Welcome and Thank You!

We would like to welcome and thank you all for taking the time and interest in our blog which is designed to allow everyone to stay abreast with everything that is going on with what is sure to be a very busy and joyous time in our lives. We intend on keeping this as up to date as necessary with the kind of information (cliche included) that would interest all of you. The more participation, the better, so feel free to ask questions or make comments and we will respond as quickly as possible. Both of us will be adding posts and responding to comments. I'm sure it will be fairly easy to determine who wrote what based on the "lingo". Thanks again and we look forward to hearing from everybody.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Mason visits the country!

On the way back from NY we stopped in VA again to break up the drive. This time we stopped at my Aunt Karens house so her and Dan could meet Mason. They live near Fredricksburg but their house is in the country!!! Mason got to see plenty of cows on the drive in!!! Here are some pictures of Mason on his first (and probably last) tractor.



They wanted a picture of Mason in the Redskins chair but he wasnt having it.  He is a panther fan!!!

Mason takes New York!

Fathers Day weekend we took a trip to NY to visit family that Mason had not met yet. We left on Tuesday night and stopped in VA in order to break up the trip. When I made the hotel reservations I specifically asked for a crib and they said they had them.  Well when we checked in they said that specific hotel doesn't have cribs! So Mase got to sleep on the pull out couch.  I couldn't help but capture this.....it was so funny!



Friday was my mom and step fathers 15th wedding anniversary so we went to Nicks for dinner. This is a must stop every time we go to Binghamton.  Here is Mason sitting with us at the table. 


Wednesday morning we headed to Binghamton for the weekend. Mason got to meet his Great Grandparents, Great Aunts and Uncles and Second cousins! On Saturday we had a cookout at my moms house to celebrate fathers day.  My Aunt Kelly came from Maryland and Kurt's Aunt Claudette, Uncle Kerry, and cousin Sky Noelle came from Oneonta to visit Mason. Skye who is 7 asked if she could have Mason for 1 day! So cute!  Before everyone got to my moms house Kurt took Mason in the pool to cool off!!  He seemed to like the water!  Here are some pictures from Saturday.






Great Aunt Kelly giving Mason a bottle. 

Second Cousin Skye Noelle. 

On Sunday we went to my Dads house for a Fathers Day cookout. My grandparents, aunts, uncle and cousins came to meet Mason.  It was a gorgeous day, which was rare in upstate Ny. We all had a good time and everyone loved Mason. Here are some pics from the picnic.

Mase rockin is Burberry polo. 
 Great Grandma Mastro. 


Great Grandma and Pop Mastro.
 3 generations
 Great Aunt Mindy
 Second Cousin Coley
 Second cousin Vincent
 Second cousin Dominic

The weekend in Ny went by fast but we were all exhausted after the trip. We have a week in Charlotte before we go on vacation to the Dominican Republic. Today we didn't even leave the house! Much needed day to relax!!!!

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Mason's First Vacation

Last weekend we went to Litchfield Beach in South Carolina. We stayed at the Litchfield Golf and Beach Resort which is about 20 minutes from Myrtle Beach. It was our first time at this beach and we LOVED it. It was very laid back and not busy! The beach was beautiful.  I wasnt sure how Mason was going to handle the sun and heat so I was a little nervous. He was great. He laid on the beach in his SPF tent and had a blast. He didnt cry at all while we were at the beach. He even went down to the ocean and got his feet in the water and sand. He's gonna be a beach boy for sure!

Here are some pictures from the vacation.

Headed to the beach.


First evening at the pool. 



View from our balcony. 

Mason in his crab butt outfit with Lindsay. 

Sitting with daddy in the sand. 
 Family photo opt.


Toes in the water, butt in the sand.....


Soaking in the sun.


Check out his swim pants...LOL

Andrew and Mase in their shades! 
Andrew and Lindsay came with us for the weekend to celebrate his 25th birthday. We had to get back to Charlotte Sunday night but we were able to go to Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville for lunch on his bday.  We all had such a good time this will probably become a yearly trip to the beach!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Monthly Pictures

On Tuesday Mason was 2 months old already! He is getting sooooo big! He is turning into such a little piglet. I called the doctor this week cause he was drinking 5 ounces every 2.5 hours and acting like he was starving. They suggested that we add some rice cereal to his bottles.  We have started adding cereal this week.  He sleeps a little longer at night but still is hungry every 3 hours during the day!!!

Here are monthly pictures to see how much he has grown!

The day he came home from the hospital.


One month old!
2 months old! 


Here are some other random pictures from this week. 

Taking a nap with daddy before the Heat game! Go D Wade!!!

Lets Go Yanks! Go excited when Mommy told him he was going to Yankee Stadium in a week!

Ok thats it for now! Keep checking back cause we have a busy month of June. We are going to the beach, NYC, Binghamton, NY, and the Dominican Republic! I will try to update more frequently!!! 

Mason's Christening

We finally got our computer back yesterday so I can access my pictures and up date our blog!!!! Memorial Day weekend Mason was baptized at St. Marks Catholic Church in Huntersville, NC. It was a great weekend! The weather was perfect - a little hot but no rain!!! We had lots of family around all weekend long. After the baptism we had a cookout (with the BGE of course) at our house! The pulled pork was a hit - as usual - way to go babe! Below are some pictures of the baptism.


All ready to go in my white outfit! This was my godfathers baptism outfit 25 years ago! 

 Arriving at church in style!
 A little blurry but the only picture I have of Mase getting his holy water bath. 
 Kurt and Andrew lighting the candle at church. 
 Quick break to fill his tummy.  Needed to try and hold him over for pictures! 
 Family Pic! 

 Mason's Godparents - Uncle Andrew and Great Cousin Megan. Thanks to both of you! 
 Johnson Family
 Rogers Family
 Mastrogiovanni Family

 Grandparents and Great Grandparents
 Godfather 
 Godmother
 Matt and Jess Harper
Thanks to everyone to came to celebrate with Mason! It was a great weekend!!!