St. Patrick's Day & Mason's Birthday

well, we sure have been busy here... we celebrated st. patrick's day, and mason's 4th b-day. something else amazing happened... after 4 days of heavy rain, the sun came out, and it warmed up. we have had so much fun playing outside!!!

here are some pictures from the last couple of days... hey, look... all 3 kids in one picture, and they actually look like they love each other.






HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASON!!!!!
mason got two things for his birthday. the first was dj, from the movie Cars. it is one of the only car movie cars that he didn't have. craig found it online, but it was bigger than most of his, and craig was worried mason would be disappointed. he didn't care at all, he was in love!!!

if dj was the only thing he got for his b-day, he would have been a happy boy. we also gave him a nintendo ds. remember my post about him sneaking carter's? well, now he has his own.

carter was so excited that mason got a ds. he then offered to let mason have a sleepover in his room, so they could play together. it was very thoughtful, and from carter, that is a lot!!!







today was one of those days that i wish i could clone myself. i really wanted to go to mason's school to celebrate his birthday. and wouldn't you know it, the one field trip that carter's class takes all year is today. i couldn't be in two places at once, and craig had to stay home with hadley. i hated that i had to chose, but i decided that it was more important for me to be with mason today. carter got over it, and i promised i would try to go to the next event at school.

not only was it mason's b-day, but also his friend brady, and one of his teachers. brady's mom made cupcakes and i brought in a pinata. no longer do you need sticks to beat it open... it now has ribbons coming down, and only one will open the magic door. the kids had a blast!!!!





i just love mason so much!!! he is such a joy to be around. he is so happy and friendly. he looks up to his older brother, and wants to do everything that carter does. he is so good with hadley, and gives her hugs and kisses all day!!!

he loves school, and playing with his friends. he is doing a great job with his speech, and works really hard at it. i am so proud of the little boy he is becoming. his personality is so different than carter's. so far he hasn't hit any of the not-so-fun milestones such as terrible 2's or horrible 3's... i am optimistic that he will have another great year.

ok, off to watch The Office and relax!!!