CHCS baby shower

on saturday april 5th some of the gals at school threw me a baby shower!

me and Nicole- the host!
my preggy friend Lauren
some of the girls and their balloon babies

my icecream cake
my gifts! and the beautiful name painted by Krystel!
Thank you everyone!

sweet november

check out my sister's online shop: Sweet November
she has mainly things for baby's and toddler's but a little bit for mama's out there too.
skirt, dresses, diaper clutches, aprons, nursing covers, onesies, burp rags, blankets, pajama's, wallets, clutches and her newest addition are hair clips for kids!

belly hugs

so this afternoon i was at taylors house. i was sitting on the couch and then taylor climbed on top of me so that she could sit with baby luke. she sat so that she was facing my belly. i asked her if she wanted to see baby luke. she said yes so i lifted up my shirt so that she could see the big belly baby.... then she lifted up her shirt and she squeezed her little belly onto mine and she gave it hugs and kisses. she kept rubbing her little belly next to mine....

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!