Mason's Birthday PanCAKE and Pirate Cupcakes For School

Mason turned 8 years old today :)

His day started with a Birthday PanCAKE complete with candles (see video). I made homemade buttercream cupcakes (Pirate Themed) for his school class to enjoy in celebration of Mason's day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MASON!!!  WE LOVE YOU!!

**HAPPY 8TH Birthday, Mason**

My little man is 8 years old this coming Wednesday, the 16th.  This weekend we celebrated his big day with a Chuck E Cheese Birthday Party and then a couple of boys came over to spend the night :)

At home we had a Donkey Kong Themed Party set up.  It turned out really cute!

Mason was so excited to be able to get in the ticket blaster at Chuck E Cheese and he caught the 1000 golden ticket.  He had a great time both at Chuck E Cheese and his sleepover!!

Mallory as Taylor Allison Swift

Mallory had a school project to pick out any real person and do a report on them.  Then as a final project grade the 3rd grade did a "Wax Museum" where they had to dress like their person and hold very still as parents and students walked through the halls at Brown Elem.  She had a blast doing this...  I thought she looked so beautiful!!

Madelyn All Grins!!

One of my favorite pictures of Madelyn that I took last week!! She's nearly 2 1/2 years old and into everything, but we love this little "terrible twos" toddler so much!!

Sweet New Nephew Walker Ellis Butcher

Yesterday morning my sister called at 6 am saying her water broke!! So excited we threw ourselves together, let the kids skip school and drove to Dallas. At 5:15 pm Walker Ellis Butcher was born weighing 7 1/2 pounds. While this picture is blurry I couldn't help but post it of me holding my new nephew for the first time tears pouring down my face!! He so sweet!!!!!

The Moments That Have Made Me Smile Today...

This weekend Jason is taking Mason on a Father/Son camp out with other Father/Son friends of ours. Last night Mason kept talking about how much he is looking forward to it and kept saying "I can't wait to spend the weekend with dad". I am so thankful that I have a son that wants to spend time with his dad and I"m so thankful to have a husband who wants to spend time with his son. I am so thankful that I have a son who admires his dad and I'm so thankful to have a husband that knows he is admired and sets a great example. I'm so thankful to have a son that craves his daddy's time and attention and I'm so thankful to have a husband that makes his son (and all his children) a priority before anything else! I smiled today when thinking of Mason's excitement about spending time with his daddy and it made me so thankful that Jason is such a great father, example, disciplinary and wonderful husband, because one day Mason is going to grow up to be just like him!!! That's what makes me smile today...

What a Wonderful Christmas We Had

What an awesome Christmas we had this year... The magic of it was all there! I took down my Christmas decor today and I have to admit it's depressing. I get the blues every year when Christmas is over, it's my favorite time of year. I contemplated leaving my decorations up all year :) My house is naked without them! Another Christmas of memories with the kids... the photos I'm posting is our annual Christmas Eve photo. The kids get new pj's every Christmas Eve and I take there picture in front of the fireplace where they leave cookies n milk for Santa. This year Madelyn was so exhausted she just sat there and screamed/cried and finally threw herself to the floor. It's a memory!!!!! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!