This post has been postponed for quite sometime.  The events took place during Memorial Day weekend.  Our family took a trip to Fort Smith, Arkansas to celebrate my Grandmother's 80th Birthday.  The trip was good for the most part.  Laura and I enjoyed our time with everyone.  This is the first time in quite sometime when my Mom's entire side of the family was able to be at one location.  The trip was filled with lots of preparation for my Grandmother's surprise Birthday party.  We also went to the Thai Temple two days in a row to wish my grandmother good blessings.  All the females wore Thai traditional dresses.  I thought Laura looked beautiful in her pink traditional dress.

My extended family (mom's side)

Our little family with Grandma

The both of us together 

Mason's little tuxedo for his Great Grandmother's 80th surprise Birthday!

Mason flirting

Last week Mason was quite the ladies man.  He met new friends who quite frankly couldn't keep their hands off of our little guy.  He didn't seem to mind though.  He loves the attention and the ladies.

Mason meets Jade for the first time, she really wanted his attention.  Hola!

Mason and Madison, those are some cute "M-son" names.  She couldn't keep her hands off of him either :)

Mason's first little white lie...

Perhaps we should call this post "Mason's first little brown lie"...

Just kidding...Laura and I just wanted to share this cute video of our little guy.

We saw him sitting near the door way and while Laura was randomly video taping him we noticed he was busy concentrating on...

When asked about his little situation, well you can see how he responds. 

Swimming Lessons

This week Mason began his swimming lessons.  For the next two weeks he will have lessons Monday-Thursday.  His first lesson was supposed to be on Monday, however I didn't hear my alarm clock ring, so Mason missed his first day of swim school.  Hopefully this isn't a sign of what Mason's future attendance will be once he begins his education.  He isn't even one year old yet and he is already beginning truant!

Mason showing how he learned to hold his breath while underneath the water.

Here are some photos of Mason during this past Tuesday with me.  Even though he missed his first day of his swimming lessons, he was not far behind the other students.  He is the youngest one in the class.  

He is a quick learner.  Mason loves the water, and he already knows to close his mouth when I dunk him under the water.  

Another activity our entire family can share together.  Laura took Mason to his swimming lessons on Wednesday and Thursday his swimming lessons were cancelled due to inclement weather.  

Daddy's little guy

Yesterday our family was invited to lunch to catch up with Uncle Tony, Aunt Ha, and my cousin Kristy.  They are all from my Dad's side of the family and Uncle Tony and Aunt Ha live in Carrollton, TX, which is only about 30 minutes away from us and Kristy lives near Los Angeles, CA.  So of course, I get excited when they call us up and want to meet up since I don't get to see my dad's side of the family often.  

We all had lunch at A1 Super Buffet which was delicious.  It was a nice little luncheon where we all updated each other on our lives. Uncle Tony and Aunt Ha are two of the few people from my dad's side of the family who have really seen Mason since he was born.  They attended his baby shower, and one month party.  This was Kristy's first time seeing the lil guy.  He seemed to really enjoy their company and vice versa.  After lunch we took a couple photos prior to leaving.

My latest favorite pic of Mason and I

Kristy and Mason

Mason's first visit to the library

Today we took Mason to the library for the first time.  He seemed to really enjoy it.  We read to him and he was able to really get his hands on some books.  Even though he already has many books at home, he was still curious to see what else he could get into.  

The lil guy needs to learn how to use his inside voice at the library

Mom and Mason reading together

We read about five books to Mason while at the library.  Since he already met his book quota for the week, we decided to rent some DVDs.  They had quite a selection for small children.  We decided upon Baby Einstein, Cars (Blue-Ray), and Xuan Mai.  We couldn't believe they had a couple of Xuan Mai DVDs because Mason really enjoys watching her singing in Vietnamese.

Mason's first library rentals...dvds!