Sunny Afternoon

It was a beautiful day here today and we got Mason a pool to play in. And by play in, I mean walk around it and splash his hands in the water. We put him in the water and he started to cry because it was pretty cold. Hopefully the sun will warm it up tomorrow and he won't be such a wuss.

Side note..........I did not buy him a pink pool on purpose. It is purple (and I only bought it because it was a dinosaur) but the pictures make it look more pink. Really men like pink!

His hat was a little big but his big head will fit in there in no time.

Can't see mom!

Screw the hat!

Little stinker kept walking over to the dirt.

May Birthdays

Our family has A LOT of May birthdays. We had brunch while we were home to celebrate 5 May birthdays.

Mason-6th

Karen-6th

Regina-12th

Meredith-24th

David-28th

Lucky Kenzie

Kenzie got extra lucky during our visit because she had Mason to clean up after. However, Kenzie is the one who needed cleaning up because Mason dropped just as much food on Kenzie as he did on the floor. BBQ Pork and yellow lab don't mix all that well.

Making a new buddy :-)

Mason found Kenzie very funny!

Kenzie did not move from under his seat the ENTIRE time he was eating.

Still going.......made it really nice for us because we didn't have to clean the floor.

Congratulations Uncle David

We were home in Colorado last weekend for David's law school graduation. It was a beautiful weekend and we were so happy to be there to celebrate his big day! Congratulations David!

New Wagon

Mason got a new wagon for his birthday and got to test it out last weekend in Colorado.

Helping daddy put his wagon together.

Going on a ride with Grandpy.

Daddy's turn.......

Taking a walk around the block.

Giggles

Mason was in a CRABBY mood when he got home from school today and somehow he found me VERY funny during dinner. Luckily, a bath made him much happier and it was off to bed after that.

1 year Stats

We had Mason's 1 year well child check yesterday and he is still growing like crazy!

Here are the stats:

Weight: 25lb 11oz (84%)

Height: 31.5in (90%)

Head: 47cm (66%)

He had a jump in his height. He was in the 85% at his last appointment and he stayed about the same for head circumference and weight. I am sure he is going to be tall just like his daddy!

Our doc thought everything looked great and that Mason was cute as can be. See it isn't just his parent's biased opinion! :-) How could you not think this face is cute?!?!

Rockin at the Park

Here is a cute video of Mason at the park. This was the first time he did this all by himself. He did a great job but then started to slide off at the end. :-)

A Trip to the Park

We went to the park on Sunday with Zach and Ellie. Mason had a lot of fun playing on the playground but he had the most fun playing on the ground. That is until he tried to eat the tires pieces and rocks......then time on the ground was over!

Driving the bus.

Playing with the rocks and tires.

Rockin away!

Mason LOVES to swing!

Birthday Party Cupcake

There were a lot of people singing to Mason at his birthday party and he didn't really know what to think about it. Once we were done singing he was focused on the end goal............cupcake destruction.

Mason's first cupcake

This is Mason eating his cupcake on his actual birthday. He was a little hesitant at first but once he realized how delicious cupcakes are he couldn't get enough!

Mason opening his birthday presents

Here is a video with clips of Mason opening his birthday presents. He got very distracted so we cut our 12 min. video down to some highlights. :-)

He is going to be a pro at opening presents next Christmas.

New Shoes

I took Mason shopping for some new shoes on Sunday to Stride Rite. This was the first time his foot had been measured and as it turns out he has wide feet (like his dad). So he is in a 5 1/2 wide shoe (almost in a 6). They also took his picture with his new shoes on. I can't get over how HUGE he looks in this picture. Granted he was sitting in a small chair, but he looks like a toddler! I know he is a big boy but I swear he doesn't look THIS big in person.

Now we just need to get used to walking in the new shoes! :)

Birthday Round 2

Friday night we had people over to celebrate Mason's birthday. Mason had a great time with all his little buddies as well as the parents all had fun together too. We are going to miss our Madison friends so much. Just means we will all have to meet on vacation together again!

Eating his pulled pork, potato salad and watermelon. DELISH!

Mason's buddy Porter......14 months old.

Mason was a little apprehensive when we were all singing Happy Birthday to him. As soon as we were done and he got to dig into his cupcake he was fine.

He went for the put the whole cupcake in my mouth approach this time. We also tried the chocolate cupcake, which he seemed to really enjoy! :-)

He decided maybe it was easier to use his hands instead of shoving the entire thing in his mouth.

Zach and Ellie.............Zach is almost 4 and Ellie is 15 1/2 months. He is going to miss his buddies when we move. :-(

He liked the chocolate (if you couldn't tell)!

All cleaned up after his bath wearing his John Deere hat from Porter.

Porter and Ellie giving each other hugs.............soooooooo cute!

Presents!

Mason did a great job of opening his presents tonight!

We let him open up some his presents from mom and dad before bath time so he could play with his new toys in the tub.

He did a good job of pulling his presents out once the wrapping paper was off. He is going to be a pro at this present thing by Christmas!

He likes his new flip flops. Perfect now that he is walking.

Lots of things to open for this spoiled little boy!

CAKE, CAKE, CAKE!

Well, it is official that Mason LOVES cake (just like his mom)! He made his mom proud tonight and devoured his cupcake.

He could not wait to dig into his cupcake.

Getting messy and having fun!

Still going strong.......

Check out his tray, pretty much gone and cake mush ALL over.

Balloons

I brought Mason some balloons home some balloons for his birthday. He LOVED them and thought they were really funny!