Only Pictures - you don't know how hard it is not to post any words!!!

I have a 3 year old...Hold me.

Today my baby turns 3 years old.   I never thought I would be one of those moms who had trouble with their child getting older...I mean it happens.  It happened to my mom, me, my husband....and now my baby.    Breathe.

Ok...I'm done.   I have a 3 year old.   Happy Birthday to my Monster, my Tornado,  my May-May, my Buddy, my Carl (and then he will proceed to say "no Mason!"), and my Scottie Don't.   

I hope my Mason Scott has a great day today and a fun mini-party tomorrow.   

Also I know two some of you are waiting for the rest of my birth story.  That is coming on Monday, don't worry.  If there is one thing that you can count on me to do it's procrastinate.   

 Watching mom get her hair did.

Happy Happy Birthday ... To Me !!!

Yah...that's right.  I'm pimping out my birthday.  So today I am going to milk my birthday for all it's worth (aka FREE food!).  Hope you all have a great day and I will be back before you know!!!

Newborn me.

Stuff I Got For Free

Pretty exciting title right?  Well it's alllll true.  More on that later.

The next two weeks are quite busy here in Miranda-land.  On Thursday I am heading to Wisconsin Dells where my parents have a time share.  The whole family will be there...I pray we don't kill each other.  Then Sunday is Guss & I's 6 year wedding anniversary (The 31st we have been together 12 years). 

Next week Guss has vacation and we plan on doing a lot of eating (because that is what you do on vacation), then my actual birthday is July 25th.  That Saturday we are going to the small town my husband (and Kasey) are from to celebrate my b-day!!!  Anyways, I will still be posting next week but just thought I would share the busy-ness that is my next few weeks.  July is always busy around here.

So on to the title.  More than a month ago I was reading Bethany's blog Rinse. Repeat.  and  if you read  her blog you know she recently moved to Kuwait with her husband.  Well before she moved she was getting rid of everything in her apartment.  For free!!!  She has ton of cute stuff and almost all of it was up for grabs.  Well I am very fortunate to live in the same town as her so I took advantage.  By the time I got there a lot was gone (rugs, couches, end tables) but I know Guss would have killed me if I brought any of that home anyways.  But I happened to find a lot of great cute stuff.  Free.  Free.  Did I mention free?  Thank you Bethany for being so generous with your things.  Check out her post announcing it here.

1.  I got two of these baskets which I plan to spray paint

2. Colorful note cards (I'm obsessed with paper), bracelets, decorative plate

3. Framed pictures.  And the background on this picture and #2 are actually cloth napkins.

4. Tank Top

5. J. Crew Sweater!!!

6. Burlapp Anthropologie dress!!!

(Not Pictured:  Mason Jar drinking glasses.  Yeah seemed a little weird at first but if you wash them what's the deal?  It's the same thing at restaurants.)

So there it is!  Hope your day is grrreeeaattttt! *Tony the Tiger style*

BCF Birthday Girl!

So I am here today to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my favorite people ever.  Her name is Katie and she blogs over here.  So check her out.  We are actually cousins and after our grandpa died we became close.  Now we are best friends (or BCF - best cousins forever).  

This girl is the best.  She is always there to listen, or have words of encouragement.  I know I can always count on her.  She will never judge me or turn on me.  She is one of those once in a lifetime people you meet and never let go.  It is just a bonus that we actually share blood.  

I feel like at times we are the same person.  We are both sensitive types who over think things.  But that is ok because we listen to each other and get over it.  I just want to say I love you Miss Katie and can't wait to see you again!  I love you and you are my bestest bestest friend/cousin ever!  

P.S.  It always so much more fun when it is us and Hay-Baby.  Let's make that happen soon!  

Me (L), Katie, and my sister at the Hookah Bar in Wittenberg Germany

Munich at the Hofbräuhaus

Love my BCF

Birthday Boy

So as I posted last week, my baby boy turned TWO!  To celebrate beforehand we went to the Children's Museum in St. Paul and then when we got home he opened his gifts.


When we were in the cities we actually stayed on the Air Force base there.  My mom is a retired Sergeant so it was pretty cool to see everyone having to salute her.  Plus Mason became obsessed with watching the planes take off and land. (it is also next to the airport)  He loved it until they started a C130 up (loud/big plane) and then he kind of freaked out.


Anyways, here are some photos from the Museum.  I still think he's a little young to get the whole effect but he really loved the water part!  We let him play until he started splashing the water at everyone around him. (adults and kids)

Sorry about that first picture being sideways...I tried to fix it but then I got too lazy.

For his birthday he got a few books, 2 Sesame Street toys and since we are trying to limit the toys, my parents got him 2 Disney DVDS - Lady & The Tramp and Beauty & The Beast.

His other Grandma got him a basketball hoop and one of those car thingys. 

 We actually have to bring the car inside otherwise he stands at the window and points and whines for it. He gets in it and just sits.  Once he sat in it for a half an hour.  Doing nothing.  Ah, the simple things.

2 Years Old!!!

Two years ago today, at 10:45am, I had myself a humongous, adorable baby boy!  9 lbs 2 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long.  

Mason Scott.

A couple hours old.

One day old.

One Year Old!

Just a week shy of 2 years!

I can't believe my baby is 2!  So far today he had cookies for breakfast and got away with throwing Kix at us from the backseat of the car.  Only because it's his birthday.

Well as you can see, I haven't been around again.  My husband is on vacation and we took trip to the Twin Cities in Minnesota.  I will post about that soon!  However, this weekend we are doing absolutely nothing.  I'm talking Pajama's and TV watching allllll day.  So you will hear from me soon.

Hope you have a great Easter!