OH, SO PHOTOGENIC!

Mason had pictures done about two weeks ago and these are few of the
shots. Isn't he the cutest?! He did such a good job and lastest nearly an hour! Of course, how could we walk away and not buy any? Cha-ching! But hey, don't we get a "Get of Jail Free" card? We're first time parents!


















And yes ... not to worry ... yours will be coming in the mail soon!

The "Woes" of Motherhood

Last Tuesday, Mommy went back to work. It was bittersweet and as much as I love my job, I love being a mom more. So, when Tuesday (Sept 16th) came, I surprised myself at how together I was. Focused. Driven. One of those moments where, if you stop to slow down, everything will come crashing down. It was as if I had everything set in my mind and once that was done, I felt like, "now, what do I do?".

I knew that Mason would be well taken care of with Mindy Plum and I do believe he LOVES going to the Plums house. I checked up on him twice that day. It sounds as though he likes to ride in the car for the carpool of all the kids to school. And well, I think they like him just as much as Mindy said each child took their turn sitting next to him. I think Mason will be a bit of a social butterfly (kinda like his father)!

The saddest part is coming home at the end of the day and Mason being asleep already and only being able to see his groggy, teary eyes when I wake him up to feed him for the last time at night. Needless to say, we are learning the routine. We are over our colds (I think) and hopefully getting back into the swing of things. I keep waiting for Mommy's breakdown, the days that follow can add up and sap my emotional and physical strength. I have to say it is nice to have a three day weekend. With that in mind, we will see how week two goes.

THE MELLISH FAMILY - AUGUST 2008

Photos from Labor Day Weekend

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

We had a super fun-filled weekend. On Friday, we drove to Claremont, California (suburb of LA) where great auntie Sharon lives. We arrived late afternoon and had very yummy mediterranean chicken, caprese salad, and caesar salad prepared by auntie. Of course, everything is a little better with a glass of wine! :) After dinner, we strolled down to the new town square where we listened to music by local bands, shopped in boutiques, and ran into some of Sharon and Dan's friends. After we returned home, we had raspberries and cream for dessert while we talked until midnight. Of course, after feeding mason, mommy was tired and decided to retire.

Saturday was just as fun. We lazed around the house until about noon and then went to our favorite designer home store, Gina T's, in La Verne. We spent much time in there looking at furniture and accessories. She has such beautiful items. We decided to purchase a lamp for the family room (and now that we have it home, it really looks beautiful and softens the room). After we finished there, we picked up Dan and went to "Heroes", a bar and grill, for dinner. There food was huge, but very delicious! After we finished, we strolled around the Village and then went home to chit-chat, help Sharon with downloading music on her ipod, and then headed for home around 9pm. It was such a relaxing time. We love going there because it feels like a retreat. Thank you Sharon and Dan for such a nice weekend!

On Sunday, we went to church and met lots of new friends. Grandma Rachel, auntie Angie, and cousin Emily were there, too! Afterwards, we went to Don and Joyce's big labor day barbeque. It was such a nice day. And the food was yummy! We met new friends Barbara, Dawn, and Keith. We met Jane Hull, who went to school with Dolly. We also saw Erin, Chuck's daughter, and Glenn, Don and Joyce's son. Everyone loved Mason and we guess that Grandma Dolly will be jealous since they all loved up on Mason before she did! Don't worry Dolly ... your time is coming soon! We ended our day watching "Akeelah and the Bee", a super cute movie that we rented from Blockbuster.

Monday (today), we decided just to relax around the house. Such a nice time to be with family!

Dad and Son

We have so much fun at the Padres game!

SAYING GOOD-BYE

Mee-Maw left us last week. We decided to go to our favorite breakfast place in PB called the Eggery. Our favorites are Bacado or Florentine Benedict, Blueberry Pancakes with a side of bacon, or the Harvest Omelette...YUM! Here are some photos of the family with Mason.