fun winter weekend

Keith and I were able to take a day off together last Friday and we took Dylan to New York City for some Christmas-y fun. We took the train into Penn Station, which made him happy, considering his love for all things "choo-choo" Then, we took Dylan to each of our offices so he could meet everyone and have a warm lunch inside. We checked out the train store and walked through Bryant Park. We saw a kind of creepy Elmo and cookie monster and took pictures with them on the street. Then we went to see the tree at Rockefeller Center. By that point, Dylan was exhausted and fell asleep in his stroller, allowing me and Keith to enjoy some burgers & fries at our favorite diner near Carnegie Hall. After that nap/lunch break, we went to FAO Schwartz and Dylan picked out one toy for himself (a train, of course) and then we headed home. We took a taxi back to Penn Station which also seemed to be exciting for Dylan who repeated many, many times that we were in a "taxi-car."

The following day, the whole Mason family attended mass in honor of Keith's dad. After mass, we went out to dinner together at Charlie Brown's. Dylan always enjoys spending times with his cousins, who he also calls "my friends!" It was nice to have the family together for a little bit.

The day after that we had Chloe's Chef party, and as you can see from the picture, it involved actual cooking. Dylan made stromboli and a gingerbread cookie, though he was probably the only child concerned about getting his hands dirty. We'll have to work on that! We also took last weekend to decorate the house and put up the tree. We're officially ready for Christmas now!

Very Thankful

Just wanted to post a quick note as the holiday season gets under way. Dylan has had some fun visits from friends who have visited us from the west coast like Miles (and Nate and Meg) and Emiliana (and Todd and Amanda). He has gotten to to birthday parties like Franco's and Mikah's and is looking forward to Chloe's cooking party next weekend. He got to go to the Thanksgiving Day Parade with his daddy and his grandma and he's been bundling up with his Abu in the mornings now that's it's so cold and I've been having early morning court hearings way too often.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are, as always, so grateful for everything we have, most of all each other. Though there are loved ones who are missed, we are surrounded by friends and family and you can't ask for too much more than that. And though we are really busy and sometimes tired, we are always happy and thankful for the life we have together. Plus, Keith is never too tired for a kitchen dance-party and Dylan takes after his daddy, which makes for some fun times. Above is a picture from Thanksgiving, our family with our good friends the Martinez family.

Now, on to Christmas decorating and making plans for New Years!