Park time.

Mason, being cute. This kid is going to have big feet. He is already in a 9, can you believe that? BIG!

Be careful Alex, you could get hurt... This action shot makes him look like he is going head first, but he is not, he's just being a boy!
About to head down the slide, look at those monster feet....
I love his profile, it actually looks just like the ultrasound picture we have of him...
This is typical Mason, he has a very silly side....

We go to the park down the street almost all of the time, I just love to take pictures of him and his little friends working so hard at playing... So stinkin' cute. Angie and I also get our bike time in too, that is very important... We pretty much have to peel them away and bribe them with candy to take a ride with us, but it is worth it in the end...

Moto King

Here are some cute pictures for your viewing pleasure... Mason gets up from nap every day and he wants to see Moto's, so we head straight for You Tube... What a great idea, I stole it from a friend. The downside is that he thinks I am looking at "moto's" every time I log on to the computer... This literally keeps him occupied for 15-20 minutes. I do not normally let him sit in the chair by himself and watch, I just thought that the picture was cuter...

Just Tuesday!

Today has been pretty lax. Mason took a great nap and so did I... I think I deserve it when the house is all caught up, right! We are not doing too much other than tonight is my first attempt at frying squash- from scratch... We shall see what this brings our way... Probably a big mess, but maybe it will be a tasty mess...

Back later with more pictures and squash....

Also, I have a fun project that I am going to attempt with Mason tomorrow, that will most likely be a huge mess as well. But hopefully we will at least finish! Pictures to follow tomorrow... If you have young ones, do not forget to check back and see what we did, you might just like have to do it too....

Did I ever mention that I love Tuesday? Well I do, it is just like a surprise during the middle of the week.... I get the whole day off!

Lucky.

This is your LUCKY day! You came to read my blog and I have some FabUloUs news for you...

Are you READY?

Here goes....


Kiki & Lele is having a give-a-way this week with "Charmed, I'm Sure." I have a link to her blog on my side bar as well as a few posts down form this one... All you have to do is...

1. click on the link that takes you to her blog.
2. Read the details of the contest.
3. Do what she says.... ( she is probably not bossy, but I am!)
4. Why you are at it... Add her button to your page, it is super cute, blinkie and all...
5. If you do not have a Kiki&Lele button, add that one too... {I said I was bossy.... I was right!}

Good Luck... If you do not win this one, we have at least one more coming before the summer is up....

Leslee P.

Project time... I feel a tutorial commin on...

You get some of this in any color. I like this blue, it suites me just fine...

Then you pick up some of this at your local craft store... I already had mine...
And some of this... (scrapbook paper- the paper is better than the card stock).
You do a little painting and a little gluing and you get this... Lovely.
I like the blue.
It really matches the polka dots... Still wet, I cannot wait until it dries so I can test it out...

{ This is a project for a new arrival of a friend of mine... She is due at X-mas... This is most likely not the one she will get, I thought I would test out my bin making abilities first... I think I do pretty good. I cannot take full credit for this nice little creation, I saw the idea on another blog... The original idea was for the bloggers little girls who were always leaving there toys all around the house. She made them each a bin to keep outside their bedroom doors so when they were napping or sleeping, she could put the toys in the bins for the girls to put up later... Clever, Clever... }

We wnet to the beach...

Ha, Ha just kidding ya! But you thought we did by the lovely picture of my pink toes fondling the sand, huh?
Mom and Dad bought Mason this sand turtle box. He is not too sure what to think of it yet. We are working on keeping the sand in the box (same for the bathtub, only with water).
So far we have ended up with sand in Mason's eyes, hair, clothes and in Mommy's eyes too... He will learn fast at this pase...
Checking out his new toy...
Daddy working hard to get the sand in nice and even... He would not have spent so much time if he knew that Mason was plotting to throw it all out on the ground.... What can ya do???

Thanks Mom and Dad. We hope to get some better pictures in the days to come. This definitely gives us something fun to do right in the back yard... I gotta keep the lid on though, Beesley was already scoping it out.!.

Kiki & Lele

Starting on Monday, we are doing a week-long give-a-way with:

So go over and check out, "Charmed, I'm Sure", for all of the details... Make sure you give yourself some time to browse her cute little blog, you will love, what you see... Do not forget tell all of your bloggy friends...

Thankful.

This is just a pure "feel good candy" post... Do you ever get caught up in life and forget to be thankful for those you love, the things you have, the fact that you live in a FREE Nation, family, friends, health... Sure. We all do. Today I am sharing things that I am thankful for during this moment in time... I hope you EnJoY!
A sweet, thoughtful and caring husband. He knows that I am not perfect, but you would not be able to tell... He is a true blessing to me. Today he made lunch for me {BLT's and Fries}. He has a nick-name {Snugs} do not tell him I told you, he will die if it gets out....
A napping boy. What more can I say, just look at him... He is so sweet, loving, caring, compassionate, funny, smart, daring, and charming.... I think I left some out, but I will just save them for another post... I imagine these are the things that he dreams about... Sometimes he talks in his sleep, "caaandy.... ummmmm!" So stinkin' cute.
Reasons to get dressed up and hang out with the love of my life... Oh, and did you notice, my {shared} jewelry line?

Mothers who never forget that even there oldest, moved out, independent daughter's still need a sweet note from Mom in the mail... This is a FUN article about blogging, more on that later... Nothing says "I love you." like real mail...
A yummy, smelly candle to sit on the desk beside my computer and enjoy while I blog and smear my life on the Internet...

What are you thankful for? I would love to know...

The Dolphins Make Me Cry...

A looooong time ago I bought Curt tickets to the Hootie and the Blowfish concert for Father's Day. We went last night and had an absolute blast. Here are some pictures for our venture out of the house- just us. Nanna babysat Mason and I know they had a blast. Let's just say that Mason was still partying at 12:30 this morning when we got home. This was okay because it meant that Mason slept in with Daddy, what a treat- sleeping in... He never does that for me....


We had a great time... Love you honey!

Love this......

Check out this blog, you will not be let down... I have found my new favorite Martha... Now all I need is a Kitchen Ade mixer...

http://www.littlemommaandcompany.blogspot.com/

Lousy...

...is how I feel. I woke up last night with a very sore throat... Curt brought home some drops for me but they did not seem to help. So after he got settled in from work, I went to the clinic... I was convinced that I had Strep Throat. I have had it in the past and felt just like I did before. The strep test came back negative and I was sent home with a scrip for lydocaine, the kind that you swish and swallow. After Mason and I got up from nap we went to get this so called miracle number... I got home and I was dying to try it because my throat felt like it was ripping with every swallow... PAINFUL. I cracked that baby open and poured it into the teaspoon- THICK, was the only words to describe this medicine. The directions said to swish and gargle. All I could think at this point was, "this is going to be interesting..." Lets just say (sparing the yucky details) it was interesting, yucky and not very easy to swish and gargle. I got some to the back of my throat and it helped for about 3 hours. I am not really sure that I will be using that stuff again. It just depends on how I feel...

Oh, and why is it that when husbands get sick the wives always try so hard to make them feel better, even if it is not exactly what we want to do at the time. I kind of think of it as "treat others how you want to be treated kind of thing..." This concept seems so hard for my husband. God love him, but one whimper from me or one thought of being sick and he is trying to get an estimation from me how long I think I will be sick... Seriously? What happened to the kiss on
the forehead with a little, "honey, can I get you something to make you feel better?" I know this is a "man-drome" and that my sweet honey is not the only man in the world to act like this when the wife is sick... I think maybe he sees me getting sick and thinks, "oh hell, how am I going to do all of this and take care of the kid and her (I am not an easy sick person)...? Bless his heart I know he means well....

Well, I am off to take some ibuprofen and a bath... Hopefully I will have sweet dreams.

Project Time

This weekend my sweet hubbie helped me with a project that I have been putting off for a while now...

I now have an office! YIPPE! It is a nice crafting space for me and I like it a lot!

To get this done all we had to do was...
- clean out Curt's closet- make room
- clean out Leslee's closet- move clothes over to the empty space in Curt's closet
- Move scattered crafting stuff and Kiki and Lele stuff to Les's old closet {now called the office}
- Organize
- Get old clothes to the attic {still in the hall way}
- get used to sharing a closet...

There was a lot we had to do to get this done, but sometimes there is "nothing to it but to do it!" My closet(office) is much smaller than Curt's, so that is hwy he is sharing now. We toyed with the idea of putting a space with me somewhere else in the house, but I was totally fixed on having a space that was mine, all MINE! I can go in and close the door and it is (will be) super cute, crafty and fun! I cannot wait to show you guys some pictures when i get the decorating completed!

ps- Curt also made a really neet-o peg board to having my tools on... So functional and so dang cute!

Thanks Curt for all the support and help this weekend, you have no idea that you made me feel like even more of a SUPER lucky girl to have what you call a "closed in cubical" of an office. To me it is awesome, just like you!

Pictures coming soon... keep an eye out!

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

Today was spent in a way that is our MOST favorite way- with FAMILY! Mason and I went to my parents house in Tullahoma. We saw all the aunts and uncles and had a great time, eating, relaxing and visiting. It was such a nice time. Mason took a walk with Grandpa all the way to the school to play on the play-ground. He also showed Grandpa and Nonnie how he can do a wheelie! Thanks Mom, for putting Mason down for a nap, he really needed it! I love being around family, I always feel like I can relax and let Mason run around... There always seems to be someone to watch out for him. I really got to just chill out! That was really nice... I even took a nap.... YIPPEEEE!

I do not go home too often, but when I do I get very sick for home. I love the idea of living in a small town and raising Mason in the environment that I grew up in, but I love the perks of the city! I know that M'boro is not, "all that and a bag of chips," but there is always something to do when I need it. All I can ever think of to do back home is go to Wal-Mart. I love Wal-Mart, but not that much. The most and BIGGEST thing that I miss is being around family and my parents. My Mom and Dad will tell you that I always promised growing up that I would never live back in Tullahoma, NEVER. So far I have made true on that promise and I am sure as long as Curtis works in Nashville, I will have too! Maybe one day we can move closer and be around for more things with the family! I know it will really hit home when Brian and Katie start to build there families and have children, but for now, I will have to settle for the seldom visits and the ache in my heart form HOME!

Love you all so much and I had a great time!

Okay, soooo... I have a problem!

I have a serious problem. I am looking for a group to help with the addiction... Are you ready?

Well,

It's Blogging!

I am {ab-so-lute-ly} obsessed. I check my blog all the time for comments, secretly hoping for some. Silly, yes, I know. I actually go through the day observing my life, noticing things that happen and thinking, "ooh, I will definitely blog about this- FOR SURE!" Can you believe it? Even my hubbie is starting to notice my addiction to this blog-o-sphere. I was on the computer the other night and he totally mentioned that he thought that I might have a blogging problem. He said it with sarcasim, but after he said it I thought, "he is right."

So, my questions is, "what is a girl to do?" I have never really liked writing in a journal, I tried after Mason was born, but it did not last very long. I tried scrapping, but weirdly, it is way too private. I like to show off my family and share with others far and wide. That is way to hard shoved in a book in the closet because my 2 year old will just tear it all up if he could get his little grubbies on it... I also really like looking at other peoples lives. Lately I have been searching around just looking at new blogs and relishing in the fact that it seems that I am not the only person in this world with the same CrAzY addiction. Scary but true: "sometimes I even make notes of what I would like to blog about..."

So, the secret is out... Do you think I am crazy? Do they make meds for this? If they did, not sure that I would take them. I love blogging and it is not bad except for the carpel-tunnel that I will suffer in 20 years and the lasick that I will have to go through... Ooooh well!

HeLlO- My name is Leslee and I am a BLOG-o-HOLIC!

Date Night.

Monsters Inc.

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Pop Corn

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Snugglie Blanket

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Clean Mason

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Mommy

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One great date night!

Thanks Mason for snuggling with me, I enjoyed it!

Curt is out with a friend tonight, so I took advantage and had a date night with Mason...

Highlight of my night: When Mason fed me a piece of pop corn, he thought it was cute and gave a little chuckle when I said "thank you!"

Take a look...

Hello All!!!



Please take a look at my side bar- just to the left. There are two new blog buttons- I am in LOVE with these blogs. Kiki & Lele is working on a {give-a-way} with "The Secret is in the Sauce" and it is going to ROCK!!! Keep in touch with K & L to see when it will be and also so you can maybe win a kickin' piece of jewelry and maybe even score a major discounts!!!

We are also possibly working on a {give-a-way} with "Charmed, I'm Sure," which is also a fabulous BLOG!

My point: Go and check out my new friends and if you like them, add their buttons to your blog... Leave them a comment, we all love comments... Even me! hint...hint....

Rare....

But sooooo worth it!

p.s.- it is okay for you to comment on how much he looks like me, I know, but I still like to hear it, you might just make my day!

Tonight...

I am not picking up the dozens of cars in the living room, I am not loading the dishwasher, and not hanging the rest of the laundry... Somethings just have to wait until tomorrow.

Right now on my mind is the FaBuLouS day that Mason and I had... I hope you enjoy the pictures of our visit to the park... We sure did :) My silly guy with his snuggly (he calls it "nuggli")
Trying to swing by himself, he is still not ready, but the try is worth it for sure.
I love it when he tries for things out of his reach. He is always reaching high!
Mason's new favorite playmate in the bath tub. He calls him "Daddy" hummmm, wonder why? Red hair maybe? Dirt bike digs, maybe?

Mason is in LOVE with this horse by the playground. He makes very loud horsey sounds every time he sees this pretty girl. I have thought of asking the people who own her if he can pet her, but then I thought that we might have to pet her every time we go to the park, and we go
A LOT!

Bug's, we love BUG'S!
Weeeee
Weeee
Mason ate a flower, it did not seem to bother him much... It is crazy a few months ago I would have been taking a sample and calling poison control and the pediatrician.... I am getting a bit more settled with having a boy. I think Mason ate 2 bugs already this month, that I know of....

Mason,

You are more than just a rough-and-tumble toddler, you are all these things and many, many more.

Love you to the moon and back,

Mommy

Busy Weekend....

This weekend was so busy, but so fun. We saw almost every member of our immediate/ extended family. Here is the run-down....

Friday- Mammie { Curt's Grandmother} cam up and spent some time with Curt and Mason while I was at work. Then Curt and Mason took a nap and she and I went to the store. Thanks, Mammie. You are truly appreciated.

Saturday- We met Gran {Curt's Mom} in Dickson for a pic-nik and to pick up a motorcycle. It was a fun visit and Mason had a blast with Gran. She brought him some of his favorite digger/ tractors. They have not left his hands since we got back. He even took a nap with one yesterday... I could not convince him to put the tractor to bed, he had his mind made up...

Sunday- My parents {Nonnie & Grandpa} and Aunt Katie & Uncle J {my sister and her new hubbie} came up for the day. We ate a wonderful lunch and when Mason went down for a nap, Grandpa took a nap too and Mom, Katie, Jeremy and Curt and I took off to the pool for some much needed tanning. I never get to tan when I am at the pool with Mason, I do lots of chasing and we normally never stay for any longer than 45 minutes... He is so fair and I get tired of chasing him around. But he really loves to swim, so when he woke up Nonnie and Grandpa brought him down to the pool so he could show off his mad swimming skills... He is such a little stunt man... He calls swimming "mimmin" which sounds a lot like "women," it took us a while to figure out exactly what he was saying...

It was a great weekend and we got lots of family time which you can never turn down. Family is what it is all about...

We did not take any pictures because we were having way too much fun...

FaBuLoUs GiVeAwAy

Go here for the best give-a-way I have seen on the blog-o-sphere! Seriously, I mean it!

Dead Head...

I am totally having a serious issue with my hair lately... I had it done for my sisters wedding and the girl burnt some of my hair off in the process of her creative hair do... So, I had my hair cut to accommodate these "breaks" and it was time for a highlight, so I had that done too! Now my hair is straw... YUCK! I have never had this problem, ever in my life. I need some serious help. I do not have the budget to buy the designer shampoo's that I used to buy, and my hair dresser says that Pantene is the worst thing I can put on my hair! EEEK! That is exactly what I have been using for the past several months... I do not want to stay short FOREVER, just while it is in style.... Any tips, ideas, or HELP that you can give me would be GREAT! I am very frustrated!

One funny day!!!

Lately, I wish that my eyes were a camera and my brain was a computer. Even looking back at the pictures I took today I have already forgotten some of the sweet little smiles and laughs he had today... Mason and I have been having such a fun time. He is such a ham and loves to laugh and cut up.... .

Cute Story:
Tonight before bath time, I was holding Mason and he was not happy about leaving his cars behind and taking a bath. He ended up grabbing my necklace and broke it. I put him down and picked up the pieces. I looked at him and said, "Mason, you broke Mommy's necklace... How would you like it if I broke your car?" He said "No, no..." Then I said, "Tell Mommy that you are SORRY." He looked at me with those adorable eyes and said, "Soddy"... Then he brought me one of his cars and wanted to give it to me for breaking my necklace.. What a sweetie.

I hope you enjoy the pictures of our smiley day!