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I'm not sure what Mason is doing here. He found a couple of paper towels and decided to tuck them into his diaper. I guess he thought they weren't going to be absorbent enough.

Dinner

We had hamburgers the other night but Mason has refused to try a bite of ours so far so I just put a patty on his plate and let him take care of the rest. He made pretty healthy choices. Too bad he refused to eat any of it.

Travis's New Work Space

We decided to get a room divider and put it up in the corner of the bedroom so Travis would have a little work space in the apartment and not have to walk to campus each day. It's just big enough for a little folding table and a small book case (in the lower left hand corner). Mason likes to play in it when we aren't paying attention. We have to keep a gate up in the hallway to keep Mason from being a bother while Travis is working but he's usually pretty good about not going back there.

Mason's Little Fort

After we set up the work space for Travis, Travis set up a little space for Mason with the boxes that the room divider came in. It was the perfect size for a little fort. It's even tall enough for Mason to stand up in and big enough for his chair and a stool/table.

I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to keep all the cardboard because of the size and our lack of storage space but it actually fits nicely behind the couch and you can't even tell that it's there.

Idaho: The Train

Mason LOVES trains. His Grandma Turner came across some tickets to take a short ride to Shelley and back while some volunteers told the passengers about train safety. He had a good time.

We met at the potato museum for the train ride. We talked about taking Mason through the museum while we were in Idaho but we never made time for it. Maybe next time.

Idaho: Bikes, Buddies, Bedtimes, and Black Eyes

This was one of the first times Mason sat on Grandpa Turner's bike. He learned how to turn it on and honk the horn. He wasn't sure about the bike at first but I think he decided it was kind of a fun toy.

This is at the balloon launch but I wanted it next to the other picture of Mason sitting with his cousin. Mason really enjoyed playing with his cousins while in Idaho.

Mason refused to take off the hat at bedtime so this is how he went to bed one night.

If you look under his eye you can see his little shiner (his first) he got at church. It had had some time to heal by the time this picture was taken so it doesn't look too bad. He wouldn't hold still while they were passing the sacrament and swung forward and hit the bench in front of us. I almost made it out of the chapel before he caught his breath and started crying. When he decided it was ok to go back into the chapel for the closing prayer and song someone else was coming out and he got hit in the head by a swinging door. I wonder if we should have just gone home earlier and cut our losses.

Riding the tricycle in Grandma Smith's driveway.

Idaho: The Balloon Launch

We got up nice and early so we could be in Driggs to see the balloon launch on the morning of July 3rd. We wanted to be there by 5:30am so we could see them fill the balloons. There were several balloons and getting up before the sun was worth it.