Happy Birthday Mason - Turning Two

Two Years Old... How and When did this happen???

Mason, you have become a lot of things... Most of all you have become the freest spirited child I never imagined I would have. You are spunky, sweet, temperamental, bossy, and gosh can you talk.

You love to eat, and have topped the scale this month at 32.5 lbs.! Your favorites include blueberries, grapes, strawberries, bananas (that you love to eat like a Monkey), animal crackers, yogurt, cottage cheese, mini pancakes, pop tarts, waffles, and cheeseburgers. You love CHOCOLATE, and I mean love. I swear you could eat it all day every day. You know where the chocolate is at not only our house, but at both of your Grandma’s houses.

You are in size 3T clothes, and just started recently attempting to potty train – which means you LOVE wearing your Paw Patrol underwear over your diaper.

You still rock a good night sleep, but still love getting up at the wake of dawn. Just last night (25 months old) rocked your first night in a big boy bed, and you did great! You slept all night, and stayed in bed until 6:30 am! You still love your naps, and take one a day that can range anywhere from 1-3 hours.

You are usually a pretty happy kiddo, with a little bit of spunk of in you. You get pretty upset easily – especially if you get into trouble, and it seems like you are always doing something that gets you into trouble. You love playing in the bathroom sink (Thank God it’s not the toilet) and climb on everything. You don’t do it so much at home as you do Maw Maw Kathy’s – but you love to climb! We started time out with you this week and it seems to be working. It takes a few times, but I think you’re catching the drift – the more you get up the more you have to sit!!

You can count to 12, and “sing” your ABC’s. You love to put puzzles together, and can do all of the puzzles at home without any one helping you. You still love playing with your shape sorter, and can do so by yourself. You love being read to and insist on multiple books at a time, and even like to “read” to us – when we are patient and let you. You are working on your colors, but I know you will have those down before I know it! I think you have almost most of the dinner prayer down, and even say your own “Dear Lord” prayer before every meal. Your Paw Paw Rick would be very proud! You are so very smart!!

You love following your brother around, and always want to do whatever he is doing. Which usually annoys him – and I am sure will for the next 12 years! I know you think he is so cool, and just love playing with him. Sometimes the two of you play so well together and other times you are destructive and can make him so mad – which is never good for any one of us!

You love being outside and will do anything to be out there – you love to mow, swim, play ball, run around, and just have fun – which is perfect for us because it wears you out! You love going to the Park and really love Suson Park where you can see the animals and Maw Maw Schmidt takes you there a lot when she has you during the week.

You love to play pretend, especially with the tools and the big picture window. You always climb up there and pretend to fix the blinds and the window – you always say “You break it, I fix it” – just like Handy Manny. You love to play with the kitchen and “cook” us dinner and make us “coffee.” You started playing “going to work-“ where you get on your little truck and drive away – and when you do you always give me a kiss before you “leave.” I love it!

Speaking of animals, you love love love Grants Farm and the Zoo. If we could take you there every weekend we would! It is your favorite place to go (besides El Maguey for the cheese dip). You love getting to see the animals up and close – but not too up and close. You love duckies and anything that is in the water – especially turtles – which I think you get from your brother!

You love watching Mickey Mouse every morning, and Paw Patrol, Chuggington, Jake and have a huge obsession with Despicable me – the original. You love snuggling up in my bed and watch it with me or Carter or sometimes even yourself. I think you think the Minions are so funny, because sometimes you act like one!

You are quite the talker, and have some interesting conversations. 90% of the time your stories are true, and the other 10% I probably can’t understand what you’re saying – which means we have to get the Interpreter Carter in the room to help. You repeat everything you hear, which is not always a good thing – because you have said a few choice words I wish to never hear come from your mouth again. I think we have that worked out, because I have told you that those are icky words and that soap could possibly be involved if you say them again!

You still have your massive love for all of your blankets. You have like 8 I think! You like to sleep with as many of them as possible. You love making pallets and would do so every day if I let you. You have a big fluffy pillow you snuggle into every night, and like your mama – I think you sleep better when it is cold.

One of the best things about you being two is that you are still a little lover. You love giving kisses and hugs, and really do give the sweetest of both. You still love to snuggle (almost every night), and you always randomly tell us you love us which melts my heart! You love giving us kisses when we leave you to go to work – and usually make us give you quite a few. You have started walking me to my car every time I leave (or when anyone leaves our house). You hate it when anyone is crying, especially me – you always grab my cheeks and give me kisses and say its ok. You and your brother are some sweet little gentlemen, and it makes me proud that you do such sweet things – which I know you will use later on in life to make some girl very happy!

Most of all – you are fun – you are fun to watch grow and have challenged me at times, which I am thankful for. I am learning that each day is different and I never know what to expect with you. I am thankful for all that you have taught me and for all that you give to our family (no matter what it is). Our family is complete because of you and we love you so much. I look forward to exploring year number 3 and what you grow into!!!

Happy Birthday Buddy!