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A Day in the Life of the Masons

What We Did On Summer Vacation

Here’s the next installment in our backlog of photos from somewhat ancient history. Storyland was a big reason for our August vacation in the White Mountains of NH and it didn’t disappoint. There’s so much for little ones to do and see, and it was a manageable size for our family to explore without too much stress. We had so much fun the first day that we decided to spend a second day there later in the week. Here are some highlights.

All bundled up and ready to go All bundled up and ready to go
Posing as a leprechaun Posing as a leprechaun
Up in the treehouse Up in the treehouse
In Peter PumpkinEater’s house In Peter PumpkinEater’s house
Merry-go-round Merry-go-round
Riding on the tiger Riding on the tiger
Posing with the Big Bad Wolf Posing with the Big Bad Wolf
Ball pit! Ball pit!
Waiting to ride in Cinderella’s pumpkin coach Waiting to ride in Cinderella’s pumpkin coach
Posing on a donkey Posing on a donkey
Waiting for our pirate ship to embark Waiting for our pirate ship to embark
Sophie “driving” us in a farm tractor Sophie “driving” us in a farm tractor
Ready for our safari adventure Ready for our safari adventure
Taking a break to feed the new baby Taking a break to feed the new baby
Tired at the end of the day Tired at the end of the day

Posted by Amy in The Masonic Lodge

We’re ba-ack!

Happy December, everyone! Our blog has been busted for awhile now, and we just haven’t had time to spend on it, plus the dog ate our homework! At any rate, Brian worked his magic and now we’re finally getting around to sharing some photos from the last few months. If all goes well, I’ll be posting a new batch of photos every couple of days until we’re somewhat caught up. For those of you who are regular viewers, sorry it has been so long!

Here we go with the first batch of shots, from late August. These are from our summer vacation in the North Conway, NH region. We stayed near Storyland for a few nights and then moved to a house on the lovely Middle Pea Porridge Pond. Other than some illness in the beginning and an evening spent with Zach at the ER for a possible beach-pebble ingestion, it was a great trip and we’d love to revisit the area. I’ll share photos from Storyland in a separate post sometime soon. Stay tuned, and welcome back!

The beautiful Echo Lake State Park. We had a chilly vacation but the water was warm here. The beautiful Echo Lake State Park. We had a chilly vacation but the water was warm here.
Zach had learned to walk the week before but we still spent much of our vacation holding his hands as he walked around exploring. Zach had learned to walk the week before but we still spent much of our vacation holding his hands as he walked around exploring.
Sand Castles with Daddy Sand Castles with Daddy
Huh? Huh?
Happy, happy in the sun. Happy, happy in the sun.
Our first rental house had a giant bathtub and we all hopped in together. Our first rental house had a giant bathtub and we all hopped in together.
Z loved getting squirted. Z loved getting squirted.
Playing on the little beach at our second rental house. The shed was PACKED with toys! Playing on the little beach at our second rental house. The shed was PACKED with toys!
Zach’s favorite was this boat, which in the days before he could pronounce T’s at the end of words he always called a “boap.” Zach’s favorite was this boat, which in the days before he could pronounce T’s at the end of words he always called a “boap.”
Relaxing in a beach chair. Relaxing in a beach chair.
Thoughtful. Thoughtful.
Sand! Sand!
Balancing in a canoe (on the shore). Balancing in a canoe (on the shore).
Ready for a ride! Ready for a ride!
Mommy & Zach at the playground on our last day of vacation. Mommy & Zach at the playground on our last day of vacation.
Daddy & Sophie on the see-saw. Daddy & Sophie on the see-saw.
Enjoying the merry-go-round. Enjoying the merry-go-round.

Posted by Amy in The Masonic Lodge

Potty Party!

It’s official! Sophie has said “Bye-bye, diapers! Hello, underpants!” We celebrated on Sunday with a candlelit breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes and three packages of new panties featuring Dora the Explorer and an assortment of Disney princesses. So far, so good, with only a handful of accidents and lots of proud proclamations from Sophie. She especially loves taking advantage of the convenience our backyard as one big potty wonderland. Here are a few shots from our festivities. These aren’t as nicely edited as Brian would produce, so forgive my Photoshop mediocrity. And we promise to post vacation pics from last month sometime soon. Enjoy!

Party time! Party time!
Chocolate chip pancakes by Chef Daddy--yum! Sophie picked out the chips and left much of the rest. You go, Big Girl! Chocolate chip pancakes by Chef Daddy--yum! Sophie picked out the chips and left much of the rest. You go, Big Girl!
Zach had fun, too. Here's a classic silly face. Note all the food mess everywhere. Mostly he chews stuff up (in the front of his mouth, with 2 teeth on the bottom and 4 on top) then spits it back out. Watermelon is his ultimate favorite food and if it's around he pretty much shuns all other options. Zach had fun, too. Here's a classic silly face. Note all the food mess everywhere. Mostly he chews stuff up (in the front of his mouth, with 2 teeth on the bottom and 4 on top) then spits it back out. Watermelon is his ultimate favorite food and if it's around he pretty much shuns all other options.
Here's Soph opening her three packs of panties, individually wrapped with love by Mommy. I am sure by the third one she was hoping for something a little more fun, but she was polite about it! Here's Soph opening her three packs of panties, individually wrapped with love by Mommy. I am sure by the third one she was hoping for something a little more fun, but she was polite about it!
Sophie in her first ever underpants. She chose a pair with princesses for her maiden non-diaper voyage. Our little girl is getting so big! And don't even get me started on Zach turning one next week... Sophie in her first ever underpants. She chose a pair with princesses for her maiden non-diaper voyage. Our little girl is getting so big! And don't even get me started on Zach turning one next week...

Posted by Amy in Sophie's Stuff

Houston, we have liftoff!

Posted by Brian in Betamax, Zach's Stash, The Masonic Lodge

Thai Lime

In the interest of sharing this isn’t edited (otherwise I wouldn’t have time to be sharing it ;)

Posted by Brian in Betamax, Zach's Stash

Twinkle Twinkle

Can you tell she’s looking at herself?

Posted by Brian in Betamax, Sophie's Stuff

Old Dan Tucker and the Ultimate Taste Combination

Posted by Brian in Betamax, Sophie's Stuff