairs next to him. He's such a big boy! He got his current shots and did ok. He cried until we left the room, once out in the hall and waiting room he was great. He then slept for 2 1/2 hours! I love it when he gets shots 'cause it tuckers him out so much that he sleeps great!!!! Other than that he's doing great. He's currently and little sick-quite gross actually. You would think that after 18 months I would be used to the snot but nope I'm not! It still grosses me out just as much as ever. :) I can handle everything else just fine--poop, vomit, blood etc. but a little snot and I'm holding on to my lunch! Well here's some pictures of Mason taken over the past few weeks. The first one is the only one I could get today 'cause he's so cranky, due to being sick, so I had to wait until he was asleep. He LOVES cuddling with his daddy and is so excited when he gets to stay home with him!

PS-BABY COUNT DOWN~6 weeks and counting--I finally got Maosn to say Baby!

Spring has arrived!!!

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!
We believe that Spring has officially arrive because it's been beautiful for the past 4 days! (Knock on wood) The temp rose steadily for the past few days and today it reached the 70's! YEAH!!!! We broke out the shorts. Mason even wore shorts to Church yesterday! He's so cute! They're still all a little long so he looks like he's wearing capri's-good thing you can totally tell he's a boy.
He never stopped moving today so I couldn't really catch him outside in his shorts so I thought I'd try this evening but yet he still wont stop moving! Go figure--he's a 17 month old boy! So you have to put up with these weird pictures! I'll try to get some better ones down the road.

Yes--he's laughing!

Our Trip to Utah

Hey we just returned from Utah. We were down there for a week to celebrate Ashley graduating from the LDS Business College. It was fun to see everyone and to spend some time away from home. Mason had a blast seeing new people. Even though they weren't really new we hadn't seen anyone since Christmas so he loved the change. We drove there. It wasn't to bad of a drive we had to stop every couple of hours to walk the dogs and for me to stretch but it was good. Mason had to help walk Sassy every time. It was funny. We celebrated Easter while we were down there since we were going to be traveling home on Easter. Mason loved looking for eggs. He kept opening them before getting them to the basket. He was to excited about the jelly beans inside them!

We spent some time with my sister's family in Taylorsville and Mason had a blast with his cousin Braden. THANKS BRADEN!!! It was fun to visit and spend at least some time with Keri, Todd and Braden.

Even though we had fun it was still good to get back home. We got home Sunday evening and Mason wouldn't stop running around the house! It was funny!

Well thanks again to Ashley and Kathryn for helping out with Mason so much around the house--we know he's a handful and has a way of finding all the things he shouldn't. And we miss everyone so much and can't wait until July/August when we get to see you all again after the baby is here.

Here are some videos and pictures of our trip! ENJOY!!!!

Mason getting ready to go. It took a lot to get him away from the stearing wheel and into his seat but we got there.

Happy Easter! Looking for eggs inside 'cause it was too cold outside.

Playing with cousing Braden on his bike!