Celebrate Good Times!

Our Little Man is 2!!!

I can't believe it! Mason turned two today- which means he's officially NOT a baby anymore! I am amazed at how much he has learned and grown this last year especially. He is talking SO much! He can count to 10, recite his colors and EVEN some shapes!!! He's just a little sponge and is ever so eager to learn something new! He is FASCINATED with anything sports related and is a natural athlete. And if there is ANY type of animal around- He is RIGHT there to check it out! I LOVE his fearless zest to try anything! ....I wish I had more of that! I'm so proud of my little man and what a great teacher that he is to me. I LOVE to hear him say "M'on Mom!" as he is inviting me to come do whatever he is doing. AND THOSE DIMPLES.... I have a tough time saying "No!" to anything! :D

We had a fun little party for him tonight! Impromptu would be the word to sum it all up! Without really any planning- it became a small riot. We invited our friends, Joe and Tara, over for dinner. And we were so happy to have Auntie Mary Ann came down to visit us on Mason's super day! I asked Joe to make some animal balloons for Mason knowing he would get a kick out of it. Little did we know that Joe had a lot more tricks up his sleeve than just balloon animals! The next thing we know, there are balloons everywhere and and you can't help but get caught up in it!... Or shall I say carried away! :D I think the pictures explain it all! Mason spent most of the night fishing for the helium "fish" on the ceiling with his balloon "hook". He actually got quite good at it! We had such a fun time and after the presents were all opened, Mason (and Ben) just collapsed in my lap totally exhausted! Tomorrow we are going to have lunch in the park with two other of Mason's little buddies and their families at the park! They all have the exact same B-day so it'll be a really FUN celebration!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LITTLE MAN!!!!!

Backyard 'BUG-OUT!"

Anyone who is a fan of M*A*S*H or is in the military can tell you what the term "bug-out!" means. It means you have a short amount of time to pack up your things and get out of dodge because the enemy is coming over the hill...roughly! Anyway- growing up, my parents adapted this slogan a little differently. In our house, when Dad came home and declared a "Bug-Out!"- It meant you have ten minutes to grab your stuff 'cause WE'RE GOING CAMPING! Usually Dad was tired of the city and needed to get his Rocky Mountain High on! It made for fun memories growing up!

So it is that I pass that on to Mason! This last weekend,Ben and I were getting fed up with work, temps were gonna reach the 90's-so it felt like an opportune time to go camping. We were excited but the closer we got to the weekend, the more nervous I got on how Mason was going to do with it all. Was he gonna sleep through the night? or Wake up all the other campers? Is it gonna be warm enough? What if he wanders off when I'm not looking... Ahh! Plus most of the nearby campsites were going to be booked with Father/Son outings...... SO- We decided to have a TRIAL run on "Bugging-OUT!" in our backyard. We had everything we needed right here PLUS FLUSHING TOILETS!!!

Mason LOVED it! From helping set up the tent to roasting marshmallows... he just soaked it all in! We brought out our portable DVD player and watched some movies we rented until we all dozed off. It was just PERFECT and it calmed all my fears... We're so excited for the real thing this summer!

Family Night Out!

Thursday night, Ben and I decided that we NEEDED to get out of the house and do something since the weather was soooo nice! We went to Boondocks Fun Center to the batting cages and then let Mason go play in the GIANT jungle gym. It was soo much fun because there wasn't ANYONE else there using it. So Ben, myself and Mason spent hours climbing around in there...We definitely got our $3 worth out of it.

Mason has a FAVORITE arcade game that he's REALLY good at! It's the Popcorn popping game shown in the video. Now when I tried it....I ONLY caught 11 "popcorn" balls. Check out on the video how many Mason got! He must get his talent from his daddy! It was a super-cheap and SUPER FUN night! ( That's how Ben likes 'em! HA! HA!) :)

Please leave the MUSIC ON! It drowns out my annoying high-pitched voice!!! HEE! HEE!