Mattural Wonder

Strawberry Picking

2011-06-06T12:55:00.000-04:00

We went strawberry picking--'tis the season! Matty had a great time trying to find the best strawberries, or you know, just any old strawberry lying in the path. It was a beautiful, breezy day and we came home with about 6 lbs of the red fruit. Now, we just have to figure out a good way to eat them all! Luckily, Matty likes them!!

Our New Addition and Blog!

2011-04-22T13:50:00.003-04:00

At 3:38am on April 18th, Juliet Sharon was born!

We are so excited that she arrived (2 weeks and 2 days early!) and everything is going well.

With the new baby, we also have a new blog --

http://landofblueducks.blogspot.com/

Be sure to click over and follow all the adventures of Matthew and Juliet!

Here's a sneak peek, but make sure to bookmark the new blog!

The Perils of Telecommuting

2011-04-18T08:22:00.000-04:00

Working from home has a lot of advantages. One of the biggest disadvantages is all the trouble Matty gets to while I have to field work calls. He's been particularly active lately and finding all kinds of new ways to make messes. He found the alphabet pasta and dumped it all over the floor. Then, in some sort of attempt to clean up, he was scooping up handfuls of the alphabets and throwing them back into the cabinet. Oh dear. But still, he's just too cute to be mad at!!

Nursery--Complete?

2011-04-15T08:36:00.000-04:00

It's hard to believe, but I think the nursery is almost 100% ready for it's new resident! I hope she likes it! :-)
All the clothes are washed and put away, too--time to check that off the prep list!

Crisis!

2011-04-14T09:31:00.000-04:00

There was a near crisis this morning! Matty decided to take his pajamas off, but they got stuck on his foot. So, he was walking around desperately trying to get free of the stubborn foot hold!! He was NOT amused by his predicament....

Can we watch Office Space today?

2011-04-12T10:43:00.000-04:00

Matty likes to keep himself busy while I'm trying to work or get things done around the house. One of his favorite things to do is go through all of Daddy's dvds and games.

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

2011-04-11T10:07:00.000-04:00

Just two buds watching the Phillies game...

Breakfast Beverages

2011-04-07T15:13:00.000-04:00

V-8 or OJ?

The V-8 Wins!

Nap Time!

2011-04-05T08:02:00.000-04:00

It's really fantastic that Matty has been able to acclimate to taking a nap in his bed so well. When we first transitioned from crib to bed, I thought for sure that nap time was going to be sacrificed. We are in a wonderful routine right now and most days he even runs up the stairs to hop into bed! He's allowed to pick out a few books and read in bed, but even the most interesting Richard Scary book can't keep him awake...

Under Construction

2011-04-04T14:26:00.000-04:00

Matty and his Tonka truck-- getting the job done! Of course, he needs to have his yellow construction hat on. Safety first! Unfortunately, Matty has a love/hate relationship with the Tonka. Earlier in the day he took a tumble into the corner of it and came away with a cut below his eye. He shook it off pretty quickly and went back to playing with the truck!

Culinary Challenge

2011-03-30T16:54:00.000-04:00

Matty enjoys every opportunity he can get to "cook". A culinary master? Not quite yet. He is a master at using the pepper grinder, though. He likes to pretend to cook by putting pepper in a bowl, cup, or anything handy. Then, he dips his finger in and tastes it, and says, "MMMmm". :-)

Working on a new recipe

Just needs a little more pepper...

Oops..hope Mommy doesn't notice the spill on the floor...

Smile for the camera!

Hungry Belly

2011-03-24T15:05:00.000-04:00

On the look out for Daddy...

Show us your hungry belly, Matty!

Daddy is home with lunch--yeah!!

Snack Time!

2011-03-17T08:06:00.000-04:00

Who knew a bowl of Cheerios could keep two toddlers occupied, just quietly sharing their snack?!

One for Matty...

Now, one for Zoe...

Mmm. Cheerios

Matty and Zoe

2011-03-16T08:03:00.000-04:00

Matty had a lot of fun playing with Zoe over the weekend! They got along really well and had lots of playing near each other (and with!) :-)

Working on the barter system...

Flashback Friday

2011-03-11T14:50:00.000-05:00

Matty in March 2010: Chubby and in need of a haircut

Now, Matty in March 2011: Skinny and still in need of a haircut. :-)

Sin Cere

2011-03-07T10:43:00.000-05:00

Matty is loving the safety-tipped Q-Tips. He takes some time every morning to do a once-over on his ears. :-)

( The blog post title is for any Dan Brown fans out there)

Just an Ordinary Morning...

2011-03-04T08:55:00.000-05:00

Matty can successfully remove his pjs--the first step in getting dressed, right? After his pjs were tossed aside, he found a comb and was attempting to brush his hair to get ready for the day. Then, he headed into the office (comb still in hand), to peruse the video game and movie selection. Not sure which one he decided to pick :-)

New Room

2011-03-03T09:04:00.000-05:00

Having some fun in the new nursery. It's not quite finished yet (more nursery pics when it's all done), but Matty decided it would be a fun place to run around this morning...

Carrots, please

2011-03-01T10:51:00.000-05:00

So, for the second morning in a row, Matty got up asking for carrots for breakfast. I think he saw Elmo eating carrots the other day and just figured it would make a good breakfast. We had some carrots in the fringe, so I cut up some crunchy slices and he was super excited....until he took a bite. He decided that he wasn't actually a fan of carrots. Bummer! :-)

Here's my helper changing the sheets today....

Outside Again!

2011-02-24T09:36:00.000-05:00

Matty had a blast getting outside again in between the cold weather. These are some pictures from when he stopped running for all of about 2 minutes.

Fudgesicles

2011-02-23T09:26:00.000-05:00

Matty tried a new dessert after dinner --a Fudgesicle! Who doesn't love a Fudgesicle...mmm. He was wary at first, but after the royal taster (Daddy) tried it for him, he decided to give it a shot. It was given a full Matty approval...

Where is Matty?

2011-02-22T09:22:00.000-05:00

Matty has been doing so well in his new twin bed, but it's a little scary for us to know that he can just get out of bed if he wants to. Of course, we check on him a bunch of times after he goes to bed. These are some pictures Brian took around 2am. At first glance, he was really nervous that Matty wasn't where he should be...

Can you spot Matty?

Phew---there he is!

Can that really be comfortable??

Double Fisting

2011-02-21T09:20:00.000-05:00

Sometimes it's so hard to decide--water? milk? why not both? Matty enjoys having multiple libations at once...

Treats

2011-02-17T10:35:00.000-05:00

Enjoying some treats. Matty usually doesn't differentiate between sweet and savory foods. At dinner, we'll finish the main course and give him some fruit or a cookie for dessert. He'll hold the cookie in one hand, nibbling small bites, as he continues to eat his dinner--bites of chicken, peas, etc. It never ceases to amaze me!

Super Bowl

2011-02-16T08:53:00.001-05:00

Matty got to watch some of the Super Bowl the other weekend and had a great time sitting with Pop. Notice their facial expressions. I didn't pose them--just took the pictures! :-)

Le Petite Bebe

2011-02-14T13:10:00.000-05:00

Here's an ultrasound picture of our little one! Arriving sometime in April/May!

Bump

2011-02-14T09:52:00.000-05:00

Already 28 weeks along with Matty's little sister and getting big! I guess it's time to start picking and a name for the baby AND a new name to add to the blog. Here are some belly bump shots...

Mommy's Little Helper

2011-02-10T13:59:00.000-05:00

Matty loves to help--he wants to feel included in everything, which is great, but also offers some challenges. Every time he seems me rev up that pink mixer, he grabs a kitchen chair and drags it over to the counter.

We made some cookies and he was front and center helping to pour the ingredients into the mixer. Things were going well until the last cup of flour. He tossed it in and before I could stop him, he had turned the mixer on high....poof! Flour everywhere! Oh well--baking is messy. On the bright side, the double chocolate dream cookies were delicious. :-)

Milestone Alert: Big Boy Bed!

2011-02-07T20:19:00.000-05:00

********Milestone Alert************

Matty has officially said goodbye to his crib and is sleeping wonderfully in his big boy bed! It's been 1 week since we made the transition and it's going well. The biggest issue has been getting him to take a nap in the bed, but today he even did that---woot! :-)

He seems so big now--sleeping in a big boy bed, sitting at the table on a regular chair (not even a booster seat), and telling us all of his many opinions!

With his transition to the bed, we also switched him to his new room. It's a very cool room decorated with an airplane theme--Mommy worked very hard on it! The nursery is currently under construction and getting a big dose of pink!!

Matty's new room:

Height?

2011-02-04T10:59:00.000-05:00

So, Baby Center just sent a link to predict how tall your child will be and I couldn't help but check it out. According to their fancy calculator....

Height Predictor:

Your boy will likely be 6 ft. 0 in. at age 18.

Wow!

More Bday Pics

2011-02-04T10:55:00.000-05:00

Hanging with Grandma

Opening more presents!

Even GG was getting into the birthday spirit!

Birthday Presents

2011-02-02T13:49:00.000-05:00

Matty enjoyed opening his presents and trying them out. He is a huge fan of his new suitcase--every kid needs one :-)

2 Year Old Check Up!

2011-02-01T15:36:00.000-05:00

Matty had his 2 year old check up today and is doing great! Here are his stats:

Height: 35 1/4 inches (75 %tile)

Weight: 27 1/2 lbs (50 %tile)

He has gained 3 1/4 inches and 3 1/2 lbs in the last 6 months. His pants still continue to fall off since he has no butt or hips. :-)

Everything looked great and he has been hitting all of his milestones like a champ. Go, Matty, go!

Cake Monster

2011-01-31T14:10:00.000-05:00

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY!!

2011-01-28T00:02:00.002-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTY!!

Today, Matty turns 2! Hard to believe he is getting so big! He has gone from teetering toddler to a steady, running, talking little boy! These days, he does not hold back his opinions--whether it's wanting chicken for breakfast or pancakes for dinner.

"In the land of blue ducks, Matty would be king."
Matty is learning a lot, but we are still working on mastering certain skills. All animals used to say quack (although he's great with animal sounds now!) and everything still is the color blue. Also, he thinks that every little girl is named Anna. :-)

To see how much he has grown in the past year, I put together a little happy birthday slide show, with my favorite peppy bday song.

Happy Birthday, baby--

More Snow!!

2011-01-27T13:05:00.000-05:00

We had another 14 inches of snow fall last night and Matty was outside playing/helping Daddy shovel this morning. They had a snowball fight...it wasn't always pretty...

Daddy on the offensive:

Matty is NOT pleased:

Retaliation!

Sleepover!

2011-01-24T16:27:00.000-05:00

Matty's friend Zoe came for a visit this weekend. They had lots of fun playing together, except when they had a few disagreements over whose turn it was on the toy laptop. :-) They also introduced each other to some new foods--Matty tried Zoe's Fruity Flakes and Zoe tried Matty's raisins--both were deemed a yummy snack. This pics are of Matty and Zoe having fun jumping on the air mattress in the morning:

Who's That Cool Dude?

2011-01-18T11:15:00.000-05:00

Matty playing dress up with Mommy's sneakers, Daddy's hat, and Daddy's sunglasses. He was having a ball walking around the house with his new accessories!

Kinectimals

2011-01-14T19:33:00.000-05:00

Matty at 23 months trying out the new XBox Kinect. He was getting a big kick out of Kinect. (Puns--woo!) His favorite part was playing soccer with the tiger. He's practicing those kicks--he'll be a pro in no time! :-)

SNOW!!

2011-01-14T11:18:00.000-05:00

Matty took a little while to warm up (or cool down?) to the snow, but he and Daddy had some fun! These pics are from the December storm where we got over 2 feet of snow. This week we only got about 6-8 inches. Each time, Matty is having more fun and learning the fine art of snowballs.

Playing after Christmas Dinner

2011-01-11T13:01:00.000-05:00

Christmas Dinner

2011-01-05T13:08:00.000-05:00


Reading with Grandmom

Posing with GG and Great-Grandma Freeda

Firehouse Duplo Legos

2011-01-04T11:09:00.000-05:00

Breaking in the new firehouse duplo lego set with Daddy!

Who's having more fun? Matty? Or Daddy!

2011 Resolutions

2011-01-03T13:13:00.000-05:00

Before we make a list of new resolutions, let's check out how Matty did on his 2010 resolutions:

Matty's 2010 New Year Resolutions

1. Learn how to run -- CHECK! He is extremely fast on his feet these days.

2. Try at least 1 new food a week-- CHECK! He loves to eat and has no problem trying new foods. He eats everything that we do (except the dreaded eggs). One of his favorite foods that he tried for the first time in 2010 is tacos!

3. Travel to a new place--hmm, mostly CHECK? I can't think of any place super exciting that was new to our little traveler this year, but he definitely took some little trips--the Turtleback Zoo, Jersey Shore, etc. and also flew out to the Colorado Rockies, but he also did that in 2009.

4. Get lots of sleep-- CHECK! He sleeps through the night and still takes one nap a day, so we can't complain about that!

5. Say "Mommy"--CHECK! Also says Daddy, Pop, Aunt Jenny, Ryan, Brendan, etc.

6. Learn how to swim--not quite, but we'll roll this over for a 2011 resolution :-)

And now, without further ado.......

Matty's 2011 New Year Resolutions!

1. Be a stupendous big brother to his little sister arriving this spring

2. Say goodbye to the crib and start sleeping in a big boy bed

3. Get potty trained!

4. Learn how to swim

5. Stay positive and enthusiastic about everything (Just yesterday, he was cheering on daddy as we were driving).
6. Try something new every month
7. Help Mommy update the blog by standing still for pictures

Matty trying to make the elephant sound:

What did you get?

2010-12-30T12:26:00.000-05:00

Opening presents!!

A laptop! (Well, a toy V-Tech laptop)

Ooooh! Firehouse Lego Duplo set!

Look Daddy! It's a helicopter!!

Did Santa Come??

2010-12-29T10:39:00.000-05:00

Matty was eager to climb down the stairs and check out all the cool stuff underneath the tree!

"This stuff wasn't here when I went to bed!!"

Twas the Night Before Christmas....

2010-12-28T17:06:00.000-05:00

And Matty was one tired boy! He was so excited about all the holiday prep that he wouldn't even nap. We barely made it over to Pop's for dinner!

Painting!

2010-12-22T13:57:00.000-05:00

Matty decided to help paint--with no paint on the brushes, of course!

Christmas Friends!

2010-12-20T12:02:00.000-05:00

Katie & Zoe, Sara & Ella, Mommy & Matty, Steph & Anna

We went to Tony & Sara & Ella's Christmas party and Matty had fun hanging with the ladies!

Fa La La La La

2010-12-17T08:39:00.000-05:00

Helping Mommy decorate the tree. And Mommy is cleaning up the second ornament casualty.

Baby News

2010-12-15T19:57:00.004-05:00

We interrupt the regularly schedule blog update for this special baby announcement:

It's a girl! 20 Weeks along and the Level II Ultrasound we had today confirmed the fun news! Matty is going to be a great big brother to his little sister. We better get working on a name--May 4th will be here in no time.

We had pink cupcakes tonight to celebrate the news (and share it with the family). Of course, in all of the excitement, I forgot to take a picture of them.

Now, my shopping list just got a whole lot longer. I can't wait to go out and buy lots of pink, frilly clothes and nursery decor!!

Matty took the news pretty well:

Just kidding---he's excited, too! Although, he's not quite sure why :-)

Holiday Cheer

2010-12-13T12:17:00.000-05:00

We decorated the Christmas tree on Friday and Matty had no problem getting the hang of things (pun intended). Of course, the decorating wasn't without a few casualties....

Matty and Daddy putting the angel on the top of the tree

Stretch......

Matty reacting to an ornament falling and breaking on the floor....

RIP Christmas ornament...

Flashback Friday!

2010-12-10T16:34:00.000-05:00

Matty this year--climbing into his chair for lunch...

Matty last year--just starting to get the hang of this walking thing...

2010-12-07T10:22:00.000-05:00

More photo session pics...

www.jenniferlynnphotos.com

Matty doing his best Fantasy Island impression..."Da plane, da plane!"

Strike a Pose

2010-12-03T13:23:00.000-05:00

Brian's cousin Jenny came over the other day to take some pictures of Matty. Here are some of the cute pics that didn't make it onto our Christmas card.

www.jenniferlynnphotos.com

Cold Weather

2010-12-01T13:22:00.000-05:00

The weather is getting colder, so Matty went for a drive in his car bundled up in his winter coat and Eagles hat and gloves.

Cuddle Medicine

2010-11-30T12:43:00.000-05:00

Mommy and Matty weren't feeling tip-top over the weekend. It took some serious cuddle time to feel better.

Thanksgiving!

2010-11-29T12:50:00.000-05:00

Hope everyone had a delicious Thanksgiving!

Daddy and Matty in their Turkey Day best :-)

Is the turkey ready yet??

Gobble, Gobble

2010-11-24T14:01:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone has a very happy and yummy day planned for tomorrow. Our turkey tried to escape today! He was on the loose, but we finally caught up with him. Gobble, gobble!

Flashback Thursday

2010-11-18T11:59:00.000-05:00

Matty Last November:

Matty This November:
(instead of smiling, he decided to mooooo)

Eating Machine

2010-11-15T11:35:00.000-05:00

Matty enjoys eating. That is probably an understatement. Whenever he hears "Dinner's ready!" or "Time for lunch!", he cheers and races for his seat at the table. Here are some of his latest food conquests:

* Eating a whole apple off the core ("big-boy style")

* Eating the chicken skin from a roast chicken (he also ate a ton of the roast chicken)

* Clearing a plateful of chicken and dumplings (except those stupid carrots)

* Eating almost a whole can of peas (one of his favorite veggies at the moment)

* Tacos! Mmmm.
* V-8 Juice (although to be fair, I think he just was enjoying using a big boy cup)

Can't wait to see what he eats this week!

Leaves!

2010-11-12T14:51:00.000-05:00

Work Bee

2010-11-09T10:29:00.000-05:00

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! Mommy had to get her work done, so we set up Matty's "office" in the next chair. He had his laptop and his cell phone and he was all set!

I better get working on these TPS Reports...

Now, who is calling me?? Hmmm...

GoodBye Halloween! See you next year!

2010-11-08T13:35:00.000-05:00

Matty's favorite part of Halloween? The Tootsie Pops. :-)

Pumpkin Results

2010-11-04T13:34:00.000-04:00

The great pumpkin--collaborative effort between Brian and Ted:

More pumpkin carving

2010-11-03T13:46:00.000-04:00

Carving pumpkins was a group effort. After Daddy and Ted went golfing, Ted stayed to help add creative insight to the pumpkin carving. It was a great process--every trick or treater commented on how much they loved our pumpkins!!

Daddy and Matty

Matty and Ted

Matty trying to put the little top on the big pumpkin.

"I've got pumpkin guts...everybody watch out!"

Pumpkins

2010-11-02T15:43:00.000-04:00

We had a lot of fun carving pumpkins this year. Matty had an especially good time playing with the pumpkin top....

Happy Halloween!

2010-11-01T11:20:00.000-04:00

Hope everyone enjoyed a fun Halloween! Matty was a spooky spider this year. He wasn't quite sure when we first started trick or treating, but he was fully on board by the second house. He loved ringing doorbells!

Matty couldn't wait to eat this Tootsie Pop! He got it from our neighbor and opened it right up and started enjoying it!

Big Brother!

2010-10-29T15:16:00.000-04:00

Matty is trying out his new shirt--he's going to be a Big Brother this spring! His new sibling is scheduled to arrive on May 4th, but may be closer to April 20th if he/she takes after their big brother! Matty is going to be a fantastic big brother and is already making a list of things to teach his sibling: how to open the refrigerator, where we keep the boo-boo bunny, how to steal mommy's blackberry, etc. Fun, fun!!

Got Your Nose

2010-10-27T11:29:00.000-04:00

Matty has Daddy's nose! Wait...isn't it supposed to be the other way around?

Do you feel that breeze?

2010-10-21T15:02:00.000-04:00

Matty was having a bit of a wardrobe malfunction this morning. His pants and diaper were not cooperating. He didn't seem to mind or notice as he went about his plans exploring the refrigerator.

Shoeless Joe

2010-10-20T13:19:00.000-04:00

Patiently waiting to go outside. But wait, where are your shoes?

Please! No more pictures!

Phillies Phanatic

2010-10-18T19:51:00.000-04:00

Matty sporting his Phillies PJs and Phillies hat this morning. Go Phillies!!

Is it time to eat yet??

2010-10-15T10:40:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday!! Hope everyone survived the week and has some fun to look forward to this weekend. Since the blog has been a little neglected lately, we are going to do a SUPERSIZED post today. Oh boy....

Dinner....
While the stuffed shells were baking in the oven last night, Matty found the oven light and decided to perch himself front and center to monitor the progress.

"Are you sure they aren't done yet??"

Breakfast!
Matty enjoying some cereal for breakfast...Kix are delicious! We're slowing graduating from the highchair--hard to believe!

Baby Gate? No Problem!

2010-10-14T10:25:00.000-04:00

Matty enjoys a good challenge. We put a baby gate up to prevent him from going into the guest bedroom while we were painting it. Almost everything was cleaned up except for a pencil and a screwdriver. Of course, we couldn't resist taking a few pictures, but not to worry, he was closely supervised the whole time. After we finished documenting his latest adventure, the guest room was once again off limits.

What?

Screwdriver!

I wonder what else I can find...

Apple Picking!

2010-10-07T13:37:00.000-04:00

Where is Your Nose?

2010-10-04T19:32:00.000-04:00

Matty has been busy learning all sorts of things. He is a master at kicking a ball, throwing overhand, and finding mischief.

He is currently excelling at his anatomy lesson --check out the video below!

Next up--animal sounds. With the exception of the cow, he thinks that every animal says "quack". Oh dear.

Top of the World, Ma!

2010-10-02T12:44:00.000-04:00

Matty celebrating his victory of climbing the couch and sitting on the arm....what fun!

Very Serious

2010-09-28T13:03:00.000-04:00

Despite the very serious looks on their faces, Matty and Max had a great time playing together in Colorado.

Matty telling Max all about Yo Gabba Gabba....

Max posing for his mugshot....

Ice Cream!

2010-09-24T19:26:00.000-04:00

A trip isn't complete without ice cream. So, since I was going to get a cone, I of course had to get one for Matty! He definitely enjoyed his cool treat.

What? Is there something on my face?

Beautiful Views

2010-09-23T16:05:00.000-04:00

We took in the view at 11,990ft (I'm not lying--check out the sign!)---boy could you feel the air getting thinner!

Where Have You Been?

2010-09-22T13:54:00.000-04:00

The blog took a brief hiatus while we ventured out West for a long weekend. We spent some time in Colorado visiting friends and taking in the scenery.

Matty enjoyed flying...he passed some of the time by reading some classics:

See those Rocky Mountains?

Arggh!

2010-09-15T19:38:00.000-04:00

A group of pirates walked by and caught Matty's attention. Seriously, there were about 30 people dressed in pirate gear.

I wonder if they had any food with them??

Snack Time

2010-09-13T16:10:00.000-04:00

Matty loves to snack. At least he doesn't mind sharing his raisins with Daddy.

Lounging in the Gazebo

2010-09-10T13:56:00.000-04:00

Snoozing

2010-09-09T12:47:00.000-04:00

Matty and Brendan were beat after a long day playing in the sand

Catch Me If You Can

2010-09-08T11:05:00.000-04:00

"Hey Matty--can we take some cute pictures for the blog? How about sitting still in the gazebo for a photoshoot?"

The first few attempts to get the pictures did not go according to plan. Matty had other ideas...

Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

2010-09-07T14:00:00.000-04:00

We took a ton of great pictures over Labor Day weekend and are going to have a whole ton of great posts coming up, starting with this one!

Before a cute pic, an observation: Matty likes to eat. And when I say he likes to eat, I really mean he LOVES to eat. He pretty much eats all day long and cheers whenever it's time for a meal or snack -- "hooray!". For lunch, since he was so good running errands this morning, we stopped for McDonald's on the way home. He ate all 4 of his chicken nuggets, all of his french fries, and a fruit leather strip for dessert. I started cleaning out the pantry after we finished eating and put an old box of stale Wheat Thins on the floor. Matty walked over, reached in, took a bite, and declared, "MMM!". So, he had a bunch of Wheat Thins to top off his lunch. Now, he's having a glass of milk. Mr. Bottomless Pit. :-)

Matty has a fantastic new shirt--it's a pictoral representation of the Banana-Banana-Banana-Orange knock-knock joke "Orange you glad I didn't say Banana?"

Flash Back Wednesday!

2010-09-01T13:35:00.000-04:00

Compare Matty from this year and exactly 1 year ago--craziness!

Airplane!

2010-08-31T09:31:00.000-04:00

Matty is one lucky duck...he just got a cool new remote controlled airplane! He had lots of fun playing with it!

Hat!

2010-08-27T10:14:00.000-04:00

I love wearing Daddy's hat!!

Where's Mommy?

2010-08-26T14:18:00.000-04:00

There are definitely fewer Mommy pictures than Daddy pictures out here in blogworld because of one big reason...blinking. I blink in most pictures--I can't help it!! Yesterday, we finally got a few non-blinking pics....

Ring, Ring

2010-08-23T13:11:00.000-04:00

Dialing his phone

Catching up on an important phone call...

Hey! They hung up!

Countertop Chillin'

2010-08-20T09:34:00.000-04:00

Trying to climb up onto the counter to sit next to Daddy

Is this mommy-approved?

Smile!

Going for a walk

2010-08-19T10:37:00.000-04:00

Just taking his elephant and dinosaur for a stroll....

Must Read of the Summer

2010-08-18T15:51:00.000-04:00

Matty's taking a break from playing to peruse one of his summer "must reads" -- Dr. Seuss's ABCs.

And we all fall down!

2010-08-17T12:34:00.000-04:00

Matty discovered that his Mickey Mouse ears give him just the right mixture of balance and silliness to spin and spin and spin and spin until....he falls down! It's very important to have the mouse ears, though, because every time they fell off, he would stop, put them back on, and continue spinning! Of course, we had to capture this move on video. I hope you find it as hilarious as we did.

No dice, but possibly a leprechaun...

2010-08-13T13:17:00.000-04:00

Hey Matty--any chance we can see those new teeth of yours?

No? Oh, sorry to bother you. I guess the blog readers will have to be satisfied with a picture of you in a leprechaun hat.

A...B...C...D...E....

2010-08-11T14:57:00.000-04:00

Matty engrossed in a reading of Dr. Seuss's ABCs...

Teething Machine

2010-08-10T19:50:00.000-04:00

Matty decided that it would just be better to get the rest of his teeth in all at once--why bother spacing them out? So, to add to those 6 teeth he got back all those months ago, he's just been a one man teething machine. In the past week, he's broken through 2 bottom teeth and 4 molars, there's no telling where he'll stop!

Excuse me, Matty--can we get a good shot of those teeth? OK, so it's really hard to see, but if you look really closely, you can see a new one breaking through to the right of his bottom two teeth.

How about the other bottom one? Get out your magnifying glasses...there..right there!! To the left of his two bottom teeth.

Matty, do you have any more to show us? Ok, Mommy will stop torturing you for now. But mark my words--we will get a good picture of these teeth!!