16 months...

This post is a week over due. Things are crazy around our house as we are trying to get ready to move and I have so many pictures to edit for clients. All that to say, Mason is 16 months and says a new word every day! Some of the things Mason is doing...
- Mason loves to color. He knows how to point out all of his colors and his favorite word is YELLOW. He can also say red and blue.
- he loves to read. We read books multiple times a day as it is one of his favorite things to do.
- he also knows all his numbers. His favorite it 2. He attempts to say them all, but one and two are the only numbers you can make out.
- Mason FINALLY says MOMMA! Other words he says is dada, cheese, water, GiGi, he, you and she.
- he always wants to go outside. He enjoys throwing things down the driveway and watching mommy chase them.
- Mason is still a great eater. Tomatoes, avocadoes, strawberries, cantelope, watermelon, and cheese are favorites.
- he has 12 teeth, and two more coming in this week. These two have given him the most trouble as he has had a rough two days.
- unfortunately, he loves watching his preschool prep dvds. With all the traveling we have been doing, he has been spoiled with the DVD player in the car. A big reason why he knows his colors, numbers, and some sight words.
- If he knows how to sign a word, he won't say it. He signs thank you, please, eat, more, milk, story, blanket, all done, and drink.
Our sweet boy is growing up way to fast. He looks like a little boy now. I have more pictures to post, but here are a couple from today. Mason got a new ball pit with tunnels and loves it!

Little Cook...

On Sunday morning I was making blueberry muffins and Mason wanted to help. When I was done, we made a mixture of a little bit of everything. He had a blast getting dirty and learning to stir with a spoon. He always wants to use utensils when he eats, and to use them by himself with no help. He gets more and more independent everyday. Mason looks so big in these pictures to me... they grow up way too fast!

Best Friend Playday...

Mason got to spend the day with Brody this weekend as I had a wedding to photograph and Craig had to work. LeAnn was so sweet to watch him for the day. From the pictures you can tell they had so much fun. Saturday morning I told Mason we were going to see Brody and he ran to the door and started crying as I tried to explain that we weren't leaving right then. He sure does love his friend!

South Padre Island...

Mason absolutely loves the beach! We can't get him to slow down. He loves to run into the ocean and when the waves come, he turns around and tries to run with them. When he is ready to go in, he walks toward the hotels waving bye, bye. A morning and evening trip to the beach makes for one tired little boy! Craig comes down tonight, and I can't wait to see him in the water with his daddy!

Last Day of School ...

Today was the last day of school! Exciting day because I get to spend every day with my sweet boy, yet it was sad to say goodbye to his teachers. We sure do love them! He said they are the best teachers in the world! They definitely made going to work easy since I knew he was being loved and so well taken care of! They loved him like he was there own, and we appreciate them so much! They have blessed our famiy by taking such great care of Mason!

Mason & Brody with the BEST TEACHERS IN THE WORLD!

Also, tomorrow morning Mason finally gets tubes! I am ready for the morning to be over, but I am so excited for him. He has really struggled lately and been so frustrated as he has so much fluid in his ears which causes him to be so off balance. I will update more tomorrow!

Favorite Messes....

As most boys do, Mason can make a mess in a matter of minutes. At night we make sure everything is picked up, and before we leave the next morning our little tornado has at least something on the floor in each room.

Yesterday when I came home to straighten up the house, I couldn't help but smile at our little guys mess. It was a mess of his favorite things! He loves to lay on this blanket and he always makes sure to bring his dog and his duck to lay with him ( even though it is only for a minute!). He had a little bowl of Kix which is his favorite cereal which he purposely emptied out and went to get the broom so he could clean it up. And lastly in the picture is spray butter. Why he loves this I don't know, but he constantly tries to open the refrigerator saying, "bu, bu, bu, bu...." He can't quite say butter.

Another favorite that makes a huge mess is chicken spaghetti with squash which is probably his favorite meal. He hasn't quite mastered using utensils yet, but in these he was putting it on himself on purpose. That's our boy!






While the next set of pictures aren't of a mess, Mason loves to open and close doors. He usually wants one of us in the room with him and then he closes the other one out. He thinks this is very funny! He opens to the door to make sure we are still there, but won't let us in. Just like one of his teachers said the other day, we he makes up his mind he wants to do something, he is going to do it!...By the way, Mason doesn't usually run around in his diaper. His pajamas weren't quite dry yet, and I couldn't pass up the photo opportunity!