Sunday, January 25, 2009

I love my brother!

Julia really loves her little brother. Sometimes a little too much. If he starts crying she says, "Oh no! Mason's sad!" and then runs over to put his binkie in his mouth. The problem is, she isn't very gentle, and will force it in his mouth and hold it there if he doesn't want it. Also, when he is laying on the floor, she likes to give him a hug by laying on top of him. She also is very concerned with his well being. If she's around and somebody tries to touch him, she yells, "Don't touch! Your hands are dirty!" Must be something she's heard before. :) Really, though, she's still learning, and I think Mason is very blessed to have such a loving older sister!

Mason is growing so much. We are so blessed to have him with us!

He is very chunky.

Nathan's had interviews for residency almost every weekend this month, and this weekend he was in Chicago. When we got home from church I took Julia's dress off and told her to go get dressed so we could go to the airport to pick up Daddy. This is how she dressed herself. (Don't pay any mind to my messy apartment in the background. I was alone with my two kids for over three days, and it was raining outside almost the whole time)

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Park City

We got back to Los Angeles from a fun holiday in Arizona, only to leave again in a week to Park City, Utah. Nathan and I got to ride while his mom watched the kids. And since their condo is right on the resort mountain, it was easy for me to come in every couple hours to nurse Mason. Each day during one of our breaks we would get Julia all bundled up to play in the snow. Her favorite part was throwing snowballs at unsuspecting victims as they walked by. Lucky for them she hasn't quite perfected the art, and most of the snow would just stick to her glove.Julia also got to try out snowboarding. Next year she'll be old enough to put in ski school while we're there.

The last full day we were there, we went down to Salt Lake City to show Julia and my families exchange student, Dani, Temple Square. I also got to visit with my friend Meagan Olson who is serving a mission there.
Thanks to Nathan's parents for sharing this trip with us. We had so much fun!

I also wanted to post some pictures of my Grandma and Grandpa Stapley's 50th anniversary party we had the day after New Years. It was a wonderful program put on by my parents and aunts and uncles.
My dad played the guitar while his siblings sang.
Grandma and Grandpa
Dani and Mason