Mommy's little helper

Mason has always been a great little 'helper'. He loves to bring us items and help with little tasks around the house. Lately, this has become a bit of an obsession - specifically with cleaning up his toys. Chris and I both are admittedly a little OCD about keeping things neat and clean, so it appears he inherited that quality from us :-). This is one obsession that I don't mind too much, but we can't do anything (i.e. leave the house, go for nap or bath time) until all of his toys are neatly put away in their proper place. He knows EXACTLY where everything goes and will throw a fit if you take any short cuts or put something in the wrong place. His teacher's at school are getting a kick out of this new phase. They told me about a recent incident where he held up the class from going to lunch until the entire room was picked up. I really hope they don't think we're forcing our 20 month old to do chores at home! He really started all on his own! I hope this trend continues and he will be a big help with baby brother.

Here is a picture of Mason helping Nana sweep his new room. Hopefully we'll have some pictures of the 'big boy room' soon - the transition went well (although he's still in a crib).
And insisting on putting his books away before bath time. Look at that cute little tooshie :-)