Catching up

wow - im not sure if I can catch up on all the retro blogging - but I will try... and make it short and sweet. Alyssa is now 2 1/2 months old and is growing like a weed. It took us a few weeks to establish a new routine, but we are defiently in a routine now. Steve took 3 days off after Alyssa was born - but then he was back to work. Mason is so good with his new sister, such the little helper these days!

When Alyssa was just 4 weeks old - we took a trip up to Humboldt to see my parents. It was such a great trip - visiting, relaxing, and a night out just Steve and I. We took Mason to the zoo - and showed him all 10 animals that live in the Eureka Zoo - I know sad! Steve and I also went out to sushi at our favorite spot "Tomo's" Yumm

Gosh I look tired - you forget about how tired you really are the first month with a newborn...

Mason had a great time mowing my parents lawn with Steve - we don't have riding lawn mowers down here in the Bay Area!

He also played some corquet with Papa :)

Every morning Mason and Papa would walk down the street to feed the horses carrots - and as we were leaving Mason had to say goodbye to the horses with Papa and Nonie.

Here is Uncle Garrett holding Alyssa - so cute they both fell asleep during dinner

We went to the pumpkin patch as we do each year with the cousins - Mason is at such a great age to run around and pick out his favorite pumpkin - here he is trying to pull the wagon with all our pumpkins - it didn't move...

the cousins...Tyler, Celest, Catherine, Mason and Caleb

They had a sandbox filled with corn instead of sand - the kids had a great time!

My sister came into town and made sugar cookies with Mason - he thought it was playdough and really wasnt in the mood to make the cookies - but he had no problem eating them when they were done.

Then we carved pumpkins...

Halloween was fun this year - Mason finally got the hang of trick or treating! He was a lion this year and Alyssa a pumpkin. We went to my cousin Jen's house where all the kids run around and play - we have soup salad and bread, and then hit the streets in search of candy.