Sorry for the delay in posting

I have been one busy woman lately. Between working and going to the gym we barely have time to do anything else. I must say that we do love going to the gym though...even Mason. I haven't lost many pounds, but I can tell in my clothes that I am losing inches and that keeps me going. Also I have had 3 people, including my husband, tell me that they can tell I am losing. There is nothing like a little boost of confidence huh?? I still have a good bit of inches and pounds to go, but I will get there. There is an eight week boot camp starting August 26th that I am seriously thinking about doing. It will kick my butt, but it will boost my weight loss and help get me toned. It's two nights a week for one hour. Wish me luck!!

This past weekend, we went with our friends to their cabin and then to the lake on their boat. Mason decided that he was just as big as the other boys ( 8 & 11) and was jumping off the boat. Then he rode in the tube being pulled by the boat. He was pretty upset that we made him get back in the boat. He had a great time. I will work this weekend on getting some pictures on here of our weekend at the cabin and lake. I also have a video of Mason riding the tube...I will be sure to post the link for that. (Thanks Jay and Michele.)

Susan - here are a few pictures of cakes that Todd has made. We haven't taken a picture of all his cakes and I do regret that. Let me know what you all think.

Mason's birthday cake (Power Rangers)

Have a good night.

Toodles,
Dawn

Ahhh...the weekend is here

Last night Mason and I saw the most beautiful rainbow. I have to say it's been a very long time since I have seen a full rainbow. It was breath taking. It made me think of so many little St. Jude angels that are in Heaven right now. I know that Shae, Emma Grace, Jake, Hannah, and Big Ben had fun helping God make that rainbow. If I had my camera with me, I would have taken a picture.

I can tell you now that I will probably ramble tonight...lots to say tonight. Wednesday was the 20th anniversary of Todd's moms death. She died of breast cancer at the young age of 46. I hate so much that I never got to meet her. It breaks my heart that Mason will never know her on this side of Heaven. I long for the day that our family is reunited in Heaven.

Mason is officially a Hernando Tiger. I registered him for Kindergarten this week. Todd is not real happy about Mason going to school. They get to spend so much time together and Todd is really going to miss him. Mason will be fine in school, I have no doubt. He loves to talk and doesn't meet a stranger. I always say that we will be voting for him one day. He's the little politician.

Todd has been offered a part time job at The Cake Lady Bakery. He's pretty excited about working there and learning more things. He loves to cook and lately his passion has been making cakes. He made a cake last weekend for a birthday party and has another one to make for this weekend. He really enjoys baking and I am so glad. His dream is to open a bakery here in Hernando. There isn't a "true" bakery here and we know that he would do well.

I guess I have rambled enough now. Have a good weekend.

Toodles,
Dawn

Mason's summer

Mason has had a fun and busy summer so far. He went to his grandparents house in Crossville, TN for a week. He went with us to Louisiana for Shake for Jake and is still talking about being down there...he had a blast.
Here he is playing in the sprinkler in our back yard. He LOVES doing this. Don't you just love the small things in life??

He was at my parent's house Friday afternoon when he fell and busted his lip. From what I can tell he bit his lip so it's pretty bad looking both inside and out.

I wasn't there when he fell so it was pretty dramatic from what I hear. His poor little lip is still swollen and it looks like he has a dip in his mouth. Here's another one.As you can see he does have a smile on his face. This was later on that night when we got home and were watching our neighbors shoot fireworks. They gave Mason some sparklers and he LOVED them.It's so hard to believe and it's very bittersweet for us that he starts school in a month. I wish he was 2 again. Would putting a brick on his head stop him from getting older??? I'm not worried about him going to school because I know that he will love it. He's such the little social butterfly and does not meet a stranger. I do feel sorry for his teacher because Mason is constantly asking questions. It makes me wonder just how many time-outs he will be getting in school. :-)

I need to get busy cooking dinner. Yes, I do cook sometimes. I am not a fan of it, but I do cook at least 2 times a month.

Toodles,
Dawn

What a fun weekend

We had the best time at Shake 4 Jake this weekend. My one regret is that I didn't take any pictures...can you believe that? I took my camera, but it stayed in the bag at Jin Jin's house. Soooo, if you want to see some good pictures of the events click here.

They had an event earlier in the day for the kids which Mason thoroughly enjoyed. There was a blood mobile there so Todd and I gave blood. They also had someone there from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. signing people up to be on the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Lots of great things for a great cause. I believe a fun time was had by all.

I have increased my workout routine to help shed some pounds. Instead of walking for two miles on the treadmill, I now walk one mile on the treadmill and then I get on the bike for about 2-3 miles. My butt and legs are sure feeling it too. My scale is "out of sight and out of mind" because I have a bad habit of weighing EVERYDAY and I know that is NOT good at all. I weighed Monday and put the scale away and will have to be strong to not weigh again until next Monday. I HATE BEING ON A DIET. Sorry for the all caps, but it's just how I feel. Hopefully in a couple of weeks, I will be updating with some weight loss and will be a bit more positive.

I need to go and get the boy to bed. I'll be back later.

Toodles,
Dawn