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??