Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Boys Bonding

Mason and Papa

Mason ready for a horse ride and Uncle Zach and Tyler wrestling in the back

The big boys wrestling

Mason wants in on all the fun! Uncle Zach is tired from all the fun!



Mason's 1st Birthday

Mason enjoying his cake


Mommy with her boys!

Daddy helping Mason hit the pinata
Family photo

Mason turned one on December 21st. We celebrated the day after Christmas, so we all had a very busy week! Our theme for his party was prince, as Mason is our prince. He was very excited that his family was able to attend his royal party! Mason received LOTS of great gifts, but the highlight of the day was the cake. Mason sure does have a sweet tooth and he savored every moment of the cake! I think he was a sugar-high for days!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Christmas

Mason singing!

Tyler and Great Uncle Mike singing us Christmas songs

Mason and Uncle Zach with Mason's new Thomas the Train


Tyler and Grandma with his new Transformer


Mason playing with a new toy

Mason with his stockings



We had a great Christmas this year! Tyler and Mason really made out with all the gifts this year. They must have been pretty good boys! We spent Christmas Eve waiting for Santa to come by singing Christmas carols and playing games. Tyler and Uncle Mike played the guitar for us to sing to, while Mason entertained us with his dancing skills! We may have a future dancer on our hands!


The boys woke-up Christmas morning to a family room full of gifts. They both received gifts galore and loved them all! They are now spending much time playing with their new toys, while Brent and I are trying to find homes for them all!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Tyler helping put our tree together


Mason didn't want to be left out, he wanted to help get the decorations out of the box! (Isn't his face priceless...how do I get out of here?)
Tyler found Dokyo, our Elf on the Shelf

Tyler was a great helper this year putting out our Christmas decorations! He helped put our tree together, string the lights, put on the decorations and got our stockings hung with care! Tyler was so proud of all the work he did. Mason, of course, didn't want to be left out. He tried to help too! But his helping landed him inside the box. You would think he would learn after the first time it happened, but no, he did it multiple times!


Our evening was a success when Tyler found his Elf on the Shelf, Dokyo. Dokyo watches over the boys to report if they are being good to Santa. Tyler loves to look to find where Dokyo is hiding when he wakes up every morning. We love the month of December!

Monday, October 31, 2011

Trick-or-Treat 2011

The Lone Ranger
Baby Hulk

Put 'em up Mason!

Papa holding Mason while Mason eats a Tootsie Roll



We had Trick-or-Treat tonight and I brought with me The Lone Ranger and Baby Hulk. Tyler was going to be Captain America, which is why Mason was Baby Hulk; they were going to be my Avengers. But Tyler decided he wanted to be a cowboy instead. I have to say, he received many comments on how cute his costume was, so I think he made the best choice! Tyler loved going Trick-or-Treating. He told me that his pumpkin was hungry, which was why he was getting candy! Mason loved being pushed in the stroller and looking at all the costumes.




Once we got home, Tyler dumped all of his candy out to see all his goodies. Mason crawled right over to sit in the middle of it where he put all the candy in his mouth...unfortunately they were all wrapped! He did enjoy a Tootsie Roll, which was all over Papa! We have enough candy to last us a year!

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Superbowl - Go Eagles!

Tyler with his trophy and MVP game ball!
Tyler running for a touchdown!

Tyler got the flag!
The end of flag football means the Superbowl! Tyler's team, the Eagles, played 2 games. The first game Tyler was on fire! He pulled 9 flags and scored 1 out of the 2 touchdowns. I was such a proud Mommy! The second game he continued to pull flags...he was such a great football player!

After the game, each player received a trophy. Tyler was so proud of his new trophy! Once trophies were passed out, coach presented Tyler with the game ball saying he was our MVP! Tyler kept asking coach if he got to keep the ball! His smile hasn't faded yet. All of Tyler's hard work and practice has paid off.

Getting Ready for Halloween!

Tyler acting out The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown; as Snoopy
Tyler and Daddy with their 'mean' pumpkin
Tyler carefully cleaning out the pumpkin
We are getting ready for Halloween in the Hemmert house! Tyler and Daddy carved our pumpkins so that we could light them on Trick-or-Treat night. Tyler enjoyed designing the pumpkins face and watching Daddy cut it out. They made one pumpkin mean and the other happy. He did help scoop the insides out, but was careful not to get his hands dirty!
After the carving was done, we were lucky that The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown was on! Tyler enjoys watching this show to help him get ready for Halloween. His favorite part is when Snoopy is acting like a fighter pilot. For the last few years, Tyler has acted this part out very dramatically. I was curious to see if Tyler would still do this. To my amusement, he did!