Grandchild No. 3 - Mason (GrandSON No. 1)

Now, remember, I'm numbering them in the order of appearance, NOT in order of preference, although Mason is really a sweetheart. He is now 2 years and 4 months old, and in the throes of the terrible two's. We have this running joke between us: he gets into saying no all of the time, and when I ask him if he's a "no boy" he says, of course, "no". Then I give him a look of astonishment and say "yes, you are!" Somehow this simple exchange makes him aware of the conflict of being a no boy and having to say "yes" to a question. His face breaks into the cutest smile I've ever seen.
Up until a few weeks ago his vocabulary has been fairly straightforward and simple, and with Brittany's help we have always been able to make out what he is saying. Lately, though, he is trying long strings of syllables that even have Brittany stumped. He has been listening to everyone for so long, absorbing what we are all saying, and his first attempts over the last year or so have been rewarding enough that now he has the confidence to try all of the thoughts and sentences he has been storing in his little head. Unfortunately, he may know what he's saying but the rest of us are stumped!
He looks a lot like his Daddy and his Grandpa. Big head on a little body. Actually, Scott and Paul don't look like that anymore, and I'm sure Mason will grow out of it eventually. P.S. Kayla had a big head, too. Mason's head was so big for a while that I was embarrassed to take him anywhere! He grew into it a little and now he's just cute!