Mason turns 12

I can't believe Mason is 12. I can't believe he is growing up so fast. He is still passionate about sports. He loves playing baseball, football, and basketball. He wants to be a professional athlete when he grows up. I think he would be a great sports broadcaster if going pro doesn't work out for him. He knows every athlete and stats on teams and players. He is always asking me questions about players and can't believe I don't know the answers to his questions. He isn't in to girls yet. Many of his friends are already "going out" with girls. Mason doesn't seem interested, thank God.

We went and saw Toy Story 3 a couple of weeks ago. It made me cry. It brought back so many memories of Mason when he was three and loved Toy Story. He wanted me to call him Woody and insisted on wearing cowboy boots everywhere. He loved his little Woody dolls and played with them all the time. Seems like it was yesterday.

I let Mason invite a couple of friends to the movies and to lunch. I think he had a good time. They got in the hurricane wind machine, ate candy, pizza, and laughed at the movie. It was a good day.

The Beach

We went to Galveston for the day this week. My sister rented a condo for the week and asked us to come and see them. Unfortunately, it could only be a few hours. We have had a lot of dentist/doctor appointments on our calendar. We spent about an hour at the beach and then went back to the condo and hung out at the pool. Later that evening the boys went putt putt golfing and Mason and Zach asked if they could do this bungie sling shot ride. We let them. I hadn't seen anyone ride it before the boys, so I wasn't sure what to expect. This ride shot them into the air and they turned upside down and up and down over and over again. When I look back on it, it was kind of stupid to pay some guy to sling your baby high in the air and hope they survive. They did survive and of course loved it. When they took off I tried to video it, but they flew up so fast I couldn't get it all. Mason's face when they shot up was priceless and I laughed the entire time they were riding.

A Weekend of Champions

Both boys played baseball tournaments in Boerne, Texas this past weekend. It was nice that both boys played in the same tournament and I didn't have to run around town to get each of them to their games. It did mean we were at the fields almost the entire day both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday they each played two games. Mason's team went undefeated and Tanner's team went 1 and 1. Tanner's team had a horrible umpire. It was so bad that coaches from other teams were commenting to us on this guys calls. This was bad news for Tanner, because he has a hard time getting over bad calls. He gets upset and has trouble getting over that. Sunday Tanner's team played 3 games winning the first two and losing in the championship. Tanner hit a ball almost over the centerfield fence, probably the best hit he has ever had, but then got thrown out at second. He came off the field crying really hard and had to be benched the next inning until he could control himself. I am not sure how to get him to stop getting so upset. Mason's team won the championship. Overall it was a great, hot weekend and the kids had fun. Nana even got to come and watch the boys play a game on Sunday.


Mason is showing off his Championship shirt and medal. Tanner is waiting for his 2nd place medal with the look of defeat.

Tanner's Big Week

Tanner had an amazing week the week he turned 10. On his birthday I asked him where he wanted to eat, anywhere he wanted. He said, "Mmmm....not McDonald's, you know that other place." There are only a billion restaurants in Katy. But I am very smart and asked if he was thinking about Mooyah Burgers and Fries and I was right. We went and ate there. It was very good. Everyone was happy with Tanner's choice and I could tell he was growing up because he didn't pick McDonald's.
That Friday night he had his skating party. Lots of his friends came and he had a great time. He even got to go into the money machine. What could be better?
That weekend his baseball team had a tournament. Tanner played the best he has ever played. He played pitcher, catcher, and second base and you could tell he put his all into it. He hit the ball hard and came very close a couple of times to hitting it over the fence. His team went 5 and 0 and he won the MVP for the tournament. He was on top of the world. It looks like 10 is going to be Tanner's year.
I love this kid!