To say the least, Mason makes our lives very interesting:
On the first day of kindergarten the principle was called in to help deal with his behavior and he told her that he wanted to be bad, because if he was bad he wouldn't have to come back.
On the first day of kindergarten the principle was called in to help deal with his behavior and he told her that he wanted to be bad, because if he was bad he wouldn't have to come back.
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Two weeks ago Gabe took the boys to Toysrus. Gabe was with Mason near the Little People toys when Mason saw a 4 year old girl looking around. He went up to her, introduced himself, then began giving her a tour of all the toys and how they worked.
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Last weekend Mason went missing for a couple of hours, (which is typical because he has so many friends houses he loves to go play at in our tight knit neigborhood). When he resurfaced Gabe asked him where he had been. He said that he was at a birthday party. We were a bit puzzled because he hadn't been invited to any parties. We noticed that our Spanish speaking neighbors a couple houses down had a bounce house set up in the backyard, festive music playing and lots of balloons. We asked if that was the party he was at, and he replied yes. Gabe told him that it wasn't polite to go to a party if you haven't been invited. Mason quickly retorted, "I was! I knocked on their door and said, can I come to your party, and they said yes!"
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I often have people relate funny conversations they have had with Mason, whether they are complete strangers or people in our neighborhood. This summer while we were at Seven Peaks water park, an old man came up and tapped my arm. Pointing to Mason he asked, "Is that your son"? I looked over and saw Mason and Gage sitting on some of the rock landscaping and assuming that Mason had done something to offend him, I gave a hesitant, "yes"? He continued, "I saw him kissing a rock and I asked him, "Is kissing a rock better than kissing a girl?" and he told me "YES!"".
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My visiting teacher related this story to me after she watched him for a couple of hours. He had walked into her house and noticed her 11 month old niece playing on the floor. He curiously eyed the baby, then asked, is that your baby? She replied that it was her niece. He didn't quite understand, so he asked, "did that baby grow inside your tummy?" She answered, "nope, she didn't grow in my tummy". Then very dramatically he queried, "Well, if that baby didn't grow in your tummy and it's not yours, THEN WHO'S BABY IS IT!?!"
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Now that Mason is in kindergarten, part of his his homework is to read 15 or more minutes a day. The other night he was whining and complaining and wasn't following directions. He wanted Gabe to read to him but he kept misbehaving until Gabe said, "Mason! Why should I read to you? You have been whining and not listening and are being mean to me! Give me one good reason why I should still read to you?" Mason paused a moment to think, then replied, "because I like you daddy."
