Mason Turns 4

After a long summer of waiting until Auntie Rachel and Uncle Chad were married, Mason's birthday finally arrived. Leading up to his birthday, we finally agreed that he could play Wii Boxing when he turned 4 (we had used this as a bribery tactic for potty training and then he pushed it out to when he turned 4 on his own). As Mason awoke on his birthday morning, his first words were "I can go play "Working The Bag," which is a training exercise for Wii Boxing. Since his birthday fell on a Wednesday, Mason was able to spend the day with his friends at Anna'a Bananas where Miss Rachel made him a birthday crown and he shared birthday cookies.

After school, we celebrated Mason's birthday at home with Mom, Dad and Cooper. We had Mason's favorite dinner of chicken nuggets, fries and chocolate milk from "Old McDonald's," known simply as McDonald's by most. After dinner, we made a trip to Toys 'R' Us where Mason got to pick out his first big-boy bike, a Spiderman bike to be exact. We ended the night with cake, ice cream and song at home.

The following Sunday we celebrated Mason's birthday in baseball fashion complete with field, family, food and fun. Mason was excited to share the baseball field "my dad" made to all of his guests, which included some corporate sponsership (thanks Regis). We served some food items typically found at the ballpark (i.e. Dome Dog replicas, complete with paper basket and Old Dutch Chips, and nachos). Mason as always was showered with great presents and enjoyed his birthday cake.

And that wraps another birthday.