After months and months of stealing other people's fingers to get to where he wants to go, Mason is finally getting the confidence to do it on his own! Go Mason!

And in the same day Mase decided he was going to sing his first and pretty much only word all day long! It was so cute!

Rough Day For My Little Man!

Usually I can put Mason right down after a song and he will go right to sleep, but today he decided to make things a bit more difficult.  It has been a while since I've had to let him cry himself to sleep.  When I walked in to check on him after he'd stopped crying, I found him like this totally asleep.  His legs were straight out in front of him and he was bent over clutching his favorite blanket.  My poor little buddy!

 

After his nap, Mason decided he would empty all of his toys from the basket.  I thought it was cute so I had to take a picture, but I had no idea he would take it to the next level... (see the next picture).

Mason actually climbed into the basket (probably against his will, although he wasn't crying at all).  I was laughing so hard!!! He just gets cuter and more fun every day!

My Little Helper!

I folded a load of laundry and piled everything neatly into the laundry basket so that I could put it away while Mason took his nap. It was driving me crazy that there were dirty dishes in my sink, so I left the basket in the family room with Mason. I expected to hear him crying in less than one minute of my leaving because he has some sort of separation anxiety. :o) After loading the dishes into the dishwasher I decided to peak on him as I hadn't yet heard a peep. There he was unloading the laundry basket. One by one he picked one article out of the basket, shook it, and dropped it onto the floor. What a helper!


I think he knew he was being a "good" boy because when I called his name to take a picture, he had no problems smiling for me. I was laughing so hard. I am sure there will be many more of these kinds of stories to tell!

Mmmmmm! It's so good!

It is so much fun to feed our little guy. When you feed him he tells you exactly what he thinks of his food by saying Mmmmmmmm after almost every bite. It is too fun to be apart of so we took this video so you could be apart of it too. Enjoy!

Boy do we love our little boy!

Fun With Cousins in New Mexico!

Mason just loves "little people". When he sees anyone close to his size walking he reaches for them with his arms outstretched and his hands opening and closing.  He really enjoyed his visit with his cousins!

Mason with Blaise and Keagan!

Mason with Jacy! She was his second mom the whole trip! She stayed right by his side!

Mason and Asher! Mason loved the attention Asher paid him!

The weather was pretty nice in New Mexico so we walked to the park.  Mason had his first turn on a swing all by himself.  He couldn't stop smiling! It was so darn cute!

Merry Christmas!

Santa came to visit our ward Christmas party and although we just knew Mason would scream, we had to have a picture of him on Santa's lap.  Everybody has a picture of themselves screaming on Santa's lap as a baby... right? So we took our child (who tends to scream when anybody, but Mom or Dad tries to hold him) to sit on Santa's lap. 

Not only did he not scream, he seemed oblivious to everything that was going on.  With Mason you just never can plan your outcome.  He lives to surprise us! What a cutie!

My Daddy sure does love me!
(Before reading it is important to inform you that the events & stories did infact happen, the emphasis however was added for humor purposes)

So this year had many accomplishments and this is not an end of year blog entry. It is however an opportunity for me to share with you another one of my White Sox stories. This year, one of the greatest things happened to Jen and I with the birth of Mason. He has been such a blessing and joy to our family and we just can't get enough of him. He has also been a great addition to the "Anderson White Sox Fan Club" by watching games, screaming at the pitchers, and crying when we lose a game or two. Some people say he likes the movement on the screen but we know better...he really likes the White Sox!
So this year the Sox did pretty good and won the American League Central Division and I was so excited because that meant more Sox baseball and the hat MLB put out was pretty cool.

Well this hat was nearly impossible to find. I wanted to get Mason one because it was a Sox hat, they won their division, and it was the year he was born. I thought it would be cool for him when he gets older. So I looked everywhere and the hat was always sold out. I had Aunts and Uncles in Chicago and Grandparents in Ohio looking everywhere for this hat and still no luck. I searched online and the best I could find was a Alternate hat, which was not my favorite, or one on ebay for 56 dollars. (Jen wouldn't let me bid on it though)
(JK, I'm not that crazy).
I even called the manufacturer of the hat and they gave me a list of stores to call that would carry or sold the hat but every store was sold out too. So as baseball season came to an end I was on the verge of giving up and accepting the fate of Mason's broken heart that his Daddy didn't get him his favorite hat, I decided to check one more time....and there it was! It was like I found a golden ticket to Willy Wonkas Chocolate factory! It was like the Sox just won another world series. The hat was for sale again! So after making sure it was in stock, and under 25 dollars, I called Jen and placed the order while asking for her approval at the same time. (Gotta ask the wife first right!) She of course said yes and three days later Mason got his first real White Sox hat!

Isn't he so cute!

That's my little Sox fan!
So the hat is going in a plastic bag and will be put away for a rainy day.
Maybe even his first game at US Cellular field. Who knows!
"I love you buddy!"