Another birthday party

Matthew enjoying a juice box and cake





Matthew and Macie

Mama, look at my dinosaur!

Matthew sat next to his favorite friend, Macie





Matthew slid into a big pit. He also jumped off a trampoline into the big pit. The staff worker said he has never seen a toddler that is daring enough to jump into the pit on their own..that's out Matthew!





Matthew saw a fire truck at out neighborhood park. He climbed on board and tried on a fire hat. He was more interested in the mcgruff.





Matthew pointed across the park at the dog. He pet his nose and after a minute he says "mama, that dog don't talk!". It was cute.




Matthew wanted to check out the police car. He liked the flashing lights.





Matthews friends at the birthday party



Audrey is 2 1/2 months old now




Nanna with the kids


Matthew rode to school with his old teacher, ms Krystal. It went really well. We asked her to help out on an as needed basis when Andy travels or has early morning meetings. She is also our babysitter and Matthew loves her.

Nanna, Papa, and Mike came in town for a visit over the weekend. They arrived late Friday night after Matthew was in bed. When Matthew woke up he was surprised to see them in the bed in his room. We all went to breakfast at Angelas that morning. Matthew got his hair cut with daddy and enjoyed the lollipop. My parents watched the kids later that evening and Andy and I went out for dinner. I got a new iPhone so I was telling Andy all about it over dinner.

We went to church on Sunday while my parents watched the kids. It was our first time in a while to get there early. Matthew and I went to his friends birthday party on Sunday. Matthew loved seeing his friends. He ran around the gym and all the girls were calling for him "Matthew, Matthew, over here". But he didn't pay much attention to them. He would go over to Macie. When he left the party he said goodbye to all his friends. He was so happy and chatty. He sounded like a little guy "bye bye Eli, see you morning". We are planning a fun birthday party for Matthew in March and I hope all his friends from school show up because he loves playing with them.

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Happy Valentines Day

Audrey at 9 weeks old

Valentine party at Matthew's school

Ms Leah, Matthew's teacher

Macie delivering Matthew a valentine

Naptime - Mama is exhausted

tumbling on the bed with Macie

putting together puzzles with Macie

Playing with Macie

Matthew's classmate, Macie, is his favorite friend. The teacher says that they are inseparable. Macie's mom told me that Macie wore a dress with pockets yesterday so that she could pick up acorns with Matthew. We had a playdate at the house on Saturday where Macie came over to play. Matthew was so excited to see her.

Audrey is 2 months old. We went to her dr appointment on February 11th. Her stats are the following:

weight: 12 lbs 3 0z 85%

height: 22.5 inches 70%

head circum: 15 3/8 inches 74%

She is growing fast. She is already wearing 6 months clothes. I looked back at Matthew's measurements at this age and it was very similar. The doctor says that she is healthy and it is common to be larger than average for breast-fed babies.

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

Sip & See

Audrey at bath time - she takes a bath with her big brother

Lori and Elmo's birthday

Matthew at the park on the slide

Friends holding Audrey at the Sip & See

Sip & See shower

Aunt Lori feeding Audrey

The hostess with the mostest - Lori & Shanon

Mimi with Audrey

On Saturday, we had a baby shower called a Sip & See where friends were able to sip mimosas and see Audrey. She was the belle of the ball! She did so well and gave everyone lots of smiles. Mimi, Lori, and Bryan came into town. The weather was beautiful around 70 degrees and everyone ventured outside on our deck around the pool. Andy took Matthew to the YMCA to go for a swim and then on to the park where he played with Arden.

Smiley Audrey

Happy Birthday Andy

A cupcake with "39" candles

Matthew enjoying his cupcake

Matthew holding Audrey

Matthew likes to sing the turtle song.

Audrey is 1 month old

Matthew pulls up a chair to stand on so he can see baby Audrey in the stroller

Matthew helped with the bottle feeding

Matthew pulled up a chair to get water out of the fridge - check out his new snow boots

It is hard to believe that Audrey is 1 month old already. She has been an easy baby and rarely cries. She sleeps quite a bit but she is starting to be more alert. I give her a bath every day around 6pm and she seems to enjoy it. Most babies cry during bath time. I feed her every 2.5 hours and sometimes 4 hours on rare occasions during the night. She doesn't over eat so she doesn't spit up much. On Sunday, Andy gave her 2nd bottle feeding and she took it well. The church has been bringing us dinners every other day so that has been a BIG help.

The weather has been sunny in the 60's. On Saturday, I went to the park with Audrey in the baby bjorn on my chest, Matthew in the stroller, and Rusty on the leash. It was quite a sight! But it was a good way to get Matthew and Rusty out of the house for some exercise. Andy went to workout that morning for a couple of hours. When he came home, he took Matthew for a swim at the YMCA. Matthew took a good nap that afternoon. On Sunday, the temperature dropped in the 30's and it snowed 1 inch. Andy took Matthew to buy some boots so that he was prepared. They stuck out their tongues to catch the snow. Matthew had so much fun with Daddy and he LOVED his new boots. He normally takes his shoes off as soon as he enters the house but he kept them on to show them off.