21 week ultrasound

Two weeks ago, Jeni had her 21-week ultrasound.

It took a while to scan the results, and school started this week, so I'm just now posting the results.

Doesn't she look great?

Her profile:

Her face:

Her foot:

Mason seems like he might be starting to sort of understand what is going on. Who knows? He does still think that he has a baby in his stomach, no matter how often we try to convince him otherwise. He also wants bunkbeds, but "Mama's baby sleep up high."

I should have Jeni write her own post, but I will relate that she is holding up well. She finds it strange that she is so much more tired during this pregnancy compared to Mason. Hmmm..... What's different between now and then?

Camping trip

Two years ago we tempted fate by taking Mason camping to Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin. He did fine, but wasn't really able to enjoy himself that much.

We went back last weekend along with numerous family members to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday. There are a bunch of pictures from the weekend on flickr, but here are some highlights.

Mason really (I mean really) liked the ferry rides to and from the island. Now that we are home, he still talks about it and puts his toys on various "boats" around the house. We were only up on the sun deck for a few minutes before he wanted to go back down to the car deck to explore.

We all took another ferry to Rock Island State Park so we could enjoy the beach on Saturday. Mason went into the water up to his chest, but mostly just threw sand into the water. Here, he shows my cousin Emily proper technique.

Mase has quite the beach body, don't you think?

We all got back across the rough waters in time for the big birthday party. Before dinner we took a family picture.

Mason helped blow out the candles on the cake, but didn't make it into this picture.

Lots of fun was had at the campsite. Mason doesn't often get to just hang out with members of his extended family. One morning my uncle Rick took some of the kids around the campsite in his bike trailer, including Mason and Joe.

On Sunday morning, the family went to a farm that once owned by my great-grandfather and frequently visited by my dad and his siblings in their youth. The farm has a nice rock beach that was a nice backdrop for some photos.

It was a great trip, though very tiring. Hopefully, we'll be able to make it back every few years or so.

Wisconsin State Fair

We brought Mason to the Wisconsin State Fair two years ago, but he wasn't old enough to enjoy any of the food. We went back this year with Jeni's parents and brother Chris. It took forever to get to Milwaukee, but once there we ate pork, baked potatoes, bratwurst, corn, and cream puffs.

We did take some time to check out the animals. Mason couldn't take his eyes off a cow getting a bath and also liked the chickens. Here he is looking at one of the show rabbits.

See any family resemblance in this picture? Any idea why Mason looks so terrified?

The highlight of any trip to the State Fair is the cream puffs. Two years ago Mason could not partake. This year....

They were both tired when we took this picture, but I think Mason and his Bubba had a good time at the fair.

First 60th Birthday party

Mason's grandpa (my dad) had his first 60th birthday party a few weekends ago at my uncle Chuck's house. We spent a lot of time in the pool which Mason enjoyed.

At first he was most comfortable in a rubber raft with a mesh bottom.

Later he "swam" around a bit with help from me and his Papa.

Pre-vacation pictures

We took one last vacation before the school year starts. Before we left, Mason went to Curtis Orchard with his friend Natalie. It was a little warm as you can tell from their sweaty little heads.

That night we gave Mason a bath and tried to get him to wear swim goggles. He couldn't quite get the hang of the elastic.