HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIRACLE MASON!!!

Happy Birthday Mason, our miracle baby! Wow you are 2 today!

Weighing in at 21 lbs........2 open heart surgeries, and many, many

other medical procedures later you've come a long way! You

were a beautiful little newborn baby, who came 3 weeks early,

weighed in at 5 lbs 5 0z, but had a slightly bluish grey coloring.

Little did we know that coloring was due to your heart condition

that would change your life forever (and ours). We had assumed

you were just quite bruised from your fast delivery into this world.

We were wrong about that, but we wouldn't trade you or the

lessons you have taught us this last year for anything!! (Well,

maybe now I would trade just a little bit of my heart ache

for a new heart for you, Mason! So, you could run and play

with all your siblings and cousins!!!)

This picture was when we brought Mason home the evening

of Dec 2, 2007. He was 2 days old and was held by each

of his siblings, which was dearly cherished later....when he

ended up spending the next 7 weeks in the hospital.

It was time to change Mason's O2 stickers and canula so I

snapped a few cute pictures of him riding his little horse.

Ammon is giving Mason some loves on the bean bag.

But, Mason seems worried he might get pushed off!

Mason still loves drinking water these days, just not a whole lot

anything else! Too bad I can't add some calories some how.

Not walking yet, but still loves jumping in his jumper.

His legs are finally getting some chubs, and getting

stronger too. He'll walk when he's ready.

Mason is taking it easy here, on Thanksgiving Day.

Mason and Daddy on Thanksgiving at Grandma's house.

Preston and Braiden are always looking for ways to

entertain Mason. He was pushed around in this cutie box

for hours. He laughed and laughed the whole time.

Here is Mason saying "rah". He does this all the time.

He thinks he is scaring us. He also does this late at night

when he should be sleeping...but he is saying

"come on, it's play time"!!

Mason loves talking on the phone. And he also found

a new spot in the house where he likes to sit

since winter hit Utah....on top of the heater vent.

A true 2 year old. If you notice the pencil he's chewing on...

before he put it to his mouth, he was coloring with it on the wall.

I want to thank Mason's Grandmas on this day also

for all their help they give our family:

Mason and Grandma Marilyn (Mark's Mom)

Mason and Grandma SanDee (My Mom)

Mason is always smiling!

Mason is sitting at the bar doing homework with the kids.

Dear Mason,

I want to tell you how much I love you!

It's more than words can express. I am so grateful to

our Heavenly Father for allowing me to be your

Mommy. I am so so happy this day has come to

celebrate with you your second birthday! A few months

ago when your prognosis was quite grim and devastating

I cried night after night not knowing if we would still have

you here on earth to celebrate this day! As I look back over

the last 2 years, I want to thank you for all you've taught me.

I've learned patience, endurance, faith, hope, love, the power

of prayer, and Heavenly Fathers Plan to higher degrees

than I could have ever imagined! I still have a lot more

to learn and I pray that you still have many more birthdays

here with us.....so you can continue to help me learn

life's lessons. Happy Birthday Miracle Mason!!!

Love, Mommy