Happy Face

I've never seen anyone quite as happy as this guy when he's running around the yard or riding his bike in the driveway. Of course, I'm blogging this from a 7th grade Spanish class while the sun shines outside and Mase is at daycare playing outside with people other than me. But it's Friday and somehow the stars have aligned and I have the entire weekend off. It's possible that I'll pick up a shift at the bar on Sunday, but Saturday is supposed to be gorgeous and Mase and I aren't doing anything but playing in the yard and spending time at the park. I can't wait for a whole day with him. It's amazing how much more I've learned to appreciate our time together now that I'm working so much.








Tomorrow is going to be wonderful - even if it rains.

The Best Part

Mason liked seeing all the fish and everything, but his favorite part of our trip by far was the boats. We rode green dragon paddle boats and Mase was in heaven despite his straitjacket-style life preserver.



This makes me so excited for this summer. I've gotta get this kid back to the beach.

Aquarium Overload

Dave took Mason and I to the Baltimore Aquarium at the Inner Harbor last weekend. The weather was perfect and we had a great time. I took hundreds of pictures (with my new camera which is almost as good as my [still not fixed] Nikon), but here are some of my favorites.

Just a Cute Baby and a Basket

Alright I'm just picking a few Easter pictures because I'm allllmost caught up here. We aren't too big on Easter anyway, but I do make Mase a basket (mostly because I like any excuse to buy him presents). No way were we making a trip to see that freaky bunny this year - that was traumatizing, mainly for me.

Egg Hunting

Your Other Right

If your toddler is smart enough to read the word "right"


don't you think he'd be able to put his shoes on the right feet without instructions?

What Do You Get When a 3-Year-Old Steals Your iPhone?

Sorry, PETA

Two weeks ago, I subbed all 5 days and then had to bartend all weekend at the Carp. I missed my kid, big time. So much that I decided to take him to the circus. Now, honestly, I hate thinking about animal cruelty and exploitation and all that just as much as the next person... probably even more than the next person. But I figured I'd put it all aside and try to fake oblivion, because I knew Mason would have fun.



And he did. He loved it. He still talks about riding this elephant.


I'd go anywhere to see that smile - even the circus.

...Says the Pot to the Kettle

This morning I was rushing around, as usual, to get ready for work. Mason was playing with his trains.

Me: "Mase, put your trains away, we're gonna be late!"

He ignored me, so I said, "Mase, come on, now please!"

Mason [staring up at me with an exasperated look]: "Mommy, you need to be a little more... patient."

Egg (and Camera) Dyeing

The flash broke on my Nikon (I'm not sure how it happened, but I'm going to blame a very suspicious looking child), so most of my egg dyeing pictures are giant blurs of toddler hands and Easter eggs. We did do it though, and I managed to get at least a couple pictures to prove it.



I found instructions on Google on how to take apart your D40, fix the flash, and put it back together. Sounds easy enough, but I bought a new point and shoot the other day to keep me from going insane without a camera in the likelihood that I fail miserably. Stay tuned.

Worse than "Mommy? Mommy? Mommmmy?"

"Mooooommmm, I'm talkin' to you!"

Oy. That phrase does not paint a pretty picture of his teenage years.

Snobby Ducks

If you go to the Bellefonte duck park in the summer, those ducks are biting your fingers off trying to beat out their buddies for a piece of stale bread. In the spring, apparently, they aren't so hungry. Last week we spent a sunny day in Bellefonte trying to get our feathered friends to eat by hurling chunks of bread at their heads. They weren't biting.


So we fed the coy fish instead.
















I bet the new ones will be hungrier.