Mason's Guys

Many of you have heard us talk a lot about Mason's "guys." His guys are his collection of stuffed animals. The guys started out as Percy (Mason's favorite and the ringleader of the guys -- and the likely beginnings of Mason's penguin obsession) and Duck. Mason would refer to them as "my guys." Soon after that, Dino and Fish were added. Eventually, Giraffe was added. In September, Ming Ming was given "guy" status to bring the total number of official guys to six. Meanwhile, several stuffed animals tried out for guy status, but didn't make the cut as far as Mason was concerned. Not making the cut meant one of two things: You weren't allowed on Mason's bed or, worse, you weren't even allowed in his room. One of those animals that didn't make the cut was a smaller penguin named Pasha. Steph and I were surprised that Pasha didn't crack the starting lineup, since she was a penguin, but something changed in November: Mason got another, even smaller penguin, who he named Little Pasha. Little Pasha was given immediate guy status. When Mase let Little Pasha in, I guess he felt obligated to let the original Pasha in, and then the floodgates opened. Many animals that couldn't cut it (Turtle, Mr. Blue, Puppy Dog, Bentley and Jack) were now welcomed as guys. The two giant penguins -- Benny and Penny -- joined the club. More recently, Pippy the blue bear and Bobo the talking monkey are now welcome. Pretty much, Mason gives guy status to any and all stuffed animals he owns. Well, all except for one: Lightning McQueen, for whatever reason, has never been granted guy status. It's especially weird because Mason loves the Cars movie and always points out red cars out on the road as "Lightning Queen." Anyway, you can click on the picture above left to get a better view of the guy tutorial. Enjoy!

Nick.