The Halyburtons

We surprised the kids with a special weekend at Blue Harbor Resort this past weekend. We didn't tell them where we were going; just put them in car and left the house Saturday morning. They were so excited when we pulled up to the resort!! We had a great time swimming and going down water slides. You may notice not as many pictures of Jackson and that is because he was always moving so fast through the park, it was hard to keep track of him most of the time! Jackson had a wonderful tim burning off a lot of energy!

Here is Mason, 10 weeks old now, enjoying his first trip the waterpark.

Santa came to visit the Resort. Lexi was thrilled to meet him and tell him all about the gifts she would like him to bring.

At story time, Santa read the kids "The Night Before Christmas" while the kids had their milk and cookies.

Dustin and Tricia let us borrow their waterproof camera for the weekend and what a blessing it was!!! We got so many underwater pictures and video of the kids! We might have to invest in one of these camera real soon!!

Lexi jumping in the pool.

Jackson jumping in the pool too!

Mason and Brian doing the "Brian face". Love this photo!!!

The Canadian Pacific Railroad has a Holiday Train that they send out for traveling this time of year. They collect food items to give to charity. Their train is completely covered with Christmas lights, has a band that sings Christmas songs at every stop and Santa is along for the ride as well. We went down to the Sturtevant Amtrak station to catch a glimpse of the train. The kids loved it but boy was it cold that night!!!

Jackson had himself a bit of a fit because he wanted to go on the train and could not understand why we were not allowed. The boy loves his trains more anything!!

Alexis turned six years old on November 21 and we had a Princess Birthday Party for her. She invited all her girl-friends from school and they all dressed up as their favorite princess. Alexis dressed up as Rapunzel, the new Disney princess. We had games to play, such as "Pin the Crown on the Princess" as well as a pinata for them. I made a Princess Castle cake for her, which Alexis loved!!!

It was a great time!!

The following weekend was Thanksgiving and we went to Three Lakes to celebrate the holiday as well as Lexi's birthday with the Halyburtons.

Here is Jackson and Riley on their last day of swim lessons. They had a great time together doing something that they both love! I hope they can do it again in the spring!!

We took the kids down to Trainfest at State Fair Park last weekend. Jackson loved it, of course and Lexi had fun too. There was so much to look at!! There was even a Circus train that the kids could ride as well as train races! It was a great thing to do on Saturday, especially since it rained most of the day!

Lexi had Grandparents Day at her school a few weeks ago and Grandma Ruthie came to her school to spend a few hours with her. Then she stayed the rest of the day with Jack, Mason and myself.

We are blessed to have a wonderful friend, Sarah, that is an amazing photographer!! I have known her since high school and our children are not far off in age. She came by our house when Mason was 3 weeks old and took many pics of the kids. These are just a few of our favorites!

What a wonderful Halloween we had this year!

Tricia and I realized a few weeks ago that we had both picked out Dalmatian puppy costumes for Jack and Riley. It then seemed only fitting to ask Lexi if she wanted to be Cruella Deville. She happily accepted!! Tricia already had the wig for Lexi to borrow and I made her the "fur" coat. They all looked adorable!

Our baby skeleton, not loving this Halloween scene!

The best part about Mason's costume was that it glowed in the dark!!

These three are just too cute for words!!!

Our nephew, Caden was the cutest lion you have ever seen but I did not get a picture of him. I will get one that Tricia took to post at a later time.

Lexi is just crazy about her new little brother. She is always wanting to help take care of him and just loves holding him, even if it is only for a few moments!

Two of my cousins stopped by to visit Mr. Mason last week. Joanna stopped over and got tons of cuddle time! Mason loved her instantly!!

My cousin Lindsey stopped by with her little one, Broden. Brody also looked like such a peanut until you put him next to Mason. I hope they become great friends a.k.a. "partners in crime"!!

He really wasn't sure about my camera in his face! I love his expression!!

We took the kids pumpkin picking a few weekends ago. It was perfect weather for the occasion and the kids had a blast!!

It is hard to tell but that is Mason that I am carrying in my Moby Wrap. He was all curled up and cozy! He slept the entire time we were out at the pumpkin farm.

On the hayride.

Mason Thomas Halyburton

Born October 3, 2010

at 2:30 am

Six pounds, Ten ounces

Twenty and three-quarter inches

A few new babies have entered the world in the last few months. Here are two of the cutest little men to date!! :)

My cousin, Lindsay, gave birth to a little boy named Broden Thomas in July. I took the kids to her house once she was home and settled-in. These are photos of the the kids with little Brody when he was a few weeks old.