"Ma"

Today is the first time that I heard Matthew calling for me - by name and not the usual grunting/whining. I was in the bedroom and I heard his little voice calling, "Ma, Ma" down the hall. I loved it!!

It's not gonna happen

Trying to sit on the balloons and pop them like Daddy. Didn't happen - but we were preparing ourselves for it :o)

Two years old!

Happy Birthday, Matthew!! You're two years old now! We are so thankful for you and love you so much!

Foods to avoid.......not what you think

I browsed through some blogs and - yikes - this was interesting!

Cookies for G'ma and G'pa

That's because we wouldn't be able to share these cookies with anyone outside our immediate family. Consider the fact that Matthew felt responsible for quality control on the frosting and the candies - as you can see. ;o)

I'm also sharing Matthew's "new pose" when asked to smile - I don't know where that came from. Such a silly boy!

Thank you, Daylight Savings Time

The one good thing to come out of getting dark sooooo early? Getting to look at Christmas lights with Matthew. His bedtime is around 7 - so, the fact that it's dark, dark, dark by 5:30 is actually good!

I know this picture is dark, but it's the only way to see the lights around Mark and Matthew. We went out to the marina to see the lights. A lot of the yachts are decorated. Where Mark is standing is the beginning of the long - cold and windy -walk down to the yachts. It was really neat!

My little Colts fan cooks

Mr. Penguin

Early birthday

Since we leave for Indiana the day after Matthew's second birthday, we decided to give him his gift early - a little kitchen. With all of those parts - I thought it would take half the night to get it all put together. Thankfully, with Mark's help, it took only an hour and a half and very little frustration.

It's not as big as the one he played with at our pastor's house - but, this one goes with our budget - and he loved it! Now, we just have to teach him to clean up after himself in the kitchen :o)

Tis the season

We had the great delight to watch a full length movie with Matthew tonight. This was the first full lenth movie that we have attempted. The Polar Express was on; although I don't espouse the messege of Santa, I knew Matthew would love the train (and wouldn't understand the meaning of the movie at 23 months of age)! I popped popcorn - the old fashioned way on the stove - and the three of us watched the movie. It was such a treat!