Mason's World

Summer Closing...

2009-11-03T21:19:00.004-05:00

Wow! It has been nearly half a year since I have updated this blog. SORRY! Im on facebook now so that has taken away from my blog time. I have received some nasty emails (Pat) and some nasty text messages (Katie May) about updating my blog so here it is!

Mason has had one memorable summer full of new things and lots of visits. It has been quite fun. I will not bore you by rambling on but will get straight to the pictures!

A little Luau fun at school!

Mason learned to swim over the summer!

Halloween was a blast this year. The first time Mason really understood what was going on. She spent lots of time picking a costume and decided on bat "girl"... DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE of saying bat woman or she will certainly correct you!

Mason turned 4 on October 21 and had a huge costume dress-up party! Good Times!

We made it back home and got to see the ....who are they... oh yeah, the Via Family!!

A trip back home would not be complete without checking the MAIL!! (mail box still there with our name on it!)

Mason's future!

Mason started cheerleading this summer and I think her mother enjoys it just as much. Its like cheerleading camp everyday around our house!

Future Model

Lots of Summer Fun!!

2009-06-28T21:27:00.004-04:00

Hello Gang! It has been a while since you have had an update on what has been going on in my world! I have had a busy summer. Mommy and Daddy seem to never stop moving about. They always have something planned. Here are some pictures of how my summer has been going so far.

This was my first major Dance Recital! I was a HIT!!!

Daddy thinks Im beautiful and therefore continues to take photos of my face!!!

A little rest time. Looks like Mommy got the braids nice and tight.

A little visit from cousins... Very FUN!

I graduated from my 3 year old class!!!

Surfs UP Dude!

Mason has proven she is not afraid of rides. She cried when they told her she was too small to ride something!

See you next time!!!

Sometimes You Just Need...

2009-04-03T21:53:00.003-04:00

A GIANT LOLLIPOP!!!!

...AND THE T-SHIRT TO GO WITH IT!!!!

Making PAT happy!!!

2009-02-18T21:40:00.006-05:00

Well... My aunt Pat sent me a dirty little email the other day asking about my blog. I realize I have not posted anything in quite some time. This includes Christmas! Sorry gang. I get a little preoccupied from time to time. I have included some pictures from Christmas as well as some others. HOPE YOUR HAPPY PAT. I also noticed that my friend Gilly who got me started "blogging" has not had a post in a while either. I figure there must be a MAN in her life now occupying her time????

Santa visited Trigger for Christmas!

Mason and her cousins anxiously await more presents at Christmas!

Mason's NEW BIKE!!!!!

Here is Mason at her first dance recital. This is also her first time on stage. Naturally she is drawing a little attention to herself by twirling her dress.

Barnum and Bailey came to town and Mason refused to let us miss it. She kept seeing the commercial on TV and went crazy every time it came on. So, we went and had a great time. We even took some of our friends with us. Mason really loved the elephants and the big cats!

Mason turned a trip to the "Castle" into a photo shoot!

Mason recently had some visitors! The Burnett Family came to visit. It was great having them here. We really enjoyed them for the few days we got them here. We hope they will visit again real soon and stay a little longer.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas...

2008-12-16T16:41:00.005-05:00

...but it sure doesn't feel like it. Today, it was about 75 degrees. The news said we would see record breaking highs in the low 80's by the end of the week. But, people still put up Christmas Lights and hung decorations from Palm Trees in their yards! Sometimes I take Mason and put her in the freezer for a little while just so she knows what Christmas is suppose to feel like. We have had some really busy days as we passed through Thanksgiving and into the month of December. We have had decorations to put up, shopping to do (though not much of it), and Christmas parties to attend. Mason is currently on a diet of candy canes, cake, coke, and juice. It really seems to be working for her. We recently went out to the beach and made photos for our Christmas Cards. For those of you who do not receive a card from us, I have included a picture below which is very similar to the one on the front of our card. Mason has settled on requesting a Bicycle, two DVD's (she calls them CD's), a Dora Camera, and roller skates. She has not been to see Santa yet but she does have an "elf on the shelf" (see elfontheshelf.com). We plan to see Santa this coming weekend. Mason claims she is going to sing "I Wannna Hippopotamus For Christmas" to Santa. We will see about that!

Mason said Santa should be able to see our house from the air!!!

Mason got to visit Elf Land. This is the front door of one of their homes!

Mason and Desiray got to experience Ice Skating for the 1st time. Mason was very skeptical at first but after a few minutes and a lot of persuasion by Desiray, she finally decided to stay out. Oh... and yes, Florida does have an outdoor skating ring. Go Figure!

This is one of the many photos I took for our Christmas Cards. This particular photo came in a close second for the card photo.

Too Infinity and Beyond!!!!

2008-11-21T20:44:00.007-05:00

"....cabin pressure?....Check!....Fuel guage?...Check! ...Oxygen Level?... Check! ... $100,000 tool bag ... Check!

We got to watch our first night time shuttle launch and possibly the last based on what the news says! It was pretty cool. I did not know what to expect. We rode out to the beach where we found lots and lots of shuttle observers. It was like 4th of July all over again. We found a spot to sit and then waited for about 30 minutes until the launch. Initially the sky lit up over the horizon. It looked like a nuclear warhead just went off. then a very bright orange dot began racing for the sky. At first it was just that... an orange dot. Then, as it cleared the cloud cover, we were able to see a large string of fire and a large glowing string of smoke come from the rear of the shuttle. It was quite an experience. Mason found it pretty cool! After about a minute or so, it disappeared and the crowd began to cheer and applaud. Then we were faced with the traffic of leaving. Here is the best photo I could get with my little point and shoot.

On another note: Mason now has a new favorite cookie. Rusty would be proud. It is an Oreo. So, if your around Mason and she asks for, "REO"... She is not talking about the band. Do not confuse ...

for...

and start playing "Take It On the Run". I feel quite certain Mason would be really disappointed. Besides, everyone knows Milk and REO Speedwagon don't go together really well.

Well guys, that's all I got for my cheesy humor. Stay tuned for next time! Later

Gigantic Birthday Bash

2008-10-27T20:31:00.009-04:00

Hello everyone. Guess it has been a while since I left a post. In fact, some people actually complained that they did not get mentioned on my blog. I will not mention any names. But I do want to mention that Kenny and Jenny (Wesley called and corrected my spelling... It's Ginny) did come visit us!! But they would have never complained about not getting mentioned on our blog. Sorry guys, had to do it. Anyway, they did come down for a vacation and actually went out to dinner with us. For those of you who do not know Kenny and Ginny, they are Wesley Burnett's in-laws and are just like family to us to. We really enjoyed getting to see them. In fact they have come to see us and Lydia, Wesley's wife, who we thought was a close friend, has not even come down yet. She avoided coming with her parents and her own husband. I think she is trying to send us a message!!! :)

Sometime last month Wesley came down to see us. It was great catching up on old times. We actually took his picture (below) where he normally takes a family photo. This is him embracing his family who was absent. Looks like one of those photos from the movie "Back to the Future".

Now for the Birthday Bash. Desiray, Mason, Trigger and I all got to go back home for My Birthday Bash Extravaganza (named by Gilly). It was a lot of fun. We got to have breakfast at Wagon Wheel, visit with family and friends, take in the Birthday Bash Extravaganza (Gold Rush), eat lots of good food that we have missed, smell wood burning from stoves and fireplaces, see roadside hot boiled peanut stands, and see leaves change colors. It was GRRRREAT!!!! We also learned of some individuals who check our blog that we did not know checked it. Having said that... Hello Gilly's Mom and Hello Katie Raftelis! It was a very busy trip and we seemed to always be on the go but enjoyed it non the less. Here are some photos from our trip!!!

This is Mason and Noah Stover. Desiray used to keep Noah.

It took a few minutes but they soon warmed right up!

Our little Ballerina. One of the many Birthday Presents for Mason!

This looks like a very important Round Table discussion!!

How about this picture. This is the Burnett Boys! Mason was glad to see them too!

When your fishing and catch a big fish you call it a keeper. I guess I would

call this a "framer"!

We got to stop by my Dad's for a very short visit. Mason had to pay the cows a visit and had to go see Jenny!!! Here is Jenny and Trigger's first introduction. Jenny hangs with the cows for one reason, to keep the coyotes away. I felt certain she thought trigger was just another threat but she did hold her aggression back long enough for us to let Trigger check her out!

So... during our trip, I did notice a few similarities that I found pretty interesting. Check them out for yourself...

Do you know who this is above? This is Suri Cruise. Cute huh??

Now... Check this Picture out. Same Baby??? NOOOOOOO! This is Desiray's niece, Cayman! Way to go Raven... Guess you married Tom Cruise!!!

Now for the second one...

Do you know who this is? This is Sam the Sheepdog.

Who bears a close resemblance to...

TRIGGER!!!

For all our friends back home... We are sure glad to have gotten to see you all. I especially want to thank Ashley and Darren for hanging out with Desiray and I on Saturday evening! Hope to see all you guys soon. We handed out lots of verbal invitations and received a lot of "Yeah... we will come down!" We remember who you are and are WAITING. I would also like to give a very special thanks to Steve and Shannon who gave us a home away from home. It is great to have friends like all of you and we are grateful. Take Care!!! Oh, and thanks to Gilly for my Texas Gift!

"Fay-cation"

2008-08-27T21:50:00.005-04:00

Well... we survived our first Hurricane or as they called it, "Tropical Storm". I quickly learned the difference in a Hurricane and a Tropical Storm is a difference in wind speed. If winds are between 39 - 73 mph its a tropical storm. If the speed is 74 or more, then it is a hurricane. We experienced wind speeds in the 60's. I will say this. It was more than breezy outside! As a result, my work sent me home early on Tuesday and as the week progressed and the storm worsened, I ended up being told to stay home all week. This led to my "Fay-cation". Desiray was not quite so lucky and her employer not quite so sympathetic. She got off on Thursday only! She was not very happy with the difference in our employers decisions.

As for Mason, she never even noticed anything was wrong. She just saw it as 5 days of rain without the ability to go out and play. By the end of the week I was ready to erase the song "Rain, Rain go away, Come'a back another day"! She would sing this song every 15 minutes. She even changed the words to "Come'a" which I did find humorous. Desiray and I did eat very well during the storm. We baked brownies, cookies, and cooked full course meals. Some friends of ours down the street launched a bake off in which we traded our goodies or more or less tried to get rid of all our baked items by giving them to one another. The power went off only a couple of occasions and only for a short time. This just became a signal for nap time.

Through it all, I did take a few photos:

This was taken a few hours before the storm arrived!

Preparation for entering the eye of the storm!!

This was taken after a break in the storm. This is a river which formed in a ditch early on.

If your paddling, don't worry about that speed limit!!

This is where I start praying that the vehicle off in the distance is not my wife's vehicle!!!

Just a little drainage problem!

This is not taken from my boat that I don't have.

Boat Garage???

Down the side of the road there is what we call a side swim...(get it, not a side-walk

but a side-swim) anyway...

This looks like the answer to the drainage problem?!?

It was great, in an effort to make things fun for the people who had been rained in for so long, the city set up water limbo stations for all to enjoy!!!

That's two kids who ventured out to a birthday party and are on their way home still wearing their party hats. "Be careful crossing the street kids!"

Get a Life!!!!

2008-08-11T21:08:00.008-04:00

Has anyone ever told you to get a life. I think I have been told that several times over the years. Mostly in Middle School!! Anyway, for anyone out there who has ever told me to "Get a Life", ... I did just that over the past few months. I started a new job, moved into a new house, and have myself a new dog!!! Mason's new dog that is. Yep, we are now living the American Dream! Pretty exciting isn't it. My checking and savings account do not find it very exciting.

As for the move, we were able to survive it without much trouble. Desiray actually had my help this time. When we moved down here, she had to do most of it by herself. The good news is I had to go to GA last week and was able to get all the things we have out of storage. We now have everything we have had to live without for the last 6 months. We did encounter one little bit of trouble before we moved out of the Condo. The story goes something like this:

We were up late one night loading boxes into mine and Desiray's vehicles. Mason and Desiray had gone out to the car when all of a sudden Mason came running inside screaming and crying. I got her calmed down and she was able to get out, "Snake". I went outside to find Desiray blocked in by a copperhead who did not want us to leave. He had the path to the car blocked. The funny thing was watching Desiray and I try to kill it. Desiray held its head down with a mop while I cut his head off with a pair of wire cutters. It was quite humorous watching us dance around with this snake. Here's a picture of the guy:

Many of you know how Mason has not forgotten the fact that her mom and I promised her a Puppy when we moved in the new house. Everytime we went by the house during construction she would ask if it was done yet and if she could have a puppy. Everytime we said "Not Yet". Well, once the house was done she came to me and said, "The house is built, we can get a puppy now." I tried every way I could to get out of the whole puppy thing but finally caved in. We now have a new addition to the family. Meet Trigger! The little guy is a 3 month old Yorkie/Maltese mix. He must have a little chicken in him too as he is scared of heights, frogs, and most other strange noises. Say Hello Trigger!

I have found one problem with the new house. It must be close to some power lines or it could be the water. We woke up the other morning to this:

Lets just say one Mason is enough! Desiray and I tried to reverse this little problem but only caused further mutations:

The cool part is Both Mason's get a special roll in the next Star Wars Movie! Talk to you all soon!!!!

The Train Came to Town

2008-07-11T22:30:00.005-04:00

Many of you know a very close friend of mine, Ashely Wilkins. Most of you probably do not know he picked up the name "A Train" from back when he raced legends race cars, hence the title for this post. For a number of years, Ashley and I have always tried to make it down to the July Daytona Race. This year was not much different. Only this year I didn't have to drive quite as far. The "Train" came down and we made it to the now, Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Ash and I tailgated for several hours and was able to catch up on old times. It was great to get to hang out with him again and gave me a little taste of HOME! He has a new little man at home whom he shared many pictures and stories about. I hope he will bring the wife and new baby down soon.

The night before the race was the 4th of July. Desiray, Mason and I spent nearly two hours waiting for the first fireworks, 20 minutes actually watching fireworks, and over two hours in traffic trying to get home. But... we still had fun doing it all. The two hours of waiting in traffic included Desiray taking a nap while Mason and I went for Ice Cream.

Here is a quick Funny Story:

Some of you probably know that Desiray has a speech impediment. She has lots of trouble with words like Futon, Spaghetti, and lots of others that just will not come to me right now. (I tried to solicit Desiray's help with this list but she just shook her head and said, "Why are you putting that stuff on there?") Anyway, the other night we were both tired and just decided to go out for dinner. She began calling out all the various choices and one of them was Cracker Barrel. She could not say Cracker Barrel. She said Crackle Barrow, Crackle Burrel and several other deviations of the correct name. During this conversation I was laughing at her and then Mason chimed in. Mason yells out, "It's Cracker Barrel Mommy!" Mason nailed the pronunciation. I nearly lost it then. Desiray continued to butcher the title while Mason tried to help her get it right. It was Hilarious. Wish I had a recorder... The good news is I will not have to send Desiray to speech therapy. I think Mason will be able to get her on track. Currently Desiray teaches Mason letter recognition for a little while every night and then Mason gives Desiray a speech therapy class. (She is gonna kill me when she reads this.)

Special Visit, Special Package, Special Times!

2008-07-03T23:05:00.007-04:00

YO YO YO. Some of you probably thought I had given up on the old Blog. I even have some people harassing me for new material. Well, I decided to take some time and post this to my blog. Desiray and I have been very busy. With her new job and me being really busy at work, we often do not get settled at home until after 7 pm. By the time we cook supper and do other chores around the house we are both ready for bed. Enough of that garbage. Here is the stuff your looking for:

We got a special visit this past weekend from Kevin, Raven, and Cayman. (For those of you who don't know, this is Desiray's older sister and her husband and their new little bundle of joy!) Desiray was very excited and could barely wait for their arrival. They were only here for a short time so we tried to pack in as much as we could. Naturally we spent a lot of time at the beach and somehow managed to squeeze in an afternoon in Downtown St. Augustine. We really enjoyed having them and hope to see them again soon.

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During our little visit to downtown St. Augustine, I got a little trigger happy with the camera. I took lots of pictures. I must say some were inspired by a close friend of mine, Laura Lewis. She has always given me lots of ideas. We had a good time taking them. Take a look!!!

My personal favorite!!

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Mason received a SURPRISE package from her Gammie! She thought so much of it, that on her own, she laid out every single piece. I think the picture tells the story...

"Tank you Gammie! I wuve you!"

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As for the new house, it is pretty much a finished product. We will be moving in at the end of this month. We are really excited! Wish us luck. The moving part is going to be the tough part. Though we have made a few friends down here, we will be moving in the middle of the week. So, it makes it somewhat hard to ask our new friends to take off work to help us move. But, it will all work out. I foresee a moving company in our near future. We will keep you posted.

Various Pictures

2008-06-08T13:48:00.005-04:00

Desiray and I often catch Mason trying on our clothes. It is usually shoes! However, the other day we came around the corner to find this.

I remember when I was little adults would never let me have coffee. In fact, I remember

really being introduced to coffee by my cousin Rusty. It had cream and sugar and I expected it to be awful. Now Mason has shown interest and often steals my coffee at breakfast.

Is there something I don't know about coffee as to why kids should not have it???

I got behind this truck the other day. It is a Port-a-john pump truck.

Thought I should share!

Running Behind...

2008-05-31T21:55:00.003-04:00

Sorry it has been a while since I added a post to the blog. Our internet went out over a week ago and just got turned back on today! Anyway, thats a long story itself. That is my excuse for running behind. This past weekend Mason got a visit from her "Gammie". She was really excited to see Gammie. Her aunt Pat came along too. We all enjoyed having them both.

We all went to the beach where we got to observe a rather unusual sight. To me it was just a tornado at sea. Some of you may know it as something else. I first spotted it up in the sky. At one point in time there were two of them. I continued watching as one went away and the other grew larger and longer. I then noticed it was touching the water. If you click on the picture you can see where the funnel is kicking up the water in the ocean. Its pretty cool!!!

The house now has color and Desiray and I are very please with how it turned out. It appears we will probably be moving in sometime in July! Mason has been puppy shopping and seems to be showing interest in a Yorkie! If anyone knows where we can get one cheap, please let us know!! They seem to be quite expensive.

-ryan

Mother's Day

2008-05-13T20:32:00.006-04:00

Mason had a great idea for Mother's Day. She decided to take Desiray to the Zoo! I thought it was a great gift. We got there around noon and did not leave until 5 pm. It was a long 5 hour day but we all had a great time. It was Mason's first trip to the zoo. She decided she was Dora, I was Diego and Desiray was Alysia. We were going to save the animals! Mason saw things she has never seen before, played on the zoo playground, rode a train, and rode the carousel.

Mason and Mom taking in the Elephants

Mason got to ride a Horse!!!

When your a Princess and can't turn the toad into a Prince... The Princess can just turn into a toad and join him!!!!

I did see a couple of Monkeys in the tree which I had never seen before!

Must be a rare breed!

Mason was very patient and got to feed a bird some nectar. Later he landed on her arm!

This is the guy she made friends with!!

This is the guy that Mason did not show a lot of interest in making friends with. In fact she did not seem to have much faith in the thick glass. I told her there was no need to worry ... I told her Daddy could easily take him if he came through the glass!

She did warm up with one who did not seem much of a threat and took her picture... so long as Mommy was close by!

Mason doing a little alligator wrestling!

(Make sure you click on the picture so you can get a close up of that face!)

After hanging out with Mason for 5 hours, the kid in me came out and I began poking my nose in places I probably shouldn't have, or is that my whole head?

And after 5 hours, Mason had given up on walking, wouldn't ride in her stroller, her mother had carried her much of the day, Mason was tired, hungry and whining! She resorted to riding on her mothers back as seen above. She really had chapped Desiray's ... (I'll let the picture do the talking!!!)

By the end of the day, everyone was wore out!!!

Yet it was so much fun, some fell asleep with a grin on their face!

Desiray, Mason and I decided to take our own little siesta! I keep asking Desiray to shave,

but as you can see, she doesn't pay me much attention!!

That pretty much wraps up our Mother's Day Extravaganza! We finished it off with a little Cheesecake Factory! Mason slept through dinner. When we walked out the door, she woke up and said... "I'm Hungry"!

Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers! Desiray wanted to give a special Happy Mother's Day wish to her sister Raven who had her first!!!

Later gang,

ryan

Not Much New

2008-05-07T21:38:00.005-04:00

Hello Gang!

Not much has happened in our lives over the past few days. I did buy a new camera which means I constantly take pictures. I take it everywhere I go, including work. I hope one day I will get the million dollar shot! However, it is great for getting lots of photos of Mason which you get to see some on here!

Mason has been doing well. She has really loved her new school and seems to be doing well. She finally learned her friends names!

Here are few new pictures...

Mason was terrified of the big alligator but we finally got her to pose for the picture! This big guy guards the front and back door of a restaurant not too far away!

This is Mason.... I mean Dora in the jungle looking for Monkeys!!

Mason decided to break out into song on the beach the other day. The beach has become a normal part of our Sunday afternoon.

As for the house... Well, we now have sheet-rock and they are in the process of preparing it for Stucco. Desiray says it now looks like a house . Not much longer!!!

Well, thats all for now. We want everyone to know we miss them. Take care and check back in soon.

ryan

Busy Days!!

2008-04-29T20:27:00.006-04:00

The past few days have been really busy. Mason and I threw Mommy our own little birthday party. I think Mason had more fun than Mommy! We had hats, cupcakes, and even lit candles which we lit and blew out several times at Mason's request. Mason loved the party!

Mason got a little chocolate on her nose and

could not stop laughing!

Today was Mason's first day of school! Desiray enrolled her in a leaning center. She does all sorts of daily activities to include learning colors, shapes, spanish, music and gets lots of play time with other kids her age. We have visited the school a couple of times and Mason always gets upset when we have to leave. This morning she thought she was going to have to leave again and looked up and said, "Do I have to go too, Mommy?". When Desiray said no, Mason said, "Okay! Bye! See you later!!!" It was pretty funny. The school gives daily reports which indicated Mason was good all day! Mason will be going two days a week for now. I plan to file for bankruptcy soon while Desiray plans to enroll Mason full time. The daily report also indicated she ate all of her snacks and all of her lunch. We asked her what she ate and she said she did not know. We asked her what her friends names were and she said she did not know. We asked her what she learned and she did not know that either. I hope we are getting our money's worth out of those snacks and lunch!! Mason now thinks she is a big girl by going to school like her two older cousins Felicity and Zander.

Later, ryan

New House Anyone?

2008-04-27T22:10:00.002-04:00

Hey Gang,

Looks like the new house is coming right along. They started framing on April 8th. Sheetrock goes up this coming week. WOW! Things are moving really fast. The job foreman said it should be ready by the end of July. We are ready to move in. Mason was told before we ever moved that when we got in the new house she would get a puppy! Needless to say, she has not forgotten. So we should be adding a new member to the family shortly after we move in. I will keep you posted.

I thought I would add this picture of my view while I was laying out by the pool the other day. Just wanted to share... YOUR WELCOME! rm

Mason at the Beach

2008-04-20T22:11:00.004-04:00

Desiray and I have taken Mason to the beach several times but it has been so windy and cool that we have not really spent anytime on the beach. However, this weekend it was really warm and we decided to spend the day at the beach. We had all went to church at 11 a.m. and then ate lunch at home. By the time we started to the beach, Mason was feeling quite sleepy. So much that she fell asleep on the way there. That all changed once we arrived. We went to the local pier where they have fountains the kids can play in and a large playground right next to the beach. She had a blast.

We then moved to the beach where we spent the remainder of the afternoon. She was non-stop. The fear she once had for the ocean is no more! She goes straight for the water.

I think this picture is of Mason calling all Mermaids to UNITE!! She has a thing for Mermaids!

This looks like some Mommy time!

Blogging Tips

2008-04-15T20:28:00.004-04:00

Okay Gang, I had my first day as a blogger. Some of you left comments which I deleted mainly due to the fact that I did not know who left them. Here is a little tip: If you leave a "comment" and use a cute name such as "notatthebeachguy", me nor anyone else really knows who left the comment. This may be the way you want it. But... it kinda takes away the fun. I really like to know who makes comments bragging on my little Mason!!! So, the cute names are good, but it might be a good idea to at least leave a first name at the end of your comment so everyone can see who it is. I will demonstrate at the end of this post for those of you who are challenged as to what I am talking about. I did love the comments and have a pretty good idea of who the mystery persons are.

Anyway, here is a photo of Mason and her new little cousin, Cayman Ann Nicholson. Little Ms. Nicholson weighed 7 lbs 7oz and was 20.5 inches long. She came into Mason's World on April 9th. Congratulations Raven & Kevin!!!!

Here goes the demo I spoke of above...

ryan (demo)

First Time Blogger

2008-04-15T01:00:00.000-04:00

I want to begin by giving a special thanks to my close friend from NGCSU (Dahlonega), Gilly! Gilly introduced me to "blogging" and I thought this would be a great way for friends and family to keep up with my family since our big move! So... Here goes.

We are currently living in a rental as many of you know. However, we a building a house very close to Historic Downtown St. Augustine. Desiray and I are very excited. They started on the house a couple of weeks ago and it seems to be progressing rather quickly. They say we will be ready to move in around August. The home pictured above is the model home. Ours will look just like this one only it will not be yellow but tan instead.

Mason seems to be loving the warmth and the sunshine which Florida is known for. Any mention of the "beach" in her presence renders her running to get her shoes and a race for the door.

Desiray and Mason recently flew home to welcome the new addition to our family. Desiray's oldest sister gave birth to a new baby girl and Desiray was very excited to return home and be there for her sister. Mason was able to convince the airline to allow the two of them to fly first class. Thats my girl!

There you have it! As time goes on, maybe I will get better at this.

Later