Mason said his favorite part about Christmas Vacation was NO SCHOOL! Some things never change. He is my boy that would be happy to stay home everyday and putter around doing nothing. He creates his own fun and is rarely found in front of the TV or Wii – although he does enjoy it once in a while. He is getting very excited about Snowboarding at Kelly Canyon beginning this coming Friday for the month of January. We went to the cabin yesterday and he was able to give his snow bike a test drive down the hill. I love to see the smile on his face when he is truly happy. It is priceless!
Mason enjoys scouts and the camp outs that come with it – every month! He is determined to get his year round camping award. He missed the camp out for November with the scouts and took it upon himself to camp out on his own. Stephen and I were in Idaho Falls at the Forgotten Carols on one of the last nights of November when we came home to a note etched in Mason's script: "I am sleeping out in the cabin in the Forrest." Stephen went out to check on him and he was curled up snug as a bug inside our Island Parker Cabin located on the north side of our house. I was impressed with his initiative and determination to camping out.
Mason wouldn't say that he is becoming a great trumpet player, but I will! He is very shy and not excited about playing in front of ANYBODY, but when we coax him to I am so delighted! He is a great little player. Although he claims he hates it and won't play in front of anyone, he seems to enjoy being in the band with Mr. Sear. He even told me he has aspirations to play in the High School Jazz Band. I really hope so! I love Jazz and to get to see my boy play it, it would be just awesome.
It has also been fun to watch Mason grow up this year. This is the year that Mason has become more aware about looking & smelling good. Every mother must love this awareness! One of his Christmas Gift requests was for cologne and deodorant. LOVE IT! He is growing into such a handsome guy, don't you think?
Today is the day that his Remote Control Car will arrive! To say he is excited would be an understatement! He helped Stephen fix up some old computers to sell in order to have enough money to purchase his dream Car. He was disappointed that all of the holidays were delaying the arrival of his sweet car. I can't wait to see him drive it around. He spent countless hours window shopping on the computer every morning during the entire Christmas break for this moment to arrive…