Birthday's and Halloween.

I don't know WHY I cannot keep up on blogging, its just ridiculous. SOO much has happened in the past few months... Scotty Tom's 25th birthday, Mason's first halloween, and my mom's birthday to name a few. Needless to say, our fall has been very fun and very busy.

We celebrated my sweet hubby's 25th birthday last month on the 10th. Luckily, he had the day off so while my amazing best friend and sister in law babysat Mason and set up for the family party, we headed up to the Kura Door in Salt Lake for massages. Later that night, the house filled up with loved ones and we celebrated his birthday with some pizza and cake pops.

Words cannot express how much my husband means to me. I couldn't ever imagine living without him, he is my best friend in the entire world. He is so generous and thoughtful and kind. My Heavenly Father sure found me my perfect match. Hope your birthday was a good one sweetheart. 

Our next adventure was Halloween. The weekend before we went to our first "grown up" Halloween party at Scott's manager's home. I can't remember the last time I dressed up for Halloween but there was a costume contest so we really got into it. We already had Mason's lion costume so we had to work around that. We played with idea's like Wizard of Oz or a circus theme but we ended up dressing as characters from The Chronicles of Narnia. Mace obviously was Aslan the lion, I was the White Witch, and Scotty was Mr. Tumnus. Sadly we didn't win the contest... we didn't mind though because the couple who won dressed as a hilarious wolf and red riding hood. The party was a lot of fun, filled with good food and good company. The following Wednesday on the actual holiday we shopped at City Creek, went to Trunk or Treat and finished off the day with my mom's special Halloween dinner with the family.

Also, how adorable is my mom's decorating?!

My mama's birthday post to come- once I have a chance to upload the pictures!

xoxo

Not so sleepy baby.

Mason has decided that sleeping through the night is not so fun anymore.

This past week has been full of twelve o'clock screaming and 3 A.M. bottles. Needless to say, I am one tired mama!

This past week was also Scotty Tom's birthday AND his sister Allie was visiting from Arizona! Birthday posts and more updates to come, once we have gotten a little more sleep.

Joe hoe.

Happy Birthday Joe!

Today was miss Joelle's 23rd birthday, her sister Kali threw a surprise party at Brio's and we celebrated the occasion with amazing food, friends, and (duh) cupcakes!

Busy, busy.

The past two weeks for us have been filled with football games, picnics, swimming, and homecomings.   Of course I haven't found any time to blog, so I will share a few quick stories and some pictures. First, we will start off with last Sunday. Our family decided to switch up the normal routine and we went up the provo canyon for a picnic. My dad found a perfect little park and we spent the night eating, playing with the frisbee and lounging on blankets on the grass.

Now, jumping forward to this week... Wednesday was my sister's "family day" at school and they rented out the Sera pool in Orem. We all met up with Court and spent the day playing in the lazy river with Mace and going down the water slides.

Last but not least, this Saturday and Sunday:

Saturday was the University of Utah fan fest, which is basically thousands of U fans packed into Rice-Eccles stadium celebrating all things Utes. We got to meet with athletes from all of the 18 varsity sports teams and get their signatures. Despite it being ONE MILLION degrees we had an amazing time. UTES FIRST GAME THIS THURSDAY!!

Sunday was one of my best friend's homecoming! Miss Molly left last February to go serve the people of Virginia and I was so happy to finally have her back home. She is one of the most sincere, sweet people I have ever met. She was my very best friend when I first moved to Cedar Hills in the 7th grade and we have been friends ever since. Welcome home Molly, we all missed you so much!!

Birthday festivities.

Yesterday was my baby brother's 18th birthday, and poor Cody went to football practice all morning then had to spend the entire afternoon painting the "G" with his football team. Our birthday breakfast and lunch plans were ruined! By the time he got home he was so tired and sweaty. The entire day before we had all been joking with him that we were going to go to Color Me Mine for his party and he was less than enthusiastic. My mom had really planned a party with a HUGE Slip 'N Slide made out of business banners. We spent the entire night going down it over and over again, there were a few grass burns and crashes and a whole lot of a lot of wedgies but we had SO much fun.

6 months.

This little man is already six months!

don't you just love the fat rolls in his legs and arms? so cute i might die.

The past six months have been the best in my entire life. Watching Mason grow and learn has been so much fun! He is the most adorable, well behaved little boy. This past month was a big one for him...

He started solid foods,

Got his first two teeth,

Experienced fireworks for the first time, 

And had many more adventures with the family...

Mace has turned into quite the wiggle worm lately, he will NEVER cuddle with me and it is so sad! If I try to force cuddle him, he does a high pitched girl scream until I let him go. He is also constantly rolling onto his stomach, which makes changing his diaper one million times harder. He gives kisses to his grandma and Lindsey ONLY, and he still isn't sure if he likes Cody. Needless to say, the first six months of Mason's life have been such a strengthening and learning experience, he has been an amazing blessing to us all. I can't wait for the next six to begin.

Oregon&Seattle.

I am about a month behind on blogging but here we go...

Seattle/Oregon:

The trip to Seattle and Oregon was a lot of fun and much needed. Mace was surprisingly well behaved for the 12 hour drive and was great for the plane ride home! Even though we were only gone for four days, we made the most of every second of our vacation. 

Ever since my first trip to Oregon when Scott and I were dating, I have wanted to go to Voodoo Donughts, one of Portland's famous spots. Unfortunately, every time we have gone back there it has been closed, was being renovated, or the line was too ridiculously long to wait. Lucky for me, this trip worked out perfectly and I finally got my Voodoo.

After Voodoo, we headed up to the Rose Gardens. Portland is extremely rainy, and because of this it has the perfect growing conditions for roses and has been named the "City of Roses" since 1905. The gardens were absolutely beautiful. Every color and every kind of rose you could ever imagine was there.

Most importantly, while we were in Oregon we got to spend some time with Scotty's family. We had a beautiful dinner at his aunt Maria and uncle Ryan's home (thank you so much for having us!) and we also got to spend some time with his brother Lee. Shame on me for not taking any pictures with the family!

After spending two days in Oregon we made the 3 hour drive up to Seattle for Scott to deliver a car to a customer and for us to meet up with his mom! Because Scott's parents live in Alaska, we are not able to see them very often (although, we do have our Skype dates for baby Mace to see his grandparents!) so we were very blessed that Laraine was able to come down to Seattle and spend a day with us.

Seattle was so much fun. We packed a few days of events into one day and I loved it. My only regret was not bringing a stroller with us?! Not sure what I was thinking when I told Scott not to bring it. The first place we stopped at was an amazing seafood place called the Crab Pot. They cook a ton of crab/shrimp/muscles/corn and potatoes all in a huge pot and then dump it on your table for you to eat. After that we rode a ferry to Bainbridge island and back and headed over to our last stop, the Space Needle. I definitely think everyone needs to go see the Space Needle at least once, it is really amazing. Scott's mom made special plans for us to eat at the very top of the needle at the SkyCity Restaurant. This entire restaurant moves 360 degrees while you are eating your meal, it was a little scary but the food was delicious and it was definitely the highlight of the trip.

We definitely had a very packed vacation but it seriously was so much fun. I love getting to spend so much time with my two boys and I can't wait until we head back to Portland for Scotty's sister Allie's homecoming in just a few weeks.

Here are a few more photo's from the trip:

More catch up posts to come!

update on the adams.

mace, ollie, scotty tom, and i have been busy as usual this past month. scott has been working so much and mason has kept me going all day everyday. by the time scotty gets home from work, we are both so worn out from the day we plop down on the couch and relax for the rest of the night. luckily for us, summer is finally here and this month is full of vacations!

last weekend we took a little trip up to park city. we took mace swimming, had brunch at the stein eriksen lodge, and shopped on main street. it was so fun just to get away for a day and spend time with the people i love the most.  

today we are headed to oregon for a couple of days. i am so excited because this will be mason's first time meeting a lot of scott's side of the family. plus, who doesn't love a little spur of the moment road trip?

pictures to come!

fridays are my favorite.

how do i start off easter weekend you ask? well, cleaning up puke and taking care of two babies.

scotty tom woke up this morning really sick so i have spent the day juggling both him and mace. and let me tell you, this is a first. scotty NEVER gets sick, and i have only heard of how sick husbands are until today. let me just give you a taste of my day so far...

"babe, my hands are numb. and my body.. .its really fatigued."
"will you go run a bath for me?"
"don't touch my head, i have a headache."
right after i get back from the store buying ginger ale and saltines: "will you go buy me some gatorade?"

scotty is always so sweet and always takes such good care of me when i am sick so lets hope i don't disappoint with my nursing skills. i love my sweet husband, lets hope he gets better soon. until then...

wish me luck.

Mason Scott Adams

i have so much i need to catch up blogging about. the most important being this little guy. i have tried to write this post a least a million times but it so hard for me to put into words my feelings for mason, whether i'm taking about his birth or the past two and a half months of his life. i never thought i could love someone as much as i do him.

mason scott was born on january 19, 2012 at 2:12pm. he weighed 8 pounds and 11 ounces and was 19.5 inches.

labor
my labor pains started the night before mason was born. around 4pm that afternoon my contractions started to have a pattern and they were becoming more painful. i waited until 8pm that night before we decided we should head to the hospital, thinking for sure mason was on his way. however, after spending an hour being monitored at the hospital i was sent home with some pain killers and was told it was not time yet.  after leaving the hospital scotty and i went out to dinner, grabbed a little ice cream, and headed home to try and get some rest. around 1am my contractions became a lot more painful. i tried sleeping, tubbing, snacking and walking all night trying to get my mind off the pain (and scotty sleeping through this entire process.) even though i was in a lot of pain, i did not want to return to the hospital until i could not bear it anymore in fear of being sent home again. finally, around 7am i woke scott up and told him we needed to head to the hospital. at that point i was unable to stand or talk through contractions. our ride to the hospital was so peaceful, scott and i were both so excited to meet our sweet little boy and couldn't wait to get the process started. once we arrived at the hospital i spent another hour being monitored to see if my dilation was progressing. by this point i could hardly stand the pain of each contraction. my sweet husband did all he could to comfort me, holding my hand and telling me how good i was doing (and reminding me to breathe.) i was so grateful to have scotty there, the one person in this whole world who knows me best. the one person who, with one look can let me know that everything is going to be alright. as each contraction came i cried and held onto his hand knowing i wasn't doing it alone. after my hour of monitoring was up, they let me know that my dilation was, indeed progressing and i finally got my epidural. once i had received this, my pain completely vanished, i was able to spend the next few hours with family, resting and preparing for masons birth.

delivery
mason's delivery went so smoothly and i am extremely grateful for it. our doctor had warned me that first time mothers usually spend approximately 2-3 hours of pushing before the baby is born. luckily, i only spent 45 minutes pushing. all the while having scotty, my mom, and sister beside me for support. the moments before mason's birth were so surreal. as i began pushing one last time, i looked up and saw my husband's excited face, my mom yelling "push! push!" and my sister smiling. finally my sweet baby was born. they set mason on my stomach as they began cleaning him. my body flooded with so much love for this sweet little child. scott and i were both overcome with so much emotion we just looked at each other and cried. it was such beautiful moment i will remember for the rest of my life. after mason had been cleaned and checked up, the rest of my family came in to meet him. everything was so perfect and calm as we all welcomed him to the world.

postpardum
the days following mason's birth were so wonderful. we had so many friends and family come join us at the hospital to celebrate mason's birth. i can't thank everyone enough for the visits and all of the support.  we spent those last couple of days recooperting and preparing to take our lil guy home.

since then we have had so many amazing moments with our sweet baby mace. he has completely changed our lives, i cannot wait to spend every single moment watching that boy grow and learn for the rest of my life. i truly have a testimony of the importance of families in this life. i thank my heavenly father every single day for blessing me with the most amazing husband and son, parents, siblings, and grandparents.