This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Category Archives: Mason
All things Mason
Corn Is In Season
Not only is fresh corn delicious, but it’s fun to play with as well.
The Butterfly Whisperers
We recently released some butterflies that we raised from the caterpillar stage and the boys proved to be kindred spirits with the butterflies as they handled them with care even though they would fly to another part of the yard. Mason went as far as to name them…Rocky (because he hung out in the rocks), Lazy (because he didn’t like to fly much), and unfortunately I have already forgotten the other names. Below are a couple of photos of the boys connecting with nature.
The Talented Mr Mason
While driving to baseball on Saturday Mason was singing to a song on the radio and after I complimented him on his singing he told me his three favorite hobbies (hopefully not in any particular order) are 1) singing 2) acting and 3) playing sports. Last Thursday he put his first two favorite hobbies into practice as he performed in his first play as part of his “drama” class that he has been taking as part of an after school program. Below are some snippets from the play. It was quick, entertaining, and most importantly Mason had a great time.
Oops…
I inadvertently posted something to the family blog instead of a random blog that I very rarely post random musings for a few of my friends. I apologize for the mistake. Please look away, there is nothing to be seen here. Instead, since it has been awhile, how about a quick picture of Mason and his missing tooth? It happened last Thursday and as usual we had to write a note to the tooth fairy asking her to leave the tooth. He couldn’t stand the thought of parting ways with it.
Perhaps this accidental post that you all have forgotten about already will kick start me to start posting everything that has been going on like Cutler’s birthday party, him scoring a soccer goal, and some other stuff. My wife is very proud of me.
One Step Closer
Last Saturday Mason got to play a hockey game at the AAC where the Dallas Stars play complete with introductions, lights, and fog. It was quite the cool experience and despite being mesmerized by the surroundings, Mason played fairly well. It wasn’t his best game, but I will attribute it to the surroundings as you will see in the pictures he wasn’t shy from checking out the scoreboard. Below are a few photos from the game as well as a quick video of his introduction. Very pleased that he didn’t trip on the way out. 🙂
Brothers
On the weekends we let the boys have slumber parties with each other and they usually chose to sleep in the movie room, but tonight Mason wanted to sleep downstairs in the guest bedroom so he convince Cutler that it was best to sleep down there so they could cuddle. I had assumed it was just Mason trying to manipulate his brother into chosing what he wanted, until now that is. I just went in to check on the boys and while they weren’t cuddling they were pretty close to each other, however Cutler made a bit of a whining noise and Mason quickly rolled over and put his arm around him. I love that despite the constant bickering that occurs throughout the day, they still love each other enough to want to cuddle.
Still The Ladies Man
I took Mason to the Stars game last Saturday and before the game we walked past the Stars Ice Girls and when I looked at Mason I noticed his gaze would not leave the ladies and he just had this look on his face like wanted a picture. I didn’t say anything and he finally looked at me and asked if he could get his picture with them and then turned on the charm with each set of them.
White Shadow
Mason recently decided it’s time to start wearing a headband to help improve his game and naturally as we were shopping Cutler decided he must make the same move towards sweat management. Of course Cutler has taken it to another level and is now wearing it to school as well. You can never improve too much. Below is a video of them both showing their skills complete with headband and all.
Vaccine?
In consecutive months Mason has proven that vaccines are sometimes fruitless. Right before Christmas he came down with the flu despite being vaccinated and now he has come down with what we believe is chicken pox…also despite being vaccinated. So now he gets a long vacation from school and finds all sorts of interesting things to do around the house. Today he got out one of my old boxes of baseball cards and spent a couple of hours sorting them by team. When I walked in and saw him sitting there I couldn’t help but smile and think back to the many hours I spent doing the same exact thing. He’s already talking about how he will hand my cards down to his kids who will hand them down to their kids and so on. I love it when my childhood obsessions are brought back to life by my boys.
Team Fricke 