THE CRITCHLOW FAMILY

TOP OF UTAH MARATHON

2011-10-02T16:29:00.000-07:00

Lee ran the top of utah marathon on September 17, 2011. His time was 3 hours and 54 min and 28 seconds. He placed 516 out of 1,831. That means he was in the top 30 percent!!! Thats so awesome! Me and Mason were so proud of him.

Raspberry days and I love my husband!

2011-08-08T17:48:00.000-07:00

At the beach!

This is Lee and I at our Lake front property in Garden City, Ut. We camped with my sisters for two nights! We rode jet skies and had a blast!

Fishing with Grandpa

2011-08-04T13:58:00.000-07:00

Quick little update

2011-05-09T20:35:00.000-07:00

What a goofball! :)

Mason has been loving scouts lately. Lee helps him with the little projects, its good father son time.

Mason's birthday, it was forever ago, but I'm trying to get caught up.

Lee wanted to get some pics of me. I hate my picture taken, but I was nice and let him just this once. :)

I surprised myself!

2011-04-17T17:25:00.000-07:00

I ran the Salt Lake City half marathon on April 16th 2011 with my sister Kim and my sister in law Shasta. My time was 1:39, my pace was 7:36, and my overall place was 310/4444. I cannot believe it! I did better than I thought possible! It felt great! When I crossed the finish line, I looked up at my time and cried because I was so happy. It was definitely something I will remember forever! I love running because it is so hard yet so rewarding. I am going to be running a full marathon next, so let the training begin!!

Me and my sister Kim after the race!

2010-12-13T16:25:00.001-08:00

"Some people mistakenly think responses such as silence, meekness, forgiveness, and bearing humble testimony are passive or weak. But to 'love [our] enemies, bless them that curse [us], do good to them that hate [us], and pray for them which despitefully use [us], and persecute [us]' (Matthew 5:44) takes faith, strength, and, most of all, Christian courage."
Robert D. Hales, "That Is Christian Courage," New Era, July 2009, 4
Topics: Humility, Courage, Example

WELL IT TURNS OUT I'M A BIG NERD

2010-11-22T09:57:00.000-08:00

I love this song so much! I have to listen to it everyday! Lee makes fun of me for it... but, I am who I am and he better love me for it. :) And secretly, I think Lee likes this song just as much as I do! ;)

Halloween 2010

2010-11-15T18:47:00.000-08:00

Getting ready to go trick or treating!!!

He got way too much candy.

At the trunk r treat.

Lee and Mase carving pumpkins. The weather was so nice!

Mason and Cody! They looked Awesome!

Blommington Lake

2010-11-15T18:30:00.000-08:00

On our way to Bloomington Lake!

The family. It seems like Lee always has his shirt off in pictures. He did just get done going off the rope swing though.

After he went off the rope swing! The water was sooo cold! And I should know I put my finger in it!

Such a pretty place

At the rope swing

Grandpa Jerry and Stryder.

Bloomington Lake! I love it so much!

Our life latley

2010-11-10T11:45:00.000-08:00

Life is so busy and time just seems to fly by so quickly. We have all been so busy with our different activities. Mason just finished his soccer season not too long ago. He did awesome this year. There was one game where he scored five goals! He is such a stud. He has been doing karate one day a week. I think this is Mason's favorite thing (besides golf) and he is way good at it. He just got his yellow belt a couple of weeks ago!! He is doing awesome in school! Third grade this year. I cant believe I have a third grader.

Lee has been busy with work and his church calling. He has the biggest black eye right now from someone elbowing him in basketball. He kind of looks cute with it though. He has also been doing karate. He is a pretty active guy. He is looking forward to snowboarding this winter. He is such a good husband I'm sure blessed to have him.

I have been so busy with work. I'm working more than usual so thats a good thing I guess. I have been excersising twice a day running and doing zumba and I've never felt better about myself. I am in love with zumba it is so much fun and the results have been incredible. Shelly (the instructor) does such an awesome job! I actually got to teach the class a couple of times while she was out of town! It was fun and stressful, but I'm gald I got to do it.

Well, thats been our life this last little while. Now, we get to look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas!! I don't think things will ever slow down for us, but thats life I guess.
THE TEAM!!
Mason working on scoring another goal!

I need to do better

2010-10-26T14:51:00.000-07:00

"Forgiveness is . . . a key part of our return to happiness in our Father's kingdom. At one time or another we may become offended or wronged, and this can become a stumbling block that may take us away from our eternal goal, which is to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. The Savior taught us the pattern for forgiveness as He taught the Lord's Prayer. He said, 'And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors' (Matthew 6:12). We can see from this that to be forgiven, it is conditional upon us to forgive others. This at times can be difficult when the wounds are deep and have been endured for a long time."
"Feed My Sheep," Ensign, Nov. 2004, 30

Paris Peak

2010-09-27T11:54:00.003-07:00

We kind of like eachother!
This is at the top! It was so high! Look at the beautiful fall leaves.

Me and Chowder on our way up!
Yeah I get to look at this guy everyday! I'm lucky I know! :)

Lee and I hiked up to Paris Peak yesterday. It was a lot of work but the end was worth it! It was so pretty! It was fun just spending time alone with Lee too.

Jackson Hole

2010-09-07T12:06:00.000-07:00

We went to Jackson Hole on Labor day to see the new snowboarding movie "9191" it was way fun they even had the pro snowboarders there! Lee got to meet them, and they signed a poster for Mason

Saying goodbye :(

2010-09-02T16:09:00.000-07:00

We have got to know the Missionaries really well this past year. They have helped out our little family so much by just being in our home with the spirit that they have. We are going to miss them a ton. I hate goodbyes.

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be, but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way. And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

Make every day count...

Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make of your life anything you wish.

Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.

Most importantly, if you love someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store. And learn a lesson in life each day you live.

By Unknown

Lee and the rope swing!

2010-09-02T15:58:00.000-07:00

TO BLOG? OR NOT TO BLOG?

2010-05-13T21:11:00.000-07:00

So I have NOT had the desire to blog in a long time. I hardley even look at anyones blog anymore. I forget I even have a blog. But I decided to update it so everyone could know that yes we are still alive. There has been so much that has happened that I dont even know where to start. So here are a few highlights.

I ran a half marathon in April with the flu. I puked all the way home from Salt Lake. But can't wait to do another one when I feel good, so I can give it 100%.
Mason ran the 1k did awesome. My sister kim ran the half also and did awesome. Mason started Karate and he loves it. I went to Womens Conference with my sister and I learned a lot, it was a neat experience. Other than that we have just been busy working and mason has been busy with school. Mason is excited for summer so he can golf his little butt off. Lee is still as hot as ever. Oh and Im as fat has ever, but I'm working on it. Well thats about it maybe I will get better at this blogging thing or maybe not.

The Best Sister in The World

2010-04-12T10:20:00.000-07:00

So Lacey i know you wouldn't mind if I hacked into your blog to leave you a little message. I just wanted to say thanks for all that you do for me. I want everyone who reads your blog to know what an amazing person you are. You are the only person in the entire world (besides my wonderful husband) who has never betrayed me. Thank-you for encouraging me to be my best self. I still can't believe that you convinced me to run a half marathon with you. I appreciate all the encouragement along the way because I really didn't even know that I was capable of doing it. Thanks for listening to me complain about all my problems and then encouraging me to be better. If I didn't have you ,I really wouldn't have anyone in this world to talk to who understands me and believes in me. You are my best friend and I am blessed that you are also my sister. I don't want to get too sappy or anything but I really do love ya hun!! (HA HA HA)
Sincerely,
Kim
P.S. I put my blog back up just for you!!

ME AND MY BABY ARE IN TRAINING!

2010-01-20T14:51:00.000-08:00

I'm soooooo excited!!!!!! Mason and I are going to be running in the Salt Lake City half marathon and 1k this April. I'm doing the half marathon and Mason is doing the 1k. Its going to be such a fun experience for us! We are both training and hoping to do well. WISH US LUCK!!!

HAPPY BDAY!! AND A NEW YEAR GOAL

2009-12-31T10:07:00.000-08:00

First of all I want to say happy 30th birthday to my dear sweet hubby, who I love more than ever.

And now I want to set my news years goal. While many people are probably making goals to loose weight and improve their outward appearance ( which there is nothing wrong with ) this year I'm going to be working on my inside appearance. This year I am striving to be better at being more obedient to the two greatest commandments. " To love the Lord God above all else, and the second to love thy neighbor". I hope I can be successful at these most important tasks. After all, someone very smart once told me this quote " Be the change you hope to see in the world." HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

HAPPY 9TH ANNIVERSARY!!!

2009-12-09T12:43:00.000-08:00

9 Years and still going strong!!! I LOVE YOU LEE

Very Blessed

2009-12-07T16:01:00.000-08:00

Life is sometimes hard and its easy to forget how blessed and lucky we really are. I was just thinking about all my blessings and I wanted to share. All my most greatest blessings are the people in my life.

1. Lee and Mason- They are my constent reminders everyday why life is worth living.

2. My Dad- He is the most unshelfish person I know, and he is always helping out my little family.

3. Sisters- Kim: my best friend. She treats my problems like her own. Melissa: she is always willing to help me anyway she can. Jennifer: she always makes me laugh.

4. Shasta- My other best friend. She always keeps me on the right path.

5. Liz D- She is the best example to me, and is probably the nicest person I've ever met.

6. Sherri- She helps me at work on a daily basis. She is so kind and always listens to my problems.

7. Erica- This girl is awesome. She is the best example of someone that lives "the spirit of the law" She is kind to everyone. She is a true friend.

These people are the reasons I believe the Lord answers our prayers through other people.

NEW MOON

2009-11-22T12:26:00.001-08:00

So, I went to New Moon opening night with my friends Liz D and Shasta Mae. I think I'm the only one on the planet that didnt really love it. I am in love with the books, but the guy they cast as Edward completley runied it for me. He is no where cute enough to play Edward. But Jacob "wow "thats all I will say. They did follow the book pretty closely, so I guess I will give them that. I wish I would of took pictures, but I forgot my camera. I'm taking Mason on Thanksgiving day so I will get some then. He loved Twilight and is sooooo excited for New Moon.

PLAYING CATCH UP!

2009-11-10T19:42:00.000-08:00

Its been forever since I updated. Things are good. Mason is growing like a weed and it makes me sad. Lee is still working for the county and I'm still at the hospital. We have just been just spending time as a family and doing the same old stuff. Mason is now a member of the church and is so excited about it. Lee is just waiting for it to snow so he can go boarding!! Well here is some pictures of the last little while.

Mason got baptized! What a special time that was for our family. He was so excited and could not wait to be dunked in the water. It was so neat to watch Lee baptise our son. I was one proud momma.

We had a lot of fun this October. Our family LOVES Halloween. We had a great time carving pumpkins, trick or treating and watching scary movies.

Mason and his friend Austin getting ready for some candy. Mason went to the trunk r treat with Austin, then Lee and I took him around the town. As always he got a TON of candy.

BOO!

Chowder was a pretty princess.

Mason had a birthday party at the bowling alley this year. He got a lot of cool stuff. Everyone bowled, ate pizza and BIG cupcakes. My sister came down from Utah to help me with the party. Thanks Mim.

Mason and I the morning of his 8th birthday. Every year we take him out to breakfast for his birthday. This year it was just the two of us. We had a lot of fun and he got his favorite over easy eggs and sausage.

Me and my hubby hanging out watching Family Guy! Its our favorite. So funny!

Mason at lunch on his first day of school. He is in 2nd grade. And all the girls love him, but he only has eyes for his mommy. :)

Me and my wonderful friends Liz and Shasta after our session at the Logan Temple. These two are seriously an answer to my prayers. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Our new puppy Chowder! She is actually at the vet right now cause Lee ran her over. She had to get hip surgery. Lee feels so bad. Poor puppy. :(

MY LOVE!

2009-09-24T16:19:00.000-07:00

I would be so lost without it.
Running...... What can I say? It is my life saver, it is my medication, it is my out, its my addiction and I LOVE IT!!!!!!

A LITTLE BIT OF OUR SUMMER!

2009-07-26T18:27:00.000-07:00

Swimming lessons this year were awesome. Mason learned so much. He is such a darn good swimmer. He has no problem being in the deep end of the pool at all. He is even learning to dive.

Loving every second in the water.

Us spending the 4th of July holiday with my sisters. We went to two bbq's and watched a ton of fireworks.

Mason and his good friend Averi. They are always together. They have had a few sleepovers and they play almost everyday.

My super handsome boy at the temple. It was such a neat experience walking through the Temple with him.

Outside the Temple.

Me and my boy eating dinner at my sister's in laws house at salt lake.

I surprised Lee with a "boob" cake! He LOVED IT and thought it was super yummy!:)

Lee at Laguna Beach. It was so pretty.

We went to California in May. This was my first time seeing the ocean. I loved it so much I cried when we first walked up to it. It was amazing

So I know this was back in the spring, but I wanted to post it anyway. This was Mason's first year wrestling and he did such a good job. We were so proud of him!

Me and Mason's trip to Salt Lake!

2009-07-11T11:39:00.000-07:00

Soooo good!

I have been wanting to try sushi soooo bad, so my sisters husbands brother took us out to a nice place and told us what to order. It was so yummy!

Mason and Fuddy at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. It was so pretty. While we were there doing the tour my sister asked Mason what he liked best about the temple and he said " being so close to Jesus." What a wondeful boy I have.

Me and my sis after our session at the SLC Temple, it was amazing. I love going to Temple. It makes you realize what life's all about.

I GOT THIS E-MAIL FROM MY DAD TODAY

2009-03-22T16:23:00.000-07:00

This tribute to our dog was written by my dad, Jerry Watson.
He joined our family in 1995. A five week old pure bred German Shorthair puppy. Skinny, big ears, and big paws. I knew it was a mistake from the start. Couldn't go anywhere without him. Lock him in the back yard and he'd climb the fence or tunnel under it. Tie him up and he'd chew the rope off or slip the collar. He could open a gate or a door. Then close it behind him just to make you wonder how he got out. He chased cats, squirrels, rabbits, deer, cattle, foxes and game birds. He chased my truck if I left home without him. But he never chased cars. He had encounters with skunks, badgers, porcupines, and rattlesnakes. He slept with me, my kids, my grandkids and by the fire. He ate chicken, chocolate bars, corn chips, ice cream, and my grandkids lollipops. He went fishing, hunting, hiking, swimming, golfing and jet-skiing. He attended weddings, ball games, parades, baptisms, graduations, family reunions and X-mas dinner. He was a thief. He stole countless stuffed animals from yards and porches. He buried them in our backyard. I found a huge Mighty Mouse partially covered with dirt and leaves. They still turn up now and then. He was gentle and submissive with children, yet he was a fierce and protective sentry when the lights went out. He would swim across lakes, rivers, and streams to find you. Then jump in and swim back when he discovered you weren't there. He would take a ten mile hike with me or just follow the grandkids around the block. It didn't matter. He made Kim sneeze. He let Hudson feed him M&M's, potato chips, and Hall's cough drops. He trained with Lacey for the Paris fun run. He helped Mason catch lizards, frogs, and grasshoppers. Missy invited him over for Thanksgiving dinner. Jennifer adopted him. She took care of him and let him rest on Josh's bed. He attempted to rid Dingle of their water snake population. He would get lost. I left him up Home Canyon. He came home. Jennifer left him in the Dingle hills. He came home.

That's what we were doing. Hiking at the lake. We were almost home. He laid down in the sun. The lake was beautiful. It was a great day. I told him..."come on buddy, you can make it". He didn't want to go on. He was tired. Worn out. He was with us for 102 dog years.

He was a nuisance. A pest. A burden. He was dirty and smelly. He was wet and muddy. He shed. He snored. And he was my best friend.

Shultz 1995-2009

QUICK UPDATE

2009-03-20T13:58:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since I posted something, so I thought I would do a quick update.

So, a couple of weekends ago, we were up snowboarding. I was hitting jump after jump and even landing them. I noticed this jump and I told Lee "I'm going for it", I was all pumped up and I hit the jump going pretty fast for me. Well it through me up in the air sidways and thats how I landed. Me knee was all twisted up and I landed on it with all my weight. It sucked. I cried so hard, I thought for sure my snowboarding and my running days were over. Lee came running to my rescue and took my board off. He was so scared, he even said that he was going to go for help. I was like "no way"( I did not want to be hauled off by the ski patrol) so I just sat there and cried. Finally it started to fell a little better. We made down the mountain. As soon as I got home I put ice on it. Luckily, I think its going to be okay, it made me realize how fragile our bodies are. I'm even back running and boarding now ( even though its still a little sore).

I need to post some cool pictures of my boy at his wrestling tournament, so stay tuned......

TAGGED!

2009-03-05T08:49:00.000-08:00

PICTURE TAG
Here are the rules:
1) Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer.
2) Select the 4th picture in the folder.
3) Explain the picture.
4) Tag 4 people to the same NO CHEATING ( cropping, editing, etc...)

This picture is Mason and Lee doing the dishes. Lee was making sure Mason was washing them correctly.

Now I tag Kim, Kandy, Sherri and Melissa S.

HAVING FUN!

2009-03-04T20:07:00.000-08:00

Hyrum and Matti (Mason's cousins) stayed the night with us. Mason loves those guys so much. They are such good kids. We all had a good time. In this picture they are watching the movie "Footloose" and they are trying to dance like they do in the movie. It was so funny to watch. They were really getting into it.

Lee was such a good sport to dance with the kids. He was just acting like a goofball, making fun of the whole 80's dancing thing. But they were sure havin fun.

Hyrum,Matti, and Mason hanging from our stairs. These stairs are so fun for kids. Its like mini playground right in our house.

Just the three of us! I have the best family ever. I love these two so much!

OUR POOR CAT

2009-02-15T18:37:00.000-08:00

So two weeks ago our cat went missing. He was gone for six days. We thought for sure he was dead, because he always comes home at night and it was super cold the week he was gone. To our surprise he came home!! I was so happy I cried (hey he's part of the family). I noticed that his back leg was all messed up he would just drag it when he walked. I thought he got hit by a car or something. So the next day I took him to the vet. The Dr. said he was pretty sure that our cat was caught in a trap. Can you imagine having your leg caught in a trap for six days in -3 degree weather, with no food or water? It just broke my heart. He ended up having to get his leg cut off. He is doing a little better. I wish I could find the person who sets traps out, so I could tell them what I think of them.

FEELING NOSTALGIC

2009-02-03T11:06:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken eight years ago. We had only been married a little over a month, we were living in a crappy trailer in Pocatello. And we had just recently found out that I was pregnant.

Okay, so I was not going to do a post for a while, but today I just couldn't stop thinking of my husband. Lee and I had a really tough start on our life together. We got married really young I was 19 he was 20. We had no money. Lee worked at a Chinese restaurant washing dishes,and I was pregnant and always sick so I did not work for more than a few hours a day at a home health place. I remember that we had a jar full of change and anytime we needed to go to the store, we would always have to count out our change. It was rough and to make it all the worse Lee and I pretty much fought non stop for the first few years of our marriage. Looking back on it I will honestly say that I really never thought we would make it. I know a lot of the fighting was my fault. The first two years of our marriage were honestly some of the hardest times in my whole life. But I wouldn't change them for a second. Going through that with Lee has only made me love him more. Him and Mason are the best things that have ever happened to me. I'm getting so choked up as I write this, because I have been so blessed to be Lee's wife. I am so glad that we have stuck by eachother through the trials that we have received. I do not regret one single day I've spent with Lee. Even though we still fight now and again, we have come so far and made so much progress. So thanks to my amazing husband for all the bad times and for all the good times. I will love you forever.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LACEY

2009-01-29T06:17:00.000-08:00

Lacey i just wanted to do a post and tell you a few of the things i love about you and to tell you how much i love you.

This list is made up of the traits and actions that i love about you.

1. your rapist wit (sense of humor)
2 bowling on the wii with you
3. the way you act like a goofball when we go snowboarding
4. loving scary movies
5 hating chick flicks
6 loving Halloween
7 letting me see the q.t. (inside joke)
8 putting up the Christmas tree
9. getting all hyper when we wrestle("Come on, Come on!)
10 kicking my ass in pig. (it makes me humble)
11 being such a good cook.
12 playing old maid with Mason
13 looking so damn hot
14 that you love to run
15 taking care of Mason, feeding him, washing his clothes, just overall being a good mom
16 putting up with my music and even liking some of it (sublime, brand new)
17 that for the most part you hate country music with me
18 sexxx, yes that kind (notice the x's)
19 not watching soaps, sitcoms, and all those other soulless tv programs
20 i love that you are generally a very active person-running, swimming, snowboarding, volleyball,and such an so forth.
21 being such a good kisser when you want to be
22 being so damn hot

Well this is just a few of the things that i will say that i love about you. There is a lot more, but most of those things, i hold too close to my heart ,to share with just anyone on this blog. Lacey i love you and happy birthday.
Lee

Mason hard at work!

2009-01-20T18:38:00.000-08:00

Okay, don't think we are mean but yes we make Mason run on the tredmill(we talked to the doctor and he said it was fine).We only have him do this in the really cold months, when he can't get outside and play. He only runs three times a week at the most and he runs for one mile at a really slow pace. He does a pretty good job, but he whins a lot too. I had to force him to smile in this picture. He didn't really want his picture taken while he was working out. Thanks Kim for his running shorts. He looks so cute in them!

This is Mason doing his homework, which he has every single night. He is so smart though and usually has no trouble with it at all. He looks like such a grown up. He makes me laugh.

HITTING JUMPS AND SLIDING BENCHES!

2009-01-19T16:06:00.000-08:00

Here I am hitting a little jump! Its scary but so fun! I didn't even crash.

Lee sliding the bench. Maybe one day I will be able to do this! He is quite the snowboarder!

Here is Lee hitting a big jump! He is so awesome at this. What a stud.

SNOWBOARDING!

2009-01-12T18:02:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, Lee and I went snowboarding! It was way fun. We usually take Mason, but we decided to get a babysitter so that we could hit it hard, and board all day. It was super cold, but the snow was decent. Lee is amazing at snowboarding, all the kids love to watch him hit jumps. I'm no where near as good as Lee yet, but I'm getting a lot better every year. There is nothing like the feeling of carving down the mountatin. This year I am going to try and learn how to hit jumps(so I might be in a cast sometime soon!). Mason is so dang good at snowboarding for his age. It sure helps him to have a pro for a dad too. Anyway, this is how we will spend every weekend for the rest of the winter. I hope it keeps on snowing!

MASON'S BLOG

2009-01-11T15:02:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone Mason has his own blog now and its pretty cute, but its private of course. So if anyone wants to take a look just leave me your E mail and I will be sure and add you.

LEE'S BIRTHDAY PICTURES!

2009-01-09T20:51:00.003-08:00

Lee is pretty easy to please on his birthday. All he really asks for every year is a good dinner and a cake. This year he went through one of our cook books and picked out what he wanted me to make him. It turned out really good, but the cake was my favorite.

CHRISTMAS 'O8

2009-01-09T19:45:00.001-08:00

We had a really nice Christmas full of presents, family and food. Mason got a wii and a wii fit, a automatic putting system, Ben 10 watch and lots more (he was kind of spoiled). We went and spent some time with Lee's Mom and her family and also Lee's Dad and his wife. The rest of the day was spent at home where I made a huge dinner for us and my Dad. It was a good Christmas!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LEE!

2008-12-31T18:49:00.000-08:00

Today is Lee's 29th birthday! So I just want to say happy birthday honey!! Thanks for all you do and thanks for looking so cute in my snowboarding gear!

OUR TRIP TO LAS VEGAS!

2008-12-20T21:09:00.000-08:00

This year for Thanksgiving me,Lee,Mason, my dad, my sister and her husband all went to Las Vegas. We had a really good time. I have been to Vegas a lot, but this was Mason's first time and it was so much fun to see it through his eyes.

2008-12-20T20:17:00.000-08:00

We went on a 4-d spongebob ride it was way fun. Mason ended up going on it three times. The other picture is my sister melissa and her hubby Brandon on Thanksgiving day. We ate a really nice restaurant. The food was soooo good.

2008-12-20T19:34:00.000-08:00

This is us on the airplane on our way to Vegas. My first time ever on an airplane, and I loved it. Mason also loved it. It was only a one hour flight from SLC to Vegas. The pic at top is of our hotel room taken when we first walked in the door.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LEE!!

2008-12-09T15:57:00.000-08:00

Eight years ago today Lee and I got married! And believe it or not we are still together. So ha ha to all of those that said we would never make it!

So I just want to say happy anniversary to my cute husband! I love you more than anything! Thanks for standing by me for eight years and being my buddy. I look forward to the next eight years.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT!

2008-11-25T09:37:00.000-08:00

We had the BEST time Friday night!! Me and a couple of my very best friends Shasta and Erica went to the movie Twilight and ate at Red Lobster. It was so fun to just get away and not worry about anything and just have a good time. The movie was AWESOME!! The characters were perfect except Edward. I mean he worked, but the Edward I had pictured in my head was much better looking. But I thought the movie was still way good, and I can't wait for the next one. Anyway, I have to tell this funny story about that night. Well Shasta had bought are tickets online, but we still had to wait in line forever to get them. After we got them we were told to go stand in a line that ended up being the wrong line. Once we figured it out and went to the line that we were suppose to be in, we were told that the movie was all full and that we had to go back and have someone refund us our money back. We were so sad we had just drove 80 miles to see this movie. We were told that all the other showings were sold out as well. So we decided to just sneek into the next showing anyway. It was funny because the theater workers were watching us the whole time. There was a huge line of people for the next showing, and once they started letting them in we just went with the crowd. We went and sat down ,then this guy came up and asked to see our tickets. He knew we snuck in, but was cool and just told us not to say anything. So we got to see our movie and had such a blast!

MASON'S 1ST GRADE PICTURES

2008-11-15T13:27:00.000-08:00

CLASS PRESIDENT!

2008-11-15T12:10:00.000-08:00

I know this is a little late, but better late than never right?

So back in September Mason came home from school and said " guess what, My class voted on class president and I got the most votes". It was so cute he was so proud. He got his picture in the newspaper,and he got to ride in the homecoming parade with all the other student council members. He gets to wear his little student council shirt every Thursday for " blue day" . He makes such a cute class president!

Mason loves to Golf!

2008-11-15T09:40:00.000-08:00

Mason's new favorite past time has been golf. All summer long, every Tuesday Mason and my dad would go golfing. Mason has his own set of clubs complete with a golfing bag, balls and tees. Lee and I have never really seen Mason golf. The first part of October my dad came to our house and asked if we wanted to go watch him and Mason play a round of golf. We went and watched with our mouths open because we couldn't believe how awesome Mason was. My dad is a really good golfer and apparently a really good teacher too. So I thought I'd share these pictures I took of the next Tiger Woods.

SURGERY DAY

2008-11-08T10:55:00.000-08:00

Mason got his tonsils out yesterday. The surgery part went great, but after they brought him back to the room everything started to go down hill. When he first came out he was crying a little because of the pain, so the nurse put some pain meds in his iv and some medicine to help with the nausea. After she left he just got worse and worse. He was crying and freaking out. She came in and gave him more pain meds, and then realized that his face was getting puffy and red, and he was itching all over. He was having some kind of reaction to the pain meds. He was screaming all this weird stuff and he was trying to pull his iv out. I have never seen Mason behave like that. I was so scared. They flushed all the pain medication out of his iv, and gave him some benadryl. After a while the swelling started to go down, and he started to act like himself. It was so scary and is all I could think about is how much I love this child. I wanted so much to traid places with him. He is my everything and I am so lucky to be his mom. We are home now and things are going good, he still has a while to recover though. Thanks for everyones prayers and concerns. It has meant so much to us.

MASON'S SURGERY

2008-11-03T10:23:00.001-08:00

Mason will be getting his tonsils out on friday Nov. 7th. He has been getting sore throats and strep throat every year since he was two, so the Dr said it is time to get them out. I am very aware that this is a common sugery and that the risks of something bad happening are very low,however I am a mom and I tend to spend my days thinking of every possible thing that could go wrong. So I am asking my family to keep Mason in their prayers this week. Thanks and I hope everyone has a good week.

More Halloween pictures!

2008-11-02T09:47:00.000-08:00

Mason had such a fun Halloween! Him and our neighbor Averi went trick or treating on our block. And then Mason and his couisn Hyrum went trick or treating all around town. Lee and I took them it was so much fun. They were both vampires and they both looked awesome! They got so much candy some of the houses we took them to gave out regular and king size candy bars, they got hooked up. Halloween is so much fun,and I'm so sad its over. But there is always next year.

Our little "Vampire" on Halloween day

2008-10-31T11:50:00.001-07:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!!!!

My Mom

2008-10-29T09:15:00.000-07:00

Lee,Mason,and I went and visited my mothers grave. I try to tell Mason everything that I remember about her,but its very hard because its been so long. One of my most vivid memories is: It was Halloween time, and about two days before she passed away. I remember her telling me that we needed to go buy a pumpkin soon. We never got the chance. On the day of her burial, I put a miniature pumpkin on her coffin. To this day whenever I see a miniature pumpkin that is what I think about. I miss my mom, even more so since I got married and had my own child. But I look forward to the day when I can see her again.

EIGHT THINGS ABOUT ME

2008-10-23T20:04:00.001-07:00

My cute sister tagged me on her blog. So, here it is eight things about me.

8 favorite T.V shows
1. Dateline
2. Goosebumps
3. Spectacular Spiderman
4. Reruns of Dawson's Creek
5. Spongebob
6. The News ( does that count)?
7. I can't think of anymore
8.????????????????????

8 Things I did yesterday
1. Went to work for eight and half hours
2. Took my boy to school.
3. Ran six miles
4. Did sit-ups
5. Yelled at Lee
6. Did homework with Mason
7. Read Mason a bed time story(a halloween one)
8. Bought some make-up

8 things I look foward to
1. HALLOWEEN!!!
2. Going to Vegas with the fam for Thanksgiving!
3. Sleeping in this weekend
4. Snowbaording
5. Watching a scary movie with Lee
6. My paycheck
7. Hanging out with one of my friends from work
8. Running

8 favorite restaurants
1. Applebees
2. Cheesecake Factory
3. Red Lobster
4. Olive Garden
5. Pita Pit
6. Cafe Rio
7. Taco Bell
8. Subway

8 things on my wish list
1. GET A BOOB JOB!
2. Go see the ocean
3. Fly on an airplane
4. Live my life the way I want and not care what people think
5. Learn to be more outspoken
6. Move far far away
7. Go to New York City
8. Get a new bed

8 people to tag
Whoever would like to!

This is a cool story! (well I think so anyway)

2008-10-17T19:20:00.000-07:00

About six and a half years ago, we lived in Pocatello and Lee worked for a company called bannock paving. One day while Lee was at work they were pouring cement,it was just about quiting time and while nobody was looking Lee ran over to a spot where the cement was still wet, and wrote L + L. So anyway, the other day while me and Lee were on our date in Pocatello, we went and found the spot. And yes it was still there,and course I had to get a picture. It made my heart melt when I seen it again. I know its cheesy, but its special to me.

I LOVE THE FALL!

2008-10-08T14:41:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER IS OUR FAMILY'S FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR! WE LOVE THE BEAUTIFUL LEAVES,THE COOL CRISP AIR,AND OF COURSE HALLOWEEN! THERE IS NO BETTER TIME OF YEAR. WE LOVE TO WATCH SCARY MOVIES AND IN OCTOBER THERE SEEMS TO A LOT OF NEW ONES THAT COME OUT. WE ARE SO HAPPY ITS OCTOBER!!

MORE PICS FROM OUR JAPANESE DATE

2008-10-07T19:22:00.000-07:00

OUR JAPANESE DATE!

2008-10-07T10:50:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago, I got up and got my son up for school, It was just like every other morning Lee was at work, and I was rushing trying to get mason fed and ready to go. When I got home from taking him to school, I noticed that Lee had left me a note before he went to work. When I opened it it had a pair of Japanese earings in it and a note that said "go to the computer and go into documents and click on Japanese". So I did and he had a note saying that he was going to take me on a Japanese date,it also said to look on the side of the computer,so I did and there was a present wrapped up in a Japanese flag. And then all of the sudden Lee walks into the room. I had no idea he was even home I thought he was at work, but he had taken the day off just to surprise me,what a sweetheart, and he even got a babysitter for the whole night. Oh the present he gave me was a Japanese board that had "I love you" written in Japanese. It was so sweet! He even had little Japanese cups that we drank green tea from. We went to Pocatello and ate at a Japanese place. We just spent the whole day together. I have the best husband in the whole world,and the hottest one too. Thanks Lee, that was a date I will never forget!!

MY BEAUTIFUL NEW NEPHEW!

2008-09-20T14:05:00.000-07:00

2008-09-03T09:51:00.000-07:00

Mason is a first grader! I can't believe it. The first two days of school were so hard for me. I went and spied on him during recess and lunch. He looked so grown up, it made me so sad. I went home and cried. Kindergarten was not hard at all for me because he only went half a day just like pre school, but first grade is the real deal. But he is enjoying it and he looks so darn cute in his school clothes. Wow kids grow up so fast.

Lee at the Lake

2008-08-20T19:04:00.000-07:00

I had to post these two pics of Lee,because when he gets old and fat I want to remember how good he once looked.

I love Bear Lake!

2008-08-20T17:51:00.000-07:00

Lee relaxing in the sun!
Brandon and Mason going for a ride!

Mason on his very own wheeler.

Mason coming in from swimming!

SIX RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME!

2008-08-20T09:15:00.000-07:00

My sister tagged me to share six random things about me.

1. I cannot sleep without ear plugs, I have to have them every night or I will never fall asleep.

2. I have never been to the ocean, but want to so bad that I have dreams about being there.

3. I love halloween sooo much! Its my favorite holiday. I always start decorating my house with halloween stuff in mid September.

4. I hate when people are always trying to one up eachother. For example they think they have to have the best clothes, cars, house, and the most toys. It drives me nuts! I wish we could all just be happy with the simple things in life.

5. I have to go for a run at least three times a week. If I don't I get really short tempered and mean. So good thing for running, its like my medication.

6. I hate being in big groups of people especially girls ( unless they're my close friends) I do much better with people one on one.

BATMAN

2008-08-12T10:49:00.001-07:00

We took Mason to see the new batman movie a while back,and of course he had to get all dressed up for it. Batman is Mason's all time FAVORITE thing he wants to be just like him. The movie was pretty scary, so we ended up covering Mason's eyes a lot. He still loved it and it was so fun to take my little batman to the movie!

A DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET!

2008-08-05T10:54:00.001-07:00

Summer has been so busy for us. It seems like we work all week and when the weekend comes there is so much to try and fit in that I feel like I haven't spent much one on one time with my son. So I decided that I would take a day off work and spend some mom and son time with Mason. I wanted to make this day all about Mason. I gave him some options on what we could do, and he picked to go to the lake. So we drove up to my dads lake house, and walked down to the beach. We first had lunch that we had brought. After that we went swimming for a little while. When we got out Mason said that he wanted to make a sand castle so we worked on that for like a hour and a half. Mason was so cute as we were buliding our castles and talking every once in a whlie he would look at me and say, I'm sure glad we came here mommy. It was so fun just spending time with him, he is so fun to be around it was almost like I was just there with one of my friends. After we were done playing in the sand we wanted to go swimming again. The wind had picked up and there were quite a few waves. We started jumping the waves and as we got deeper we would go under water every time the wave would hit us. We were both laughing so hard. After we had spent about 4 hrs playing at the beach we walked up to my dads house and he made us rootbeer floats. That was the best time I have ever had at the lake, and we didn't even have 4-wheelers or jet skies that time. Ya know those memories that you have as a kid and when you look back at them they always make ya smile? I hope this will be a memory like that for Mason.

SPECIAL MOMENTS FROM OUR CAMPING TRIP

2008-07-24T08:59:00.000-07:00

While on our camping trip Mason and Lee left for a little while on Mason's wheeler while I stayed at camp. When they came back they said they had to show me something really cool. So I followed Mason up the trail, the picture of us walking is what Lee took of us on our way. Anyway they led me to a tree where they carved Mase loves mom! It was so cute and it totally surprised me. I love those two soooo much. The other picture is of Mase roasting a marshmallow. Camping just wouldn't be camping without smores.

OUR CAMPING TRIP

2008-07-23T22:14:00.001-07:00

We had a family camping trip a couple of weeks ago. We let Mason ride his 4-wheeler,shoot his bb gun, shoot his bow and shoot his rock flipper. Needless to say Mason was pretty well entertained. As for me I had a good time until It was time for bed or when I had to use the bathroom in those two cases I really just wanted to go home. But I'm still glad we went!

OUR 4TH OF JIULY

2008-07-15T20:44:00.001-07:00

For the 4th of July my sisters Melissa and Kimberly came up with their families. We had such a great time. They stayed all weekend. We went to the lake twice and got to ride on Melissa's and Brandon's jet skies which was so awesome. We all went to Lee's dad's house and had a huge bbq and watched fireworks. Mason got to spend a lot of time playing with his cousin in our backyard. It was a good weekend!

THE NOT SO FUN RUN!

2008-07-13T19:12:00.001-07:00

Lee and I ran the fun run on July 4th! And is all I can say is, man I'm sure glad its over. Both Lee and I were slower by 2 minutes this year vs last year. But I don't know why I was so mad, we didn't train near as hard this year. But you can tell from all the sweat that we ran our butts off. Anyway I guess it wasen't all that bad, my dad and my sisters were there cheering us on (that always makes ya feel good). I am so determined to do better next year, maybe I will even beat Lee!

Angie and Jory are married!

2008-07-06T15:45:00.001-07:00

Angie and Jory got married July 1st. They seem so happy! I sure am glad I set them up. These are just a few pics from the wedding and reception.

Mason's new hamster

2008-07-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

Mason has been asking for a hamster for a long time, so Lee and I finally gave in. The hamster is actually really cute. It so fun to watch him cruise around in his ball. Our cat loves to chase him.

Avery one of our neighbors has a hamster just like Mason. They get together and let their hamsters play. It so funny to watch the hamsters and Mason and Avery, they are so cute together!

MY SISTERS

2008-06-13T20:01:00.000-07:00

I JUST WANTED TO TELL MY SISTERS HOW EXCITED I AM THAT THEY WILL BOTH BE COMING TO STAY WITH ME SOON. I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE AND APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU. THANKS FOR ALWAYS LISTENING TO MY PROBLEMS AND FOR ALL THE ADVICE. I ALWAYS FEEL THAT I HAVE BOTH OF YOU GUYS ON MY SIDE, NO MATTER WHAT! MY LIFE WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT YOU TWO. SO THANKS KIM AND MELISSA. I LOVE YA BOTH!

MASON AND "FUDDY"

2008-06-13T19:30:00.000-07:00

THIS IS MASON AND HIS COUSIN "FUDDY" AT HOME DEPOT IN LOGAN. MASON LOVES HIM SO MUCH! MY SIS KIM AND HER HUSBAND ARE COMING TO STAY WITH US OVER THE 4TH OF JULY. MASON IS SO EXCITED TO PLAY WITH HIS LITTLE COUSIN.

TAGGED- THINGS ABOUT MY HUSBAND

2008-06-12T10:50:00.000-07:00

I have been tagged by Kandy B. to say a few things about Lee.

1. What is his name? Lee Paul Critchlow
2. How long have you been together? 7 long years.
3. How long did you date? A little over 2 months.
4. Who eats more? Without a doubt Lee. My question is: Who eats more than Lee?
5. Who said I love You First? Lee did,but I told him later that night.
6. Who sings better? Anyone other than me and Lee.
7. Who is taller? Lee, I'm short!
8. Who is smarter? Thats a toss up, but I would have to say Lee.
9. Who does the laundry? I do mine and Mason's, and Lee does his own.
10. Who pays the bills? Well for the first part of our marriage I did, then Lee did for a long time. Now we both do.

Now I challenge Melissa Rene, Kim smith, and anyone else who wants to share things about themselves or their husbands.

I'M JUST SO THANKFUL!

2008-06-03T15:30:00.000-07:00

So I just wanted to write about my amazing husband. I'm so thankful that I married Lee Critchlow. I recently experienced something that has made realize how LUCKY I really am. Don't get me wrong, I always have known what a wonderful man I married. But I'm just feeling extra lucky right now. Lee treats me sooo good,even better than I treat him (I will work on that.) He is without a doubt the greatest father ever. And of course he is sooo dang good looking. I can honestly say that I am more attracted to my husband than anyone else in the whole world. As the years go by he keeps getting better looking, I dont know how he does it. I really have to work at it to try and keep up with him. Lee is always telling me that I don't show my emotions so I'm showing them right now. Lee I love you so much,I am so happy to be your wife. Thank you for all you do for our little family. You are the love of my life.

OUR IDAHO FALLS TRIP!

2008-05-25T18:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday morning Lee, Mason, and I went to Idaho Falls to see the new Indiana Jones movie. We stayed at a hotel and made a weekend out of it. We had a lot of fun. We took Mason to a place where they had go karts. He loved driving them, he was passing all the other kids and he was even the youngest one in the bunch. We took Mason to Craigos(a pizza place) and let him pig out on all the different kinds of pizza. We also did a ton of swimming. Mason and Lee would swim all day long if I let them. We also took Mason to Toys R Us and let him pick out a toy. He got the Indiana Jones whip, it has sound affects and even plays the Indiana Jones theme song. Then of course we went to the movie. Mason got all dressed up for it, he looked like Indian Jones Jr. The movie was so good, it is my favorite out of all of them for sure. Mason and Lee loved it too. It was such a fun weekend!

WHAT A KID!!!

2008-05-20T18:51:00.000-07:00

Mason just got linken logs and he was so proud of the house he made that he told me to take a picture, so that we could put it in the newspaper. I hope he is okay with just putting it on our blog! The other two pics are Mason shooting his bow in our backyard. He is only aloud to shoot it if Lee is with him, but I'm still afraid that our cat is going to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

MASON BEING A TRUE BOY!!!

2008-05-19T09:05:00.000-07:00

SINCE I JUST STARTED MY BLOG NOT TO LONG AGO, I'M TRYING TO PUT SOME OF MY FAVORITE PICS FROM THE WINTER. SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET CAUGHT UP AND START ADDING MORE OF OUR RECENT PICTURES. ANYWAY LEE TOOK MASON TO SHOOT HIS BB GUN ONE DAY WHILE I WAS AT WORK. I THINK THEY HAD A GOOD TIME!!

TRAINING STARTS

2008-05-15T08:40:00.000-07:00

Lee and I are going to begin are training for the 4th of july run. The run is like 8.6 miles, we have ran this fun run for the past few years. We are just trying to beat our time. Lee beat his time last year by 5 min I only beat my time by 1 min, so I hope to I can do even better this year. So starting this saturday I'm going to run 8-10 miles once a week. I run 6 miles 3 times a week and sometimes I just go to the track and do sprints. But one thing is for sure I could not do this without my i-pod, well the music on my i-pod anyway. Sublime, Brand New, Nirvana, and The Used really make the run go by a lot faster. Also I'm not looking foward to trying to stop drinking diet pepsi, I guess I'll just try and cut back until I can stop altogether. Its worth the sacrafice I'm sure.

CONGRATULATIONS ANGIE AND JORY!!!!!!!!

2008-05-13T12:56:00.000-07:00

ANGIE SAXTON AND JORY HUNTER ARE GETTING MARRIED!! LEE AND I ARE SO HAPPY. JORY IS ONE OF LEE'S GOOD FRIENDS AND ANGIE IS ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS. LEE AND I SET THEM UP, WE HOPED THEY WOULD HIT IT OFF, BUT THIS IS MORE THAN WE EXPECTED. WE ARE SOOO HAPPY FOR THEM.

MELISSA AND I

2008-05-12T19:38:00.001-07:00

THIS IS MELISSA AND I ON THE MORNING OF MY WEDDING DAY. IM SO GLAD THAT I HAVE HER AS A FRIEND!!!! WE HAVE STAYED REALLY GOOD FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS AND I KNOW WE ALWAYS WILL BE CLOSE NO MATTER WHAT! THANKS MELISSA FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, I JUST HAD TO PUT YA ON MY BLOG.

SPRING PICTURES!!!!

2008-05-08T17:36:00.000-07:00

Okay I know all I do is brag about my son, but I can't help it I'm a mom and thats what we do. So mason came home from school today with his spring pictures that were taken a month or so ago, and I'm sooo happy how they turned out. He looks so darn cute, he sure knows how to work the camera.

six miles

2008-05-05T09:24:00.000-07:00

This morning I woke Mason up and told him that I was going to run six miles and he was going to come with me on his bike. He really didn't want to come because he thought it would be to hard. But I got his helmet on and off we went, he did so good he made it the whole six miles on his bike while I ran. He didn't even complain that much I'm so proud of him. I told him that every time he goes with me and does not complain he will get one dollar, and at the end of the week I will give him his money and he can go get a toy. I'm so happy that I have a running buddy. Way to go Mason.

My son is growing up

2008-05-04T12:32:00.001-07:00

Mason is growing up sooo fast!!! He is just about ready to graduate from kindergarten. Man how time flies. He is almost as tall as me( im short)but i never thought my baby would be this tall. He has turned out better than i could have asked for my son to be. He is smart,loving,caring,thoughtful and of course handsome. He has such a good personality he loves everyone. I wish I was more like my son. I love Mason so much I'm so blessed to be his mom, I don't know what i did to deserve such an amazing kid. Thanks Mason for your example, I learn from you everyday, I am more than proud to be your mom.

A Few random Pictures

2008-05-01T17:55:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pics!

SNOWBOARDING

2008-04-30T16:52:00.000-07:00

This winter we had a family pass to pine creek. Lee is so dang good at snowboarding and i'm on my way to being almost as good, okay not really. We went with my sister Melissa and her husband Brandon. Mason had a lot of fun with his cousin's Hyrum and Matti, he boarded with them almost every friday.

2008-04-30T16:42:00.000-07:00

A DAY WITH THE MOVIE STAR

2008-04-26T20:10:00.000-07:00

Well we just got back from hanging out with lee's grandpa. He lives in preston, we picked him up at his house and then went to honeyville to see lee's grandma's grave. After that we went to eat at golden corral, while we were ther two girls came up to lee's grandpa to talk about how he was in the movie "napoleon dynamite'. Its so funny every where he goes people remember him from the movie. He was Lyle the guy that shoots the cow and the guy that marrys Kip and his girlfriend at the end of the movie. He also was in the movie church ball. Not everyone can say there grandpa is a famous movie star. We took some pictures i will post them soon.

pictures coming soon

2008-04-25T20:17:00.000-07:00

Sorry im not exactly sure how the whole picture thing works. I will learn and post some soon.

my first post

2008-04-25T19:46:00.000-07:00

Well i guess i will start a blog even though my huband thinks ther stupid and he is always making fun of them. Lee ,Mason and I just went on a walk Mason collected cans, he thinks that we are going to be rich some day because he has a whole garbadge can full of them. He is the best boy in the whole world not to mention the most handsome boy too. He is six years old and he is so smart, I know I didn't know half the stuff he knows when I was his age. Mason favorite things in the whole world our batman and grandpa's. He says he is in training to be batman, and sometimes he will take off his shirt and run up and down the stairs, and lift weights for his training. Mason loves his grandpa Jerry and his grandpa Paul, he his always wanting them to babysit him.

As for Lee and I we are still married even though sometimes I wonder how we have made it seven years. We are both stubborn and sometimes we fight okay more than sometimes. I guess we must love eachother cause we cant be apart for more than a couple days.