Walgreens Photo DVD's

Yesterday, I was thumbing thru my Walgreens weekly ad when I came across this great coupon for a Personal Photo DVD for just $1. I couldn't pass up this deal, not to mention that all of the proceeds go directly to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The only problem was choosing which pictures I wanted in the DVD.

I love taking pictures and before digital cameras came along, I used to rush to the store and have them printed right away. Sadly, the last time I printed any pictures happened to be from our wedding and honeymoon. That was almost over three and half years ago. I have a ton of pictures that I want to print, but just the thought of uploading all of them to be printed and the cost (because you know I would want all of them), would be exhausting.

So I narrowed it down to Mason's baby pictures. I was only able to put a max of 100 on the DVD, so I then narrowed it down to the first 5 months. It was still a bit of a challenge for me, but I picked out some of my favorites. I went the Walgreens Photo Kiosk and uploaded the pictures, selected the music and that was all.

The DVD was ready last night, but the kids were already asleep and I was assured that since I already presented the coupon, I could pick up whenever I wanted and it would still just be a $1. After I made lunch this afternoon, we made our way to Walgreens. I picked up the DVD and couldn't wait to get home to watch it.

The cover is too cute and personalized with a photo and the title I chose. As I played the DVD, memories flooded back to me and sure enough, tears began to fall. They did a fabulous job and now I think I'm going to have more Photo DVD's made.

My how they grow

The other day I put Taylor in the high chair and she did pretty well sitting up without the straps. It was more of an experiment to see what she would do. I don't think Mason liked the fact that Taylor was in "his" high chair.

Awhile back, I bought some fleece pj's for Mason for the winter. In the fall, the temperatures at night usually cool down to the 50's, sometimes lower. Mason doesn't always keep the blankets on him, so I always worry that he might get cold at night. The fleece pj's are the perfect solution.

The other night, I pulled out the sports jammies and put them on him. I need to mention that I bought a 4T because I wanted him to be able to wear them this year and possibly next year. They were the perfect fit. A little room to grow, but not too baggy. I don't know what size I'll be buying next year.

Speaking of clothes, Mason currently wears a 2T in pants and they are still big on him at times. However, he wears anywhere from a 3T to 4T in shirts, depending on the brand. He still wears a size 8 in his shoes. He has been wearing a 2T in pants since last year, but I bought 4T for most of his shirts so he can hopefully wear them next year too.

Taylor is now in 9-12 month clothes. Although her 9 month sleepers and onesies are getting a little snug on her, so I'm sure she will be moving up a size pretty soon. Did I mention that she has been in a size 4 diaper since July? I look forward to her next checkup to see how much she has changed.

Mason's vocabulary

Mason is learning new words everyday. He still will point out what he is talking about it and will be stubborn at times when I ask him to use his words, but I'm trying to work on it with him. I can always understand what he is saying and he understands everything that I say. I'm sure I have left out a bunch or words, but off the top of my head, this is what I could think.

dog
nana (banana)
walk
toothbrush
aww man
amen
pray
hair
nose
teeth
ball
shoes
boots
dancing
chair
please
no
yes
night night
love you
mama
daddy
pa (grandpa)
granddad
mimi
taylor
sister
maddie
laura
jill
buttons
water
milk
cracker
nuggey (chicken nuggets)
snugglie
choo choo train
plane
train
honk
yay
tree
pillow
door
bird
picture
light
house
dino (dinosaur)
plate
fork
spoon
car
truck
puter (computer)
skype (yes he actually can say it and know what it means)
sit
blankie
color
kiss
bath
bubbles
hot
coffee
bed
mess
ouch
beach
phone
rah rah (ring ring)
hello
hi
uke (luke)
braden
potty
toes
seat
there it is
roll
oh no
sock
bug
poop
book
drink
thank you
mater
boo
silly
church
throw
ray
cookie
out
bike
bicylce
cheese
biscuit
tickle
soap
shh
baby
i don't know
perfect

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What to write?

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Church

So I decided to put this in the blog, because I want to remember it years from now. The other day I was at Target (surprise, surprise) and Mason & Taylor were both in the cart. I was busy doing my shopping, when Mason starts saying "church" over and over. I asked him if he wanted to go, and he politely said no. Actually, he says no to a lot of things these days. He continues to say "church" and then points to my shirt. I had a t-shirt on that had a church on it and he totally recognized it. I was so surprised, only because we don't have any books that have a church in it, so the only time we point out church is when we get to church each Sunday. The funny thing is the picture of the church on my church looks nothing like the buildings at our church. He is one smart little fellow. I love listening to him learn new words every day.

Flashback Fridays

My sister & I taken when I was either three or four.