A Little Bit of This & A Little Bit of That

I have some random misc. pics to share so I thought I'd lump them all together into one big crazy post!

Mason got to make a new animal at Build A Bear a few weekends ago while we were out shopping with my Mom & Grandma. He chose a bear because he's never had a bear of his very own~the bear that he's always played with was Wayne's teddy bear when he was a child. He chose a soft, chocolate brown bear and we named him Hershey.
Every time we've been in Build A Bear, Mason only wants to play with the strollers that they sell to push around the stuffed animals. He's TOTALLY distracted & can barely focus on making an animal b/c he's GOT to push the stroller. So we finally caved & bought him one so Hershey could ride in it. (They have a blue one for boys) Mason was in heaven. He didn't want to dress his bear, so we chose a little AR Razorback t-shirt to put it in & some sunglasses & called it good.

Foot on the pedal, filling his bear with stuffing

Waiting...

Washing...

Strolling...

I meant to post this a few weeks ago~Our "Pet" bird update:
The baby birds in the nest right next to our sunroom window hatched & flew out of the nest about 2 weeks later! They grew SO fast! Mama Bird & Baby Daddy taught the babies how to fly, hunt for food in the grass, & all the other things birds need to know how to do. It was such a pleasure to watch them grow from eggs to teenagers...

Mason drew his very first Faces!!! Up until now all of his drawings were just (beautiful) scribbles. we were playing the other day & he just decided he was going to make a face. He drew eyes, a nose, cheeks, a mouth...and then a moustache! hilariously awesome. I am SOOoooo proud! (can you tell?)

If you know us or have read any of this blog in the past, you probably know Mason's fascination/obsession with vacuums. Well, you may not know that he is also in love with robots.
Enter: Robot Vacuum. Not many things in this world make this child happier than our Roomba vacuum. My parents have one too, so he gets to play with one constantly. He knows how to turn it on & off, do a spot clean, & return it to the charger. He follows it around with HIS little "robot vacuum" (that unbeknownst to him is actually an old portable CD player. Ha!) What a cute, clean kid!


Mason also still likes to line random things up in an orderly manner like, say, these pillows...

That's all for now but I'm still playing catch-up. I'll post pictures from Touch A Truck & then celebrate my 400th post (holy geez!)

I Heart Target

First of all...Please pray for little 5 year old Jaxson who is at ACH with kidney failure right now!

My Mom, Mason & I visited our new Target on Friday. It was filled with a lot of great things that I want! I think it's better than the Fayetteville store, personally. It has almost the same layout, more refrigerator cases, and just seemed to have a lot more selection to me. (Probably because it's new)
Anyway, I've been on a quest looking for new bedding for Mason. I can't seem to find what I originally had in mind, but I found a good 2nd runner-up at Target. I don't want to divulge the theme just yet. We are planning to convert Mason's bed from the toddler daybed to a twin bed. He's just so stinkin' big and with his stuffed animals, he gets a little cramped. Plus, since I want to redo the theme of his room, what better time to convert?
I have also been keeping my eye out for a new bathroom accessory set (such as trashcan, soap dispenser, etc.) because I'm planning to paint & redo my front bathroom. Guess where I finally found the perfect set? Target...although I haven't bought it yet.
We were in Target for over an hour and Mason slept the whole time! Naps are rare for him these days so I was grateful.

We are also grateful for the shelving unit that my parents gave us today! They decided we needed it more than they did and it matches the desk they gave us recently. We went & picked it up today and got it installed with the tv on it. I'm trying to figure out exactly what else to put on it. Books? Move some Razorback stuff around? A home for some of my scrapbooks? I'm not sure yet.
(oops, should've turned the tv off!)

Mason found a little spot to crawl in and lay down just long enough for a picture...

And since I haven't posted any pics of Mason's obsession with vacuums in a long time, here's a few of him (one with my grandma in it) from a few weeks ago:

Look at the knee bends-he really gets into it!

Cadey's Birthday Party

Who doesn't love a good birthday party? Mason sure does! He was so excited to go to our friend, Tara's house for her daughter Cadey's birthday party on Sunday. He did pretty good considering he had not had a nap.(ugg) He ate a whole piece of cake & a scoop of ice cream all by himself (big mess) and played with all the kids & lots of Cadey's toys. Cadey is such a cutie!!! She got a vacuum as a gift & Mason quite enjoyed himself while borrowing it.

Obsess Much? Part II

If you didn't see Part I, then go here.
Since the first post, Mason has discovered Daddy's shop-vac. Now he likes to play with it in the garage after riding his trike.
He has also really used the big vacuum at Mimi & Grandpa's house as well as our house. He comes & tells me the floor is dirty & that he "needs" to use the big "broom-broom." He actually started calling it "vacuum cleaner" a few days ago instead of broom-broom. We let him vacuum a small area & then turn it off, much to his dismay...



Disclaimer: Mason usually wears pants but this was right before his bath the other night!

Obsess Much?

Mason loves vacuums. period. He always wants to play with the "Big Broom-Broom" (and has gotten to on many occasions) He's had a play one but it became too babyish so we finally got him this real-looking Dirt Devil that turns on & sounds like a vacuum and really picks up (a tiny bit.) He loves it. In the first 6 hours he owned it, he played with it for 5 1/2. He wanted to sleep with it. I guess the little man likes a clean floor.