Corn Maze. Not Pumpkin Patch.

Apparently, down here pumpkins can't grow! Something about salt in the air? So we went to the corn maze and bought a "pre-placed" pumpkin. It was actually a really cool set-up. Tons of fun activities for the kids and they had a blast.

Sawyer Lynn Mason

Sawyer came the day after his due date, at 10:48 am on October 1, 2012 here in Biloxi, Missisippi. He is named after his grandfather, Kevin Lynn Mason, who passed away in June of this year and after his uncles Tyler Lynn and Jeremy Lynn. He will also share a birthday with his Uncle Ben!

He was 7 lbs. 15 oz. and 19 3/4 in. long. The labor went fairly smoothly until his heart rate kept going down with every contraction. Way down. It turns out the cord was around his neck (Caitlin's was too) and it was kinda scary but he made it though! We are so thrilled to have the newest member of our family here!

The girls are adjusting well. Caitlin pretty much ignores him except to randomly point and say, "baby, baby!" Sophie is a big helper and loves to hold him.

So far he is an angel. Very content to just hang out and not make a peep unless he is hungry. He had his first bath today.

A couple of hiccups though: Friday Sophie came home from school with pink eye and today I had to go in for mastitis. Oh, the joys of having kids! Its a good thing I have a cute, cute baby I can cuddle and make everything all better.

Photo Dump

As the summer comes to an end, oh wait, its still 85 degrees here! Sweet. Here are some random end of "summer" pics.

Sophie and Navy started gymnastics:

 Beach Day!

Apparently this is more comfy than her bed:

Phil is all excited about the panoramic option on his new IPhone 5:

Our cute girls just being cute...

New Orleans: French Quarter

We had a few hours in New Orleans before we dropped Mary at the airport so we went to check out the French Quarter! It is not exactly family friendly but we found some fun souveniers at the French Market, ate lunch while listening to live jazz and ate french donuts at Cafe du Monde.

Pensacola Beach

Yes, this beach is an hour and a half from our house!

My dear friend Mary came to visit for the weekend and so we brought her here and had an awesome day! Phil dug a hole for my belly in the sand and it was just what I needed.