Oh Lizzy!!

This is Lizzy the day after, so Mom could calm down, when Elizabeth decided to cut her own bangs! No, they're not pulled back....they're gone!! Won't Easter pictures be great this year:(

Halloween & 1st Snow

We woke up to snow November 5th. The kids instantly wanted to go out and play. Mom and Dad got to do damage control on our big tree.

It's hard to tell from these pictures, but large branches broke off during the night. There were markings on the brick of our house where the heavy branches slid down just inches from our windows!! Lucked out there!!!

Mason fell asleep in his high-chair before his pumpkin got carved.

Puppy Dog Mason

Princess Lizzy

GI Joe Caleb

Batman Kayden (he was an army guy for the school parade, but changed to Batman to go trick-or-treating).

Fun with the kids at Black Island Farms

Apollo

Some cats bring home mice to their owners.....our cat Apollo, brought us a snake.

Highlights from the past 6 months

4th of July Fun



Mason's 1st Haircut



Lookin' Good!!


OREGON
Family reunion at the lodge










Slip n' Slide


















The kiddie pool I bought was to keep Mason out of the swift Catherine Creek. It doubled well for a play pen (and for more than just Mason).





Caleb and Kayden on their first day of school.
Caleb is in 3rd grade & Kayden Kindergarten.













BEFORE & AFTER
Elizabeth has been sucking her two fingers since she was a baby. At her last dental cleaning, the dentist suggested the "spikes" It's like a retainer- except cemented to two of her teeth. Coming off the top are several metal "spikes" to prevent her from sucking her fingers. So far so good! Two more weeks until it comes out!! Cruel and unusual?? Maybe?? Cheaper than braces- definitely!!




Mason's 1st birthday was April 30th- a while ago... I know! And yes he pooped green after the cake!

Mason and Camden keeping cool this summer- they loved the end of the Slip n' Slide

Caleb's 8th Birthday (wow I have an 8 year old- I'm old!!)

Caleb's Baptism

Great Grandpa and Grandma Lee with Lizzy

Mason Walking

At 10 months old, Mason is taking a few steps at a time. He gets so excited that he laughs too much and falls after two or three steps.

Because I have a long "to do list" and updating my blog isn't on it!!

Caleb at school participating in Reader's Theater

Tubing at Syracuse High School. The snow melted too fast!!! -but the kids didn't care.

Kayden's 5th Birthday Party

Our 10 month old baby!!

Poor Mason. His brother Kayden just loves him too much. Kayden likes to pick his baby brother up and carry him around. This time he was running with him and tripped. He landed on Mason and Mason had a bloody nose. His nose swelled up and bruised pretty good. Broken? Maybe? After Kayden realized what he did to Mason he stormed upstairs to his room. Matt went to talk to him after he calmed Mason down (mom wasn't home of course). Kayden said he was mad- Matt thought he was mad because he thought he was in trouble. Nope. With tears in his eyes, Kayden said he was mad at himself for hurting his brother.

This is the result of too many hours of babysitting and Kelly being very bored!

We're still here!

Happy Halloween The gang at our trunk or treat. It started raining the minute we got there and poured until we called it quits. The kids were all soaked- but they had fun!

Carving pumpkins. Matt dressed them in old Pace's and Gandolfo's T-shirts to keep their clothes clean (I've trained him well!)

Lizzy started out as Cinderella, but had an accident and ended up being a witch. Just when I think she's potty trained she reminds me otherwise!

Mason with Grandma Hayes at G&G Lee's house.

Lizzie and Mason with Great G&G Lee.

Kayden as Venom

Lizzy in her second costume as a witch.

Caleb the pirate.

Mason the Panda
At Mason's 6 month well check-up he weighed 15 lbs 15 oz (25% range), height 27" (75% range) and head 17 3/8" (60% range) Mason is so much fun. He rolls everywhere to get around. He's working on teeth 3 and 4 and is miserable because of it.

Caleb's doing soccer this year instead of basketball. He does really well. He runs hard the entire game. Great way to wear your kids out!!

Mason at 5 months- he's into sticking his tongue out. The lovely Stones genes struck again and Mason broke his first two teeth in just before he was 5 months old! (lucky mom)

I never wanted to cut Lizzy's hair. I wanted it long and beautiful- ha ha! She has such thin hair and it was growing in horribly, so with some persuasion from my sister, I cut it! Turned out pretty cute.

The finished product!