2006, not 2005

Well, as I typed the night before/EARLY morning of Mason's birthday I managed to go right along and type his birthday as 10/31/05... thats not right. ;) I got in bed, and was reading over it and though.. darn it... I'll fix it tomorrow. Well I have tried since then and my blog is not letting me for whatever blog reason. :) So excuse the 10-30-05 & 10-31-05 and replace it mentally with 10-30-06 & 10-31-06 :)

Thats all!

Mason Turns 5!!

As I climbed into bed with Mason (our current sleeping arrangement that I am not complaining about bc I get to cuddle him all night) at a little after 1 am I told him, "Guess What, Today is your Birthday" He responded with "Awwweesssoommme" :) Then went back to sleep.

When I woke him up that morning he was not near as excited about it. He told me he did not want it to be his birthday, that he wanted to stay 4. Every part of me wanted to tell him I DO TOO!! Him staying 4 sounded like a GRAND idea to me! Although, the 4's have brought us some new learning experiences. Mason never had the terrible two's, or really the terrible 3's so much as the 4's. Terrible is not really the word for though. He is not terrible by any means, he is just Mason. :) He is my sensitive sole! Cares deeply, wants everyone to be happy, even with him when he has done wrong. He does not like to be in trouble (who does). When he is being talked to if he has done something wrong he just wants you to hug him while you talk... God love him!! I sure do!

So anyhow, I could go on for days about my sweet boy! So the day started out rough. When he left I was DREADING the outcome of him getting to school. The Principal would announce that it was his Birthday, and all would be telling him Happy Birthday. This sounds like a great thing for a new 5 year old... All the kids, teachers and even strangers telling you happy birthday... Not for Mason. He is not a fan of the attention. So when he left grumpy I thought for sure it would be a rough day. However, today, he loved it! He told everyone thank you (may not have looked at them, and they may not have heard him, but he did it)! Then later that night he told me " Mommy everyone was telling me Happy Birthday"... He was very proud!

Ok, so back to earlier that day... I had sent a text Matt to see how he was doing, Matt said he was doing much better. This made my heart happy, as I was to come have lunch with him and cupcakes with his class. About those cupcakes... I had a very special helper help me make them the night before. :)

So that morning Micah and I headed out to have lunch with Mason , center time with the class, and cupcakes afterwards. The afternoon couldn't have gone better. Lunch was great, I was able to read/I SPY with 4-5 year olds, he received his first present from Mommy & Daddy - A cape (Made by Katie-did-it) :) and have cupcakes with all his friends and Teachers, who is just a sweet heart and so patient! Perfect lady for the Job!!

With Mason's Birthday being Halloween, I just can't quite get into the Halloween spirit. Growing up I lived with my grandparents. My grandpa was gone during the week and it was just my Grandma and I. She did not ever want to drive back into town to trick or treat, so Halloween/trick or treating had never really been a big ordeal for me. Now that I have my own Children I want for them to be able to partake in the festivities, however, More so than the day being Halloween, to me it is Mason's Birthday. So all my focus seems to be geared towards that and the "Halloween" portion of the day tends to sneak up on me... I just can't seem to get motivated for the festivities... I just want to Celebrate Mason all day!! :) So this year, oh... two days before Halloween I was talking to my bestie about costumes, which I had not bothered to even get... see... I just can't get motivated for it. Anyhow, she and her mother, my neighbor are CRAFTY!!! They make/create her kiddo's costumes for the most part every year. They have made Thomas The Tank Engine characters for Jake the past 3 years - maybe more. So we borrowed Jake's costume from last year for Micah, and well Mason he could care less... he decided to wear his new cape and be "Nothing Man" for Halloween... That was his super power.. Nothing. ahha So here is a photo of them not looking... yeah I'm a photographer... whats your beef?? :) haha. Just kidding. My kiddo's care NOTHING about having their picture made, and it actually puts them in a foul mood, so I don't push... too much!

Well, I think that is all I have for that Mason's Day... some call it Halloween.