Oh the tantrums!

My little darling is not even two yet, and he has been having some crazy tantrums!  Tonight, we went to Cotton Patch with my parents and Steven, and he did GREAT through the whole meal.  After dinner, we walked around the mall a little (maybe 10 minutes) and by the time we left he was throwing a full fledged kicking and screaming fit!  I had to carry his squirmy little fit-throwing self to the car followed by the stares of everyone we passed. 

The rest of the evening was okay, until bedtime.  He did fine in the bathtub, but when I tried to brush his teeth, he blew up again!  He has always hated to have his teeth brushed, but WOW, this was explosive!  He must have worn himself out though, because he went to sleep quickly and easily tonight!

We did have some good moments today though!  We went to see Mamma, who is doing great - she's almost back to her old self!  It was so nice to hear her talking about her jewelry again!  =)  We played for a while in her back yard - on the trampoline...

and Mason even played basketball! 

He was pretty skittish around Mamma's tiny little dog... 

So, we had some rough times today, but we will choose to focus on the good instead!

I LOVE MACARONI AND CHEESE!!!!!

As I've mentioned, I've been sick for the last two weeks.  (Thankfully I'm pretty much back to normal now!)  One day last week (the first week of my illness) I had had a pretty rough day.  I felt awful, my kids at school were pretty difficult, and Mason had started whining the second we got in the car.  Oh, and did I mention that I was out of cold medicine and I had to stop at Walmart on the way home?

So Mason and I stopped at Walmart and waited forever in the line at the pharmacy to get the Advil Cold and Sinus that I so desperately needed, that they keep behind the pharmacy counter.  Thankfully Mason had brought a book in to keep him occupied for a few minutes.  We finally got up to the counter where they asked for my ID and signature to purchase the drugs.  Can you guess where my ID was?  Yeah, in the car.  All I had brought in with me was my debit card.  I told the lady that I didn't have my ID, and she said I couldn't purchase these drugs without it.  Now, logically I know that she is just doing her job, and she has no choice but to ask for my license, but at this point I had had it with this day, and well, I kinda got upset.  I may have embarrassed myself a little, but I'll just leave it at that.

So, back to the car we went, since I knew I would be miserable if I didn't get medicine.  I scooped Mason out of the cart and ran back to the car.  As soon as I got out there, I realized that he didn't have his book, and he must have left it in the shopping cart.  I grabbed my wallet and headed back inside.  Do you think Mason's book was still there?  Of course it wasn't!  

I asked the (deaf) greeter three different times if she had seen the book, and she hadn't.  It wasn't an expensive book or anything, but I was really upset at this point.  We went back to the pharmacy, waited in line again, and finally got my medicine, leaving Mason's little book somewhere behind in the store.

Fast forward to this week.  I finally went to the doctor on Tuesday, and was diagnosed with a sinus infection.  He gave me a prescription for an antibiotic, and once again I found myself at the Walmart pharmacy.  They said it would be about an hour, and since Mason was still at daycare and probably still napping, I decided to just walk around the store.  I browsed every aisle in that store, looking at toys and household items that I wished I could afford.  I randomly walked down the book/magazine aisle, and just happened to look up at the top shelf of the children's books, and can you guess what I found?

Yep, there all by itself at the top of the children's book section was Mason's book!  I grabbed it and smiled, but then realized that I probably couldn't just walk out with it.  It didn't have a sticker on it or anything, and they don't sell that book at Walmart, so I knew it was his, but I didn't feel right just taking it.  I walked around with it until I found a friendly looking employee, and explained the situation.  She just laughed and told me to take it, and if anyone gave me trouble about it, to tell them to talk to her.

I know this is silly, but this random discovery of my baby's book sure did make my sick day a little better!

Gotta Love that Texas Weather!

Last weekend:  Sitting on the back porch in short sleeves and flip flops blowing bubbles.

This weekend:  Bundled up from head to toe playing in the snow!

I wonder what next weekend will bring?

Snow!

I didn't believe it was really going to happen, but it snowed last night!  When we woke up this morning, everything was completely covered.  Terry still had to head off to work, but Mason and I bundled up and went outside to explore.  He loved it, as long as he wasn't sitting in it.  He definitely enjoyed today more than our last snow day.

Open House

Tonight, Mason's daycare had an Open House to celebrate the opening of their new building and show the kids their new classrooms.  Mason is in the same building, but a different (much bigger) room.  Thankfully, he will still be with the same teacher, Ms. Stephanie, who he loves!  She has been a big part of making this transition to daycare so much easier. 

We went in to see the new room, and were happy to see that many of Mason's friends will still be in his class.  He will now be in a class of "older ones/younger twos" and they are going to start potty training!  Wouldn't it be great if they did all the hard work for us?  =)  They are also going to start sitting in "big kid" chairs, and they have tons of new toys to play with. 

As we were leaving, I saw Amanda (the owner) hugging a mom who was obviously preparing to drop her babies off for the first time tomorrow, and it made me tear up a bit...it seems like we were just there, and some days it's still hard to leave him.  (And to be honest, he's almost a 2 year old, so some days it's very easy!) 

We went and explored the new building too, where they have a big open area in the middle for playtime during cold or rainy weather.  It's good to know they'll have somewhere to run and play when they can't go outside. 

I'm so thankful for this daycare for taking such good care of my baby.  I trust them with my most precious gift, and it's so comforting to know that they love him and take such good care of him!

Like Father, Like Son

We've always known that Mason was a "mini-me" version of Terry - everyone that knows Terry comments on how Mason is a spitting image of his daddy.  Last night, Terry pulled out some baby pictures, and it was amazing to see the resemblance between the two of them as toddlers!

Here's Terry, I'm guessing around Mason's age:

 

And here's Mason, taken tonight at almost 22 months:

 

By the way, it looks like Terry had ripped off a magazine cover in his picture...sounds exactly like something his little boy would do!  Like father, like son!  =)