The Amazing Spider-Man!

This is a pretty intense face huh?
I wonder what could be so captivating to Mason's attention??? Any guesses?

What could it be?

Watching SPIDER-MAN cartoons on the computer!

He was hooked for over an hour! I might have to start looking for a Spider-Man costume for Halloween. Hannah will be very disappointed...since she was pretty sure she had Mason talked into being a bunny rabbit.

Watermelon

Mmmmmmm....watermelon on a hot summer day.


Want some?

Camping with Nana

Jim's on his annual "bday Harley ride" to Colorado this week. So my mom invited me and the kids to join her for some camping in the mountains! The weather was AMAZING...about 30-40 degrees cooler than the valley which was a huge relief. Of course Nana brought lots of fun things for the kids to do...including bubbles! The sleeping arrangments weren't working out the greatest, so we cut the trip one night early. But overall, the kids loved being able to get outdoors and run and play!

Out of hibernation

I have been in blogger hibernation lately! Been super busy with photography and just life in general...not to mention Facebook takes up my free time and it's so easy to stay in touch with people that way! :)

Anyway, we just returned from a weekend trip to San Diego! The kids were AWESOME during the entire trip which made everything that much more fun! Sunshyne, Chris, and the kids even drove down one day to hang with us on the beach!

Our resort was actually on Mission Bay...which was nice and peaceful and private!

The water was still pretty chilly so Daddy got the "carry me" request a lot.

Team work is needed for awesome sandcastle building!

Baby Ethan...he's almost one year old already!

Mason got obliterated with sand in the face...he wasn't too happy about it.

Check out Makenzie's leaps into their homemade sand bathtub!

And of course, Mason had to get naked on the beach!

Makenzie was filling up the "bathtub" for Ethan and Hannah.

The kids even found silly ways to entertain themselves in the hotel room!

And they even posed for a picture!

Our last day in San Diego, we rented bikes and drove the kids around on the boardwalks. It was the most fun ever! The kids were quiet and happy...they couldn't fight because they were in separate bikes, and we got to see a lot of the beach without having to walk!

We took the kids to Hooters one evening (simply because this restaurant is louder than my children)...and Mason kept himself entertained by sticking crayons up his nose.

The lobby in our resort had the most beautiful waterfall and fish pond...the kids LOVED this!

Hannah and Makenzie were brave enough to let the guys bury them...Mason wanted nothing to do with this!

Family picture on Pacific Beach

The waterfall in our resort lobby again....

We took the kids over to Belmont park to ride some rides.

Since the 8 of us are rarely together all at the same time, I insisted on getting a group shot!

Mommy and Hannah...self photo.

Our resort even featured live bird exhibits daily...the kids loved talking back and forth to them! It was hilarious!

Play Date

We had a little "play date" at our house today. Tessa, her cousin Christina, and my friend Ryonna's youngest, Bella...all came over to play!


Mason and Bella had a love hate relationship going on! They wouldn't leave each other's side...but then wanted to fight over everything! :) I feel love in the air!

Even when Mason would play hard-to-get, Bella still would try to win him over!
Christina...the oldest of the group, set up a session of "school" for everyone. They made beautiful art out of foam sticker thingies...I was impressed at how well they all liked to be bossed around by a 7 year old!

Happy Birthday Nana!

Last Friday was my mom's birthday (I won't mention WHICH birthday)! :) This year, instead of gifts, my mom asked me to take her to lunch and a pedicure. I figure that's a win-win...so I was happy to oblige! Well, when Hannah overheard me talking to Jim about the pedicure, she insisted that she wanted to go too!

I was a little wary of bringing my 3 year old into a nail salon...but after many "you have to act like a grown-up" talks, she actually did pretty well!

3 generations of "Sawicki" girls...Nana, Mommy, & Hannah
Very carefully choosing her toenail polish color (aka "peek yo kuh-wa")

After much deliberation and help from Nana, Hannah chose purple...to match her dress, of course!

Hannah acted like she's had several pedicures in the past. Almost like she already knew what to expect!

She liked the warm water...and how the lights in the water changed from green to blue!

This part tickled, she said. :)

She might have been acting grown-up, but she still brought her bunny to snuggle with during the pedicure.
Waiting for the polish to dry! It was sooooo hard for her to not touch the paint!
So she tried to speed up the drying process...
And here's the final product!
After the pedi's, the girls all went to lunch at Red, White, & Brew. It was a fantastic birthday celebration for Nana....just the girls!

Big Boy Bed

This week has been such a turning point in Mason's life...and a week filled with mixed emotions for me. My little boy, my baby...is growing up way too fast. But at the same time, I'm so proud of his accomplishments. First, he's going #1 and #2 on the toilet all by himself which is HUGE!!!

And now this....this is the last picture I'll ever snap of one of my babies in their crib.

Because Mason is now in a BIG BOY BED! He was so excited that he even cleaned it til it was spotless!

There's no turning back now...he's officially not a baby anymore. Unless you wanna talk about how he still refuses to drink milk from anything other than a bottle. My baby boy :)