It's birthday time once again for Mason. I guess it is true what people say, time really does speed up with each passing year. It's feels impossible that our oldest is 11 years old already.
11-year-old Mason:
* Current obsession: All things Marvel. Marvel legos, Marvel video games, Marvel movies, Marvel shows.
* Started watching the TV show, The Flash, and has loved every second of it. It's crazy how he likes listening to and watching the same entertainment as us now. Makes hanging out with and having conversations with him pretty fun.
* Has been exploring the world of drawing recently and turns out he is quite the artist - as long as he doesn't let his anxiety and perfectionism get in the way. His favorite things to draw are superheros with the help of Draw it too tutorials on you tube. He even sold some of his work in his economic fair this year.
* He is a wonderful older brother who is absolutely ADORED by his younger siblings, especially Miles who waits all day for Mason to come home so they can talk and play Marvel together.
* He is so sweet and caring with Ryan and is becoming a great little baby-sitter.
* The world of youtube has hooked Mason this year and he is a big time fan of the Dude Perfect and Draw it Too channels. He loves watching funny videos and parodies.
* He loves listening to and reciting comedy routines of Brian Regan and Jim Gaffigan.
* Honesty is still not his strongest trait and he can more often then not be found sneaking treats out of the storage room at night.
* He went through a little reading drought this year as he struggled to find books he hadn't read yet that interested him. When we finally let him read The Hunger Games series he devoured them and declared them the best books he had ever read.
* 5th Grade has been his best school year to date. He has absolutely loved being in Mr. Perry's class and has made some great friendships.
* 5th Grade has been his best school year to date. He has absolutely loved being in Mr. Perry's class and has made some great friendships.
* Continues to play the piano and picked up the clarinet this year. He loves music but doesn't love practicing - Unless he is playing a variety of songs from pop culture he has picked out.
* Mason continues to love football and basketball. He is hoping to spend more time golfing and mountain biking this summer.
We surprised Mason with a new (very nice) Mountain Bike for his birthday. Right after getting it Scott took him up for his first ride at Lambert Park. He had one big crash that scraped up his arm, but we explained that comes along with mountain biking. He was pretty excited about his bike and I'm excited to see him get some good use out of it this summer.
Mason's final pack meeting as a Cub Scout fell on his birthday. He received the Arrow of Light award which is the pinnacle of Cub Scouts and shows the dedication he has had over the past 3 years to earn it.
Referring back to my first bullet point, Mason is obsessed with all things Marvel, so you can imagine his excitement when he found out Avengers Infinity War movie was coming out just two days after his birthday. Naturally, that is all he wanted to do to celebrate his birthday. He invited his best friends, Ella and Garrett, to go see the movie on opening day. It turned out to be pretty awesome.
Happy Birthday Mason.
We surprised Mason with a new (very nice) Mountain Bike for his birthday. Right after getting it Scott took him up for his first ride at Lambert Park. He had one big crash that scraped up his arm, but we explained that comes along with mountain biking. He was pretty excited about his bike and I'm excited to see him get some good use out of it this summer.
Mason's final pack meeting as a Cub Scout fell on his birthday. He received the Arrow of Light award which is the pinnacle of Cub Scouts and shows the dedication he has had over the past 3 years to earn it.
Referring back to my first bullet point, Mason is obsessed with all things Marvel, so you can imagine his excitement when he found out Avengers Infinity War movie was coming out just two days after his birthday. Naturally, that is all he wanted to do to celebrate his birthday. He invited his best friends, Ella and Garrett, to go see the movie on opening day. It turned out to be pretty awesome.
Happy Birthday Mason.
