Happy Daddy's Day!!!

Father's Day 2009

This Father's Day we went to The Denver Zoo. It was good weather, good amount of people, Mason was such a good kid (and without a nap!!) and then we finished it up with some good BBQ and some good beer. All in all a very good day!

Happy Father's Day Andy!!

Mason and Andy riding the train around the zoo

This was hilarious. The monkey checked out Mason and Mason checked out the monkey.

Brace yourself, I know Andy's smile can be very contagious...

Exactly what a man should be doing on a day like Father's Day!!

To my baby's daddy:

I love you so much. You are such a cute daddy and Mason totally adores you. Thank you for being such an example to him in the following ways...... By having him grab you beer from the fridge (which Mason actually calls beer, Daddy) also by teaching the right things to say when you want to express yourself like "I ain't no punk bitch" and "Son of a bitch" (so special) For teaching him that schedules only happen when Mom is around, and bedtime is just a 7 letter word. I thank you!

....Just joking....

All jokes aside, Andy you truley are such an amazing Dad. It has been such an amazing experience watching you with Mason. He loves his daddy-o and seriously adores you. He copies everything you do and wants to be just like you. When I think of the man that I would like Mason to become, I think of you! Thank you for being such a help in this crazy thing called parenting and for being such a cute Daddy!! We love you!

Ash and Mason

Movie Night

Recently we had let Mason pick out some movies at Blockbuster. Of course his choices were Thomas the Train (no brainer) and Diego. As soon as we got home we had to watch Thomas or has he calls it "Choo Choo DVD" and then we told him he could have a special movie night that night. We switched over to the Diego movie mostly because if I had to hear that damn Thomas the Train song one more time I was going to break the DVD. So for my sanity and to save costs at the movie store we opted for Diego's underwater adventure. (Side note: I only got this so he'd think going underwater would be ok. If Diego does it, maybe he would. He has been insanely afraid of water lately. He'll get in the bath, but as soon as you want to wash him off or wash out his hair, bloody mary screams. No such luck though. We watched this movie a week and a half ago and the screaming has yet to seize.) So we popped in the DVD, popped some popcorn, grabbed some juice, and made a bed on the floor. Mason thought this was THE COOLEST thing! About half way through the movie Mason crawled over to me and gave me a big hug and said "I love you mommy!" I knew at that moment that sitting through 98 min of Diego asking me the same questions over and over and over again, was all worth it.

Happy Birthday Ashley

This years birthday rocked!! Andy had to work on my actual bday so Mason and him had a pretend bday a few days earlier. They locked me in the bedroom and decorated the entire house in Hello Kitty decorations. (Loved it!) That night Andy made me an amazing dinner with steak, crab, mashed potatoes and finished it up with some cupcakes. It was perfect! Then on my bday my Mom and Step Dad came up for the weekend and surprised me with my nephews, Kaden and Preston. It was a great bday surprise!! My step bro and his gfriend came over and we had cake and ice cream and opened presents. Thanks to everyone that made it so special!

Happy Birthday Ashley!!

Birthday Dinner

Make a wish!!

Cupcake face

Preston and Mason decorating my cake!

Cuddle time!