Mason at 11 months

I can't believe we are only 1 month away from my sweet little baby turning a year old! The warmer months always seem to fly by faster because there is more to do, and these last couple months are no different. Plus, sleeping through the night is major helpful! Here is what Mason has been up to:

Likes:
- yelling into the dryer. He thinks it is a fun game.
- patting/slapping everything with his hands. Including, but not limited to, people's faces, the dryer, the oven, the trash can, tables, chairs, the piano keys, the couch, etc.
- seeing how things work: like the handle on his little wagon, the flaps of the diaper box, doors. He really enjoys it :)
- being outside. And eating dirt.
- whispering. It is SO funny when he is blabbing and all of a sudden drops to a whisper
- did I mention doors? He seriously gets a kick out of them. He loves shutting them and hiding from us but gets frustrated when he can't get it back open… usually because he is in the way.

Dislikes:
- when I have to put sunscreen on him.
- coming inside from outside. Especially if he is tired.
- afternoon naps. He is starting to fight them, which I am not ready for. So, some days he is up from around 1, maybe 2, until 8:30. Not fun for any involved party…
- when we won't let him play with earrings. It hurts kid, it hurts bad.

Other notables:
- takes 1-2 steps and falls down. Usually face plants haha. Don't worry, I catch him.
- he cut his top left tooth June 3, 2014. This time it was during his afternoon nap. Crazy!
- babbles ALL. THE. TIME. Sometimes if people are talking, he will make noise to contribute to the conversation, or to make sure people know he is still there. Attention hog…
- shows people what he is holding, and loves when you acknowledge it. Also loves yelling at you from a distance if he thinks you should be paying attention to him.
- knows how to get his shirts off over his head. It makes getting him dressed in the morning hard sometimes, but is really convenient at bath time.

He is such a sweet baby, and loves "giving loves", which usually means tackling you or patting your face not so gently :) We love our baby Mason!

I'm just gonna stand here and pretend to walk to you okay?

Mom, just let me have more of that dirt okay?

Sitting on Sean's cousin's scooter 

Happy happy happy!

Loves kicking things, and stomping on things

This kid climbs those boxes at least twice a day.

Can I just say how thankful I am that he still falls asleep in the stroller/car seat?

Loves fruit, especially watermelon.

Sometimes watching videos (of him) is the only way to get him to relax.

First time at Tucanos! He loved it!

  

In his element: outside, with dirt and sticks around!

The only way to eat cheerios...

Family selfie! Is it still considered a selfie if there is more than one person in the picture?

Before church yesterday. Cute new shirt for Mason from his cousin Michael!

These are both snapshots from videos of Mason. On the left, he is conducting the music playing form that book. On the right, he is climbing those boxes again: shocker ;)

The sweetest boy! We are all dirt and sticks around here and we love it!