We wanted to make sure to capture this little phase on camera. Mason can often be found crawling a few feet then stopping for a photo op. He always crosses the leg over, then places his hand on his leg. I love it so much! But now he's learning to sit up so the pose is becoming harder to spot in these woods.
So here is my quilt that has sadly been in progress for many, many years. Since I was in high school. Wow. Not that I've been WORKING on it that long, mind you, but that's when it all started. I think this may be my first and last rag/patchwork quilt. But I guess we'll see. 
Also, my sewing buddy Briana and I went to the fabric store last week. Danger! Anyway, I just threw together these napkins, mostly to learn how to use my grandma's sewing machine I'm borrowing to finish off my quilt. My grandma and I then continued to practice the art of intricate napkin folding. I love the kimono.
Why? You might ask. How? You might think to yourself. Well, it was mainly because this (below) was starting to look like too much 'fun'. Stinker.
Don't worry. We made sure to make it up to him with a very long, very riveting game of "Peek-a-Boo" after the occurrence. He didn't mind one bit after that. Except now he can't make any more attempts at bringing down the mobile. So sad.
Mason has also discovered the simple joy of summer called corn on the cob. Makes for a bloody mess, if you ask me. But the MANY minutes (30+!!!) of entertainment and peace we gain makes it somehow worth it.
In case you couldn't see exactly how destructive this activity is, please see below. And this is with already eaten ears of corn. I can't imagine what it would look like whole. I've already made a mental note to never again give dirty looks to parents who leave restaurants looking like a tsunami hit their table, though miraculously missing all the surrounding areas. It's all making so much more sense now...
We went in to West Virginia for the Golden Family Reunion this past weekend. It's held at Brooks Hill Community Center, which is a converted old school building where the Golden siblings (including my grandmother) went to school back in the day. We have to drive to a small town in WV, then about another 40 minutes to get to the exact point of the middle of nowhere, and then we find ourselves at the reunion! Above are pictured the living siblings, the oldest at 96 years of age! Wow.
Also, we got to celebrate Tony's birthday with my family. Being summer and all, we did an ice cream cake. Apparently, however, people working in WV Dairy Queens cannot spell. Hence, "Happy 30th Tomy".
Then, last night, on his actual birthday, I surprised Tony with a birthday fiesta with many of our closest friends. It was complete with a pinata and all! It was a very strong pinata, too. Even some of the big guys got to take a few swings at it. However, my favorite was Maggie with her gentle taps.
These living oak trees are so huge! Photo taken from Historic District.
The adjacent island, St. Simons, has this cool lighthouse. We got to climb up to the top! It made me just a little claustrophobic.
Had to get a picture on the Rockefellers' old cottage. I'd love to have this place as my house in general, and it was just their vacation place! They used to have it all white, too- not these weird colors.
