Pictures continued from baptism day....

These pictures are from G'pa York's camera.....

(Seattle Temple way out in the distance)

beautiful sunset..

swimming in the hotel pool, having a blast.

Mason's 8th B-day and Baptism

8th Birthday -

My dear Mason, I can't believe you turned 8 already. You might be ready, but I'm sure not. This is a big step for my baby boy. You're still my cuddler and little softy, but it's time for me to let go and let you grow up (a little).

*You still love playing with legos and putting things together, and are very good at it. You have more patience than the rest of us.

*You are very smart and love school and learning. Your teacher told me she wishes all the students were just like you. You're such a good example, and hard worker.

*You love to read and want to be reading what George is reading. Right now your favorite is Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

*You are so excited to start scouts.

*You have the best sense of humor. Always making us laugh, making up jokes, dancing around with some impressive moves I might add.

*You are such a softy. If your sad or mad all you really need is a hug to know that you're loved.

*You have the longest eyelashes ever. Every girl envies them. But they're perfect on your perfect little face.

*You love animals. You want to work at a zoo when you grow up, or maybe be a veterinarian.

These are just a few things that you're into right now at the ripe old age of 8.

We went to eat at IHOP for his b-day dinner. He normally gets the smiley face pancake, but he chose the french toast this time. Yum.

With his birthday money he bought these 2 aquatic frogs...

And a Flip video player. He wants to make funnies movies and post them on you tube. So we'll see about that one.

He started Scouts and gets to go every Wed. with George now. He earned his Bobcat in 2 days. Now it's on to earning his Wolf.

Here's George in his Weblos outfit with Mason. Pretty handsome in uniform.

Baptism-

Mason was baptized on Dec. 12th. It was a very special day. Jeremy's family flew in from Utah to be with us and my parents were here along with some special friends.

Baptized by his dad...

Look at this smile. He was a little excited I think and happy.

Pictures with grandparents:

MJ sat with Annie and played with her phone the whole time. There were 2 other girls baptized along with Mason, so the room was full of families.

My camera battery died right after this picture, but my very good friend Kailey was there taking pictures for me. So as soon as I get those from her I'll post them. She took groups shots and family pictures. I can't wait to see them.

So after the baptism we headed to Seattle to show the Fitzgerald's some sights. And our first stop was The Crab Pot for lunch.

Our Feast:

We all ate the seafood except for MJ and Annie. notice her cheeseburger.


Right next to the Crab Pot is an arcade. A money trap in my opinion. I hate ticket games. Getting my kids to hurry and pick what they want from all the tickets is a nightmare. Anyway, they had fun playing a few a games.

Then after lunch and arcade we went to the Space Needle.

MJ's attached to Anne's hip the whole time they're together.

George was a little scared. He didn't go up the last we went, but we kind of made him this time. We knew once he was up there he would be ok. He was most nervous about the elevator ride and being afraid the space needle would fall over while we were up there. Poor kid. The funny thing is he wants to be a pilot.

We made it safe and sound to the top and after about 5 min. of walking around in the inside he was ok going outside. He ended up loving it.

We even spotted the Seattle temple, which I never knew you could see from up there. It was pretty cool.

We stayed until after the sunset. So beautiful.

There was even a space santa up there sitting in a space ship.

One of the elves all decked out.

Back on land.

A shot of the cmas tree on top.

We had such a great day with the baptism and spending time with family. We are so grateful to all our family and all their support. And we love our Mason so much. It turned out to be a very special day.

I'll add more pictures when I get them from Kailey and g'pa York.

Thanksgiving 2009

We took off for the Holiday weekend on Wed. the day before Thanksgiving. And who would of thought it would have taken us 3 1/2 hours to drive 90 miles, but it did. Jeremy left after us when he was done with work and it took him 4 1/2 hours. But it was worth it. To be together for the hoidays is always special and it was worth the drive to be at Ma♥Key and Poppa's and to spend that time with them. Wish we could have had more family around though too.

Sure love our MaKey and Poppa.

Around the beautiful table ready to eat.

Jeremy serving the sparkling apple cider.

Our turkey carver.

The boys got to eat the legs. They're favorite part.

Almost bigger than his head.

We wore Tibby out.

Went and saw A Christmas Carol. A little scary at parts, but ok. Great special effects.

Sporting our 3D glasses. Oh so chic.

The weekend was spent playing Uno, chess, watching Elf ( my all time favorite), Night at the Museum, Transformers, Four Christmases (adults only), The Santa Claus, eating and more eating. I love, love watching cmas movies this time of year.

Had a great time cherishing the moments we get to spend with family.