The Morgan's Movements as of Late

Picture-full post ahead! We have had a fun few weeks with my Mom in town and Matt having a few days off with us. 

Mason's new favorite thing is to climb into the closet when we are getting clothes out. He always find a hanger or a shoe or something. Funny guy. 

I made these cookies for us to enjoy using leftover Halloween candy and they were SOOO good! I made them again for Matt to take to his work Thanksgiving party. They were a hit! 

Suspended in the air on the chair. Crazy boy. 

On Thanksgiving Day, Mason was a HUGE fan of the cranberry sauce. It was hilarious and messy! 

That required a bath...a happy bath

Snuggles with Daddy. The Best. 

Wild hair...he wouldn't stop long enough to get it combed this night. 

Cool dude with his shades...

We were trying to read our Elf on the Shelf book this night and Mason was well, not interested. 

HOT Krispy Kremes for all...especially GiGi! 

Mason wanted to get into GiGi's suitcase and try to go home with her. 

Family snuggles and book reading. Love my guys. We were reading our first of 25 Christmas stories this morning. It was sweet. 

Sagging pants...cloth diaper problem. :)

We got all gussied up to go to A Dickens of a Christmas downtown on December 2nd. We didn't make it the whole time but we had a little fun. Hopefully, more pictures to come of this night and Mason with Santa. For now, many, many family pictures...haha

It was so cold! 

All snuggled up watching the ice skaters. 

Strolling with Dad. 

GiGi got her favorite...a footlong corn dog. 

And she shared with Mason...

Family pic...Love our little square

After Dicken's of a Christmas, we came home and got Mason to bed. Then, we got yummy hot chocolate! We watched Blue Bloods and stayed warm with our drinks and enjoyed Mom's last night with us. 

Sweet snuggly baby boy...

Breakfast date with Daddy at the Beacon...excellent people watching...

MMM loves his books! 

CHEESE!

Sometimes, I put my boy in his clothes (and shoes) and put him in the bathtub to play...he loves it! 

Then, I let him take real baths...:) Side note: This day, when I put him in the tub, he started grunting like he needed to have a BM. I quickly grabbed him and put him on the toilet and he went. PHEW! Our little guy had his first trip to the potty. 

Matt was off last Thursday so we went to story time at the library and we were early so we decided to play a little bit. 

Later on, we went to the mall for playtime, snack and then went to dinner. He loves our mall's play place. 

 

After dinner that night, we went to the local Marriott to see the Festival of Trees. There were some beautiful ones! 

 

What's Mason Been Up to These Days?

Well, our little guy is now 13+ months and growing so fast! I don't plan to continue monthly updates but I wanted to post every now and then with what's going our with our little guy. 

--About two weeks ago, I was playing with Mason and I started putting blocks down his shirt. He loved it and started doing it to Matt. At one point, Matt had about 20 blocks and various items shoved down his shirt! Mason even tried putting the iPad in there. HAHA!

--Squealing is a new favorite thing...oh boy is all I have to say about that! 

--Knows our nose and his belly

--Making sweet eyes is a new fun thing Mason can do. It's so sweet and cute! And it's accompanied by that signature nose scrunching.

--We took Mason on his first trip to the zoo on December 4th. It was a cold day but he enjoyed it! 

--Said "Bye Bye" rather than just "Bye" to a random person in the IKEA bathroom

--Throwing a few more fits but we are doing our best to nip those! 

--Biting has taken place a little bit. It's only started with his teething and it is super infrequent. Thankfully, it has only been Matt and myself and we've been able to put him in time out and discourage it. Putting orajel on his gums/teeth when he does it also helps to stop it. I fully believe it's all from teething and not behavioral at this point. 

--Walking!!! Mason began taking steps on October 28th and they were few and far between for a few weeks and then About mid-November, he just took off and he hasn't looked back! It has been so cute seeing him toddle around! 

--Mason started mimicking our laughs in the last little bit and it is HILARIOUS!!! He mostly does it when he hears us laughing in the car and if we keep laughing, he will, too. 

--Mason started pulling toys down and putting them back up. He has also done the same with the Christmas ornaments. 

--When my Mom was here, we watched lots of Walker, Texas Ranger because Mom loves that show and we can get the DVDs at the library. Mason LOVED it! And that just made Mom so happy! 

--Mason also had his first trip to Zaxby's with his Momma and he dipped his own food for the first time. Cutie pie! 

Family Pictures {October 2014}

Back in October, we had one of Matt's co-workers, who does photography on the side, to take some pictures of us. He was super nervous because he mostly takes still pictures of nature and scenery and taking pictures of people is a whole other ballgame. 

We told him if he got just one family photo, we would be pleased and he did! 

This is our favorite and we used this picture for our Christmas cards this year. 

We liked a lot of the other shots he got, too. Thanks, Rick! 

A Few of the pictures of Mason turned out blurry but we loved them anyway! 

Love Without End {A Book Review}

I recently read Love Without End by Robin Lee Hatcher. I don't want to give away much of the story but it's an incredible crossover of two stories that are intertwined with each other. It's such a sweet and amazing book and I enjoyed reading it. Robin is an incredible writer and I hope I get to read more from her soon. Check out this book and read it for yourself. It would also make a great gift for any readers in your life.   Litfuse is hosting a giveaway in association with the book launch. You can find out more about it here:   Fire up the romance this holiday with Robin Lee Hatcher's latest offering in the King's Meadow Romance series, Love Without End. For two single parents with bruised hearts, it’ll take more than a little courage to get back on the horse when it comes to love.

Celebrate love rising from the ashes of tragedy with Robin by entering her Kindle Fire giveaway.

 One grand prize winner will receive:

• A Kindle Fire
• Love Without End and the rest of the King's Meadow Romance series from Robin Lee Hatcher

Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on December 14th. Winner will be announced December 15th on Robin's blog.
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