Snow!!

Mason LOVED the snow this morning!

Halloween...

I know I am a little late in posting our Halloween pics... but a little late is better than never, Right?? This year, Mason was Ironman! We wore the costume ALL month. It had to be "fixed" in more ways than one before the big trick or treat day!



Mike was a Rockstar and I pulled out the infamous "bee" costume! I have gotten my money out of that costume!



And as a flashback from the past... just to see how versatile my costume was, I thought I would post the picture of me and Mason in the bumble bee costume! Keep in mind this was 5 days before he decided to make his entrance to the world!



And I just thought that these were fun pics that I stole from Cherilyn!




Hope you all had a fabulous Halloween! Mason is still asking "what you going to be for Halloween?" In his mind, the holiday isn't over yet! I guess I just might have to hide the costumes for a few months!

Happy Birthday Little Man

Happy Birthday to my favorite little boy in the whole world! I can't believe that it has been 3 years... how time flies! The past year has been filled with laughter... lots of laughter, tears, tantrums, Buzz Lightyear, Lightning McQueen, Ironman and more! I love how you are personable and have such a witty sense of humor!



Mason's Likes:

Favorite toy: Ironman & Spiderman (today... that could very well change tomorrow)!
Favorite foods: Hangerbers, Mac & Cheese, Hotdogs, Icecream, apples and fruit snacks.
Favorite color: doesn't have one because he doesn't know them!!
Favorite things to do: go to school, play with cousins and watch Ironman!

So far, I am loving what 3 has to offer... it is looking so much more positive than 2! Let's just hope we keep moving in the right direction!




Love you buddy!

(Pictures compliments of my dear friend Jill (Vance) Witt... jillwittphotography.com!

How Their Little Minds Work...

This blog post is inspired by Mike's cute aunt AD and her last post titled "Funny". She recollected funny sayings of her kids and the books that she kept of those sayings. I have yet to create a book, so I am posting this story on my blog so that I don't forget!

This afternoon we were driving home from Pre-school and Mason was in costume after just having his first Halloween Parade and Party at School. When he asked me,

"Mom where is Jake's costume, I don't see one for him."

I then replied,

"Mason, Jake lives far away now, so you will have to wait until he comes for Christmas to share a costume with him."

Mason: "How bout I get my telescope and look for Jake... do you think I can see him in my telescope?"

I just started to laugh... Oh how we miss having Jake over to play everyday! 2 months from today is Christmas (that is a scary thought) but fantastic knowing that we will be spending the day with Jake and Ellie (Ashley & Tommy too)!!

One of these days I will post some pictures... I have lots to catch up on!

Dear Mason...

Dear Mason,

Oh how I love you so much! I love your giggle, I love your obsessive personality, I love how you keep your eye on the ball! But there is one thing that I am not loving about you lately... and that is the way that you come crawl into bed with me in the wee hours of the morning and want to cuddle. Oh how I love to cuddle with you, just not at 2:oo AM and then again at 4:15 AM like you did this morning. There was a time when you were little that I yearned for the day that you would cuddle with me, but now that time has finally come, but I am wishing that you would choose to cuddle at more convenient times of the day! The exhaustion that I am feeling now is the same exhaustion that I felt the first 5 weeks of your life when I would wake up with you in the night... only difference between now and then is that I wasn't working during those first 5 weeks of your life when you would wake up in the night and I don't have a newborn! Please, Please, Please let me get a full night of uninterrupted sleep tonight, and every other night from here on out for that matter! I promise I will cuddle with you any other time, except for when I am trying to get my sleep!

Love,
Mom

How a Dragon Slayer Eats His Lunch

I came back from lunch yesterday and opened my email to find an email titled "How a dragon slayer eats his lunch", I thought to myself, oh this is going to be another one of those dumb forwards... was I surprised to find this picture as an attachment! Made my day!

It was then followed by the pose outside of the store window... for those of you who don't know Mason, he is very into himself and loves to see his reflection in anything that will refelct!



And this was the infamous "dippin' his sandwich"... this only happens when he is at gma Cher's!

You will also be happy to know that this getup came home with Mason yesterday, he wore all of it to the circus last night (we made him leave it in the car when we got there... didn't want people to think he was part of the show!) Wore it all the way home... even fell asleep in the car with it all on! And has been wearing it since the moment he woke up this morning. Needless to say this is the latest and greatest obsession that my child has! Thanks Cher!

1st Day of School

Today was Mason's first day of school... I can't believe how grown up he is! He had so much fun at school, didn't even flinch when I dropped him off!





Oh how I just love this little guy!

Exciting News...

I am excited today for 2 reasons... #1: I passed my insurance licensing exam this morning on my first try, and #2: 1 week from today I will be in Texas and will get to see the Aoki's! The reality of them being gone is really starting to set in, for the first little while it just seemed like they were on vacation, and for anyone that knows them, knows that they went on vacation quite regularly! I miss Jake's stutter, the way he and Mason played together and even the fighting. I miss seeing the 2 of them come up the back stairs covered in dirt, I miss Ellie's fashion shows,the way she mothered the boys and even her drama. I miss calling my sister to see if she wants to go to the park or to the mall to go shopping, but that is all going to change one week from today! I get to experience everything that I have been missing! It will be fun to go kidless, but deep down I am feeling a little guilty leaving Mason behind. He asks on a regular basis, where Jake and Ellie are... he even tells me at random times that, "I need to go to Texas". It is so cute, but breaks my heart at the same time.

On a separate note, Mason will start school next Monday, he will be going to a Mother's Morning Out program 2 days a week. We went to orientation on Monday, and as we were getting out of the car he told me, "No, Mommy I am going to school, you can't come wit me!" I am so excited that he will get to make new friends! I think he is going to do just fine!

Maybe one of these days I will actually get some pictures and have a fun post... but for now just wanted to post some updates and let everyone out in Blogland know that the Wood's are still alive and well!

Bee's Game

Tuesday night we decided to skip out on "our boys" softball game and go watch the pros! We rode the train down... which was the highlight of the evening for Mace. He had so much fun on the train, his attention span wasn't so great at the game. Needless to say, I got lots of exercise taking him to the bathroom every 5 minutes. I think I used to play that same game with my dad back in the day when he would take us to Mariners games! It runs in the family! Here are some pictures from the train ride and the game!

Mason

Alicia & I

Me & Mace

Gillian, Baylee & Gentry

Baylee and Mason giving the Bee a high five!

The girls

Mason giving Baylee kisses... how he loves his cousins!

To Infinity & Beyond!

This picture says it all...

4th of July

Happy be-lated 4th of July to everyone! We had a great weekend... nothing too exciting, but were able to spend lots of quality time with the family! Mike had Sunday off (thanks Costco for observing all of the national holidays) so we started the morning off in Park City having brunch with Rick & Connie, Rob (Rick's brother) and my mom. Here are some of the pictures from Brunch. (Thanks Rob for taking pictures for me... I didn't take a single picture all weekend)!


Mason's new obsession... his actual movie sized Buzz Lightyear... that is what happens when Mike takes Mason shopping!

Mason was perfect at brunch... and that is saying a LOT for him right now! He is just at that age where eating out isn't really worth the convenience of not having to cook if you know what I mean. He sat in his chair the whole time, ate his breakfast and didn't make a mess! I couldn't have asked for anything more!

Mom, me, Connie

My boys!

Family photo... these don't happen too often! Although, my cute sister in law Emily took some really cute family pictures for us... now I just need to get them from Cherilyn!

The rest of our weekend was filled with more family fun! We spent Sunday night over at John & Cherilyn's with Tim, Alicia and the girls... had a competitive game of volleyball, followed by icecream and fireworks. Mason loved them!(I neglected to take any pictures that night.... but rest assured, Cherilyn took plenty! I am sure they will be coming soon on her blog... hint, hint!)

Hope you all had a great long weekend! When is the next one??

Day at the park

Today we went to Murray Park with Connie and Rick for the Angels Foundation Fundraiser. Mason had a blast... and I was a bit worried about going due to the fact is was right at nap time. Never the less he had a great time, he even got to see Lightning McQueen (there were some classic cars there as well... he thought that the old red Mustang was Lightning McQueen)!


Cheese!

Loved the blow up slide... especially when he had it to him self!


Candin

Mikey in the car... he and Mason were never playing in the same place at the same time!

Mason Wood

So tonight, Mike and I decided to go get some icecream with Mason. We went through the drive thru and Mason asked for his ice cream. I said "No, honey, let's wait until we get home and then you can have it.", he then replied, "I'm NOT Honey, I am Mason Wood!"

We laughed the whole way home... the things that come out of his mouth just make me laugh!

Day out with Thomas...

This is every picture that I tried to get of Mason in front of Thomas... the back of his head!

Ya Ya with her boys... Mason wasn't very cooperative on the photo ops at all while we were there!

Running the corn maze... the only picture I have of Mason smiling... not because he wasn't happy that day, I just couldn't "capture" any of the smiling moments!

Ice Cream... I think next year we will save our money on Thomas and just go up to Heber and eat lunch at the Dairy Keen... the highlight of the day for the kids was playing with the trains and eating icecream! And Jake was in heaven- it was ORANGE ice cream!

And he is out... I don't even think we were out of Heber before Mason passed out!

P.S. for anyone planning to venture up to Heber this weekend, take Parleys... Provo Canyon is under major construction- again!

Trip to the Zoo

I am a little behind in blogging if you haven't noticed... We took a trip to the zoo a few weeks ago after a week straight of Mason asking me to go see the zebras, I gave in.

Group shot... not the best, but at least they are all looking in the same direction!

Mason riding "Simba" on the carousel...

Loves that Elephant!

Determined to push Jake up the hill... "Don't help me mommy!"

Jake relaxing while Mace does all the work!

Easter 2010

Easter morning started off relaxing in mommy and daddys bed watching a movie...

Then ventured downstairs to see what the Easter Bunny brought... Dinosaur eggs, Toy Story, Buzz Light Year and so much more. Then off to Ya Ya and Yo Yo's for the indoor Easter Egg hunt.

Mason didn't care too much for the eggs that were hidden all around the basement... he went straight for the Dump Truck that the Easter Bunny left behind. Ellie made out great thanks to the lack of interest on the boys part!





Mason & Jake playing with their trucks adn transferring the eggs from one truck to the other...

The boys looking oh so handsome in their sweater vests...

Miss Ellie posing for the camera... sure wish the boys would take a lesson or 2 from her.


Family Photo!

When we were done at the Canick family Easter festivities, we came home long enough for Mason to take a nap and concluded the evening at the Myers house hold. To my dismay, my memory card was full when I got there so I was not able to take any pictures of the second Easter Egg hunt and the start of a new tradition! To see pics from the Myers Easter Festivities, click here!

Hope you all had a fabulous Easter!