Mason got his first haircut on Saturday from someone other than me. I didn't think his hair looked that long, but it was definitely getting shaggy. He was really good, and I think it turned out pretty cute! I attatched some new pictures as well.
Before the haircut--not looking so good!
And after--so much better!
Mason trying to put Daddy's boots on.
He only needed a little help! 
Mason had his 15 month doctor appointment last week and is right on track. He weighed 25 lbs and is 32 1/4 inches tall. He is still 95th percentile for his height and 50th for his weight. Such a big boy!
Time flies, and I cannot believe that he will be 16 months next week! In the last month, Mason seems to have grown up so much. Things have really started to click for him, and it has become evident how much he really understands. All of the things that we have done and talked about since he was born, now seem to have meaning to him. About a month ago, I asked him where his ears were and he pointed to them. We have always talked about where his body parts are, but he had never showed me. I was shocked for him to then point out his eyes, nose, mouth, fingers and feet. His favorite trick for awhile was to throw things away in the trash can. I've never seen a child get so excited about throwing things away--of course sometimes he likes to go and get things back out of the trash can--which we have to work on!
Little things that may seem insignificant to some people are so cute and exciting for Jonathan and me. For example, when I tell him to lay down so I can change his diaper, he will lay down on his stomach like he is going to go to sleep. He has also turned into quite the imitator which can be rather funny. The other day I was in a dressing room at the mall and started to take my shirt off. I look over and Mason is taking his shirt off as well! He also loves to lint roll his pants, stir and pretend like he is drinking tea out of a big mug, suction his nose and wipe it in a tissue, rub lotion on his hands, unlock the door with the keys, talk on the phone, mop and sweep the floor, use a spray bottle, and the list goes on. If he sees you do it, he will copy it!
Mason is also talking a lot more. It started off with him saying all of the animal sounds, which we probably drove him crazy asking him to say, but he was always willing to cooperate! He also likes to use "signs" to communicate things he doesn't know how to say. His favorite sign right now is "please"--which is supposed to be a circular motion of the hand over the chest--but he rubs his stomach! Whenever he wants to eat, he runs into the kitchen and rubs his belly as fast as he can. It's hard to say no, when he "asks" so politely! 
Mason really loves drinkable yogurt right now.
He is a terror when he gets a hold of the tape!
I know this is late, but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Ours was great except for the fact that it flew by. Christmas with Mason was more fun than last year since he could actually help open the presents. Out of everything he got, his absolute favorite was a cleaning set that Jonathan and I got him. It was also probably the cheapest, but he loves it! It has a broom, dust pan, swiffer mop, and spray bottle, and Mason still carries at least one of the items around the house for the majority of the day. His new found fascination with cleaning supplies has led Jonathan and me to believe that he will either be a custodian one day or a very good husband who helps his wife clean house! No matter whose house we are at, Mason always manages to find the cabinet with spray bottles and cleaners--just what every parent wants their child to play with.
We did Christmas with Jonathan's family the weekend before Christmas. It was a lot of fun, and because they were here for the whole weekend we did not feel rushed at all. Christmas Eve we headed to Oklahoma when Jonathan got off work. Halfway to Oklahoma I took Mason out of his carseat to discover that he had a fever. Of all the days to get sick--unbelievable! Needless to say he was pretty puny for a couple of days. On Christmas day he was not his typical active self. He didn't care about any of his new toys and just wanted to be held. Oh well, there's always next year! Jonathan's parents came to Ft. Gibson on Christmas day, as well as some of my other family. It was fun and eventhough Jonathan had to go back to Texas that night, he was nice enough to let me stay and visit my family for the rest of the week. He came back and got me on Friday and on Sunday we went to Stillwater for a few days. Overall, it was a good holiday, but I sure was ready to get home after being gone for a week and a half!
Mason with his Mimi's Windex! 
Aunt Julie teaching Mason how to play guitar.
Mason loves Elmo right now, and my brother Josh got him this for Christmas. Everytime he sees any character from Sesame Street he starts saying "Elmo, Elmo!"
Mason on his new car from Grandma and Pawpa.
Mason and cousin Amelia reading a book.
We couldn't even get the broom out of his hands for a family picture!
Mason in his Aunt Catherine's t-shirt!
Mason loves his cousin Amelia!
Mason with cousin Matt and his girlfriend Tracy.
Mason is ready to fight with his lint rollers and frog backpack!
The week of Thanksgiving was a great week. Jonathan took a week of vacation so we packed up and went to Oklahoma to visit family. We started off at my parents house because my brother, Josh, was in the musical Oklahoma. He played the part of Will, and he was hilarious! He did such a good job, and Mason slept through the performance so everyone got to watch! Monday and Tuesday, my parents watched Mason and Jonathan and I went to Tulsa to Christmas shop and have some time to ourselves--a rare occurence!
Wednesday morning we had breakfast with my best friend Olivia and her husband Jay in Oklahoma City. It was so great to see them! After that we headed to our final destination of Stillwater to see Jonathan's family. We stayed there until Saturday and had a wonderful time. Mason's Mimi got him some Elmo houseshoes that you can see below. He loved them! My family joined us for dinner on Thursday so we had the best of both worlds on Thanksgiving day! Mason didn't know what to think having both sets of granparents in the same place, but he sure loved all of the attention!
My parents came down last weekend, and we took Mason to the zoo for the first time. The weather was beautiful, so it was the perfect day to be outside. Mason liked watching the other children about as much as he liked watching the animals. His favorite animal was the camel. He oohed and ahhed as the camel just sat there and chewed. It was rather boring to me, but I loved watching him get so excited. He did that with a lot of the animals, but none as much as the camel. My favorite, as well as Jonathan's, was the monkey who jumped to the top of the fence and started urinating. All of the spectators scattered very quickly! Overall our trip was great, and we were definitely worn out after being there for 5 hours. That night we went home, cooked dinner, and watched the OU game. It was a fun weekend! 
Mason got super excited to see the baby monkey!
Jonathan looks like he could be one of the animals!
Mason was obviously excited for the game!
This year was Mason's 2nd Halloween, but his first to dress up. On Halloween night we went to our small group party. Most every couple wears costumes that coordinate, but not us. Jonathan was dying to wear his beloved Woopie Cushion costume. So, I dressed up as a fisherman to somewhat coordinate with Mason's shark costume. Mason's favorite activity of the night was digging through Justin and Allison's candy bucket. He didn't really eat the candy; he just liked to carry it around. I'm sure that will be the last Halloween that it works out that way!
