Four

 This is what we gave our moms for Mother's Day this past weekend! We are so excited to add another member to the Mason Family. The kids can't wait and they did so good keeping the secret for a few days before we told our families.

I'm fourteen weeks and five days along. I have been feeling pretty good the past couple of weeks. At first, I was exhausted and a little sick to my stomach at times, but it's passing. I am so grateful that I have easy pregnancies and that I don't throw up at all with my babies. It makes it so much more enjoyable! I know this baby is supposed to come to our family and I can't wait to meet him/her soon!

Chloe's First Tooth

Chloe's first tooth finally fell out last week! She waited so long for that to happen! It was quite the experience for her. She came downstairs Thursday morning and said, "Mom, my tooth is really loose. Will you pull it out?" I, of course, said yes. (Keep in mind that Niah was supposed to leave for the bus in about three minutes or so.) So, she got some tissue and I yanked on it. Chloe jumped back a little when I pulled so I didn't get it out. It was just hanging there. It started to bleed but she wouldn't let me touch it again. I'm not sure it was what she expected- I don't think she thought it would hurt at all but it did a little. She ran upstairs to look in her bathroom mirror. I ran up to tell her that I was going to take Niah to the bus and I would be back to finish the job of pulling out her tooth. I noticed that she was not acting normal. She kind of started panicking and bouncing around on her feet. Weird. She wouldn't hold still. She walked into her room and started walking crookedly (is that a word?) and then fell on her hands and knees. By this point I kind of figured out what was going on. I picked her up and cradled her saying, "Chloe, Chloe, are you okay?" Her eyes rolled back into her head and her eyes closed. She had PASSED OUT! She was as white as a ghost! She kind of came to and said, "Mom, I don't feel good." Meanwhile, it's about two or three minutes past when we usually leave for the bus so I scooped her up and carried her to the bus stop while she was half conscious. Niah had to run for the bus- poor thing- she was so worried about Chloe. I yelled to Niah, "Run Niah! There's your bus! Chloe will be fine!" Bennett was walking down the road with his blankie wrapped around him and no shoes. I'm sure we were a sight! Eventually, Chloe was fine and back to normal. It took her a few hours to let me get the tooth out, but when it came out she was so happy!

Chloe likes to make sure that everyone sees that her tooth is missing. She keeps that jaw stuck out with pride! I'm glad we now know that she does not handle blood well. We'll have to keep an eye on her. I don't think she'll be following her dad's doctor footsteps! She looks so big with her missing tooth. It changes her whole look. I think we will all remember Chloe's 'first tooth' story. It was pretty hilarious but a little scary at the same time!

Easter Weekend: Part Two

The kids had so much fun together over the weekend. They got to do a huge egg hunt in the yard. I love that they are all in jammies with messy hair in these pictures. Bennett and his cowboy boots with shorts cracks me up!

These three kiddos make me so happy. They look so big. I hate that they are growing up so fast, but at the same time it's so fun to see them grow and learn. I love watching them go through their own experiences in life.

Bennett and Jonah are best buddies now. They play so well together and they get along so well. They miss each other when they are apart.

Indiana has very few hills for us to carry on our tradition of throwing our hard boiled eggs down a hill. Bryan got creative and created a pully system. The kids and B would load an egg in the bucket, pull it up high in the tree, pull the string and drop it into the pool! We all had a good time watching this while Bryan did most of the work. :)

The kids loved getting the unbroken eggs out of the pool to send them up in the bucket again.

We might have to try this again next year. Actually, Bryan will probably use his inventor skills to come up with a new way of breaking our eggs! It's funny how such simple things made the kids happy this year. Just being with family and hanging out at home made our Easter extra special.

Easter Weekend: Part One

We were lucky enough to have family come visit over Easter weekend. It's times like these that make me really excited to, hopefully, get back to Utah next year when Bryan finishes residency. I love spending time with family and my kids are always so happy when they are with their cousins. We went to Warren Dunes on Lake Michigan and it was the perfect day to be outside!

I feel so blessed to have the family I have. It was great to have conversations with someone other than my kids in the days and I love staying up late talking to them about everything! It doesn't happen often enough. I think my little sis should come stay every six months! We had a great Easter weekend and I think it will be one I remember for many, many years to come.

Tough Mudder

Bryan ran a Tough Mudder race today with some of his residency buddies. It's a 12 mile course with obstacles throughout- including an ice bath and 10,000 volts of electric shocks. (Bryan has a huge fear of being shocked, by the way.) I haven't even talked to Bryan about the race yet. He is still on his way home from Cleveland, OH where the race happened. I'm anxious to hear all about it! Thanks to some of my friends, I have pictures to prove that he is still alive.

Here's a before the race shot... Bryan's shirt is not so white anymore. I'm sure it's already in the trash.
Yay! He finished! He looks cold.
Way to go B. I'm proud of you for doing the race and for staying alive! :)

Chloe is Five

Whoa. Where did February go?! I was a total slacker when it comes to blogging. I'll blame it on my computer. It is soooo slow, it takes at least 30 minutes to get it up and running and then to get on the internet. I get too frustrated with it so I avoid it! Hopefully, there will be a new computer in our very near future. :)

Chloe turned five last Friday! It seems to me that she was just born into our family. Her five years of life have gone so fast.

Chloe was anticipating her birthday for a VERY looooong time. When the day finally arrived she was so excited! She was very particular about the details of her party- who to invite, what kind of party to have, decorations, food, what to wear, etc. She's quite the party planning assistant! She decided to have a butterfly/tea party. It was so much fun for her. She felt extra special because Grandma Mel and Grandpa Mike got to be here on her birthday. I think that made her day perfect!

Chloe decided she just wanted cupcakes this year. When it came time to blow out her candles, Chloe was able to blow them out all by herself! She's never been able to do that because her muscles just weren't strong enough. I was so happy. It seems that her speech lessons at preschool are paying off!

We loved the photo booth idea so much from Niah's party that we decided to do it with Chloe's friends too. The girls thought it was the greatest thing.

Adalie really got into it. I love how hers turned out!
Chloe is such a sweetheart. She is so easy going and she is always smiling. She loves to do crafts, play beauty salon, dress fancy for ANY occasion (she has an incredible sense of fashion for a five year old), and she is a great sister to Niah and Bennett. She loves Mabel and is usually the first one to give her affection or play with her. Her speech is coming along well. I was worried that it wasn't helping to have speech at preschool, but just in the last couple of weeks Chloe is really trying hard to pronounce her words. She will even tell people her name now. A month ago she wouldn't answer when someone asked what her name was because she couldn't pronounce it. She can't wait for Kindergarten. The count down has already begun in her mind. August is going to be a long time coming!

We love you Chloe Nan and are so happy that you are part of our family.

Love These Little People

Lately, I have been feeling very grateful for these three little people. I love them so much! They make my life so great. I'm so lucky to be their mother.