Christmas

Christmas was a blast, we got to spend it at my parents house and we enjoyed every minute of it. The day after Christmas my awesome Dad took us all snowboarding while grandma stayed home to babysit the little ones. We had to much fun, and I wish it could have lasted longer!

This year for Thanksgiving we went to the Davis Household and had lots of fun. It was Jason's first big holiday with the fam, and suprisingly he isn't scared off yet! (JK you guys) Shannon decided to start a new tradition to play bingo every holiday get together, and tell you what, it got pretty intense and competitive. Thanks to my hubby who won the most we got sweet hook ups from Shannons awesome prizes. We ended up coming home with gift cards for $20 to Olive Garden and $15 Subway, hairspray & lotion (which will prob end up in my stocking on christmas) and a chocolate orange...yummy! This picture is their game faces to play bingo.

Jason and Whitni made the turkey which was awesome....especially for their first time making one!

Their Masterpiece!

Parky with his Mom

This was before the makeup and hair was done...yikes!

This was so cute, Mason and Kooper hid in a corner and were sharing the crackers. IT was so much fun to see these two interact together. They either got a long or were fighting. At one time both of them were fighting over a ball parker had and parker said, "what do you say?" and they both responded so fast yelling "please!" It was so funny. Thanksgiving was a blast thanks to Shannon, she put a lot of hard work to get the family together and we are thankful we could go spend some time with the Davis's.

CHUCKIE CHEESE'S

We went as a family to Chuckie Cheese with our friends the Ponds. Parker and Nate were on the UVU soccer team and they were the only players who had a kid or were even married. We get along great and we both have two cute little boys. Pretty much we had more fun than the kids because they got parker and I hooked to a game called flamin finger. Anyways its addicting so as an adult at chuckie cheese go over to the game and have some fun yourself! We hope to hang out with them again soon!

This is sometimes what we have to do to get a picture!

Lovin that Jeep

Mason & Landon

Its soon to be Christmas!!

This week I have had the strongest urge to get my Christmas decorations out already! I have to keep reminding myself that its still too far away, but you know next week is the week before Thanksgiving- so maybe I can convince Parker to go get the tree! So to get my fix, I just decided to change my blog to Christmas! My question to everyone is, When is the earliest you think you should put up decorations? Anyways, Happy Holidays everyone!

Halloween

So this Halloween Parker was in Boise for regionals for soccer. They did well and placed 3rd but I was left at home to work and to do the Ward Halloween Party. Parker and I are the ward party chairmans and it was our first party we were in charge. It took a lot of work, but it was a success. It was the biggest turn out they have ever had for the Halloween party. Needless to say, I am glad its over but now its on to planning Christmas! I took Mason to the trunk or treat with our friends the Kings. Mason wanted to eat the candy right when he got it. He was a cute spider!

These are just some pictures of Parkers game against BYU. It was funny because when I showed up UVU was warming up intense and BYU was not even warming up and were just talking to their friends like it was a shoe in game. They were shocked when UVU scored and the final score was 1-0. It was exciting to see Parker because he enjoyed it so much.

Parker's Soccer Pictures

I have been talking a lot about Parker's busy schedule with soccer, but I finally got a chance to take pictures. The team has done well and is ranked #4 in their league (toughest league in Utah for club teams) and will be going to regionals at the end of this month. There they will play some big schools including Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, and Gonzaga. They got some good games ahead of them and hopefully they can play their absolute best. Soon they will be playing BYU which is considered a semi-pro team. Parker is really excited to play at the stadium under the lights. They are also going to be announcing each of the players age, number, hometown, highschool, and major. This doesn't happen a ton in soccer so the team is really excited. Never playing soccer or having any family play soccer I realized it is a very hard sport to take pictures of. Your far off of the field, the contact with the ball is short, and they are never still! On top of that you have a two year old who loves to take pictures and is yelling "Cheese" at you because he wants a chance to take some. Needless to say these are the best we got. I will hopefully get some good ones at the BYU game and post them.

Just a little update

So I have been horrible at taking pictures lately. So horrible, that in fact I missed a monumental day at the Davis residence. Parker turned 21! He decided he wanted to spend the weekend up at Kellie & Dan's house and my brother Craig decided to join too. It was fun to just hang out with everyone. I feel so bad because I didn't take one picture and where we were at someone elses house I never even made Parker a cake! (I know horrible wife)But the past is behind us, and the excitement of really turning 21 when you don't participate in any of the activities of turning 21 is pretty lame. So anyways HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARKER! Your an amazing Dad and husband and Mason and I love you so much!

Life has been pretty much the same. Work, soccer, and poopy diapers! Mason brings more than poopy diapers, but its getting pretty old. Its crazy that in 6 months I will probably be starting to potty train him! He is such a sweetheart and is always giving us plenty of hugs and kisses. If you didn't know Mason was a little behind on his speech and is in a program to develop his vocabulary. I think it has worked well and he has been learning lots of new words. He is a momma's boy (and I love it)! He takes good care of me. He loves to help me empty the dishwasher and tonight he helped me make dinner. I couldn't ask for a better son, and I love him so much!

As for me, its just about the same. Although, one excitement at working at Alpine Storage is when they do mystery calls and we just had one. Someone will call for info about renting and the phone call will be recorded. They grade us and then we get rewarded with some extra mula! If you score 80-89 you get the grade in dollars but if you get 90+ they double the check. Sadly last time I got an 89 the worst score because you are so close to doubling, but this time I got a 96! Pretty pathetic, but that is most of the excitement at my work.

Mason is pretty sad though because he broke our DVD player and we can no longer have our Mommy and Mason movie nights, at least until Santa comes!
Until next time!

Mason, Mommy, and Movies!

Parker has been pretty busy lately so it leaves Mason and I on our own most nights. One night I decided to make it special and have our first little mother and son date. I went to redbox and rented a movie for Mason which ended up being Elmo in Grouchland. It was pretty cute because it was about Elmo and finding his stolen blanket (which is his best friend). Mason has one of those blankets. It is so gross because he carries it all over the place. He plays with it outside, then sleeps with it, then eats with it on his lap. Ya, gross I know. I literally wash it every load of laundry I do. Besides the point, we have an extra mattress that was still out in the living room from when my Mom came to visit last week. I pulled it in front of the t.v. grabbed a bunch of pillows and blankets, popped popcorn, got us each drinks, and let Mason stay up late with Mom. He thought it was so fun. He ended up wanting to play the whole time, but he still enjoyed the movie. It was a fun night of just me and Mason and I am looking forward to having another sometime soon. I had to take pictures because Mason just was loving every minute of it.

Smart Fart Mason

Mason is getting so smart. I just love all the silly things he does. I am just going to share a few of the cute things he does.
1. At Parker's soccer game there was a plane in the sky so it took awhile but I finally got him to realize what I was showing him and now everytime he hears a plane he looks up into the sky and finds it. Sometimes the plane is so far away I don't know how he even heard it and saw it.
2. Mason loves to help me unload the dishes. Its like his favorite time of the day. Probably because I praise him so much for helping me because I hate the dishes.
3. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He loves this show and has learned all the little sayings like, "Oh Toodles" and "Mischa Mouscha Mickey Mouse". I cant wait to take him to Disneyland (whenver that day comes) for him to see Mickey.
4. Mason's love for his friends and family. When I drive out to my sisters Mason is always saying Taycee Tali. He loves to play with his cousins. Mason is so good at seeing when Mom and Dad need a hug, he comes up and lifts his arms up and says "hug, hug!" Mason is always listening for his buddy who lives upstairs. The other day Mason was throwing dirt on him and Austin but then he would go over to Austin and make sure to brush it off of him.
5. I am pretty sure Mason is going to be a good athlete. He already has a way good throw. People all the time are telling us what a good arm he has. Even after Parker's soccer games he runs out and practices with his ball and the goal. He loves playing catch with me and just last week he caught his first ball!

Thats pretty much the latest with Mason. Parker is busy as ever going to work at 5 am then to school at 4 then soccer at 6. What a crazy life, for four days. Once the weekend hits its relaxation!Parker is lucky to have a 3 day weekend from everything. So although I dont see him much during the week it gets made up on the weekend. Parkers soccer team has done pretty well. They have won two games, tied one, and lost one. Parker has been a good asset to the team. He has started every game and practically plays the whole time. As for me its just about the same, working at Alpine and filling in other jobs here and there. Yes, I am boring. But me and Mason have fun together!
p.s. the title is really true. Mason farts and then he goes around to tell everyone he did!

Birthday Wishes became Birthday Stitches

This weekend was pretty hectic. On Friday Mason was in our house while I was working and long story short he was pressing all sorts of buttons on the remote and the static noise came on so loud that I started to walk back to the house. When I walked in Mason gave me the remote and as I started walking to the tv we stepped in front of me and tripped over my feet. He fell into the dining room chair and I could tell it hurt him because it was a very loud hit to the head. His head was down towards the ground and I was reassuring him he was ok. When i bent down to pick him up I turned him around to face me and then the blood went rushing. I had blood all over me and on the floor. Luckily my boss was home and I ran upstairs to the main offices and asked him to cover the office for a minute. I ran into the bedroom where Parker was and cleaned him up and then we realized he needed to get stitches. My boss was so nice and finished my shift while we took him to the ER. He was as happy as could be in the waiting room but then we had to put him in a "papoose" which strapped him down so he couldn't move. Parker watched the Dr. give him a shot and I couldn't stand to look. Then I hear Mason yell, "Mommy!" and thats when I was like, ok Katie you have to be strong for your son, and I went over and stood right by him so he could see me while they stitched him up. Overall he was a very good boy and he wasn't even screaming because of the pain, it was because he was being held down. I love Mason so much and am so proud of him. He is so strong, smart, and very loveable. I know he is always going to be looking out for his Mommy, so I wanted to give him a fun birthday party. Saturday was his party we went to the zoo, and both his grandmas went in together to get him a wagon. He loves it and could play with it all day. We had fun at the zoo with Mason's cousins and with Parker's and my family. After we had a picnic with that included more of Mason's family and friends. Another accident to add to his birthday was he got a toy truck and he thinks you ride it like his other one, but really its just for play. Well he was sitting and trying to ride on it at the park and it toppled forward on the sidewalk so then he added the scrape across his forhead! What a boy, tomorrow when he gets his stitches off I am probably going to be reported to Child Services! Anyways we had a fun weekend and I cant believe my little boy is two! Its gone by so fast, but I wouldn't trade anything. Mason is everything to me and brings the biggest joy to my life. We love you Mason and thanks to everyone for coming and for the gifts. The party wouldn't be the same without you guys!
So the first pictures are just funny because we put Mason down to bed and he found the diaper rash cream and got it all over him. He was gresed up like a pig! The last pictures are what Mason looks like right now. FYI- I do not beat up my kid!

Sleepy Head

This kid is the funniest little guy! He has been pretty bad at taking naps now that he is older, if he does take a nap its a good day! For the most part he doesn't and by time 6:00 rolls around he is so tired. In fact this was just a last minute dinner of pizza which is Masons favorite. Parker was not home yet and so it was kinda a dinner all on everyone own time. I was watching some t.v. while Mason was eating and Parker called to tell me we were leaving right when he got home and to be ready when he got there. So I yelled "Mason lets get your shoes we got to go see daddy!" Usually at that time he is out of his seat and running towards the door. I turn to see why he wasn't coming and then I found this cute stud.

This was how he was first found, and then he started doing the head nod thing (you know when someone is falling asleep in church and you can see them catching themselves dosing off). He was so tired he couldn't hold it up anymore. I have the funniest video, but yet i still don't get how to get it on my actual computer.

Mason is showing us his body parts.

MOUTH

EYES

NOSE

Last week Parker's sister Whitni got married to Jason in the Salt Lake Temple. She was such a beautiful bride but honestly I took like no pictures that day besides these few. The day was perfect and we are so glad that Jason is apart of the family (and i am not the only in-law now!)

My two cute boys!