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April 4-13 I traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

2010-05-22T19:37:00.017-06:00

Mommy decided to fly us to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to visit Grammy and Poppy while Daddy was in Belguim with his bike buddies. Mommy and I had SO much fun while we were on vacation. We did lots of things. We played at Grammy and Poppy's new condo, we swam in the pool at their condo, we went to the beach, we went to the zoo, we visited the Churro-man often, we strolled along the melacon, and we even went to brunch at the Sheraton with Grammy and Poppy's friends. While on vacation I started to miss my Daddy and so I made up a special wish for him. Check out the video at the end of the pictures to see me say my wish.

While I was in Puerto Vallarta, I also saw my Great-Aunt Peggy and Great-Uncle Dan Bellock who were on vacation there. They came all the way from San Diego. Even though mommy dragged her camera with her everywhere she managed to forget to take a picture of us with Great-Aunt Peggy and Great-Uncle Dan so you will just have to believe me when I say I saw them and hung out with them a couple of times.

Sunset from Grammy and Poppy's condo balcony

The pirate ship that I loved to watch every night from Grammy and Poppy's balcony.

While we were down in Puerto Vallarta Grammy and Poppy took us to a zoo where I got to feed lots of animals. You wouldn't believe the animals we got to feed unless you got to see pictures so here you go. American zoos aren't going to be the same after this.

I LOVED splashing around in the pool on the roof of Grammy and Poppy's condo. I must have swam at least twice a day in the pool while I was down there.

We went to the beach while we were down there. We were lucky that the day we went the water was good. Later in the week the red tide came in so we couldn't go play in the water again. I had a lot of fun playing in the sand, but my favorite part was playing in the ocean. The waves sure didn't scare me!

Poppy (Larry) taking a break after playing in the water with me.

Grammy (Arlene) enjoying a visit at the beach.

Mommy buried me in the sand and I loved it. Later mommy was amazed at all the places I had sand even after I took a shower when we got home!

I found a new favorite dessert while I was in Mexico. CHURROS! I don't know who liked them more, mommy or me. Every day after dinner we would make our evening trek to see the churro man for dessert. It cost 1 peso per 4 inch churro. Mommy and I would split a bag of 20 each time! Do I look excited or what?

When we were walking around the shops in town Mommy found this giant sumbrero for me to try on.

Along the melacon there are all kinds of strange and interesting bronze pieces that people sit on, play on, and take pictures with. I did my share of fitting in with all the people...

While we were in Puerto Vallarta there were people that build these amazing sand structures. I was never able to get any of my sand castles to look that cool.

Daddy is always talking about the pave or cobble stones in Europe, especially the ones that he rode on in Belguim. I wonder if he remembers that Puerto Vallarta has them too!

Grammy and Poppy got me the lion shirt I am wearing in this picture. It is the neatest shirt because the mouth of the lion flaps up and I can pretend that he is roaring. I made he roar a lot while we walked the melacon.

I think this is the only picture that has all four of us in it.

This man takes pictures of people sitting on his burro in return for pesos. Mommy didn't have any more pesos so he let us take a picture anyway. Gracias, Senor!

These creatures are made out of old palm trees. I thought they were funny looking.

Here are pictures of Grammy and Poppy's condo. It's beautiful! I can't wait to come down again.

This is a picture of the back of the condo taken from the street below. It is a long, windy, narrow, steep road up to the condo. Grammy and Poppy are in the penthouse.

When we walked into the condo we had to walk up a flight of stairs and then the first room we enter is the dining room and kitchen area.

Across from the kitchen is a sitting room and then the living room is on the other side of the counter in the picture below.

This is a view of the condo taken from the balcony looking back into the condo.

This is the view from the balcony. We dined a lot out here.

I loved the big bed I got to sleep in. Mommy even helped me turn it into a fort.

This is looking into the dining room. It's the first room we enter when we come inside. The stairs going down lead to the condo front door. The stairs going up lead to the rooftop partio and pool.

At the top of the stairs to the rooftop there is a bathroom and then a door to the patio on the roof.

The blue wall is an outdoor shower for going in and out of the pool.

The palapa on the rooftop balcony sure helped keep the sun off of us.

This is my favorite place at the condo.

Even the view from the pool is amazing!

Grammy and Poppy took us with their friends to the Sheraton for a brunch buffet. While we were there a young trubidor sang with his mariachi band.

This is me being silly with Poppy.

Here I am with 'MY Friends'. That is how I referred to Grammy and Poppy's friends after I had hung out with them all day.

From left to right: Dee, Ernie, Grammy (Arlene), Poppy (Larry), me, Charles, Marshal, and Claire.

Same picture, but this time with Mommy in it.

Me being silly with Mommy.

This is my special wish for Daddy (It starts off with me singing something else)

Here I am singing my version of the ABC's

Here I am swiming in the rooftop pool

I started Gymnastics on my mommy's birthday! March 25, 2010

2010-04-21T21:44:00.002-06:00

I started gymnastics on my Mommy's birthday on March 25, 2010. When I was done I told my mommy and daddy 'that was so much fun!'. They decided since I liked it so much that they would enroll me for the spring session. Later this year in May I will start soccer too!

Playing in the snow at Chatfield Resevoir March 20, 2010

2010-04-21T21:32:00.004-06:00

Disney on Ice with Aunt Patty and cousing Daniel March 11, 2010

2010-04-21T21:08:00.003-06:00

My favorite characters all came to town while Aunt Patty and cousin Daniel were here so my mommy and daddy took us to see them at Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic. We had SO much fun!

Free day at the Denver Art Museum on Feb 6, 2010

2010-04-21T20:51:00.006-06:00

Video of me in the 'rubber art'

Stockshow January 18, 2010

2010-04-21T20:10:00.005-06:00

Oh boy! My mommy and daddy took me to the neatest place to see animals. The Denver Stockshow! I saw lots of cows, pigs, and sheep. My favorite parts of the day were riding the train, getting my very own 'Woody' hat, making my own lasso rope, and getting to ride a stick pony in a race.

Making my own lasso

Riding in a stick pony race

It's my birthday! I'm 3!!! January 10, 2010

2010-04-21T18:18:00.008-06:00

My mommy and daddy took me to Funtastic Fun for my birthday party. I turned 3 years old. I had SO much fun playing on the rides and hanging out with all my friends.

Thank you to everyone that came to help me celebrate my 3rd birthday!

Be sure to check out the videos at the end of the pictures =}

I kissed a girl and I liked it...=}

Mason and Evan Sodja

Mason and Daddy

Mason and Mommy

Tate and Sarah Pulley

Gavin, Mason and Mommy

Jamie, Austin and Drew

Oleg and Ryan Betz

Vinko, Karrie, and Tori Villavicencio

McKenna and Greg Sodja

Teagan Eisenring

Tabitha and Oleg Betz

Shane

Zac Fetzer

Simone Jeter

Luke Walsh

McKenna and Elisa Sodja

Lisa Fetzer

Christmas 2009

2010-04-17T08:06:00.007-06:00

This year we spent Christmas at the 'new house'. Our tree was SO big this year that mommy and daddy had to use a ladder to decorate it.

I had my picture taken with Santa.

Here is a picture of our house outside all decorated for Christmas. Yep we had a white Christmas this year

I'm Back....and do I have alot to talk about

2009-11-21T20:44:00.005-07:00

Hi everyone...it has been a while since my last post. Now that Dad has the main computer back up and running, it is much easier than posting updates from Dad's IPhone. It is a cool device, but doing blog updates on it is not that cool.

So right before we went on our trip to Portland and Seattle, we sold the old house on Glencoe. Daddy got a call from the realtor while boarding the plane to Portland. Once we landed and found the hotel, Daddy had to get lot's of paper and we lost a day of sightseeing in Portland.

I did get to ride the train from Portland to Seattle on the Amtrak Cascades. It was great to travel for 3 hours by train. I fell asleep about half way there though and once again, I woke up in a new city. Once we had dinner at Ivars Acres of Clams and fed the seagulls, we got on the water taxi and went across Elliot Bay from downtown Seattle to West Seattle and met up with Grammy and Auntie Peggy.

Getting on the train in Portland, OR and headed to Seattle, WA

Aunt Peggy and Uncle Ted

We were there for 3 days and got to go around town and saw the Space Needle, Pikes Street Market, the original Starbucks, kissed the pig with the gold nose, the Seattle zoo and the beach a couple of times. We then drove down with Auntie Leanne, Mom, Dad and cousins JJ and Timmy.

Pike Street Public Market

The Troll under the Freemont Bridge

While in Seaside and Astoria on the coast of Oregon, we got to see the house from the movie, The Goonies, the Astoria Column, the river front trolley, the Oregon Zoo, Tillamook cheese factory, went to the beach and shot of rockets, played in the sand and ocean and went where ever Mom and Auntie Leanne took me. I had a great time while were gone for 2 weeks.

A view of Astoria

Pier with the sea lions in Astoria

I LOVE DUMBO! I found him at the Portland zoo. Can I take him home?

Mommy loves this picture of me with Daddy at the Portland zoo

Mommies favorite picture of me at the beach in Seaside, OR

Riding around in Seaside, OR with Leanne, Jay Jay and Timmy

At the Tillamook Cheese Factory in Oregon with Timmy and Jay Jay

At the aquarium in Newport, OR with Timmy and Jay Jay

Then we came home and my room was gone. Daddy had taken everything off the walls, all my books were in boxes, all my toys in bags and clothes were all loaded up in Mommy's car and we moved in with Grandma and Gramdpa over in Aurora. We were there for 6 weeks and Grandpa took care of me every day. I got to do yoga, walked the dogs and played with my trains all day. I missed Nana very much but got to see her on weekends.

Mommy and Daddy finally got the keys to the new house and they worked for 3 days getting the house ready for us to move in to. I stayed up at Grandma and Poppies house while Mom and Dad worked down there. I did get to see the house on Halloween. We went and trick or treated around the neighborhood so we could meet our new neighbors. There are alot of little girls in the neighborhood, which is good for me, if you know what I mean. Here are a couple of pics:

So once Mommy and Daddy were done, I finally got to come inside and see the new place. Here is the best part of the new house...I finally have my own bathroom and a full playroom that is all mine.

So that is it for now. I have alot of other stories and stuff to tell you about but I am tired and ready to go to bed. Daddy is racing tomorrow so I am going to go and stand in the mud with my winter hat, gloves and cowbell and root Daddy on.

Bye for now...Mason

Busy busy weekend again..but what else is new, right?

2009-08-17T19:53:00.007-06:00

I am still on the internet. Daddy has finally given me time on the computer to update my blog. Guess he was tired of me playing with his Iphone all the time? I love "my iphone" because it has all these cool games that Daddy has downloaded for me. So on to what I have been up to.

Just this weekend was super busy. Starting on Friday night, I got to stay over at Hammy and Hoppys house. Mommy and Daddy went up to BlackHawk to have dinner and gamble for a couple of hours after work. They did not win big since they both went back to work today.

Saturday morning we had breakfast and met up with Mommy and Daddy for Daddy's bike race. I cheered him on every lap and he even said hi to me while he was racing a couple of times. He did not win but finished the race without falling down, so that is always a good thing. After the race we went to Tiny Town. I had so much fun and ran around. We rode the coal engine train called .... They also had a diesel engine but I wanted to smell the smoke of the coal and hear the really cool steam wistle instead. It went around the entire area and there are small houses that you can look into and climb inside of them.

Then later that night, we went to the roller derby. The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls were skating and we went with a bunch of Mommy and Daddy's friends. It was at this place that had putt putt golf, a foam ball shooting range, video games and all kinds of other stuff.

Daddy was watching me and he put me on the Dance Dance Revolution game and he turned around to see the score and I was gone. Gone as in, look at me run away gone. Gone as in, Daddy cant find me and we are playing hide and seek but I forgot to tell Daddy gone. Gone that Daddy "freaked out", got Mommy and had them lock the entire place down so I could not escape through the doors gone. Gone that some of Mommy and Daddy's friends found me over by the putt putt area and I did not even know that I was gone. I thought we were just playing a game!!! Needless to say, Mommy was not happy with Daddy and Daddy has a new found respect for how fast I can run....you can not catch me old man!!!

Sunday was another busy and super fun day. Daddy went to cyclocross practice early. Mommy and I ran errands, got some Starbucks chai tea and then went for my first pony ride. We went over to the Cherry Creek horse stables and I rode Dolly around for about 15 minutes before I was done. Daddy got to lead Dolly and Mommy had to hold me with both hands so I would not fall off. It was alot of fun but we did not get alot of pictures and just a little video.

But going back a couple of weeks we have also been really busy. We went to the Dragon Boat Festival with my buddy Gavin Walsh. Daddy was riding with Gavin's Daddy up in Winter Park that day.

We also went to the Rockies game with Uncle Josh and Deb. We got to ride the train downtown and then back home. I love riding the train around. It is the second best way to travel. The best way is in the trailer behind Daddy's bike.

I will be posting more photo's over the next couple of days. It is getting late and I want to watch Nina and Star on Sprout before I go to bed.

We are on are way home

2009-07-06T11:44:00.003-06:00

Hi everyone,
It has been a great week out here in CA. We have been to the beach, had lunch in Laguna Beach, spent a full day at Disneyland. Got my picture taken with Goofy, Pluto and Donald Duck (pics to come later). Spent many days in the pool at Great Aunt Laura's and Great Aunt Peggys. Had lunch at the Stone Brewery World Bistro. Went to Aunt Kristy's reception and played with all of my cousins that live out here in CA - Daniel, Meghan, Gabby, Sarah

My biggest problem that I had this week: they did not pick my name for tickets for the Michael Jackson memorial that is tomorrow. I heard that people were paying big money for these on ebay and craigslist.

We got to go to In and Out a couple of times. Had really good BBQ at Aunt Kristy's party. Played in the sand at the beach, locked Great Grandma out of her house and had to call a locksmith to let us back in. Mommy and Daddy both bought new camera's on this trip.

So later today we get back on the plane and fly home. I miss my doggies, Nana, Hammie and Poppie and sleeping in my own bed.

Will update with pics and movies later in the week

Bye for now

Now we are in San Diego

2009-07-03T18:39:00.002-06:00

We had a great day at Disneyland. Will update
early next week. At Aunt Peggy's now with
the following:
Great Grandma Brady, aunt Peggy and uncle
Dan, Aunt Mary and Uncle Nassar, grandpa,
cousins Ryan, Shannon, Cole, Sarah, Aunt
Kristy and Uncle Greg.

Many more to come for dinner also

It's official.....I'm now old

2009-06-30T19:13:00.001-06:00

I just had to buy a ticket to fly to CA. No more flying on the cheap fo me unless Mommy is a better liar than Daddy is

Off on another vacation

2009-06-30T16:00:00.002-06:00

It has been a while since the old man has let me on the computer. We have been so busy with stuff here at home that I had compeletly forgotten that I even had a blog.

We are on are way to CA tonight. We get in around 9ish tonight and will be staying at Great Grandma Bradys for the next couple of days. Disneyland, the beach, In and Out and where else Mom and Dad are going to drag me to. Then it is off to San Diego for a couple of days.

It has been really busy since my last post. The house is up for sale. Had a contract on it but then the people that wanted to buy it were just making too many demands and Mom and Dad said "enough" and pulled the contract.

I have been going to the zoo alot, going with Mommy and the dogs to the dog park to run and play. Riding with Daddy to get breakfast burritos and waffles on Saturdays. Hanging with Nana during the week and helping her with her charity stuff. Hopa, that is Grandpa Brady, took some really cool pics of me doing yoga for a magazine. Poppie and Grammy are in Las Vegas winning big. Grammy won $200 dollars playing penny slots and took everyone out for 99 cent hotdogs.

Well, that is it for now. Heading to the airport with my Thomas the Train backpack, Daddy's Iphone and my passport. See most of you in a couple of hours.

Mason

WOW...what a weekend

2009-03-02T06:40:00.003-07:00

Well it is Monday and let me tell you...the weekend was a blast down here. There were parties until late into the morning, riding a donkey through the bar while having a drink, heading out to the casino for some gambling and eating off of the street while dodging traffic trying to walk on the cobbled streets down here......and I was not part of any of that. I was in bed everynight around 930.

Friday was more of a down day. Mommy got to be a dolphin trainter for a day. We took her out to Nuevo Vallarta and she got to play with them all day. She got to swim with them, teach them how to do stuff, learned about thier biology. She also got to hang out with the sealions. She got a shirt, a hat, a dvd, some pictures and even was able to bring me in and let me play with them. I got to throw the ball to them and pet thier nose. Grammy even bought me a little stuffed dolphin and t-shirt. Now I run around the house and say "olphin, olphin" all day long.

On Saturday, we just walked down to the beach and hung out. I finally wanted to go out and play in the waves. They are alot bigger down here than they were in Puerto Rico though. I ran around and played in the sand, walked through everyone's tables and just had a good time. I took a nap as we drove out to the river and had dinner. It is in a little down called Desembocada and is about 10kms from PV. We had shrimp, chicken and fish. We watched the cow's walk through the river, I chased the chickens around the front of the restuarant and listened to some really bad music from some local guy. That night we watched the fireworks from Grammy and Poppy's balcony.

Sunday was another adventure. We had breakfast here in the house and then loaded up the car and drove about 1 hour north of PV and went to a town called Rincon de Guayabitos. The beach there was really fun. There was not as much surf break so I really played in the water. I did not want to come out. Once Mommy and Daddy pulled me out, I ran on the beach and laid in the sand. After that we went and had lunch. The restaurant there had a huge pyramid in a fountain with coy fish and a turtle. I had never seen those type of fish before. For dinner we just had leftovers from the week.

Only 2 days left before I come home. So far, being away from home is not that big of a deal but at times I do miss my doggies.

Once I get home, I will post some of the movies. Poppy's internet is not always fast so it has been a problem. Mexican technology issues will not keep me down though.

Bye for now.

Sailing, sailing, sailing the ocean blue

2009-02-28T06:37:00.003-07:00

Hi everyone. It has been another exciting day down in Mexico. Grammy and Poppie were going to take us up to the mountains to a town called Rincon....hey, haven't I been there before? They have a really nice market and place to have lunch before we go to the beach and swim in the afternoon. But during breakfast, Poppy got a call and our plans changed. Instead we are going sailing today.

We pack up our day bags and walk down to the bus stop. Many buses come by us but none of them are the right ones. Down here, they paint the stops of where the buses go on the front window. One finally comes by that will take us out to the marina, which is on the other side of town from where we are. I get to ride the bus for free but everyone else has to pay 5 pesoes...about 30 cents US. They should really charge more than that. These buses have the worse suspension in the world!!! It feels like they have square wheels on them and the muffler vents right into windows. As things go, I fall asleep on the bus and wake up some place else.

I wake up in the bottom of this deep cave like place. I roll out of bed and there is a big ladder leading up to the top. I get half way up with Daddy picks me up and I am on the boat and we are leaving the marina. Poppy's friend, Dorr, has a 32 foot sailboat the Poppy races on each week. They have been racing together for the past couple of years and have won every race they have entered this year.

Once outside of the marina, we set the mainsail and raise the jib and we are off. Cruising around 6 knots, that is about 6.3 mph and having a fun time. Poppy even let me drive the boat.

We had a great day of sailing. We were out for almost 3 hours. I ran all over the boat, up and down the ladder to the hull where the galley, sleeping area's and extra sails are kept. We got to see all of PV since we sailed to the south and then game back up with the wind where we really picked up alot of speed.

We also also saw a sea turtle and lot's of pelicans. I did get to see the water splashing around from where the humpback whale had jumped out of the water. Poppy spotted it and Daddy saw it but I did not...boooooo

Hope to update my page again later today with what Mommy did all day on Friday.

Bye for now.

Street Meat - day 2

2009-02-27T12:48:00.007-07:00

Here is a typical day for us down with Grammy and Poppy. We get up in the morning and watch some "american" tv shows.

We get dressed and walk down to Peter and Carmen's taco stand. It is close to where Grammy and Poppy used to live. Now it is about a 10 block walk. The little old lady working the stand, is Carmen. Peter was her husband and he passed away a couple of years ago.

You tell Carmen what you would like to eat and she pulls all of the stuff from the right and throws it on the grill and starts her magic. Each day we get a breakfast burrito with eggs, chirizo, onions, cilantro and beans for Daddy. His burrito costs alot, 40 pesoes. Mommy get's a pollo quesidilla and I get a plain cheese quesidilla, each are 18 pesoes. Mmmmm good stuff.

After breakfest on the way to the beach, we stop by the juice man stand. He presses oranges, carrots, beets, pineapple and grapefruit. He might of invented the first juice box. He pours my drink into a bag with a straw and then ties it up for me. This is really good stuff. Nothing like fresh juice every morning for 10 pesoes. That is about 75 cents or so.

For lunch we either eat at the beach and get some BBQ'ed shrimp or chicken on a stick that they walk around with or we walk to the lunch time taco stand called Marisca's. They only do seafood tacos. This up is a bit more upscale. You actually sit down, order your food from the menu on the wall and they bring it to you. Here each taco has some cabbage, carrots and then fish or shrimp. These are really good only cost 13 pesoes each..that is less than a dollar. Goodbye McDonalds menu...hello fish tacos.

I then come home and take a quick siesta. Mommy takes a siesta with me also. We get up and we deciede what to do for the rest of the night. We usually go across this really scary suspension bridge. Daddy has a movie of this that I will put up later. Then we walk down the river walk area with lot's of shops and everyone is always trying to sell us something. We get down to the Malacon where Grammy and Poppy know everyone and we walk from one end to the other. Once it is dark, we walk back to the church that is close to the house where the churro man is.

The churro man is great. He has built this custom machine that pushes the dough out like a chaulking gun, then cuts it into the hot oil. Then he picks them up and throws them in the brown sugar container and shakes them up. We then get the grande bag and walk home to have these for a snack. The grande bag only costs 20 pesoes. A big bottle of milk caps off the night.

This is just a fun day being in a new country. Will try to update again tomorrow with our day on the sailboat and Mommy's day as a dolphin trainer.

Adios amigo's

My first day outside the US of A

2009-02-25T07:50:00.003-07:00

Hi everyone....I have now spent my first day outside the good ol USA. I am now only about 400 days behind Cousin Brian over in the Ukraine.

So it was an early day yesterday. Mom got me up and dressed before 7am....that is way early for me. Nana took us out to the airport and we checked in with my shiney new passport. We got some breakfast at McDonalds and headed for the plane. We had to wait a little while and then we were off. They provided us with free TV on the plane so I got to watch Nick Jr for a while. Dad took a quick nap, Mom took a quick nap but I didn't. I just pulled down all of the trays and played them like drums for the last hour of the flight. I know that the people in front of me loved it!!!

So once we landed we stood in line and a nice man asked me how long I was going to be here and stamped my passport...it was official. Grammy and Poppy picked us up at the airport and I gave them a big hug since I had not seen them in almost 2 months. We got in thier car and I promptly fell asleep. 2 hours later, I ended up in at Grammy's house. This seems to happen to me all the time. I fall asleep and end up some place that I have never been before. The worst part of this was everyone had eaten except me. They all had ribs and fries and I got chips and mac and cheese...I feel jipped at this point.

After eating, we went down to the beach so Grammy and Poppy "could show me off" to all of thier friends down here. They seem to know everyone or everyone know's them. It was nice to be back at the beach. The water was kind of cold but the sand was fun to walk in again like I did in Rincon.

I dont know what we are going to do today....maybe just hang out at the beach and have fun. I will try to update on things that we are doing. I made sure that Daddy brought the flip video camera so I can take some movies also.

Bye for now

Getting ready to travel is hard these days

2009-02-18T21:09:00.005-07:00

So our vacation is quickly approaching. I love to have my picture taken but not when it comes to my passport photo. Mom and Dad have tried since December to get the right picture taken. We have gone to the Kinko's about 6 times and each time we think we have a good picture, it is not acceptable by the post office. Too big, shadows around my head, too small, not within the size range. After a while, Mom and Dad just gave up.

Time was running out and I still dont have the right picture for my passport. I finally decieded to cooperate and got a couple of good pics taken at Wolf Camera. We then had to schedule a meeting at the local passport office. We were outside of the timeframe of sending it in. So Mom makes the phone call and we head over there.

This place was locked down like Fort Knox. There were 3 men there wearing uniforms and carrying guns. We had to take off our coats and shoes, pass through the metal detectors, have everything go through the x-ray machine. The staples in my head did not even make the machine go off. They also let me keep my sippy cup with my coffee drink but Mom and Dad have to leave thier coffee's at the door and pick them up after we were done.

We then talked to a lady that who took all of my information. She took my pictures, birth certificate and alot of Mommy's money and told us to come back in 3 days. She gave a reciept and told us when we could pick up my passport. Dad went back over 3 days later and picked it up. He got to sign for me and brought it home.

I am now ready to head to Mexico, my first international trip. It wont be my longest flight though. The trip we took to Puerto Rico was longer. I do know some Spanish. I watch Handy Manny everyday.

So I have been practicing my swimming in the bathtub. I have not been able to get over to Grandma and Grandpa's to use thier pool so I have had to make do with what we have here.

Bye for now...will try to update again after the weekend. Lot's of fun stuff coming up.....also, our house is now on the market. Let's hope we can move fast...I need a bigger pool!!!

WOW...it has been a while huh?

2009-02-16T19:48:00.004-07:00

Hi everyone...after last weeks fall down and staples, I am ready to go again and start with some things that I have been up to. This is the first of many updates that I will try to get to this week. Daddy has finally let me have some free time on the computer.

First....I am now 2!!!! I had this great birthday party at Little Monkey Business down in Lone Tree. We had a great time jumping around, rolling pillows, painting, eating and opening lot's of presents that I got. Grammy and Poppy were home from Mexico for my birthday this year. My gifts were great. I got a bunch of Thomas the Train stuff, some firetrucks, some t-shirts, indoor soccer goal, a bowling game. Mom and Dad got me a bouncy house that inflates in 30 seconds outside or inside.

This video is from me at my birthday party running around. I really like going to this place.

Here is one more video of me playing in my very own bouncy house. I like it alot and wish that it could stay up everyday but since Mommy and Daddy are trying to sell the house it can only be up at certain times.

Breaking news....check me out!!

2009-02-12T16:13:00.003-07:00

So Mom had to write this up for me today since I really dont feel like typing right now....I will try to do a full update in the next week or so.

Around 9:00 am this morning Mason was running around the house, tripped, and bumped his head. He ended up with a nice little gash on the back of his head top left. My Mom and I took him to the doctors office. On the way there he slept and I tried to wake him up. We got concerned that he might have a concousion since he wouldn’t wake up much. When we got into a room at the doctors office he promptly woke up and talked about the ball he saw in a picture on the wall. The nurse came in and cleaned his wound. Mason didn’t even seem bothered by the cleaning. Then he played in the room while we waited for the doctor. The doctor came in and said that he would need staples and suggested that he get a litacain shot first to numb the area for the staples. The doctor gave Mason a lollipop. A nurse held his head still. While Mason sucked and chewed on his lollipop the doctor gave him the shot of litacain. Mason didn’t cry, he paused for a moment and then went back to eating his lollipop. Then the doctor started stapling Mason’s wound. Again, Mason didn’t cry and didn’t even wince! He just worked on his lollipop. Two of the staples didn’t go in all the way so the doctor had to pull them out. Still Mason didn’t wince or cry. The staff was amazed. They said this was not normal, that Mason was an atypical child in a good way. When Mason had to put the toys back that he was playing with, well that is when he cried. He wanted to stay there and play.

Below are pictures of today’s event.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

2008-12-25T14:20:00.003-07:00

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not, for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you this day is born in the City of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; you shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel, a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men'". That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown"

Linus Van Pelt

That is a quote from Daddy's favorite Christmas show

We have currently celebrated 2 Christmas' at this point and 2 more to go. Last night, we went over to Aunt Kristy's and Uncle Greg's house and had dinner and opened presents there. Mommy, Daddy, Nana, Grammy and Poppy, Uncle Marc and Laurie were there last night. I came home with a full minivan of presents. Last night I got Mr Potato Head, Mickey Mouse Surprise Clubhouse and a brand new LeapPad.

So when I got up this morning, I climbed into bed with Mom and Dad and went back to sleep. I was tired after being up late at Aunt Kristy's house. When I did get up I had this in the front room already to go for me....

I know have my very own train!!! I can ride it anytime that I want to, as long as Daddy keeps the battery charged. I had a bunch of other presents but I was having so much fun with this one, it took a little longer to get to those. Santa and Cousin Leanne and Great Aunt Peggy sent me the following:

Indian Jones Mr. Potato Head, Thomas the Train Stop and Go figure 8 and a Thomas the Train Conductor figure 8 playsets. Daddy's freind Bill Davis had given me their Thomas the Train full wooden table back in the summer. As soon as we move, I will have my own playroom to play in with all my trains, dvd's and toys.

We are getting ready to go out to Grandma and Grandpa's house for another Christmas. Grammy and Poppy were going to come but Grammy has been sick all night. I hope she feel's better later and we will go up to thier house in the next couple days and have another Christmas. They came all the way back from Mexico to spend Christmas with us and now she is home sick....sorry Grammy.

I thought I would also tell you what Mommy and Daddy got. Mommy has gotten 3 different copies of the Mamma Mia DVD, a couple of Starbucks cards and Digital SLR camera for taking lot's of pictures of me!!! Daddy got a new BMW keychain, a BMW sweatshirt and a 3 litre bottle of St Feuillian. That picture is the actual size of the bottle. Dad and I will have a write up on how this tasted in the next couple of days!!! He also got 3 bomber bottles of Chimay, Karmeliet and Maredsous beer from Belgium....it was a big Belgium day for Daddy.

Hope everyone has a great Christmas and I will bug Mommy on taking pictures so you can see how the camera works

Bye for now.....

Christmas is coming up fast

2008-12-14T19:39:00.004-07:00

I am so excited!!! Christmas is almost here.

On Saturday, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's clubhouse and we had brunch with Santa. We had eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes and potatoes o'brien. After we were done eating, I walked up to where Santa was sitting. I gave him a "high 5" and proceeded to tell him what I want for christmas.

Santa is cool...he get's a thumbs up approval from me

Here is a quick movie of us at lunch with Santa.

After lunch, I spend the rest of the day and night with Grandma and Grandpa and went to the movies. We saw "The Day the Earth Stood Still" I gave a big "oh no!!" at the best part of the movie and everybody thought that was really cool. Mommy and Daddy went christmas shopping for me and everyone else. I cant wait to find out what they got me. Last year the cool present was my rocking horse. I had breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa before Mom and Dad came back over and picked me up.

Today the high was 4 degrees. No, there is not another digit missing. It snowed last night and part of the day today. We got Mommy new tires for the minivan, went to the mall and played on the breakfast food and rode the esculators. Mom and Dad would not let me play outside today.

So this week we are going to the Zoo Lights with the Fetzers. We went to the zoo lights last year also. I think that is all we have. Mommy and Daddy are thinking about going skiing this weekend. They have not been in over 2 years.

I will make sure that Daddy take's lot's of video's and pictures while we are out this week. I love the christmas lights all over the neighborhood and know that zoo lights will be alot of fun.

It's finally winter in Colorado

2008-12-10T19:32:00.004-07:00

It finally snowed and it is staying around for a while. After a great fall and hardly any snow in Nov, Dec was nice for the first 6 days. Monday night the storm blew in and dropped about 5 inches of snow at the house.

We decorated the house on Saturday and Sunday. Daddy hung lights around the house and put the lighted animals in the front yard. Sunday I picked out the christmas tree and we decorated it that night. The tree has Santa on the top, white lights, bells and Mommy put on some lights that play music....it is so cool!!! Mommy put up the baby gates around the tree so it keeps out the dogs and me, but I know how to get in there. Mommy caught me in there the other night and I just let myself out.

So I had to write out my first chistmas wish list this year. Mommy helped me out with this one. It is also doubling as my birthday list also

I have some really cool stuff on the list....

V- Smile by V-Tech video games for toddlers
Mr. Potato Head
Leapfrog My First Leap Pad (age 3- book with reader)
Toy push lawnmower
Crayola Scribble and Sing Art Station for toddlers
Remote control car for toddlers
Yo Gabba Gabba Dance Mat
Wooden Thomas and Friends train sets (he has the table, but doesn't have any trains or tracks)
Wooden Puzzles
Books (like Polar Bear Express)
Board Books (with textures or animals)
Tonka Bounce Back Racer (preschool RC vehicle with flip over fun)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (characters move and sing)

P.S. Please no Barney or Elmo toys....they are just not cool

Daddy has taken a bunch of movies of me in the last week. I will see if he can help me upload them to my blog

Let's all be thankful

2008-12-01T20:32:00.007-07:00

So I am stuffed at this point.

We had 3 different Thanksgivings over the past 4 days. On Thursday after Daddy got home from racing, we went up to my friend Gavin's house. He had all of his cousins over and we had alot of fun playing and running around the house. We played outside since it was so nice with Koda. We then had a late lunch of Turducken. It was really good, I had never had that before.

After dinner, I took a quick nap and we drove home to have another dinner, this time with Nana, Aunt Kristy and Greg and thier friend Laurie. We had a full dinner here also with a full turkey and all the fixings. It was a long night and I was really tired

On Friday, I hung out with Dad in the morning when Mom went and got a pedicure. Then Dad had to run some errands and I stayed with Mom and then I stayed with Dad through the night when Mom went to Girls Night Out.

On Saturday, Daddy went to his bike race and Mommy and I went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for yet another Thanksgiving dinner with all of the family. They have also bought a Nintendo Wii. You can bowl, box, play golf and tennis. You have to swing the controller and it picks it up on the tv. It is really cool and I want one know!!!

Mommy playing boxing on Thanksgiving

Here I am sliding down the stairs in the prone position

I hope that fall never ends

2008-11-23T16:51:00.009-07:00

With the weather being so nice, I still get to play outside almost every day. We have only had about an inch of snow in Denver this fall and November is supposed to be the 3rd snowiest month. It has been been cold and all the leaves have fallen from the trees. We have 2 really big trees in the front yard and they have a lot of leaves. Dad was getting ready to mow them up but I had other plans. So with the dogs and Mom's help and the flip video, I did the this:

Saturday the weather was still really nice, we went down and watched Daddy race cyclocross in Colorado Springs. Mommy calls it pyschocross but I always have fun. You get to play in the dirt, mud, sand and snow, if that ever happens again. Cant wait until I am old enough to do this. He did not have a good race and had to drop out because he rolled his tire off his wheel and was too far away from the pit area to get his back up wheel.

After the race, we went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Mommy thought that Daddy had the video camera and Daddy thought Mommy had it but both of them left it at home, so no video's of the zoo. But we had so much fun there. The first exhibit we go to is the giraffe's. They have this HUGE platform that you walk up and then you are eye level with them. You also get to feed them. We probably spent 30 minutes just there feeding them.

We then went and saw the elephants, the bears and birds. You also get to feed the birds with these little food sticks. I like to play and chase the birds but I don't want to have them land on me. I was very unhappy with them landing on my stick, my hand and my head. Finally, Mommy picked me up and everything was good again.

We then had lunch and then walked up to see the tiger, the grizzly bears, the mountain lions and the moose. As we started down the hill, I was able to have my first horse ride. It was so much fun. The attendents were really impressed when I told her that I was not even 2 years old yet. I hung onto the horn of the saddle like I was John Wayne. I got to do 2 laps around the stables. We also saw the gorilla's, orangutans and the hippos.

Up to this point, I had not had a nap. But on the way out of the parking lot, I crashed really hard. Daddy took this picture of me on the way home. I felt so good to have my afternoon nap.

Bye for now

Hanging like a monkey

2008-11-20T21:15:00.006-07:00

Hi everyone. Mommy found this really cool place that I have been to a bunch of times already. It is called Little Monkey Bizness and boy is it fun. I get to climb all over stuff and run around.

Daddy bought this new pocket sized video camera from Flip Video. All you do is push the red button and it starts to record. It has zoom, sound and you can edit videos and add music if you want. Mommy brought this with us last week and took a whole bunch of video's of me. Who else would she take video's of?

Hi, Hi, Hi

So that was one of the first video's that Mommy took. She kinda had the camera in my face a little bit. But it really takes cool video's huh?

The next video is me running and climbing into the house. I have so much fun at this place. Do you see the smile on my face?

I climb, I climb so far away

So a couple of days later, I got invited to a birthday party. My friend Austin turned 3 and had a party at the bowling alley. His grandma and grandpa live across the street from Grammy and Poppie. We get to play together when he is over on Fridays and weekends. So they had 2 lanes of bowling with bumpers so I always hit the pins at the other end. During the course of the day, I had a couple of spares and even had a strike, even though Dad did not tape that one.

That is a 9lb bowling ball I am carrying

We are heading down to Co Springs this weekend to watch Daddy race on Saturday. Then we are going to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. I hope we take the video camera with us. I want to really climb and hang out with the monkeys.

A halloween that I will remember

2008-11-13T21:10:00.005-07:00

Now that I am almost 2, I will remember this halloween. Last year I was Curious George. I went around Daddy's office for trick or treating and got some cool stuff but really did not understand the whole thing. This year, I get it.

Mommy took me to get my costume and I got to try some on. Below is what I had to pick from:

So after trying them all on, I decieded that I was going to be a elephant this year. But you all need to know, this has nothing to do with the presidental election.

So after Mommy and Daddy got home, I got dressed up and we got ready to hit the streets. I have this really cool plastic pumpkin that I would carry to bring home my loot. I take off down the street and run into my first person that ask's if I would like a piece of candy. He drops a small candy bar into my pumpkin and says, "Happy Halloween". How cool is this!!! I walk down the street in a costume and people just stop and give me stuff. Let's keep going all night!

We walk to the next house and Mommy helps me up to the front door. The 2 ladies thought I was so cute, which I already know. and again they give me a couple of pieces of candy. I say "bye bye" and walk back to where Daddy is standing. The head of my costume is starting to move around and it is getting hard to see.

I wander around the neighborhood and pick up more and more loot at each house that I go to. I high five everyone that gives me something and everyone is happy.

Later in the night, we went out to Littleton and met up with Lisa and Eric and thier kids at thier church and I played in the bouncy house until they took them down around 9pm. I really need to get my own bouncy house in my backyard. If I had one of those, I would be the happiest kid in the neighborhood.

I will try to update again in a couple of days.

Bye for now.

Red Bull Soapbox derby - why are they dressed up so weird?

2008-11-09T19:23:00.007-07:00

Hello everyone,

So there is going to be multiple updates in the coming days but here is the first one that goes back to Oct 25th.

Dad spent the day at Veloswap selling his old bike and parts and coming home with a pocket full of cash that he proceeded to give straight to Mommy. But Grammy, Poppie, Mommy and I went to the Red Bull soapbox derby up at Red Rocks. We had to park down at Bandimere Speedway and take a bus up to the races. At some point during the morning, there were almost 30,000 people trying to get up to the races and the city of Morrison had to close all roads in. People walked for miles and miles to get up to the races.

There was some really cool cars there. They picked 30 teams for a lottery of hundreds and they all had themes. Below are some of the pictures that Mommy took while we were up there. I know have a lot of new friends to hang out with.

We dont need No Stinkin Badges.....this might be the cast of Blazing Saddles???

Just checking the results at the end of the day...how did my team do?

Grammy, it is not Halloween yet....but she hung out with the fishes all afternoon

Did the chicken come before the egg? How did he get his feet to stay straight all day?

This "duck" was made completly out of duct tape....who knew they made yellow duck/duct tape?

More cowbell? I thought that was the band that played at our BBQ in Sept? Who is this guy? And why is there a cow next to me?

How is that guy going to get into such a small stagecoach? And what is he going to shooting with that gun?

This might have been the best soapbox at the race. They were all dressed up like characters from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day off. They did not sing Paul Anka's Twist and Shout though.

I will be doing another update tomorrow about Halloween.

Talk to you soon.....

Busy weekend

2008-10-21T20:45:00.005-06:00

Hi everyone...it has been another busy weekend here in colorful Colorado. Saturday, Mom and Dad, along with Frank, Liz and thier kids with Elisa, Greg and thier kids all loaded up in minivans and headed up to Miller Farms. It is about an hour North and East of home. They had all kinds of things going on up there. As we drove in, they had of these cars painted to look like the cars in the movie "Cars". They were really cool.......

We then went around the farm and petted the animals, picked vegatables right out of the field, played in the bouncy house, and rode around in some plastic barrels pulled by a small John Deere tractor.

Sunday I got to hang out with Grammy and Poppie. They just got home from a very long trip. They have been gone for almost 6 weeks. They went to Canada, England, Germany, Italy, Austria, Greece and Spain.

They brought me back a couple of pairs of shoes, some t-shirts and a mini soccer ball from FC Barcelona. Dad got a really cool beer glass from Munich, which is also home to BMW so it matches his car. He also got a couple of bottles of Ouzo from Greece.

So this week is also super busy. I spent all day today, Tuesday, with Grammy and Poppie while Nana went to the dentist. I had dinner with Cynthia and her mom down at her house. Thursday I get to go to happy hour with Dad and some of his new co workers. Friday is dinner with the bike crew after they set everything up for Veloswap and then Saturday night I get to stay with Grammy and Poppie while Mom and Dad go out with some friends for a birthday party.

Next week is Halloween and the next post will be with me and my cosutume.

Bye for now

Mason

Wow!!!!! 6 weeks have past

2008-09-16T20:13:00.007-06:00

Hello everyone,
It has been over 6 weeks since my last post. I have been doing so much that I have not had time to update my blog. Where to start, where to start??????

In August, we were home for most of the month. Mom and Dad "pawned" me off alot to Grammy and Poppie on weekends since they have been working really hard on getting the house ready for sale. They have painted inside and out, new landscape in the front yard and backyard, Mommy painted the living room and all the trim. Dad put up molding in the bathroom and finished the molding in the laundry room. Then they moved alot of the furniture down to a friends house so I have lot's of room to run around and chase the dogs inside the house.

We have been all over town. We have been to the zoo and rode the train and the musical carousel a couple of times. Mommy took we with her work to the Rockies game and I played around and had peanuts with the guy that was sitting behind me. We have gone down to the Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings and I have had these really good Belgium french fries, strawberry lemondae and breakfast burritos....yummy!!!!

Here is Mommy and me on the carousel

And us on the train...I look so happy to be there but I really am!!!

I have been on a couple of bike rides with Dad. We loaded up the trailer a couple of weeks ago and went out with my buddy Gavin and his dad, Pat, and we rode up Waterton Canyon and back down. Dad even took me on the really rocky singletrack part of the ways up. Mom went on her annual Girls only camping trip. This year she did not take me though...I did not even get to camp this year!

Last weekend I went to my first concert and I did not even have to leave my house, they came to me and played. It was the annual BBQ that Mommy and Daddy have been having for about 5 years now. There were so many people in and out of the house that I could not keep count of all of them. The day started early since we have to go pick up lot's of food and drink for everyone. Mommy had a special suprsie for me though...we had a bouncy house !!! It was the coolest thing that we have ever had in our backyard. It was here for like 4 hours and I did not want to leave even when it was time to eat dinner. I had so much fun and was very sad when they had to take it down.

But then the band, Jim Dont Sing, started to play and I was mesmerized by the music and could actually see where it was coming from. Most of the time it just comes out of the air when we are at the mall or from somewhere within the car when we are driving around. They played some really cool 80's songs and I was dancing all over the place. It was really cool.

I get to go to the park about 3 to 4 times a week. I have become quite the climber and hanger at this point. We throw the frisbee for the dogs and I just run around and climb on everything that I can find. I cant wait to have one of these cool houses in my backyard to climb up.

So last week Mommy and I were over at Whole Foods and she found this car that she wanted me to stand in front of. I dont know much about cars, but it got her engine all revved up so it must have been cool.....Please let me know why everyone gets a big smile on thier face when they see this car??

I also have become a chef....I was able to make my own pizza last week and it was really good. The resturant brought me all the fixings and I got to put them on the pizza crust any way that I wanted to.

I also want to say that I miss Grammy and Poppie. They are in Europe for the next 4 weeks. They have been over there a week already and have been to England, Germany, Austria and Italy. They are still heading to Greece, Spain, France and then back to Canada and then the good ole USA.....hope they bring me something really cool back

Bye for now!!!!!

A day in the life....at home with Nana

2008-07-29T15:16:00.002-06:00

Here are some of the emails that I send out during the day. Nana helps me with these so they are a little different than the others. This is the one that I sent to Mommy on Monday.

Mommy,

I ate my cereal for breakfast and a bag of fruit gummies. We worked in the front yard for awaile. I helped Nana cut the suckers off the trees. We also took most of the dead stuff out of the flower beds.

Nana found the table candle that you put on the roof of the dog house while you were painting. You put the dogs water pan on top of it. It melted yesterday and was glued to the placemat and the bottom of the dog pan. Candles have to stay in the shade not the sun mommy.

I swang in the backyard for a while. Then I played in the dog house while Nana set in a chair on the porch. For a snack while playing in the backyard I ate 2/3 of a strawberry/mango popcicle. Nana got it for me, but I let her have a few bites.

Finally, I climbed up on the table and it wobbled so Nana put a flat rock under one of the legs and it was just fine. Of course it wasn't as much fun then. I danced and walked around the top for awhile. Then we went inside. I was getting tired.

I pooped my pants so Nana told me to get a diaper and get ready to be changed. I surprised her by getting a diaper and then climbing up on top of the changing table. She said I must really like craisins because there were a lot in my diaper. I just smiled.

Nana got my binky and blanky and we turned on the music and rocked. Of course I wasn't ready to go to sleep so I played by kicking my feet on the chair arm, pulling my hair and waving around my blanky. I like rocking. I closed my eyes and kept them closed for a few minutes. I faked out Nana. As soon as she laid me down I opened my eyes and hollared.

She had to rock me for ten more minutes before I would let her lay me down to go to sleep. I let her have two and a half hours rest before I got up and asked her feed me lunch. She tried to give me some salmon and mixed veggies. I just said no! No! No! She finally gave me some mac. & cheese. I ate it all. I toyed with the carrot slivers, but I won't eat them.

We are going to play now so I have to go. See you home soon. I love you much, much.

Mason
The Climber

I am so tired!!!

2008-07-07T20:16:00.005-06:00

It's CHIVAS...It's CHIVAS!!!!

Hi again. What a weekend. I am glad that Mom and Dad have gone back to work so I can just get some sleep again.

It was a very busy weekend around here. Let me give you a quick run down.

Thursday night we went to dinner at La Sandia out by Aunt Kristy's house. They have really good mexican food there. We had fried cheese and chirizo, street tacos, beans, rice, chicken, beers and sangria. While sitting on the stoop, there was live caribbean music. It was nice to hear the steel drums and xylophones again. It makes want to stand up and dance!!!

Friday was the 4th of July....Happy 232 birthday America!!! You are really old!!! I started the day with Mommy and Grandma and Grandpa Brady at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. We walked around and looked at some really expensive stuff. I was in my wagon and did not anything in there with me so I threw it all out. Mom did not pick all of it up and lost my blue animal blanket. After meeting up with Daddy after his mountain bike ride, we went to a birthday party up in the mountains and then went and had dinner with my friend Gavin out at The Dick. It is such a long name that is what we call it. We watched the Rapids beat New York Redbull 4-0. Dad was super nice to me and got me my very own Rapids Jersey. Now I have a Chivas kit, a Mexican national kit and a Rapids kit. We then watched the fireworkds. Well, I only watched about 10 minutes before I went to sleep. It was late and I had been up all day.

Saturday we went to the zoo. I slept for the first hour or so while we walked around. I got to ride the train, feed the larakeets and played with my friend Symone. While at the Kraal, there was a goat that I thought was making "special treats" for me from the wrong end. I had my hands out to catch them until Mom pulled me away!!! I got to see the baby zebra and we had lunch with a peacock. I have also learned how to do stairs without any handle rails. I am fearless!!!!

Why is Mom holding me and this bird???

That is one big lion laying there!!!

Handrails, I dont need no stinkin handrails!!!

After that, we went up to Grammy and Poppies house and had a big BBQ. I had chicken, salmon, brats and all kinds of chips. I did get up on thier table and danced the night away though. Check out my bad moves...

We stayed up there late again and fell asleep in my other bed up there. Mom and Dad, start bringing me home early...I need my beauty sleep!!!

Sunday, we went back to the CCAF and found my blanket. Somebody had turned it in to the lost and found. I was so happy to find it and so was Mom. Sunday afternoon we just kinda hung out and then went to a BBQ at some of Daddy's friends. We got to swim and BBQ down by the lake. It was alot of fun..Mom and Dad, maybe we can buy a house down there???

This week is supposed to be a down week for us. Not much going on so I can store up some energy because on the 17th, we leave for CA and I get to go to Disnyland again!!!!!!!

Bye for now!!!

I am tired and busy these days!!!

2008-07-02T08:32:00.000-06:00

It has been a while since my last post. Mom and Dad have had me running around every day and night these days.

Over the past couple of weeks or so we have done the following:
Went to Elitches for Dad’s company picnic
Went to the Rockies game for Great Grandma’s 80th birthday
Went swimming with my friend Gavin up in Arvada
Went to the Rapids game
Have gone to the farmers market on the last couple Saturday’s for French fries done the Belgium way
Played at the breakfast food at the mall while Mom and Dad looked at IPhones
Dad has taken me on a few bike rides in the trailer
Mom has taken me to the dog park and the playground – I love the slide!!!
Aunt Kristy hung out with me while Mom and Dad went rafting
Grammy and Poppie got me a little wading pool to keep up at their house – it is nice when it is hot!!!

Mom and Dad have another busy weekend for me. Since it is the holiday, there is plenty of free stuff for us to do. Fireworks around town, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, the farmers market, a birthday party and lot’s of BBQ’s. We are also going to the Rapids game and when they start the fireworks display, they let everyone down onto the pitch which will be really nice.

Will have lot’s of pics to show everyone after the holiday. We are also getting ready for our trip out to CA in 2 weeks. We get to go back to Disneyland and we are also going to go to SeaWorld

Bye for now!!!

It has been a while since I have written

2008-06-04T20:22:00.008-06:00

So now that everyone is back to thier regular schedule, Mom and Dad back to work, Granny taking care of me during the week and me wanting to have everything that I see, I thought that I would also update my blog.

So here are a bunch of pictures from Puerto Rico. Mostly me playing at the beach. There is a couple of great shots of the "best house in Rincon". I really want Mom and Dad to buy this one for us....it would be so much fun to stay at.

When you see the whale, this is the beach you want

Why is there a hole in the frog?

Here is Mom and me at the fort in Old San Juan

Hey, did they make this door way just for me???

The perfect sunset over the Atlantic from Aguadilla

This is the house that Mom and Dad should buy. It has shells all over the place

Mr. Carrero & Sons Family Love Castle - we would have to rename it though!!!

They make palm trees that I can stand under and still have shade

Check out my really cool shades that I got!!!

Here is me chasing the pigeons at the park in Old San Juan

I still love the food at La Bombonera...cant wait to go back for some more mallorca's

All the houses in Old San Juan have a very Spanish/French flair to them

These might be the smartest cows...they were right next to us on the beach

I dont understand the waves coming in and out....this does not happen in the bathtub at home??

These are my footprints....boy, have I grown up lately

These long days at the beach are really starting to tire me out!!!!

I told you "All coconuts belong in the ocean..now get back in the water!!!!!!"

A somewhat wrap up of our trip...but there is more to come!!!

2008-05-14T16:25:00.012-06:00

These posts are a little late in coming. We have been so busy the last 2 days that Dad has not had time to help me with them. The below post is from Saturday’s adventures and then Sunday’s post and then the flight home on Monday

So I first want to say Happy Mother’s Day to everyone. I gave Mommy a big hug and kiss to her first thing this morning.

So here is my typical day down here in Rincon. I get up about 6:30 in the morning and I am looking for my bottle. After drinking that down, I go back to bed until about 8am or so. I go with Mom and Dad down to the continental breakfast. I pass by the parrots, that are in cages and the lizards, that run free and have some waffles, lemon poundcake or some bagel with cream cheese. We then pack up the car for our daily adventures around the island.

So yesterday we packed up the car and drove down to the coast to Mayaguez, Cabo Roja, Saint Germain, Lajas, Boqueron and La Parguera. We stopped at our new favorite roadside place and got sandwiches and that rice/green chili/stew combo. We then headed down and had lunch at the InterAmerican University in San Germain. While having lunch there, the guards locked the front gate. We had to find them driving around on campus and show us the way out. We then stopped at this cemetery. All the plots are above ground and some of them were really old. One was dated 1893.

We were going to take a night trip at Phosphorescent Bay. It is this really cool place where at night, the tiny macrobiotic organisms glow in the dark when the water it churned up. But we meet this loco damas (crazy lady) at the beach and she took us around Boqueron and Daddy ate oysters and drank beer with her. We walked awhile and saw the street side shops and bars and had dinner at another street side place. We had pollo and carne empadillas, fritos and a coke. We were all so tired that we ended up driving home.

On Sunday we got up real early, 730am and headed down to breakfast. Mommy had booked us a snorkeling trip down at the dive shop. We went out on a 25 foot catamaran with some other nice people from South Carolina and Toronto Canada. Captain Brian even let me bring my crab on board the boat. We went about 4 miles off the coast to the Tres Palmas reef and went snorkeling We saw all kinds of different coral and some really cool fishes. Mom and Dad took lots of pictures with their underwater camera and we should have them back in about a week or so. After that we had lunch on the front “trampolines” and cruised around for the next 2 hours of so. I had my superhero Speedo suit on. It has built in floatation and makes me look really big and strong.

We also forgot to reapply sunscreen and all three of us have some red to our normally white bodies. My forearms are a little burnt, Mom got her legs and Dad got his shoulders. We got some aloe vera lotion and everything is good once again.

We finally made it down to the glow in the dark bay. We got on the 2 story boat that has a couple of glass bottoms and made the 20 minute trip to the bay. We get there and the captain says something in Spanish but I don’t see anything glowing in the dark. Then another man comes around with a bucket of water and Mom has to chase him down and she grabs a handful of water. We were then able to see them glow. To me, it was a waste of money…..we barely saw it glow and everyone on the boat was really noisy and it was not fun. That was the first time, the whole trip, that Mom and Dad made a bad choice in something to do….oh well.

So we have left Rincon and made the drive back up to San Juan. We got to the airport and had lunch at McDonalds since we were early and did not want to stop on the drive up. I have now found Ketchup…..and it is good!!!! I like to dip my French fries (pomme frites, frittatas) and lick it off and then dip again. Mom makes sure that I have my own dipping cup since I like to double dip and then eat the fries.

Our flight back to Miami was ok. I did not take a nap so I terrorized Mom and Dad the entire time. I pulled keys of the laptop when Dad would not let me type. I was just not having fun and cried and screamed a lot. I was the first time that I have not been good on the plane and Mom and Dad were not happy….but what can I do, I have been in cars, boats, planes, my floatie crab among other things and I am ready to run around and play again…..I cant wait to get home and play with my dogs and sleep in my own bed.

On the ride home from Miami, I was still a terror. But the nice man on the airplane, Reggie, let me work with him. We handed out napkins, drinks, cups and food. We even got to wear some really cool hats while doing it. Everyone than really liked me!!!

Dad was finally able to get his special project done. I will work on that later in the week. I will also be posting a bunch of photos that we took on our trip in the next week or so.
Since there is no free internet at MIA, I will have to do this when I get home. Bye for now.

To San Juan and beyond

2008-05-10T07:08:00.010-06:00

So today we made the 2.5 hr drive back to San Juan. It is the island capital and this is where the governor lives. He has a really big house at the end of Old San Juan. It is painted bright blue and has lots of fences. We then found Parque de las Palomas. There were pigeons everywhere and I chased them all over the area. Check out the really cool movie that Mommy shot of me.

Daddy found this really cool restaurant on this tv show that we had lunch at. It was called La Bombonera. It has been open for over 100 years and they have these great pastries called Mallorca. It looks like a combination of a cinnamon roll and a beignets. They cut them in half, put butter on the inside, toast them up and then sprinkle powder sugar on them. I could eat these all day. Check out how happy I look with a mouth full of these!!!!

We had a great lunch and then walked the Old San Juan fort, El Morro. It has been here since the late 1539. The Spanish built it to keep their trade routes open. The French, English and the US have all attacked it at one time or another. It has these great turrets that were used for defensive purposes and some really tall walls. We walked 5 of the 6 levels. They would not let us walk down to the water level though. We also checked out this cemetery that was at the base of the fort. Everything was above ground and white.

We then started the drive home, which took forever since it was rush hour, 3 hours later and we decided to watch the sunset from Aguadilla tonight. They have this great little boardwalk and big city park. I played on the slide for a while and then decided I was really hungry. We had dinner at La Papa. It is just another road side stand between View Larger Map'>Aguada and Rincon. We had some of the biggest sweet potato’s I had ever seen. Mom’s was filled with cheese and bacon and Dad’s had chicken and cheese. With a full stomach, I am headed to bed. Bye for now……

Just being a local

2008-05-08T18:22:00.005-06:00

So today we drove down to Mayaguez to the zoo. It is only about 25 minutes from Rincon. It is the 3rd largest city in Puerto Rico. Their zoo is not as big as the Denver Zoo but they did have some really cool things that we don’t. They had chimpanzees, a really nice green area for their giraffes and elephants. They did not have any polar bears though…I don’t understand that at all???????

We then stopped at one of the many road side food places that they have down here. This one was one of the best we have eaten at. It had this really killer rice and beef stew that they gave me for free!!! I ate that faster than anything I have had down here in the past 3 days. Mom and Dad had the chicken and turkey sandwiches. The owner came out and talked to us and we are going back there on Saturday.

From there we came back to the Parrot and we still did not have any hot water. We have not had hot water since Tuesday. They gave us a new room and now we have hot water, bigger beds and we all smell better.

For dinner we went down to the lighthouse and watched the sunset.

We brought some leftovers since we have a fridge in the room, picked up some drinks and hung out there for awhile. We also stopped by the Econo, the local grocery store, and picked up some snacks and water since we are heading up to San Juan tomorrow for the day. I have also updated some of the earlier posts with some pictures that I just downloaded to Dad’s computer.

Dad is still working on that special post…..most of you will find it very cool. Bye for now!!!!

Rincon Day 2

2008-05-08T06:22:00.003-06:00

So Day 2 was as much fun as Day 1. Mom got up and her back hurt really bad. She made some call’s and found a massage therapist. She gave her the following directions:

Go out of the Parrot on 413 and drive to the gas station that sell’s fruit, go up the hill about 2 minutes until you get to the sign that say’s Art Muesem. Go left and then after a couple of “S” turns and the field on the right that is for sale, look for the orange flag on the gate.

So we were able to find it and mom got a great massage. We then drove back down to town and got some lunch from one of the many food stands that are just setup on the side of the road. We had Puerto Rico tacos. They were about 6 inches long, filled with spicy meats and cheeses and then deep fried. YUMMY!!!!!!

We had lunch by the beach and then went and played in the ocean for about an hour. I was out playing in my floatie crab and Dad pushed me into shore towards Mom and I got caught in the surf and flipped over on the shore. I had sand everywhere, in my ears, in my diaper, in my shirt, in my hair….but I only cried for a moment and wanted to go back out.

After coming home and taking a nap, we drove down the coast towards a town called Mayaguez and had dinner at a place called Brasas at the Rincon Beach. This was our “expensive” dinner of the trip. We had Veal chops, shrimp and a soup called Caldo Gallego. It was a mix of white beans, ham, chorizo and celery. It was really good even though it was served hot. After dinner, we walked the beach for a little while. It sure looks different at night and Mom and Dad would not let me play in the water. We might go back there later today to play. All the beaches in Puerto Rico are public and the big resorts cant stop anyone from accessing them. The other cool thing is that you don’t have anyone trying to sell you something while you are relaxing. So today we are going to drive down to Ponce and points east. Dad said that he has something special for tomorrow’s post….stay tuned

My first day on the island

2008-05-07T06:08:00.002-06:00

So our first full day in Puerto Rico was the best. We had breakfast and a nice man from PA gave us a map and some places to go. He is building a house down here for his family. He thought that I needed to have a brother….Mom and Dad just smiled and changed the topic of conversation.

We went over to the lighthouse that was built in the 1600’s and is one of the more popular surfing areas. We then went down to the beach and played in the ocean. We found a tide pool to play in. The water came in and out and the sand felt really funny under my feet. Dad has dipped my feet in the ocean before, but we never had a chance to play in the ocean.

After a couple of hours of playing in the sand and water, we took a quick drive around the city and surrounding towns. We came back to the Lazy Parrot and had lunch and then took a nap for a couple of hours. We then went and looked at some really big houses on the beach. Dad bribed a man of this big gated housing community to let us in because we wanted to look at purchasing a place. They were really nice and very close to the beach but they all looked the same.

Last night for dinner we went to El Cerdito del Cielito. (The flying pig in the sky) It had some of the best BBQ on this side of the island. We had pulled pork sandwiches, pork ribs, baked beans, mac and cheese, mofungo and local beers. The man that owns it is from Florida and used to be a pro surfer. We came back to the inn and watched tv for a little while before falling asleep…..more tomorrow on what we are going to do.

Just getting away from everything

2008-05-06T13:00:00.003-06:00

So, it has been a really tough couple of weeks around the house. I only got to meet Grant a couple of times since I was not allowed to see him in the NICU at Rose or when he was in the CICU up at Children’s. Once he was moved up to the 9th floor and was there, Mom and Dad took me up and I was able to see him.

While I was there one night, I played with all the balls and toys in the playroom.

I was also being pulled in the wagon and fell down and hit my nose.

I had this really good looking bruise across the bridge of it. Dad had thought that it might be broken, so he pushed on it and I did not cry, so all was good. It was during the hockey playoffs, so I was looking Ian LaPerriere, he has broken his nose a bunch of times.

When I was able to see Grant, I wanted to take out the oxygen tubes out of his nose. When I had them in my nose, I hated them and did not want Grant to have them either. He was so small and just slept a lot but he had been through a lot with his surgery though. I will miss him and I know that Mom and Dad miss him lots. They sleep with his blue blanket, sheep and teddy bear every night. Sometimes when they are crying, I give them my bear blanket and that seems to help them feel better.

We have had a lot of family around the house. All the grandparents, Great Aunt Mary, who I share a birthday with it, Great Grandma Brady, all my aunts/uncles, cousins and lots of friends have been over to see us. I think it has been good for Mom and Dad to have this too.

We are now on the airplane heading off on vacation. Mom and Dad have booked a trip to Puerto Rico, no passport required. We are going to be gone for 7 days and nights of laying on the beach, eating lots of different foods, playing in the sand and the ocean.

Mom and Dad want me to thank everyone that has sent cards, emails, called, stopped by the house, brought food and drink to us during the past couple of weeks. It has been very much appreciated. I will try to write again this week. We are staying on the west coast of PR in a town called Rincon. It is on the side of the island that everyone surfs on. We should have a really good time. Adios for now!!!!!

Ok, so we have just landed in Miami and this place is a DUMP!!!!!! They call this MIA and I know why. I would also want to go missing in action if I had to come here all the time. It is dirty, the air conditioning does not work, there are virtually no places to eat and they don’t even have free internet!!!!!! Mommy told us that the seats in the bathroom were broken and most of the stalls were not useable. And, I dont see any of the hot chicks they show on South Beach or on CSI Miami!!!!

The weather outside is about 83 degree’s with 100% humidity and there is no air….man, I am not used to this at all. At least this will help with my allergies and my nose is already feeling better

So our connector flight was out on the E concourse. We arrived in D and had to walk over to it. It was scary. We rode this little train out to the satellite building. This whole airport is under construction.
There are no flight arrival/departure monitors to be found. We had to ask someone where our connector flight was. It then opens up into big circle with the gates but someone there does not know how to count. Going from left to right, it went Gate 22, 24, 25 then our gate, 23. So our flight to San Juan was uneventful. I took a nap with Mom for most of the flight. We picked up our rental car and then started the drive to Rincon.

The "Mason Plague"

2008-04-11T22:04:00.005-06:00

I hate being sick!!! I must have picked something up at the hospital while visiting Mom and Grant. Since Wednesday night, I have had an upset stomach, throwing up and having the runs.

Down at Grandma and Grandpa Brady's, on Wednesday night, I got sick on their new rug, in their bed and on them. I had a couple of changes of clothes while I was there. Grandpa even had to call Mom and Dad to see what size diapers that I needed since I had gone through them all.

So when Grandma and Grandpa brought me back on the next day, Mom, Dad and Grant were at Childrens and so was Grandma and Grandpa Visscher, Aunt Kristy and Grandma Linda. I went home that night with Dad and was fine. But Friday was a whole 'nother story.

Dad was feeling a bit queasy during the day and came home early from the hospital. I decided that I was still sick and promptly threw up 3 times at home and changed sleepy clothes 4 times and the sheets on my bed. After that, Dad let me sleep with him and I was fine.

Now today for Grants surgery, Grandpa Brady is still at home being sick. Grammy and Poppie are at home, both being sick, Aunt Kristy had to give up her skiing trip on the last weekend the slopes are open since she is sick and Granny is staying with me at the house and she is really sick.

I have now created my own sickness......The Mason Plague!!!!

So now I cant see Mom and I miss her alot. I had Dad call her on the cell phone so I could say hi and hear her voice. Hopefully when they move Grant to the 9th floor, I can go up and spend some time with her.

I have a baby brother now

2008-04-08T21:35:00.003-06:00

So on Tuesday, I now have a new baby brother. At 5:57pm Grant Lars was born at the same hospital, in the same OR room that I was. He weighted 6.05 pounds and was 18 inches long. He was cleaned up after saying hi to Mom and then off to the NICU where he will be while Mom recoups in her room. We can go see him anytime we want since it is open 24 hrs.

We already knew that he was going to have some heart issues with the coarctation of the aorta and he will need to have surgery. So our cardiologist was able to take a scan at here at Rose and we will be off to Children's Hospital on Thursday of this week.

According to Dr. Carrie, he is going to need to have the tougher of the 2 surgeries and need to have open heart surgery and put on a bypass machine. That surgery is going to take about 5 hours or so. After that the recovery time is going to be a couple of weeks. So Mom and Dad will be travelling back and forth from the house to the hospital.

I am staying at the house with my dogs and Granny. I am also staying with Grandma, Gramdpa and Partner down in Parker. I hope to get out and stay with Grammy and Poppie since they just got home from Mexico.

Mom and Dad will be going back and forth from Childrens Hospital to home. It is only 20 minutes away from the house. Only one of them can stay in the NICU there so it appears that Dad will be coming home each night. Soon Grant will have his own website so he wont be using mine all the time.

I will be happy when he get's to come home though.....

Prosh-chavay, Cousin Brian

2008-03-23T10:52:00.004-06:00

Cousin Brian has started the biggest adventure of his life. He is now in Philadelphia, eating cheese steak sandwich's from Pats, running stairs at the Art Museum like Rocky and trying to steal the Declaration of Independence like Nicholas Cage in American Treasure. He is there for a couple days before heading to Munich then to Kiev, Ukraine.

Brian has joined the Peace Corps and will be in and around Kiev for the next 3 years. He is really excited about going and should have a great time. He will be able to travel around the area and all over Eastern Europe. He will be taking language and orientation classes for about 3 months and then will be unleashed on the people of the Ukraine.

His US dollar will go kinda far there to...the exchange rate of $1 USD to a Ukrainian Hryvnia is 4.90. Hope he can find some cool stuff to bring home for me!! Here is a great website to know everything about the Ukraine, http://kievukraine.info/reference.htm

Have a great time, Cousin Brian...we will miss you at the Cheeky Monk and late night drinks at Poppies.

Mason

Happy Easter everyone

2008-03-23T10:14:00.009-06:00

Well, another Easter is upon us. We got up early and went to church at 730am. That way we had a place to sit unlike last year when we had to lean up against the wall for the whole service.

After church we got Mom her Starbucks Chai and came home. Dad made breakfast and we watched Johnnie and Sprites, Monkey Man and Tigger and Pooh.

I got to open my Easter basket. I couldn't have any of the chocolate/peanut butter eggs, those went to Mom. Put there were some little reading books, a yellow chick that chirps and a blue peep that lights up. Then the dogs attacked me and wantd the yellow chick!!

It snowed overnight on the grass, so it will be kinda hard to get to the park today. Hopefully Mom and Dad will take me to the mall to play on the breakfast food

I love a good feast!!!

2008-03-18T20:07:00.005-06:00

So when Dad got home from his nightly commute and I woke up from my comfortable 2 hour nap, we headed out for dinner. Tuesday night is 1 dollar, that's right, I said 1 dollar fish taco night at Rubio's. So we headed out in the mommy cruiser minivan and down to grub. Not many places around any longer that you can get a bunch of fish tacos, drinks and churro for under 10 bucks.

I had 2 1/2 pieces of fish, some cabbage and a full churro for dinner. I am so full right now and my little belly is sticking out. I think that I will be sleeping through night tonight.

Other than that, not much going on around here. I am now able to climb onto the coffee table, onto the couch, off the bed and all over the dogs. Keaira is a great play toy for me to walk on and fall on even though Mom and Dad tell me I cant do it.

Right now Mom is watching Dancing with the Stars. I kinda like the show because they play good music at times. I can also dance and spin around. I always stop when Dad wants to take a picture of me though...nobody can capture my dance moves!!!

My new rides

2008-03-09T20:13:00.007-06:00

Hi everybody,

Now that day light savings is here, there is more time to play outside with the dogs and have fun with Mom and Dad. Dad got his "fixed gear" bike all decked out with one of my new ride. On this bike, Dad has to pedal all the time so there is no coasting or resting when we go downhill. So it is all setup for me. I have a place for my food, my bottle, I can sleep in it and it has a rain cover to keep me dry. We went for a quick 45 minute ride on Saturday. I do wish that it had some suspension since we go up and down alot of curbs while on the bike path. Dad has his bike decked out with his favorite beer cap and his favorite resturant.

So Mom's new ride is a little better on the amenities side. It has a solid roof, windows that roll down, leather interior throughout, heated seats, stow and go seats and a full on sound system with radio, cassette, cd and mp3 player. We were able to trade in the Volvo and got this one. It is a 2007 Chrysler Town and Country Touring. It has about 19K miles and it spotless. We can take the dogs with us almost anywhere, room for Dad's bike and my wagon when we go to the zoo. I can now see out the windows when we go places. I never knew how much stuff we pass when we drive places.

That's it for now. This week we are off to dinner with friends and I have my friend Gavin's birthday party on Saturday afternoon. He is going to be one year old. I have to find him a really cool present since he got me a cool train set with talking animals.

Doctor's update

2008-02-20T17:53:00.002-07:00

I had my doctor's appointment on Tuesday. They almost gave me a clean bill of health. I have to be on the oxygen only when I am sleeping. They can come and pick up the machine and travel bottle on Friday. I am also free to wander around now. They wanted me to stay inside for a while but I told myself to get better and I did.

So this weekend, we might try to get to the zoo if the weather is nice. If not, there is alwasys the breakfast food at the Cherry Creek mall. But that might be where I got my cold and RSV to begin with. Guess, I will just have to wash my hands alot over the next couple of days.

Bye for now.....

Finally.....

2008-02-17T19:52:00.003-07:00

"Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, I am free at last" MLK and Mason

So I finally got to come home today on a couple on conditions. I have to have O2 while I am sleeping and I cant go out in public for another week. At least I am cooped up in my own house, with places to walk, places to play and carpet instead of cold tile floors.

So Mom and Dad brought me home and I promptly played with all of my toys, took all my clothes out of the dresser and threw them on the floor and then took about a 30 minute nap before dinner. Mom and Dad stayed home with me most of the day. Dad had to go grocery shopping and pick up food and my medicine. Mom went and got dinner for us tonight.

I do have to go to the doctor's office on Tuesday to make sure I am still doing ok. Mom and Dad are off on Monday for Presidents Day so I get to spend some more time with them. I will try to be better at updating my blog in the coming weeks.

Not getting out yet...but I might be close

2008-02-16T22:56:00.003-07:00

Well, since my O2 dropped again, I am still here. The doctor came in about 9am today and let us know that it would probably be best to stay 1 more night here. Mom and Dad want to do what is best for me but I know that they are tired of this place also. Mom has been sleeping in the bed with me and Dad has be sleeping in the reclining chair and I hear him talk about how bad it hurts his back.

So I had a new nurse today, we will call her Nurse Ratched. She laid down the law on how and what were are supposed to do. Which is funny, since nobody else has told us what to do. After she left, Dad was not happy and went home to take care of the dogs. Mom found it very amusing that we might have been spreading the RSV virus but nobody had told us any different. With the shift change came a new nurse and she was much happier and easier to deal with. Hopefully, we will be going home tomorrow and I can roam the house and hang out with my doggies.

More news as it becomes available

I might never get out of here

2008-02-15T08:47:00.004-07:00

So my O2 level was great last night and I thought we were all coming home today. But alas, it dropped overnight and I had to be put back on oxygen while sleeping and the doctors want me to stay again tonight.

I live like a caged animal, really, check out the pics of the crib/bed that they gave me. I hope to be coming home on Saturday at this point. The doctor said that it takes 3-5 days to get everything out of me.....Saturday will be day 4.

I think Thin Lizzy put it best with this:

Tonight theres gonna be a jailbreak

Somewhere in the town

Tonight theres gonna be a jailbreak

So dont you be around

Hope to have another update tomorrow from the house. Thanks for all the emails from everyone!!!

My first hospital stay since I was born

2008-02-14T22:42:00.004-07:00

Well, it has been a while since I have updated my blog. Since my birthday party, we have celebrated Dad’s birthday. I had a short conversation with Bronco’s head coach Mike Shanahan at the new Irish pub, watched one of the best Super Bowls ever (I have only seen 2 though) and now have spent the last few days in the hospital with RSV.

I started to feel bad on Monday night. I had a slight cough and started to feel tired. By Tuesday, I was really sluggish and did not want to nap, eat or do anything. Tuesday night I did not want to sleep and used Mommy and Daddy as kicking and punching bags all night.

Granny finally took me to the doctor’s office Wed morning because I did not want to eat, drink or nap. Daddy met us at the office and then we rushed over to Rose Medical Center, the same place I was born at, and was admitted. There are a couple of other kids here with the same thing.

So now, what is RSV? I found this on wikipedia and I have a very mild case. I have been on oxygen since I got here. The nurses keep coming in and waking me up with pokes and prods. I have been on a couple of different medications since I got here also.

So all day Thursday, I was on O2 until my afternoon nap. The nurse came in and turned it off and I have been off of it ever since. They want to make sure that it stays between 89-91 and it has for most of the night. I am tethered to the oxygen meter on my big toe though. Mom and Dad had a nice Valentines Day dinner of Anthony’s Pizza and Boston Market.

Now that I am up and walking in the room, I really want to go home. I don’t like the bed, the small space and miss my doggies. I hope to be going home Friday. And I almost forgot, I have my first 2 molers coming in and my teeth hurt alot.

When I know more, I will try to update my blog again. Bye for now

I had my party, better late than never, huh?

2008-01-22T18:17:00.000-07:00

Well, after putting it off for almost 3 weeks, I finally had my birthday party. We didn't have it Jan 1 or Jan 5. We pushed it out until the 19th. It has come and I have hauled in some more really cool toys and presents.

Mom made me a lamb cake. This is the traditional birthday cake on Dad's side of the family. Even he had one on his 1st birthday. Dad pur the tarp down and let me have at it. I had it all over my face, my hair, my clothes. But I had a good time with it, even though I ate very little of it.

Dad was able to put the camera on the computer and Grammy was also able to watch down in Mexico. Poppie was out racing sailboats. There team won once again. That is 3 wins in a row for them. They are going to win the big regatta again this year.

So for my birthday, I got the following:

Stack and Roll cups

Bouncy Zebra

An alphabet train by VTech

Phonics Radio by Leap Frog

Thomas the Train book

Cash - I have vegas money now!!!

Bongo Drums and Maracas, both in english and spanish

Clothes

Baby crayons

We had lunch and a really good time with everyone and want to thank them for all the cool gifts.

Here is the last picture, this is what was left of the cake when I was done

It is my birhtday month

2008-01-14T18:58:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody, it has been a while since I was able to update my blog. I turned 1 a couple of weeks ago. Mom and Dad took me out to lunch at Johnny Rockets for grilled cheese sandwiches, frites and a chocolate sundae. We had a good time at lunch and then got to play on the breakfast food at the Cherry Creek mall. Here are a couple of pics at lunch.

Check out my cool Donald Trump comb over hairdo!!!

A couple of days later, I got my first hair cut. I was a big boy and sat on the dinosaur and the nice lady cut all my long blonde hair. Mom and Dad kept some for my baby book. Now I look like a litte cool guy.

I then had my 1 year check up. I have grown to almost 2 1/2 feet tall and almost 20 lbs. When I go over 20 lbs, I will be able to sit in a forward facing car seat. Now I will be able to tell where we are going all the time. Do you know how uncool it is to never know where you are going?

I have been sick so I never got to have my birthday party. I had to be cancelled on the 5th and everyone is coming over this Saturday for it. I have already opened some of my gifts though. I got a yellow rain slicker from Aunt Kristy, a Bronco's warmup suit from Uncle Tim and Aunt Michelle. Grandma and Grandpa got me really warm blue Air Force blanket. I have been using that one alot since it has been cold here lately. I also use it when Mom and Dad take for a ride in my wagon. It has been very handy to have around so thanks Grammy and Poppie!!!

Right now I have just been playing with my Legos and blocks in the front room. We dont have any real plans for the next couple of weeks, so I guess I will be home for a while. Daddy has a a 3 day bike ride in Moab, UT that I might try to talk Mom into going with. She is not much for sitting around while Dad is out riding though.

Will try to update in the next couple of days and have some pics of my birthday party up. Bye for now!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

2007-12-25T18:35:00.000-07:00

Well, today I celebrated my first christmas. We slept in and then came out to the tree. There was this really big horse in front of the tree. Wow!!! I love this day already.

It is black, it rocks and when you push the button on it's ear, it makes horse noises and it's head and tail move up and down and back and forth....if this is my first present, what are the rest going to be????

I also got a bunch of clothes from my cousins Jay Jay and Timmy. They live in San Diego. I now have my own phone and remote control so I wont be stealing Daddy's any longer. I also got a Leap Frog Fridge DJ, a Leap Frog barnyard animal magnet set. Mommies friend Mary and Todd from Green Bay sent some plates, sippy cups and a donut tree with rings that I can throw around.

Since we got about 6 inches of snow, we did not get to Grandma and Gramdpa's house today. So we will celebrate Christmas with them and all my aunts, uncles and cousins on Saturday.

Mom got this really cool milk frother so she can make Latte's at home instead of Starbucks. She also got some coupons for pedicures. Daddy is finally going to get his windows tinted. I am glad also since we take his car alot and the sun is always in my face.

Click and see me dance

2007-12-20T17:02:00.000-07:00

Dad created this great little dance number with me and the dogs.

Check it out at http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1625374838

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, a little early

2007-12-15T08:49:00.000-07:00

It is my first Christmas, so Mom and Dad took me to the mall and plopped me on the lap of some guy wearing a red outfit that I had never seen before. He seemed happy to see me, knew my name and took a picture with me. Don't know what this is all about, but I liked it!! He asked me what I wanted for Christmas and told me to be good.....when am I never not good????

We are off to Cynthia's house today for an ornament exchange...again, I have no idea what this is about, but heard Mommy talking about some good food and Dad about drinking some holiday beers with the guys.

Hopefully this weekend after getting some shopping done, Mom and Dad will take me out in my new sled. We have plenty of snow in the backyard and around the neighborhood.

Cousin Brian is having his garage sale today at our house. The temp at 9.am was 16 degrees but with the slight wind it was more like 7 degrees. That is way too cold for me to hang outside with him!!! He has had some people come by and buy some of his stuff. He is getting ready to go back to CA and then to the Ukraine for 2+ years, since he has joined the Peace Corps. Maybe I can visit him while he is there? Where is the Ukraine anyway?

Dasvidania!!!

Some pics from the last couple of weeks

2007-12-10T20:46:00.001-07:00

Just a couple of quick pics.

Here is a pic of all of us from one of Daddy's cyclocross race. He fell down a couple of times in the mud that day. I cheered for him everytime he came up the hill towards us.

Here is a pic of Mommy and me at the Parade of Lights. It was really, really cold that night. We had milk steamers at Starbucks, rode the Light Rail downtown for the parade and hung out with some friends of Mom and Dads.

Here is one other pic of me standing in my crib. I was about to get my clothes changed so all I am wearing is my diaper!!!!!

Sometime this week, I will be getting my picture taken with Santa, do some christmas shopping and might be able to take the my new sled out and play in the snow.

Some more pics of me at Thanksgiving

2007-11-27T12:50:00.003-07:00

Here are some pics of me that Grandpa took on Saturday at thier house. Mommy bought this push car for me a while ago. I can now walk all over the house and outside with it. It can also be converted to a buggy that I can sit on and push around like a car.

This is me and Partner walking towards Grandpa in thier front room

Check me out...I can push this all over the house!!!

This chair keeps getting in my way...this looks just like the one that I have in my bedroom?

Check out my cool corduroy suit!!!

Hey, who is making noise over there?

I'm walkin, yes indeed, I'm walkin....

Halloween - I know, it is kinda late at this point

2007-11-26T10:39:00.000-07:00

Halloween, I don’t understand the whole thing. You get dressed up and people give you candy and food. Sounds like a good time to me.

So my first Halloween, my granny Linda, made my costume. I was Curious George. Dad decided that was a good costume for me. Mommy had found a pumpkin costume but was out voted by Dad.

At Dad’s office, they have a kids parade around the building. We walked all 3 floors of the building and brought home a whole bunch of candy, and I never got any of it. I only was able to eat the Teddy Grahams and sucked on a packet of Smarties. All the rest of my haul just disappeared – Mom and Dad must have eaten it.

That night, Poppie and Grammy came over and we handed out some more candy to other kids that came by the house. Not many kids came by because it was cold out but there were all kinds of costumes: Princesses, Santa and his elves, pirates and skeletons but I did not see any other monkeys like me………

My fourth trip to CA this year - on a somber note

2007-11-15T19:19:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been a while since I have had time to update my blog. One would think that at only 10 months, I would have lot's of time on my hands to do this but that is not the case. I am busy little guy.

Around the third week of October after watching Uncle Brian, Uncle Ron and daddy get done racing cross up in Westminster, Mommy called and told us that great grandpa Leonard had passed away. I was able to meet him a couple of times before he passed. Here is a pic of us at his house back in March. He was a big baseball fan and loved to be with his kids and grandkids and great grandkids.

We flew out on a Wednesday morning to CA, cousin Brian was with us also and we were there for a full week. I got to see all my great aunts and uncles and cousins. I always seem to be the center of attention when I am there, so I must be popular?

He had a full military funeral with an honor gaurd, taps and a 21 gun salute. He was a B-29 pilot in WWII. There was alot of crying and remembering by everyone. He will be missed by mommy and daddy.

We did go down to San Diego and see cousin Leanne and Jay and the boys. We went to this really cool resturant called Stone World Bistro. We had lunch with them and Ryan, Shannon, Aunt Peggy, Sara, Uncle Dan. They have really good food and their beer is made in house. They have a great park area, a pond with ducks and a firepit inside a water fountain.

We then went to Disneyland with Leanne, Jay, the boys, Aunt Michelle, Great Aunt Patty and Dan Jr. We rode the Buzz Lightyear ride, Dumbo's elephants, Mr Toad's Wildride, The Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Carribean and a bunch more that I slept through. Mommy, Daddy and I also got our pictures taken with Pooh, Tiggerr and Eyeore.

We had a really good time and were there all day and all night. I want to go back and get my picture taken with Micky and Minnie Mouse because I was already asleep when they were out walking around.

We did get to walk at the beach a little bit. Had dinner at The Brussells Bristro, Los Brisas and Dad's favorite, In and Out Burger.

Great Grandma might be coming out after Christmas also. It will be good for her to be in Colorado and seeing all of the other family that was not able to get out for the funeral.

When we finally got back home, the Rockies had lost the World Series, the Bronco's lost in overtime to the Packers and Halloween is just around the corner.

9 Month Check Up

2007-10-13T09:28:00.000-06:00

I went to the doctors on Oct 2 for my 9 month check up. The doctor said that I am very healthy and in some cases I am a head of schedule on my motor skills. My head and heigth are getting more into the average range, but my weight is still at the low end, but the doctor said not to worry since I am still on the charts. I am now 27-3/4 inches tall and I weigh 17 pounds. I am just a tall and lean baby. I guess I might grow up to be built like my uncle Marc and Poppie.

P.S. My new baby brother or sister is doing good too. Mommy went to the doctor for a 7 wk and again for a 9 wk ultrasound check up and my little sibling is looking good. Mommy is feeling pretty good too. Too bad I don't let her nap after work like she got to do when she was pregnant with me.

Back to my normal life

2007-10-13T08:29:00.000-06:00

Well, I have survived my second trip to Vegas and my first bike show. We stayed at the Venetian with Cynthia, Ron, Laurie and Brian. We would get up each morning, have breakfast then walk the bike show for a couple of hours. All of Dad's friends were happy to see me there. Then I would go to the pool with Mommy, Cynthia and Laurie for the afternoon before meeting back up with the guys.

We walked around the hotel one afternoon. The Grand Canal shops are really expensive. They have some cool stuff but not for me. I did get my picture taken with the a couple of the guys from The Blue Man Group. They look different from me though?

So the last day at the show, I found a new pair of shoes. They were a little big but I know that I can grow in to them. Around my neck is my first badge for the trade show. Each person is supposed to have one. I saw other babies and young kids with no badge. Maybe they just told thier parents "we dont need no stinkin badges!!!" but I wanted to have one.

We will be home for a while now. Dad only has cross races until mid December, all around town. Mommy and Aunt Kristy are trying to plan thier girls trip, I just dont know if I will be going on that one. Grammy and Poppie will be home until after Thanksgiving before they leave and go back to Mexico. Grandma and Grandpa just got home from Hawaii. Grandma broke her ankle while on thier cruise in Greece and had to have surgery in Turkey with plates and pins.

Granny will keep coming to the house Monday through Friday to watch over me and she takes me all over town while we run her errands.

Mason on the Sluts and Mutts Camping trip

2007-09-24T17:02:00.000-06:00

I went on my third camping trip in Twin Peaks up near Leadville the weekend after Labor Day. I got a free pass to join the Sluts and Mutts annual camping trip this year. This is traditionally a camping trip of just Mommy's girlfriends and their dogs. We camped with sluts Cheryl, Danelle, Tabitha, Kelly, and Jennefer and the eight mutts.

On Saturday Danelle, Tabitha, Mommy, Keaira and Johan (my dogs) and Belgium (Tabitha's dog) and I went for a 3 hour hike outside of Twin Lakes. Mommy's shoulders hurt so Danelle carried me for most of the hike. Thanks Danelle! I loved the free ride!!!

It was cold up at camp at night. Below is a picture of me keeping warm next to Johan for a quick snooze in the tent.

On our way home Danelle, Mommy, and I walked around Leadville. It's a really old town 10,000 feet above sea level. I got a free ride around town and Mommy got some homemade fudge.

Viva Las Vegas - where's the Craps table at Dad?

2007-09-24T12:37:00.000-06:00

Well, I am on the move again. Mom and Dad are taking me to Sin City this week for the annual pilgremege to the bike show. I will be out seeking autographs from all the great cycling stars past and present. Maybe even getting my picture taken with some pretty girls while I am there.

We leave on Wednesday morning and come back on Friday night. We are staying at the Venetian, which is also where the bike show is. I will be hanging out with Mom by the pool and with Dad at the show and then hitting town with Uncle Brian and Uncle Dash. Maybe we can even get into Ghost Bar at the Palms and see Brittany dance and lip sync? I will be updating the site with pics and stories every day that we are there so check back often.

Stuff that I have done this summer

2007-09-11T18:03:00.000-06:00

While I wait for mom to give me the write up for the camping trip, I thought I would highlight everything that I have done this summer. First, we bought a summer pass to the zoo. Mom likes seeing the gorillas and dad likes the elephants. Here is a pic of all of us out in front of the zoo.

Here I am with my friend Gavin. I am two months older than him but he is bigger than I am. This is at the City Park Jazz Festival. It is also really close to the zoo. We only went a couple of time this year though.

Then we went to a bunch of sporting events this year. The first was a Colorado Rockies game. We had really good seats, about 20 rows behind home plate in the lower bowl. We won that game 5-3 against the San Diego Padres. The pitcher struck out 7 batters so we got free drinks from Circle K that next day.

We then were off to the pitch to see the Colorado Rapids play a couple of "football" games. The first game was against New York RedBull and we lost 1-0. The next game was much more fun. It was the SuperLiga match between 2 Mexican First Division teams, Pachuca and CD Guadalajara. Chivas, which is what Guadalajara's nicknames, is one of dad's favorite teams. We have matching jerseys and I really want to have one of these cool masks from the guy sitting behind us. Do they make these in my size?

Then at the end of July, we went to the Dragon Boat races over by Sloans Lake. They were kinda cool and the food was really good. Mom got me this really cool hat that I can were when I am out in the yard with everyone.

We have also gone swimming abunch of times. I have been in the Pacific ocean twice, swam at the Red Rocks Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs in the Collegiate Peaks and over at Cynthia's pool.

First post for the world to see

2007-09-06T15:00:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone. Here is the first post of my new blog page. Since I am always on the go with mom and dad, I thought it would be a good idea that everyone knew where I have been.

So last week was my third trip to CA, this year. My first one was back in March to meet the family. The second one was to see great grandpa since his health was not doing very well. And this last one was more for mommy than me. Her friend Kirsten was having a reception for thier wedding. This time we flew to San Jose and drove up to Sacramento. We camped out one night and then went to Petaluma and stayed with some other friends of mommies.

Monday we drove down to San Francisco and watched the harbor seals make noise.

Mom then found Mason street and took my picture under the sign. Who knew that they have already named a street after me?

This weekend I am going on the girls camping trip with mommy and the dogs. It is called the sluts, mutts and baby butts (that is for me) trip. We are going to camp for a couple of nights in the Twin Peaks area, which is just south of Leadville.

Dad is staying at home again this weekend. He has alot of yard work to do for the end of summer BBQ and has cross practice again before the race season starts. His first race is next Saturday down in Colorado Springs and then Sunday in Littleton. I will go and cheer him on for the Sunday race.