Category Archives: Mason

All things Mason

Working On The Wrist Shot

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I haven’t posted anything on here in awhile in regards to Mason’s hockey, so I thought I would put up a quick video of him from practice last week.  His skating is getting much better, he is actually shooting it harder and most importantly his celebration is vastly improved.  In scrimmages, when he decides to stop the leisurely skate, he has actually scored a couple of rebound goals.  Next we are going to work on his slap shot and the pulling of the opponents jersey over the head so he can dominate in the fight.

By the way, his jersey may say Stars on it but I am determined for him to be a blue.

Playa

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At the Allen Americans hockey game today with Mason and while waiting for our tickets I noticed he was burning a hole in these ladies with his eyes. After being a bit bashful he asked me to take his picture with them. One of my prouder moments. My boy got skillz.

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Thrill Riders

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This past Saturday we went to Six Flags Holiday in the Park and had a blast sledding down the fake snow hill and riding all of the other rides.  Below are a couple of videos I took to try and capture the boys’ excitement.  Cutler’s is from the sledding and Mason’s is from the small roller coaster in Looney Tunes land.  I had tried to film him on the mini mine train, but the powerful teenager running the ride forced me to put my phone away before he would start.

Stuff Mason Says

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As Mason’s knowledge of life in general continues to grow he has really started to impress/humor me with his logic as he vocalizes it to us.  Rather than horde this information to myself, I think it is time to start sharing his wisdom with the remainder of the world or at least the few people who follow us.

My first entry into this new series took place a couple of days ago in the kitchen where Mason was jumping in his new basketball shoes.  Naturally, being a direct descendant of me his vertical is extremely limited and so I started to tell him he needed to jump higher or at the very least just clear 1/4 of an inch when he jumps.  He quickly retorted with “Dad, it’s gravity.  It’s holding me down.” 

I didn’t have the heart to explain to him that it was a lot more than just gravity.

Mahna Mahna

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We took the boys to see the new muppet movie this past weekend and now the Mahna Mahna song is stuck in my head ever since and apparently is stuck with the boys as well…or at least their version of it.

Here is a link to the actual song if you need a better reference point.

There’s a very good chance this will now be stuck in your head…enjoy.

Missing The Overbite

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Mason and I went to a junior hockey game last night and in typical fashion he tried his darndest to get on the big screen.  The only thing missing from his dance routine is the overbite that I display during my dance routines.

Lemonade Success!!!

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Thank you to everyone that helped/supported/attended the lemonade stand this year as we raised $860.  A huge increase from last year’s total of $165.  We had a great turn out of children and parents that came over and enjoyed the tasty lemonade, cookies, chips, brownies, bounce house, and a craft table organized and run by my dear mother.  My parents were a surprise and very welcome appearance, especially in that my dad put everything away for me while I was back in Stl enjoying the World Series. (No cardinals celebrations here please)  The stand was scheduled to end at 5pm, but carried late into the evening when my dad and I wrapped things up with a trip to Whataburger.  Thanks again to everyone and here’s to hoping that next year’s will be even larger!

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