summertime = reunion time

the andrus reunion is held every year up beaver canyon and this year we actually got to stay up there for a couple nights! we were a little nervous because mason hasn't stayed in a tent before (we usually go to the cabin and last time we camped we stayed in a trailer) and i was certain we were going to be up all night. luckily i was wrong! he did awesome! not only did he sleep like a champ, he took the whole trip like it was a piece of cake! it is so funny how social he is considering who his parents are...we like to keep to ourselves :) mason on the other hand will walk up and start chatting to anyone and everyone willing to pay attention. one of his favorite buddies in the sullivan family is curtis' cousin, coben. coben probably never says more than 5 words total when we are around him but when he starts playing with mason he totally opens up! i loved watching the two of them play together. all the other kids love mason too and it's comforting to know that he has such an outgoing personality to handle everyone treating him like a life size doll :)

so i may be biased but is he not the cutest thing ever!?

in between doing absolutely nothing, we did have time to squeeze in a couple activities. i made some super cute necklaces at the ladies craft, curtis went golfing in beaver with the boys, and there were a couple rounds of horseshoes thrown in there too. along with good food and good company, it was a perfect weekend!

baseball games, birthdays and zoos

this past week we went to colorado to visit curtis' family. it just so happened that his older brother chris and his family were going out that same week so it was fun to have the whole family (minus casey) together. the friday that we were there we went to a colorado rockies game. we were in the 23rd row and had a perfect view! the game was great too and yes, the rockies won! while the adults were at the game, the two toddlers stayed home and curtis' cousin aubri baby sat them. i was kind of worried because A. mason usually gets babysat by my mom. only a handful of times has someone else watched him. B. when mason and talia gang up there is no telling what will happen. luckily talia played by herself and mason just clung to aubri the whole time with minimal crying! she said they were good for her and mason even went to bed at a reasonable time! phew! what a relief to know that your child can handle tough situations!

my awesome mother-in-law had a birthday on saturday and she loved having all her grand kids there to celebrate with her. they helped her unwrap her presents and enjoyed eating cake and ice cream later that night.

our last full day in colorado, we went to the denver zoo. we have never taken mason anywhere like this before so it was interesting to see how he reacted. it wasn't has good as i hoped...mason was running on no nap and he couldn't have cared less about animals. oh well. it was still fun and maybe it will be better when we go back next time!

these two are nothing but trouble when they get together!

this monkey was picking his nose :)

he really does love his aunt carolyn....just not when he hasn't had a nap.

i love talia!

the whole gang!

independence day

since the 4th of july fell on a sunday and we live in utah, cedar city celebrated on monday, july 5th instead. curtis worked sunday night and worked again monday night so while he was home getting sleep, i toted mason around as a single mom (thus the reason we dont have many pictures....it was either keep mason from running off, or take pictures.) monday morning we went the parade with some of our friends. mason LOVED the fire trucks and the baseball teams with water. i had to use every muscle in my body to keep that kid out of the road!

after the parade we headed down to the main street park for activities. we were only able to hang out for a while and eat lunch because the babies needed naps and i think the parents were pretty worn out too. later that afternoon mason and i went to my parents house for a bbq. mason ran through the sprinklers with my family's dog and played in the pool while we waited for dinner cook. around 8 that night we headed out towards the airport with more friends to let the kids play at a little park and watch fireworks. by then mason was completely exhausted. he really likes fireworks but i think he was just too tired to really care at that point!
that night when i went to bed my whole body ached! i thought that if other moms can do things by themselves with 3 kids i could sure do it with 1 but i was so wrong! it sure was a fun day but physically and mentally draining at the same time and poor mason probably hated me for dragging him along with me. maybe some day in our life curtis wont have to work on the 4th and we can have a normal holiday!