Block Party Weekend

"Cheese"

Who knew water could be so much fun? Matthew would scoop it out into his bucket and watch his boats float.

Our neighbors - Matthew says "baby" when he sees Nicholas

Taylor's front porch - he was the cook

Just hanging out

Howard and Gay

Arden and Matthew riding in the wagon

Mowing the lawn with Daddy

Matthew's tooth finally cut through the gums so it is not causing him to wake up through the night - Yeah! Matthew does not like his bath routine and cries the entire time. One time our hot water heater unit shut off and I ended up giving him a cold bath and I wonder if that has anything to do with it because he has hated his baths ever since that point.

Andy traveled for work this week so it was a little challenging trying to get ready in the mornings and drop off Matthew to school. Matthew is pretty good about keeping busy in the bathroom while I shower and get ready. He will try on my shoes and he plays with a duster and tries to clean the walls. I will give him the wipe for the shower and he likes to wipe the shower door. He stays busy. I will put him up on the counter and we will brush our teeth together. He likes that although he will keep asking for more tooth paste.

Besides the 18-month phase, we really don't see the terrible two's. Matthew likes to be busy so we have to make sure he has plenty of arts and crafts time. He enjoys playing with playdoh, especially the fun factory where he can make spaghetti or snakes by squeezing playdoh through the templates. He also enjoys riding his bicycle and playing with balls. He really likes to play outside so we are happy the weather is getting nicer to do just that. Although, it was a rainy weekend. He was able to play outside Saturday but he was stuck inside most of Sunday except the break to church and trip to Lowes with Daddy.

We had a fun block party on Saturday. The rain threatened us all day with 70% chance but luckily it held out for us to party for a couple of hours. There are several kids within Matthew's age group on the street with a wonderful mix of neighbors so we enjoy living in this neighborhood. Matthew enjoyed a juice box, chips, hot dog, and cupcake. He had a great time since we normally don't let him eat such foods. He was a little shy around the group of kids. Our babysitter, Ana Paula, was there so we wonder if he was scared Mama was going to leave. Andy was a little surprised at how Matthew was clinging to Mama while all the other kids were playing with the balls. Once we came home, he was jumping around and acting completely different than in the group environment.