THE BIG 0-5

We can't believe that Matthew is 5 today! I recently bought him a journal, mostly so I had a place to write down all of the funny things he says. It has made me think about how fast time flies, and how much we love this little boy! Matthew is a real blessing to us, so I thought I would spotlight him a little for his birthday post.



Matthew at age 2

Matthew's favorite things:

favorite colors: orange and green
favorite number: 9,000
favorite food: mac and cheese, crackers (He often says "I don't like healthy things.")
favorite song of the moment: "Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard (with lyrics like I turned 21 in prison doing life without parole...)
favorite hobbies: drawing, playing video/computer games, beat-boxing (He can turn any song into a dance remix.)


Corinne age 5, Matthew age 2


Some of my favorite Matthew quotes/conversations:

setting: Matthew and I sat down at the table to eat lunch.
Me: "Matthew, can you say the prayer?"
Matt: "Yeah. But not right now, I'm just gonna burp."


setting: I am reading one of the books in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.
Matt: "Mom, what are you reading about?"
Me: "Vampires!"
Matt: "Mom, you shouldn't be reading scary things. Girls don't like scary things. They just like makeup and stuff."


Here's my all time favorite:

setting: Matt was learning to wipe himself after using the bathroom. He has just finished going potty.
Me: "Matt, is your bum all clean?"
Matt: (in a very frustrated tone) "Well, I don't know because my head is turned the other way!"

You gotta love that boy!


Matthew with his new baby sister

Happy Birthday Matthew! You are the best!

SICK BOY

Well, our family has battled colds and sore throats this month, and just when we thought we were out of the woods, Matt got a cough that just wouldn't go away. After two trips to the pediatrician, he was diagnosed with walking pneumonia and an ear infection. I have heard of walking pneumonia before, but didn't really know much about it. He had a round of antibiotics for it, as well as breathing treatments a few times a day. He is such a trooper!



I love all the cute little gadgets and things that pediaticians offer. Notice how his oxygen mask looks like a dinosaur (or maybe a dragon)? Matt thought that was pretty cool.



We are glad he finally got the correct diagnosis so he can get better for his birthday!

CATCHING UP

Since I wasn't doing this blogging thing over the summer, I thought I'd post a few pictures of what we've been up to over the last few months.


having a baby


blessing that baby






playing superheroes with cousins




going to Twin Falls


(Somewhere in there we also moved, but I don't have any pictures of that.) We had a busy and fun summer!

WRAPPED AROUND HER LITTLE FINGER

It isn't unusual for me to walk into the living room and see a scene like this one:



Or when Tyson walks in the door from work and has to check in with his baby girl:



He even claims that she tries to say daddy, and she's not even three months old!

Allison is definitely adored around here and has quite a fan club!

I'VE CREATED A MONSTER

My kids love to be creative. They can sit at the kitchen table for hours cutting, coloring, drawing, pasting, and never get bored. Last month, they spent all day working on this project:



Corinne helped Matthew with a monster mask and monster hands (thanks to the Usborne book Monster Things to Make and Do).



With creative kids comes major messes, but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Jumping on the Bandwagon

Well, we finally decided to start our own family blog.

I guess I had to when I saw that my sister posted this.


So I had to post this:



And this:




But maybe we'll just call it a tie: