Bebo Before and After

So as you all may or may not know, Mason had surgery to fix his belly button hernia, as well as the hernias in his groin. The surgery went well and his bandaids came off the other day. Now, I have to post before and after pictures so you know why I am sad. I liked Mason's "bebo" the way it was! That's the way he was born, and I didn't want to change it. The pediactric surgeon said I was the first mom to request the outie belly button. Oh well. it's cute, dont get me wrong, but it will take me awhile to get over missing his outie. Afterall, how will Mason know when he's full? He always just checked to see if his bebo was sticking out!

Updated photos

There are new photos in the following albums:

-Pics by Mason

-Mason

-Coloma

-Camping


Enjoy :)

Camping Out

In preparation for our upcoming camping trips this summer, we decided to try a scenario in the backyard since Mason and Koinu haven't been before. So on Saturday we set up the tent, picked up some supplies, and away we went. Mason had a great time, Koi really did not know what was going on, and didn't care. She was a hand full in the tent though, she kept crawling into our bed throughout the night. We made smores and told some stories, and turned my little barbecue into a camp fire. Here are the pics.

Mason and Auburn Fire Dept

On our way to Coloma the other week with Dad and Shirla, we stopped in Old Auburn for lunch. I had to park at the top of a hill, and right in front of me was the fire department. They just came back from a call, and were working on their engine, but invited us over to take a look. They were the nicest guys, they offered to let Mason sit in the cabin and honk the horn (Mason declined as to shyness), and they even gave him a child's fire helmet. Mason did sit on the side of the engine and pose for a few pictures though.

Sacramento Zoo

We took Mason to the zoo today since we had such nice weather. It was quite fun! But I had to parallel park at the zoo so that caused some frustration for Allen! Oh well! Mason had a great time. Next time we will call up our friends the Quicks - since they are so close maybe we can go together! Here is the link to the rest of the pictures - http://picasaweb.google.com/cloud7ar/SacramentoZoo

Our Day with Thomas the Tank Engine

He rode on Thomas today. Thanks to Nana and Papa for the tickets! We saw Sir Topham Hat, played with trains, got a Gordon stamp, had snow cones, rode on little train go carts.......... Mason fell asleep on the way home. It was a nice day! See the pics here - http://picasaweb.google.com/cloud7ar/DayWithThomasTheTankEngine

Happy Mothers Day!

Tracie had a really nice mothers Day with Mason and me. See her pretty necklace? She was thrilled! We had breakfast and went to the park in the evening for a nice picnic. It was a special day for her and her "boys". See more pics here - http://picasaweb.google.com/cloud7ar/MothersDay2008