Mason Has One Chore...

and it is to take the lint from the dryer and put it in the trash. He does it so well! I love how he tells Jake to get out of his way using jibberish - and then Jake does. Ha ha. I guess it's all in the inflection.

Leaving CA Part 1

Our last few days as residents of California were taken up with fun, friends and LOTS of boxes. The Marine Corps Silent Drill Team comes to perform at the Recruit Depot every Spring. We knew this might be our last chance to see them so we decided to go. They didn't disappoint! It was an awesome show. The Marine Corps Band also performed, and we got to stick around and mingle with them after the show. Here are some pics!

Here is the band coming in

Getting ready to play

Here comes the Silent Drill Team. It was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop!

After the show: taking pictures with a member of the silent drill team (Mason does own shoes, he just can't seem to keep them on!)

Mom and Mason with the Drum Major (Mason is thinking, "that is one BIG stick")

Dad and Mason with the Drum Line

We had the immense pleasure of making friends to last a lifetime while we lived in SD. We said goodbye in shifts to our various groups of friends - but this group deserves a special mention. The Smith family was our first group of friends. They knew Mike long before I even did! He met them when he was first stationed in SD right after joining the Marines. They were sweet enough to give Mike a place to crash when he first moved out there before deploying to Iraq - and when they heard of the fire they were quick to give us all kinds of things to help us start over. You guys are the best!!

Goodbye dinner with the Smiths at Oggi's (a famous local SD pizzeria. SOOOO good!)

Mason and Mackenzie. He really did like her...he just seems confused in this picture, haha.

More to come! There are a lot more friends, goodbyes and BOXES yet to be seen!

We're Baaaaaaa-aaaaack!

The Cabrero's are finally back to the blogging world - and boy do we have a lot to catch up on! I am going to be doing a little "back-blogging" for a while, and journal about all the of the things happening since the end of April. Starting with our move! There will be pictures, videos, fun stories and sweet memories coming...so get ready! We hope to be blogging regularly once we get things settled a bit here in the house (yes, pictures of the house will be posted!)
Our plan is to get as much settled as we can this weekend so we can resume "life as usual."
Thanks for your patience. We love you all!

Missing You

Dear Blog Readers,
I miss you! It has been a long time since my last blog so let me offer an apology - as well as an explanation. I'm sorry to leave you wondering what has happened to us. As you know, we are in the process of moving cross country. We have bought a house, and while we wait for closing, we don't have much internet access. Thus, the infrequent moments when I do have access are taken up with really exciting things (like paying bills and deleting junk email. Yippee).
Bear with us as we make this transition. And look forward to all of the wonderful stories and pictures I will share once I get a chance to re-cap our lives over the last month.
Love to you all,
The Cabreros

Twins?

Any of you who are Twilight fans will know Robert Pattinson. One of the things he is famous for is his hair. I went to get Mason after he woke up from his nap and this was what his hair looked like! It is harder to see in a picture than it was in person - but it looked like someone had styled it. Somehow during his nap my sweet baby Mason morphed into Robert Pattionson. They do kinda look alike... ha ha!

Mason's First Haircut!!

Mason went in for his first official haircut yesterday! I had been trimming it at home until it got too long for me to trim. We made an appointment with my friend, Laura, who does my hair! She is an old friend of Mike's and has actually known him longer than I have! They go way back.
Mason did great! I brought along some snacks and a magazine for him to rip into (which he never gets to do at home). I also let him play with my cell phone (which he never gets to do at home, either!). He sat very still for Laura and didn't cry once. Way to go, Mason!!


Here he is playing with the phone and ripping his magazine

His "sort-of" smile for the lady taking the picture

Here is an "after" pic. Mason and his new 'do!

And I thought I would throw this one in because it is just so cute!! Here he is riding in the back of the dump truck we got him for his first birthday.

Easter and One Last Trip to the Zoo

This last weekend we decided to take one last trip to the zoo. It is finally starting to feel like we are moving - and I am getting a little emotional! There have been many ups and downs while living in California, but we have made friends to last a lifetime, and memories to last forever.
Saturday we headed out to the zoo - we were very excited because Mason is finally to an age where he is interested in animals. He LOVED it! We looked at the koalas, giraffes, gorillas, meerkats, tigers, and the list goes on! I think his favorite was the meerkats. They were very active and close.
We had a great Easter Egg Hunt later that day at some friends' house. They have a beautiful backyard and home. They gave each child a different kind of Easter egg to hunt. Then the parent's hid their own child's eggs. That way everyone gets the same amount! Mason's was jellybean shaped. I thought that was so perfect since we called him our little jellybean before he was born! Mason got a basket full of eggs, and the hosts even made Easter baskets for Mason, Mike and me! They are such sweet, generous people. Mason got lots of candy and came home with $15 in cash. Way to go bud!

Here are his new jammies. We got him some Cowboy jam jams since we are heading back to cowboy country! The feet of the pajamas are cowboy boots. So cute!

Mike and Mason check out the giraffes.

Sleepy Rhinos

Heading Home! Mason was having a bottle in his stroller and his new frog Filmore was along for the ride! (by the way, the name was on the tag...we didn't come up with it ourselves. haha).

EASTER EGG HUNT! GO GETTUM MASON!

Picking up his jellybean eggs.

Got one!

Love those eyelashes.

Our precious boy

Mom and Mase

This was on Easter Sunday. I just love how Mason is smiling at Mike!

My Boys

Family pic! This time last year Mason was still in my tummy!

Making silly faces in the grass. He kept everyone at the Egg Hunt laughing because he is really into making ridiculous silly faces. That's my boy!

Cute Easter overalls

Here is a video of the Egg Hunt. You can hear my friend Leah in the background yelling at her husband...priceless.