Dinosaur Birthday Party

This weekend was busy!!! We picked out pumpkins and also celebrated three birthdays. I'm going to just post about Masons party here and then later do a separate post on the weekend. And this might be the longest post ever because of all the pictures.

When we asked Mason what kind of birthday party he wanted, he said dinosaurs. So I took it and ran with it. I also told him he couldn't change his mind ten times because dinosaurs it was. :)

He has been so excited about his birthday but couldn't wait until the party. The morning of, he was so happy when we told him it was the day.


This was John and I the night before trying to break through this block to get to the dinosaur bones. After a couple of blisters and probably waking up neighbors, we succeeded.



Fortunately we had great weather yesterday! You never know what you're going to get at the end of October!



As if no one could find the huge bounce house in our tiny backyard, I made signs. :)

The box of sand and bones for the kids to "dig".

We made a dinosaur fruit tray. It's a little hard to see but the green is the body and the yellow are the spikes.

Dino grilled cheese









The table

And the cake table. (and yummy caramel apples)

John and Reese bouncing. Brinkley is about to want someone to push her in. :)

Mason, Brinkley, and Aiden sitting at his new table Mickey Mouse and Pops got him. Aiden is Masons friend from Pats house. They have the exact same birthday.

This little guy just hung out in different peoples arms the entire party. He also had Dino attire on. :)

Jani, my friend from work, and her little boy Max. He just had his first birthday.

John hiding the dinosaur eggs for the hunt!

Reese and Brinkley in their dinosaur masks.

The boys were roaring instead of taking a picture

And Grandma Reba. :)


These two guys are about to have a combined total of five kids. :)


The birthday boy!!!


So excited about his presents.








Singing happy birthday


Blowing them out. He possibly lost a few nose hairs after this picture was taken


Playing with new toys


Notice the cars in his hand...even when bouncing

Figuring out the remote control cars




This was the only picture we got and Brody wasn't even in it. Should've taken pictures at the beginning of the party instead of the end when the birthday boy was tired.



All the grandparents and great grandmas. Brody made it into this one.


We took a picture with one side but not the other. I think you lose your mind when you throw parties.


And then Masons grandpa decided to ride the dinosaur...







And at the end, John and Mason did a little bouncing by themselves.

I asked Mason what his favorite part was. He said the bounce house and food??? I don't know where the food part came from unless he was talking about the cake and ice cream. This morning when I asked him the same question he answered with the presents. I thought that sounded more like it.

The first thing he said when he woke up was, "it was my birthday party yesterday?" So I would say it was a successful day.

3 year stats

Here is Mason at his birthday dinner.




We went to the doctor the day before his bday. Dr Bubba or Dr Bubble as Mason says said he was perfect and we are very blessed. I would have to agree!

Weight: a whopping 28 pounds!!!! 25th percentile
Height: 36 inches. 25th percentile

So basically we have a very healthy little guy. :)



At three, Mason can sing all kinds of songs. This has really picked up now that he goes to "new school".

He can sing his ABCs and count (im not too sure how far he can count and he wasn't into it when I asked).

He is really not shy. Maybe sometimes but for the most part he's pretty outgoing.

He is so loving. He does wear his little heart on his sleeves sometimes.

He absolutely loves cars, trains, trucks, and Angry Birds. We have at least 100 small cars. He can tell you who got it for him and when you have messed with them. We came home from school today and he couldn't find purple car or blue car?! I had no idea what he was talking about but when I went back out to get something from my car, there sat purple car and blue car.

He is oh so smart. When we pick up Brody in the afternoon, he works Mrs. Pat over for some potty candy (m&ms). Today I told him she was out of potty candy. So he proceeded to go poop in the potty...that's when you get a toy out of the treasure chest. He told me he already checked and there were toys in there. He sat on that potty forever straining to get anything out!

Which leads me to him being potty trained. So. Much. Easier!!!!! Especially since we are buying diapers for Brody.


Speaking of Brody...


This little guy is about to catch up with Mason on weight!!! :)

We are 3!!

I can't believe Mason is 3 today. Time just flies by. I would have to say this has by far been the best birthday yet. He actually knows it is his birthday and is super pumped about it. He has told everyone we have run into that it's his birthday and he is three.

I took one last picture of our 2 year old last night before bed.




Then we got to work. Since we were out of town most of last week (I will post about that later), I haven't had time to do anything yet for his birthday or birthday party. We had to get decorations, presents, food, etc. His party isn't until this weekend though thank goodness!
We decided to decorate his door with green streamers (party is dinosaur themed).




And then I made up all the goodie bags for his class. We had green bags filled with dinosaur stickers, a hot wheel, and crayons.




Mason was soooo excited when he woke up this morning and we told him it was finally his birthday! We headed straight to the table for blueberry muffins with a candle!








After he got dressed, I had to take a couple of pictures, of course, like every mom makes their kids do.
No lie, he walked right up to Brody and said, "Hey Brody, it's my birthday!". Ha. Then he leaned over and gave him a kiss. :)












Then we had to make a run to Gibsons Donuts. We brought donut holes for the kids in his class to eat during morning snacks. Who doesn't like donuts?!




When I picked him up this afternoon, they said he talked about his birthday all day and was so happy when they sang to him. I'm telling you, he has been looking forward to this day for a while! I just love it.
He wore this birthday hat at school all day long and has yet to take it off since we have been home.




We were going to get him a tricycle but John insisted we go on and get him a Big Wheel because he loved his when he was little. We can get him the bike later. Im not too sure if John was as keen on the whole Big Wheel idea once he started putting that thing together though. :)












Now we are about to head to dinner as a family of four to celebrate our cute 3 year old. He is a ball of energy and just the sweetest most sensitive little guy. I cant even begun to imagine my life without him. :)




Can't wait for his party Sunday!