I'm on a boat...

Our good friends Kyle and Megan recently invited us to their families lake house in Centre, AL to enjoy a weekend get-away. It was a MUCH needed trip away from Nashville and an awesome way to introduce Mason to the water. It was Mason's first time on a boat, and since he has an extreme fear of elevators, we were skeptical how he would react to the movement of a boat. I suppose he loved it... or at least it was relaxing because he slept the entire time. Meanwhile, Megan and I put Will on the tube (we sat with him, of course)... where he quickly fell asleep as well. It was probably the most peaceful time of the whole trip. Mason and Will played great together...in fact they played pretty independently together which was a relief for the adults!

Now that Mason is walking, there are so many new experiences to explore. One of those being playing outside, which he LOVES! Mason loves swinging and sliding, so their backyard was perfect for him!

Kyle and I are quickly starting to learn that Mason is ALL boy... baseball, dirt, messes, etc. If he could choose between eating grass and eating beans, he would no doubt choose the grass. Besides his monk monk that Mrs. Rachel made him, he doesnt really care for stuffed animals, he hates books, but if you put a ball in front of him he will be all set. Just a random side note.

We decided to put the babies on the Relaxation Station with us one afternoon...





Mason fell asleep again once he got in the sun... I think I've determined that if he ever won't nap, I should just stick him in the sun for a while and he'll go straight to sleep.

We had a great time away with great friends. The babies were surprisingly very good (except Mason at dinner the final night which was TERRIBLE) and even had a couple "first's"... first lake trip, first time on a boat, first time eating scrambled eggs from a grill, first time having a popsicle, and first time saying Will (which he continues to say pretty frequently). Here are more pics from the weekend:

The boys saving the morning for us. The power went off in all of Centre, leaving us and the babies with NO breakfast. What better breakfast then grilled eggs, grilled cinnamin rolls, and grilled toast?!

Babies didn't seem to mind the grilled eggs.

Thank you Tomlinson's for a great lake trip!!

A day in the life...

Some pictures to enjoy:

My long time friend Rachel and her hubby Tyson came for a quick visit this past weekend. Rachel and I grew up together and were best friends all through school, so I was SO excited when she called and said that they would be in town for a wedding. Of course, Mason was super excited to see her as well!

Change is a comin!

Oh yes, change is coming for the Creamer family as Mason has finally learned to WALK!!! Of course, this had to be a day when I was working (just like when he learned to crawl and when he first said dada). Whenever Kyle is on duty to take Mason to MDO, they always go early and "walk" around the church, play basketball, etc... whatever boys do to waste time. This time, instead of Kyle holding his hand, he just took off on his own. His teachers said that he was walking around all day for them as well!! Kyle is so awesome about taking videos of all the milestones, but we havent really learned how to download them on the computer. Maybe we will work on that this week. Since then, he has taken about 7 consecutive steps and ALWAYS claps for himself afterwards. He loves standing up on his own and playing with Cali. People ask me if he walking around everywhere now, and the answer is no, not really. He will walk, but would still rather crawl or hold my hand. This will probably change in the upcoming weeks. Apart from this big news, Mason is starting to develop such curiosity. I often find myself sitting back and just watching him play on his own. He loves shapes and trying to figure out how they fit together, he loves building blocks together, he can get on his Mickey Mouse car and drive it around on his own, and he LOVES playing/watching baseball. His favorite fascination is the light switch... he can point to it, say "light" and turn it on... off and on and off and on and off and on repeatedly until I finally go crazy and develop a headache.

On an exciting, yet kinda bittersweet note, I decided to stop working for a while so that I have more time to stay home with my little man. I absolutely loved my job and the people I work with, but decided it best for my stage of life right now to spend more time with my family. Thus begins the adventures of stay at home mom!