Hanging with my Cousin

We left for Tampa the weekend before Christmas and we're able to spend some quality time with Eric. He has such a sweet spirit and Mason really enjoyed showing him the ropes!!!

Visiting the Hughes

We went to Atlanta over the weekend to visit Clay's cousin and his family. Lauren turned 1 in November so it was fun to watch her play with Lyla Grace. "Uncle Chris" entertained Mason most of the time...they played nonstop. It was great spending time with their sweet family.

I'm a Big Kid Now...

Granddaddy and Grandmama gave Mason a bike for his 3rd birthday. Not just any bike but an Auburn Tiger bike. Granddaddy showed him how to ride it and he was doing really well. They took him to the bike shop down the street from our house and bought him a helmet...it took us (4 adults) a while to figure it out (that is why it is on backwards in the picture).

Mason's 3rd Birthday

We all went to the park by our house for Mason's Dinosaur birthday party. We played pin the tail on the T-Rex and dinosaur bowling. Mason loved his T-Rex cake. It was such a special day for Mason.

Are you ready for Christmas...we are!!

We had so much fun decorating the house for Christmas. Mason is really into it this year and so excited about Santa. After I put the lights on the tree he said, "Thank you Mommy, thank you for the lights". We started a few traditions this year. I gave each of the kids an ornament to unwrap and hang on the tree. We ordered pizza for dinner and made Christmas cookies. It is so much more fun to celebrate the holidays with children...especially my little cuties!!!

Thanksgiving Feast

The James family stayed with us over Thanksgiving weekend. It was the first Thanksgiving dinner Clay and I hosted and we did a pretty good job. Stephen cooked the Turkey and Heather and I made all of the other goodies. It was great to have all of us together.

Disney with The James Family

We met my brother's family (and the Gobble clan) at MGM today. The first hour or so Mason had a hard time...I think all of the people might have been a little overwhelming. He started enjoying himself when we saw the Indiana Jones show and he loved the car stunt show even more. It was so much fun watching him play with his cousins. Emma Claire really took him under her wing and helped him all day...she is such a sweet child. I think the highlight of the day for him was when I let him pick out a toy (he would throw a tantrum everytime we would pass a gift shop). We bought Buzz Lightyear. He tried to sleep with it when he went to bed but I had to take it away because he was pushing the buttons and keeping Emma Claire and Elijah awake. It was the first thing he asked for when he woke up at 5:30 am the next morning.