Cordero annual holiday party

This evening we went to the Cordero annual holiday party.  Uncle Ritchie and Auntie Margaret live in a really cool neighborhood where everyone goes all out with the Christmas decorations.  At first, I wasn't too excited about the party.  When dada asked me why, I told him Uncle Ritchie doesn't have any toys.  Easy problem to solve...we packed up my trains to play with there.

Auntie Margaret had a craft table set up.  We made snowmen and snow globes.  Since I didn't know what a snow globe was, she brought one over to the table to show me.  I really liked using the glitter glue to make the snow in my snow globe.  Can you tell which one I made and which one mama made?

We also played a game called a white elephant gift exchange.  It involved picking numbers and then picking a gift based on the number you had.  When it was your turn you could either open a new gift or steal one from someone who already had one.  Since dada had the number 1, I got to open a gift.  It was a hot wheels track!  Super cool!  But I didn't want anyone to steal it.  So anytime someone would show a little bit of interest in it, I'd hold on to it tight or try to hide it behind me.  Luckily no one took it from me and I got to keep it!

I had lots of fun playing trains with Kyden, Sienna, Kaiden and Mason.  That's right there were two Kydens!  Another friend, Nathan, was still too little to play with us.  He was only 3 months old.  But I bet next year he'll be playing along side with us.  Mason had so much fun that passed out before we left.

Thanks for inviting us to the party, Uncle Ritchie and Auntie Margaret!  And thanks to Auntie Mimi for taking the pics posted on my post.

Here comes Santa Claus...

On Friday, Dada and I went on a man date!  He picked me up from daycare and off we went to the mall. (Don't worry, he didn't leave Mason.  Mason was home because he had a fever, but he's better now.) We did some shopping and had dinner.

We also walked by Santa!  As soon as I saw him, I wanted to go see him and tell him what I want for Christmas. Santa and I are old friends. I met him before I was one!  Dada said that we could come back so Mason could meet Santa too.

Well, this morning we headed back to the mall.  I guess lots of other kids had the same idea. There was a long line even before Santa showed up!  He was a few minutes late too...must've been a lot of traffic from the North Pole. 

We waited in line for over 2 hours and finally got to meet Santa.  I spent most of that time at the Disney store with mama.  Mason did great when he met Santa. Not a single tear!

Mason is 11 months old!

Happy 11 months to Mason!

Here's what he likes:

• Meat: He's definitely a carnivore. And he's an equal opportunity meat eater...turkey, chicken, beef, pork...it's all good. 
• Clapping: We're not sure if he's clapping because he's happy or if he's trying to sign the word more.  If you clap at him, he'll usually start clapping. It's really cool when he claps with food in his hands. Mama doesn't really appreciate it when that happens.
• Toilet paper: He loves to pull the toilet paper off the roll. To make sure we don't kill too many trees, mama's had to move the toilet paper.
• Grabbing mama's mouth: He'll grab mama's lips and pinch them. When mama yelps because it hurts, he laughs and does it again.
• Putting his hair in a ponytail: Okay, I don't know if he really likes it. But mama always puts his into a ponytail at the top of his head.
• Dancing: He bounces up and down. Ms. May, one of his day care teachers, is training him. Every time he does this at day care, she says, "Go Mason. Go Mason. Go Mason."
• Cruising: He's on the move more and more. Sometimes he even stands without holding on to anything, but then he plops onto his butt.
• Day care: He doesn't cry anymore when dada drops him off. Sometimes he doesn't even look up when dada and I leave. Plus he's getting better at napping there too!  He's taken an hour plus nap several days now.  Let's hope he's figured out the benefits of napping. 

Here's what he doesn't like:

• Books: he's not as into books as I am. When mama reads to him before bed, he always tries to close the book before mama's done. Maybe that'll change as he gets older. 
• Rice: I think that's just weird. Who doesn't like rice? Every time mama gives him rice, he chews it and then spits it out. He's more of a bread guy. Oh well, more rice for me and dada!

Mason's Weight Check

This morning was like every other morning, until it was time to go to school.  Usually dada, Mason and I leave together.  But this morning, it was just me and dada.  Mason was spending the day with mama and he had a doctor's appointment.

Why the doctor's appointment?  Because he didn't gain very much weight at his 9 month appointment, mostly because of his stomach and GI issues.  So he had to back to make sure he put the weight back on.  Good news!  He gained weight. He weighs 19 lbs, 7 oz and is in the 13th percentile. I'm not surprised that he gained weight considering how much he eats these days.  Somedays he can out eat me!

While they were at the doctor's, Mason also got a flu shot and his blood drawn.  Mama says he did super great with both.  He didn't cry at all.  Not even for the blood draw.  He just smiled at the lab techs as they drew his blood.  Mama was shocked because when I had my blood drawn, I wailed. Way to go little bro!

Mason's First Thanksgiving

Gobble, gobble.  That's turkey for Happy Thanksgiving. We've been talking about things we say thank you for at day care. Mama asked me what things I say thank you for the other day. Here's how the conversation went:

Mama: Logan, Thanksgiving is this week. What do you say thank you for?
Me: Candy!
Mama: Anything else?
Me: Mac & cheese...and mama
Mama: What about dada?
Me: (pause) Yeah.
Mama: And Mason?
Me: (another pause) Yeah.

Dada says that I'm consistent because anytime anyone would ask me what I was thankful for, I'd always answer, "Mac & cheese and mama."

This year mama signed us up for the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot.  My buddies Matthew and Kyden were "running" it too.  Mama and dada "ran" the 5K pushing us in a double stroller that we borrowed from Connor and Claire.  The stroller was named Bob.  He wasn't as comfortable as the double stroller we rented in Orlando.  Can you tell how thrilled we were to be doing the Turkey Trot?

After mama and dada's "race" it was my turn to run the Kids Fun Run.  Matthew and Kyden also ran the Fun Run. It was a 30 yard dash. We held hands while we ran.  Don't let these pictures fool you.  If you ask me who was the fastest, I'll say, "Logan."  I didn't want to leave mama behind, so I had to slow my pace down.  Maybe next year, Mason can run with us too!

At the end of the run, we all got medals!  Well, only us kids.  How come we get medals and the grown-ups don't?  I mean they run farther than us don't they?

We spent the evening at grandma and grandpa's house. Grandpa has a super cool train set!  Kimora and I had a great time playing with it.  Sorry, we messed up your train set, Grandpa.  Hopefully, you remember how to put it back together.

This was also Mason's first Thanksgiving!  He had a great time playing with Kyle, watching Kimora dance and exploring "new" toys.  He also found grandma and grandpa's stairs, which he could climb up, but not down.  Mason must've worked up an appetite playing because he ate a ton of food!  He ate turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, and an entire Kings Hawaiian roll.  Man that kid can eat! 

I hope everyone had great Thanksgiving with family and friends.