Easter Eggs and Cookies! With a dash of Mazie in Facetime

The Mason girls stayed over a night before they left to visit Aunt Erin, Uncle Mike and cousin Mazie in San Diego.  Ever the great project person, Grandma Rose helped them paint eggs and make cookies.

 Look at my hands!

 Look at my egg!

Guess who gets to clean up?

Maeve and the girls love seeing Mazie and Erin on Facetime

We got to have a Facetime visit with Mazie and Erin

Grandma Rose starts the process

"You like mine?"

Paintng the cookies

Grandpa did a little

Aaron missed the action

Taking a break

Maeve and Grandma Rose get into the act

Frosted cookies

Maeve's artwork

Soccer Monsters!

Kendall and Avery are both playing their first year of soccer.  They've had a couple 'practices' and a couple games.  Here are some representative pictures.

Terror in a Toga party

We hosted a murder mystery party for our turn of the supper group that Maeve started.  We purchased a package called Terror in a Toga.  Everyone was to dress and take a role as a character.  Everyone got into the mood and fun was had by all.

Susan and Larry

Aaron and Maeve

Lisa

Tommy and Aaron

Tommy and Katherine

Bob was the law

"Drink?"

Aaron was the champion gladiator

Aaron in the arena

Rose enters the arena to challenge

The battle

Maeve joined the fight

Part of the royalty

Time to eat

St. Patrick's at Five Points 2015

For the last five years we have celebrated St. Patrick's Day by going to Five Points in Columbia and participating in the fun run/walk.  Until this year we had great weather and all the Mason family joined us.  This year the weather was not so good and a little sickness and visitors prevented the entire Mason family from attending.  But, Maeve and Kendall braved the elements with Grandma Rose and Grandpa Bob.  

Getting ready for the day

It's poncho weather but at least it's green!

Here we go

Keeping the statues dry

Ben Tanner, a weatherman on WIS TV, started the race

Stretching and warming up

We're off

We're done...as the rain falls harder

We opened Delaney's Pub after the race

Our little leprechaun for the day

Another nice year

If you look closely by Kendall's hand you'll see a little leprechaun that so many people miss at the fountain in Five Points

We did not stay for the parade for the first time since the rain was really starting.  But, we were able to purchase some primitive art made by a local celebrity known as the "Chicken Man" whose name is really Ernest Lee.  He paints gamecocks and palm trees primarily but does other things as well all on plywood.

Misc. March Stuff

The Masons posted various pictures but here are a couple more of some of our do'ins.

Rose working diligently on a quilt

The quilt comes together

Rose frosts the world's favorite cake...angelfood confetti with cherry frosting.

Kendall's 6th birthday gift and Rose helps here learn to ride a two-wheeler

Concentration!

Maeve took over 

Kendall rests on Valentine's Day