A Wedding and a Graduation!

May and June have been soooo busy! Jonathan and I were in Oklahoma every weekend in May but one, and I was there for two whole weeks with Mason before my sister's wedding. It was busy and crazy, but tons of fun! Julie looked beautiful and her wedding turned out wonderfully! My favorite part of the wedding was their vows. She and Gabe, her husband, wrote their own vows, and it was so special to hear in their own words why they want to spend the rest of their lives together. I loved it! My husband also did a fabulous job playing all of the music and Mason looked pretty handsome as the ring bearer! I have to say I didn't get the best pictures between being in the wedding and chasing Mason around. Mason did great, but by the end of the night he had ripped my dress from hanging all over me. He also had his fair share of candy. I think he wandered from table to table collecting!

Isn't her cake pretty?

My best friend from college, Liv. She is expecting her 1st baby in the fall, and just found out it is a boy! She looked so cute!!!!

Julie and me after the rehearsal dinner

The next pictures are of my brother's high school graduation. It was at the end of May. I cannot believe my little Joshie is already 18 and a high school graduate. He is going to Oklahoma Christian in the fall, and I'm very proud of him!

Random Pictures

Here are some random pictures from last month...These are the flowers Jonathan got me for Mother's Day. They were so beautiful!

Mason loves to hide from Jonathan and me. This is just one of his many random hiding spots. In case you can't find him, he's under the rocking horse.

Working on the computer like Daddy.

I made and decorated about 75 sugar cookies for my friend Sarah's baby shower. It was fun, but by the end I was about ready to pull my hair out. Decorating cookies with a 20 month old is not the easiest thing in the world to do. As you can see, though, Mason found something to occupy his time while I worked. (Don't worry I was finished using the bowl and spatula at this point)

Splash Park

We went to a splash park by our house when Jonathan got home tonight. Mason had so much fun! He would play outside all day if I would let him. We got Jonathan a new pair of sunglasses for Father's Day (Mason broke his old pair), and as you can see Mason got a pair as well. He used to never keep sunglasses on, but I think since he sees Jonathan wearing his he likes them now.

18 month pictures

I've been awful at blogging lately. I have been subbing at Sunshine School for a teacher who had a baby so things have been a little busier for me. Anyway, I thought I would post a few of Mason's 18 month pictures. Stacy Collodi took them, and I thought they turned out well. Mason had so much fun playing at the park while we took pictures. I don't know how she got the pictures she did because he didn't hold still for more than a second!

Dallas Arboretum

Mason and I went to the Dallas Arboretum with my friend Rae and her two children last Monday. The flowers were so beautiful, especially the tulips, and the kids had such a fun time. We had a picnic, smelled flowers, went to a petting zoo, and walked all over. Mason always loves hanging out with Macy and Jarett!

Spring Break and Easter in Oklahoma

When I taught school I lived for Spring Break so that I could sleep in, relax, and do nothing. Although I no longer teach, in some ways things haven't changed much. Mason went to my mom's during Spring Break, and I was sooooo excited to have time to myself! I didn't know how Mason or my mom would hold up for a whole week together, but they both had tons of fun. Thanks, Mom for sacrificing your alone time so that Mason could come and visit! My break was wonderful as well, but by the end of the week I was definitely ready to have him back. I've concluded that I'm a rather boring person, and my days are so much more fun when Mason is with me!

Mason helping Grandma make his daddy's birthday cake!

Mason and Aunt Julie

Easter weekend we went to Stillwater to visit Jonathan's parents and to celebrate Jonathan's birthday. We had a good visit, and Mason had fun hunting eggs with his Mimi and Grandad. Jonathan was a little sad because this could have been our last time to go to Stillwater for quite awhile. His parents are moving to Frisco so that they can be closer to their kids and grandkids. We are really looking foward to having them close by and getting to spend even more time with them!

Mason with his Easter basket.

Mason LOVED his Elmo Applesauce that his Mimi got him!!! (a little too much I think!)

Night Out!

Tonight was a good night for multiple reasons. The first is that Jonathan and I went to dinner with some friends without Mason. While I love Mason more than anything in the world, going out to eat with him just isn't as enjoyable as it was pre-children. He's usually fine for the first 15 minutes we are at a restaurant, but by the time our food has arrived he is ready to go, and by the time the check has arrived he is REALLY ready to go! Needless to say, I usually don't get to enjoy my meal very much, and overall it is just easier to eat at home. Thanks to my wonderful sister-in-law and her husband, though, we had a child free dinner tonight!

We met our friends at Chuys, a Mexican restauraunt in Dallas. None of us had eaten there before, but we were all talking about how it was supposedly Jessica Simpson's favorite place to eat. Anyway, we get our food, which was really good, and are having a great time talking when a large party of people start coming into the back room we are in. My friend Carrie said it was Jessica Simpson's parents, and I thought she was joking. Then, she said Jessica Simpson was there. I still thought she was joking because of our previous conversation. It turns out she wasn't, and Jessica was sitting right behind us! I know it is silly because she is just a person, like anyone else, but it was still really cool. I think she is the first famous person that I have actually seen in person. Jonathan's back was to her, which was frustrating him because he couldn't see, but he decided that was okay because he was technically the closest to her. After this none of us could even focus on our conversations, but we did end up staying at our table for another 45 minutes! It was a fun night!