Happy Easter

Happy Easter! He has risen!
We celebrated Easter this year in true Texas fashion- Andy smoked meats in his BBQ smoker. Matthew hunted Easter eggs in the backyard. Audrey was getting a growth spurt and took a very long nap after sleeping through the night. Andy and I went to Ruths Chris on Saturday night and enjoyed celebrating a friends' new job. Ms Krystal babysat for us. She does a great job handling 2 kids. We invited her over for Easter lunch, too. Matthew asked her to read the Easter story to him.
Matthew likes to ask "why" all the time! He is a curious little boy. We went to the evening church service and then to our favorite frozen yogurt place. On Friday, I was off from work but Andy had to work. Matthew and Audrey stayed home with me. I went to get my haircut and they did pretty well. Audrey was fussy but we made it through. Matthew played with a puzzle and got his hair cut, too. Now that he turned 3 years old we feel like he acts more mature. It is a pleasant change.




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4 month dr appointment

It was a busy weekend. On Friday, I took a half day vacation from work to take both kids to the doctor. Matthew got a shot and the doctor said there was fluid in his ear so he is now taking antibiotics for that. He has been in good spirits so it must not hurt too bad. Matthew told me that his ear was "broken" before going to the doctor. I guess he knows what he is talking about. Matthew didnt cry with the shot and he got a lollipop afterwards- such a big boy. Audrey is healthy and growing. She also got some vaccines that put her in a fussy mood all weekend. Some of her baby friends at daycare have the croup so we were happy to avoid that- at least so far. I will update stats later.
On Saturday, I volunteered at the senior citizen home with Matthew and Audrey while Andy worked out. Matthew was so good and well- behaved. He is a little man now. Later that afternoon I went to a bridal shower while Andy watched the kids. I enjoyed my time with some girl friends. And we were able to go to dinner that evening while Ms Krystal babysat. We tried to see a movie afterwards but the theatre was closed so we came home before Matthew went to bed. We were hopeful to watch a movie at home but that didn't happen. We are usually exhausted after the bedtime routine.
We went to an Easter egg hunt at a park with our church. Matthew loved it! He played on the slide and then enjoyed trying to find the eggs. The big kids were snatching them up so quickly so I took Matthew to an area without a lot of kids and he enjoyed finding the eggs. He ate pizza and drank a juice box. He opened all his eggs and ate some of the candy. He really enjoyed getting some time with Mama. We went to church on Sunday night and Matthew
sat with us during the service because the nursery was closed. He was really good sitting through the service. We went out to eat afterwards and he was happy. He is becoming more mature. He likes to ask "why" all the time.
Audrey is growing out if her 6-9 month clothes. She likes to grab things like my hair. She coos and likes to sit up so she can watch Matthew. She smiles at him all the time and he likes to give her hugs and kisses.



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Happy 3rd birthday

Matthew had a fun-filled birthday weekend. He played soccer on Saturday morning and after a quick nap he went to his birthday party. He had a blast at the bounce house place called pump it up. Pictures coming soon


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Back into the routine

Audrey is doing great getting into a routine. She goes down at 9pm and wakes up at 1:30am/2am to eat and then 6:30/7am to eat. It is great for Mama to only get up once in the night. I remember baby Matthew would wake at midnight and then 4am, which is too early for Mom to get up for the day. So I would go back asleep for a little bit and then I was tired the rest of the day.
Matthew is still struggling to adjust to the new time change so there were several mornings where he would wake up at 7am and then eat his cereal in the car. We went to the mall last weekend to get my computer fixed and I lost my cell phone in the process. I was devastated!
Matthew says a few funny things lately where he gets the words wrong for things. I peeled an orange with my fingers and Matthew didn't like that because he wanted the " tail" left on the orange. He meant peel. If you say it is a little windy outside. He will say "not big windy but little windy".
Matthews teacher moved to Chicago for her fiancees job. Matthew had a hard week adjusting to a new teacher.
We stayed home mostly over the weekend and tried to regroup for another work week.


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Audreys first week of school

I started work on Monday and so Audrey started her first week of daycare. Ms Sharon was eager to see her. Ms Sharon watched Matthew when he was a baby. She could not get over how much Audrey looked like Matthew. She still asks about Matthew. Audrey had a good week despite the change. I visited her at lunch everyday. She would give me a big smile. It has been hard for all of us to get on schedule because we were on vacation last week and then we moved the clocks up an hour. Audrey would sleep from 10:30pm until 5am and then i would just stay awake after the feeding because I knew I would really be tired if I went back to sleep. One morning, Audrey stayed awake after the 5am feeding and she was really tired by the time I took her to school. She is more alert now and the other babies keep her stimulated. I picked her up from school on Tuesday and she was so tired that she slept most of the evening. Matthew wanted to wake her to see her but we told him not to. He was very happy to go back to school. The only problem is that his teacher, Ms Leah, is moving to Chicago. He will definitely miss her.

Matthew likes the fact that Audrey is going to school, too. He says she goes to school just like him.



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Ski trip

We went to Snowmass Village, Colorado for a week. Matthew learned how to ski for the first time. Nanna and Papa watched Audrey in the condo while we skiied. Lori, Bryan, and Mike also joined us.
One time at bath time, I washed Matthew with a soap containing microbeads. He didn't like it so I used something else. While on vacation, he drank some orange juice with pulp in it for the first time. He said "mama, this has microbeads in it!".

Matthew had a sinus cold and had trouble sleeping the first night. Andy had to pit him in our bed where we were both kicked at during the night. Audrey also struggled with a cold and I had her in the bed, too. Matthew accidentally woke her up with his flailing arms so she cried and then he cried. Audrey had sinus drainage that caused her to spit up a lot. We were all taking lots of showers to get cleaned up. It was exhausting at first. But then they both started feeling better and sleeping better so we were all feeling better from the good sleep. It is a rough adjustment the first couple of days to get used to the altitude.
We flew into Eagle Vail airport and rented a car. Audrey did well on her first plane ride and Matthew was a big boy, too. The kids slept in the car on the way to the condo so mommy and daddy were happy to have some peace and quiet on the drive.
Andy and Matthew were playing and Matthew bit Andy thinking that it was funny. Andy disciplined Matthew and later that night Matthew said "daddy have bobo. Matthew bite daddy. I'm sorry daddy"
Bryan was cutting some vegetables the first day and cut his finger. He put a bandaid on it
and Matthew talked about it the rest of the trip.
Matthew was having so much fun with the family that he didn't want to go to bed. He can be very chatty when he is in a good mood. Audrey would nap a little and try to sit up to see everyone. She has good control over her head and she would lift it to see whats going on. Nanna would feed Audrey the bottle and Papa would burp her. Papa was able to get her to sleep by walking the floor and patting her back.

Matthew is playing soccer

Matthew played soccer on Saturday morning at his first soccer practice. He picked a dandelion and then carried his flower in one hand while kicking the ball. He loved being outdoors and running around. The weather was chilly but warmed up to 80 degrees. Ms Krystal babysat for us on Saturday night and we went to dinner and then a couples baby shower. Andy talked about almost losing Matthew at the YMCA one time and the father-to-be got a little scared by the story. Audrey is almost 3 months old and she slept through the night 2 nights in a row! I was happy. Matthew takes a bath with Audrey at night and he likes to count her toes. Sometimes he counts to 4 or 5 and sometimes he counts to 9.

We went to a different park on Sunday and Matthew loved it. Mama and Matthew would race down the double slide. Andy jogged over with Rusty and watched Audrey while we played.
Matthew saw a kite for the first time and chased after it.





Matthew is kicking the ball while holding the flower





Playing at chic-fil-a with sophia after the practice





Enjoying ice cream





Ice cream treat






Matthew likes to sit in Audrey's chair
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