so much but so little blogs

i have to admit-- i have been terrible about blogging lately. There is so much that has happened and so many thoughts run through my mind, but i fail to get them onto here...

1. it was taylors 2nd bday on the 14th! we had a little family dinner at their house and then on that following saturday there was a big birthday party.

2. my band played at the 777 Church in San Bernardino. I posted a pic earlier that we took there. It was so much fun! I've really enjoyed the new music we have been learning lately- a lot of Hillsong United and the music totally moves me and ministers to me...

3. On Easter Sunday we went to our church-CCPV for an outdoor Easter Service. Being abotu 30 weeks pregnant now-- i couldnt sit through the service. i had to get up and i stood at the back the remainder of the service. Then, we went to my favorite place--the beach! Rossy, Jino and Taylor joined us. We were all stoked to go to our favorite place to eat in Sunset Beach-Taco Surf- only to find that they actually had observed the day and were closed! but we did make our way into Harbor House for some burgers. Then we checked out the surf on Anderson Street andthe guys decided to surf there. Rossy, Taylor and I sat and enjoyed the hot sun and beach! and again another belly shot was taken- but this time of Taylor kissing baby Luke. She LOVES Baby Cousin Luke- it's soooooo cute! She always wants to see him- which means i have to lift up my shirt so that she can see him in my belly!

Anyhow... that's me in the last few weeks. I am officially 31 weeks preggers and i totally feel like my belly is growing by the day now! Im back to being tired and going to the bathroom almost 4times at night- therefore not sleeping well. I am also finding it very difficult to sit in a car and let alone drive it-- i get so short of breath driving and i feel like i'm trapped! oy! pray for me! =) Other than that- Baby Luke ahs been moving TONS! jabbing me everywhere! it's cute and weird at the same time. Sometimes that jabs are so strong that it causes me to scream out an "ah!" Can't wait till he comes out. This Friday i'm off to the doctors again. i'm down to visiting th dr. every 2 weeks now! oh ya-- and i finally registered with BabiesRUs and at Target but you have to use my first name! at BabiesRUs- it's Arleen Mason but at Target it's Arleen Katie Mason..... just incase you feel like making a purchase! hee hee

New band photo

Here's are new band photo- with me & baby Luke, Scott, Edith, Robert, new drumer- Felix and new bassist- Mondo!

a sunny surf day and 29 weeks!

look at my BIG belly!


fun little waves for tony
my hot surfer!

the last of the wedding pix...

the send-off
the tired Mason's

and more bells....

more of the South, although on the east coast...

the kiss
Mr. and Mrs. Wright
some pretty decor atop a ledge
the earthy cake
the earthy plant center pieces

Southern wedding bells!

Tony, Baby Luke and I just came back from an exhausting yet fun trip to North Carolina. Tony's best man- Joe married Kayla at the Biltmore Estate. It was a beatuiful wedding. Mind you- the trip out was so exhausting!- No more red-eye flights!

This was the fantastic view from our hotel window
inside the Deerpark reception site at the Biltmore for rehearsal
at the Biltmore, the Deerpark- the wedding venue
the beautiful bridesmaids
the Beautiful bride with her dad walking up the aisle

baby baby baby

On Friday the 22nd of Feb. soon-to-be Grandma Mia & Grandpa Dean treated us with a 3D/4D ultrasound of our baby! Here's one of the picutres. We go back this Wednesday to get another look and hopefully better pix!

oh ya.... and it's a BOY!!!!! Baby Luke!

The Node part 3 w/ PW

Saturday the 16th of Feb -my band PW played at the Node again. This night was different becuse we didnt play as a whole band but we all had the opportunity to share a song or two on our own! Scotty found me this awesome song by Hillsong United called "None but Jesus" that I shared (with baby). I also shared another song written by an old friends old band!

Kindergarten cherries update

so remeber that little kid that told me about my cherries and watermelons?! well, his teacher did end up telling his parents what he has been saying... and the other day i was out in the playground watching her kindergarten class again and that same little boy was hanging out by me. He was talking and chit-chatting and showing me how high he could bounce the ball.. then he said, "my mom and dad said i cant say cherries and that other thing anymore." and as he said this was was waving his hand in the air where my "cherries" and "that thing" are located! ha ha!

Love Love Day

my Love Love Day tulips!
i made tony tons of hearts saying the many things i love about him

i finally got a kitty! ok-- it was stuffed! but a kitty nonetheless!

my beach belly

Last Sunday, Tony and I went to Newport. He surfed and me and my big belly watched!

guitar prayers

so the other day i was over at rossy's and i stayed with taylor while rossy ran. i must say-- taylor LOVES my belly and her baby cousin inside of it! she's gets all excited and always wants to see my belly and be near it. anyhow, i had brought my guitar that day and was playing a song. she wanted to sing too so i played "Jesus loves Me" so that we could sing it together. I played it several times and she sang along. it was really cute! i think maybe she misses me playing for sunday school. i have taken a break from helping lead kids worship for a bit. anyhow, that night rossy sends me a text saying that taylor prayed for me and then she said, " what about the guitar?" so then she prayed for the guitar and sang "Jesus Loves Me"..... that totally melted my heart!

watermelons & cherries

first off - i do have to say that i have been a VERY VERY bad blogger..... sorry!

Anyhow, so my belly has definitely been increasing in size. The other day my friends kindergarten class was waiting in line to be picked up after lunch so i went over and started talking with them. I had a long, fitting black t-shirt on and the little kids were telling me that my baby and my belly was big. And I agreed and pointed to the basketball and said it was as big as it. They kept commenting on my belly's size and were even rubbing it. They also keep asking if it is a boy or girl. As they were all making their comments, one little boy pointed to my belly and said, "that's a watermelon." Then, he pointed at my boobs and said, "those are cherries!"
I about DIED!!!! My jaw dropped and my eyes were wide-eyed! I was so shcoked he said that and at the same time it was sooooo funny! I walked away and then told my co-workers, some other teachers and finally his teacher. They were all stunned and thought it was so funny!

Then today after lunch the same kindergarten class was walking into class and i was walkig alongside them... and lo and behold that same little boy says, "i see your cherries!" Again, i about died at his outburst!

he definitely had to learn those terms at home! man, kids definitely say the darndest things!

my hands & knees!

soooo i a few days ago i fell. yup. not too bad though. baby is okay. i was "running" in the morning. Now mind you- since Ive gotten a little bit bigger my runs have turned into slow jogs and walks. So i have definitely toned my "runs" down a ton! Anyhow, I was "running" a few days ago and i jogged over the same railroad tracks I usually cross over, but this time I felt myself lose my balance and I started to feel myself fall forward. I couldnt catch myself and I kept thinking as I was falling that I couldnt catch myself. so i stumbled and hit the dirt and rocks with my hands and knees. my knees took the biggest part of the fall. There were cars around and some people so I was totally embarased! So i got up real quick and called tony and started to cry as I told him that I just fell and that he had to come get me. And then I quickly sped walk to get around the corner and I sat on the curb to see if my knees were ok..... they weren't.... they were bleeding and my right knee was totally scraped- to the point where you saw the white meat! oy! I felt sick looking at it and cried some more and then tony finally pulled up. He was sad that I was sad. We got home and I hopped in the tub to wash it off with soap and then Tony cleaned it up with some peroxide as i was all squimish and grossed out! Then I called the doctors office to see if I should come in. The nurse asked if I had certain signs and symptoms and luckily I didn't and she said baby should be okay! poor me and my knees! but thank goodness i didnt fall on my belly and that baby is okay!

first picture

On Friday, January 4th, we had our very first ultra sound! The technician couldn't tell what the sex of the baby was though. She said the baby kept moving it's legs so she wasn't sure- but she did say at first that it was a girl, then later 70% it's a boy, and then 80% it's a boy! So.... we'll have to get another one done!

lil baby cousin

my little niece loves the little baby inside my belly. She always says "baby cousin." Yesterday and today she said "baby cousin" " i love it" and then she prayed really quick for baby "dear lord bless baby cousin, in Jesus name amen." she's soooo cute!

Happy 2008!

2007 has been quite an eventful year! Praise God for all the trials and the many blessings.

Awhh- the blessings- New job, entering year 2 of marriage, becoming part of a band/ministry, recording a demo, pregnancy, ministry, love and faith!

Just sparkling cider! New Year's Eve @ Russ & Maria's.
Our favorite place to eat carnitas flautas! Taco Surf Sunset Beach.
Reen, Sarah, Rossy, Jino & Taylor joined us for a New Year's Day lunch.
at Sunset Beach
Mama & Lil Baby Mason in the belly @ 19 weeks!

if you look closely you can see two dophins! & check out the way the sun is shining behind those ships with Catalina in the back!

We ended the New Years Day having a homemade lasagna dinner at Tony's parents house!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! May the Lord bless 2008!

Christmas Weekend

The Christmas holidays were quite eventful. We spent the early part of the evening at Tony's family party then we headed off to my family party for the traditional midnight gift giving event. On Christmas Day we had our traditional Christmas morning breakfast at Tony's parents along with a gift exchange. We also took their family dogs on an after breakfast Christmas stroll to Puddingstone. His parents always seem to bless us beyond what we need! We are so thankful for them. Among all the clothes and stuff they gave us an early present which was bedroom furniture- nightstands and a dresser by Ikea!

I had to take this shot. Baby Katelynn LOVES Shadow and was chasing him all around the place. She also kept on hugging him! If you look closely you can see that Shadow's tail is wagging at her face!
Our first baby gift from Papa & Grandma!- Winnie the Pooh jammies!
My first pair of maternity pants. I believe they were the smallest size, but unfortunately they were still way too big!
One of Tony's presents- a Quiksilver sweatshirt-his FAVORITE brand.
On our Christmas walk with the dogs.

We made it to Puddingstone! But we actually overshot our walk and ended up too far, missing the street that cuts back to his parents house. We eneded up calling his dad to come get us!

Tony with Cricket ( who absolutely adores him) and Shadow (his other brother).

Merry Christmas 2007!

my secret presents

i guess all my presents are "secrets." But take a look at the two boxes that Tony just wrapped. he even made two different and creative bows!

Sunday sunshine!

Tony and I both need to work on taking picutres and capturing memories and moments! i'm finally done with all the Christmas shopping! We finished yesterday! and currently Tony is in the living room wrapping up a secret present for me! hee hee! Friday was the last day of school and I don't return until the 2nd!!- A much needed break!- esp with the the emotions and moods of pregnancy! I definitely need prayer regarding that. Today was also our Christmas service at church so sadly that means we arent having the traditional Christmas Eve service, but nonetheless it will be an eventful next two days! Today was a beautiful day so after church today Tony and I went to Sunset to eat at Taco Surf for lunch, we strolled through some shops on Main Street in HB and walked along the jetties in Newport looking at the sea life in the rocks. I wish I would've taken some pictures!!!! ok- note to self- take pictures at all the family stuff in the next two days!

a busy weekend!

This weekend was pretty busy. To start off- Friday we sadly missed out on my works Progrssive Dinner but we were able to get more Christmas shopping done! whew!

On Saturday I helped Rossy with her craft fair in La Habra all morning. It was cold as we all set up and sat outside. There were lots of fun little boutiques and crafts. It's too bad there wasn't much foot traffic though.

Then later on that evening Tony went with me and my band to the Riverside Juvenile Hall. My band- Project Worship- played for a Day 7 Harvest church outreach to the youth there. It was interesting. The stage was all set up for a a show/concert- with back drops, tv screens and their whole sound system and it was all for us! We were the only band playing that night for the kids. The kids came in and sat in their designate sections. There was a group of guys that had on light grey, a group of girls with pink and then the last group- they had on yellow and were shackled at the ankles and some at the wrists. Sadly, those guys are in for life. Once they get old enough they will transfer out to state prison. Anyhow, when the Day 7 crew comes out they lke to bring in a treat for the kids. That night they brought Krispy Kreme Donuts and milk! We played some of our songs and covered some Christan bands. We did alright for being out of practice! Then the Day 7 crew did a Q&A where many of the kids asked questions about right and wrond decisions and about their faith. My heart went out to them. Many of them had dedicated their lives many times to the Lord, but the don't "feel" it or see the change..... i wished we had more time to really minister to them, answer their questions and pray with them. Afterwards, another guys gave a short message and we were done. We were able to hlep pass out Bibles and shake their hands as they left..... What an experience...

The evening ended with us heading over to Daniel and Steph's Christmas party. We made it just in time for the White Elephant gift exchange! Tony and I ened up taking home a Shrek Chia Pet and Donald Trump cologne!

Sunday- church and more Christmas shopping! and now a new work week! One more week till we celebrate Jesus' birth!

o Christmas treeeeee!

After searching at different places we finally found our tree at the Starberry Christmas Tree Lot! And here it is a bit decorated with some presents...

14 weeks and 6days

I am officially 3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days pregnant. We went to the doctors yesterday for a regular prenatal check up. We heard the heart beat-- yup baby is still in there! I'll start posting pics soon.