Fanfest 2013

We bundled up the boys and headed to Fanfest!  This was our second year, and are hoping to make it an annual occurrence.  We had fun running the bases, checking out the clubhouse, and walking around the stadium.

16 Months

Matthew is such a fun-loving kid!  There is definitely never a dull moment.  He's constantly on the heels of his brother, trying to copy William's every move.  He is a non-stop chatter-box and every few words is a word I can recognize (ie Momma, Nana, brother, juice, dinosaur, Dadda, toes, shoes, num, uh-huh, up, picture, cheese, ball, and pooh-poohs).  It's a lot of trying to guess what it is he's saying, which can be frustrating for both of us sometimes.  He loves roughhousing with William, which leads to my yelling "stop it, William you're going to hurt him."  Really though, Matthew has no problem holding his own.  And our house is not quite!  Both boys are non-stop shrieking with delight and laughing.

Bath time is a favorite.  And Matthew loves brushing his teeth.  He wants to be right alongside his brother.  When William is in the bathroom, Matthew wants to be right there too, on the heat register with a book though.

I wish I could say he's sleeping through the night.  We had a bit of a set back with some heavy chest congestion/coughing, so when he woke up in the middle of the night, I would go check to make sure he was doing okay.  It's a two time a night thing, usually 3:30 and 5:30.  I so miss my sleep and hoping now that he's starting to feel better, the sleep gets better as well.

Matthew is very musical.  He loves signing, dancing, and playing the piano or drums at Nana's.  And, he's very good.  The kid's got rhythm!  And, I think he might be left-handed.  He was caught doodling on a piece of paper, and he was using his left-hand.

Oh, and a daredevil!  This kid knows no fear!

Christmas Dinner

Christmas dinner at Nana & Grandpa's.

Merry Christmas!

Unbelievably, the boys slept in!  Boomie and Papa were set to come over bright and early before heading up to Bellingham.  Naturally, Jon rolled over, looked at the clock and said, "My parents are going to be here any minute!"  The boys did wake up, and were forced to wait at the top of the stairs before heading down to see if the street sweeper William asked for and horse for Matthew had been delivered.  The look and excitement from both was such a joy to watch.  This truly is my favorite time of year!

Christmas Eve!

Christmas Eve was celebrated at Boomie and Papa's!  The boys had tons of fun playing and opening gifts.

Thank you, Buddy!

Buddy our house elf was quite the house guest over the holidays.  He stayed out of trouble, and even brought the boys their own special ornaments!  William a garbage truck and Matthew a dinosaur.  William was very concerned on the 26th when he couldn't find Buddy.  We had to explain to him that Buddy went home and will be back again for next Christmas.

Museum of Flight

We love when Daddy takes off work, and this time we decided to really do something special...a trip to the Museum of Flight.  Both boys wore their bomber jackets, and William has decided he would like to become an astronaut.

Snowflake Lane!

Well, we had planned on seeing Santa on a Sunday, but failed to check what his hours were.  Naturally, we showed up 20 minutes after he was closed.  Way to go us!  But, we still decided to make an adventure out of our trip to the mall.  We enjoyed dinner at Nordstroms Cafe, did a little shopping at the Disney Store, and took in Snowflake Lane.  Snowflake lane was a little chilly, so we didn't stay long, but the boys loved it!

15 Months

And just like that, 15 months has come and gone!  Matthew continues to grow and develop by leaps and bounds.  He is so incredibly happy-go-lucky, has a smile that will melt anyone's heart, a contagious laugh, idolizes his older brother, and is definitely a Daddy's boy.  The moment Daddy comes home from work, Matthew drops whatever he's doing, shrieks with delight and runs after Daddy.

We are down to about one, 1.5-2 hour nap a day.  He loves eating.  Going to bed at night is not an issue whatsoever.  Sleeping through the night, but is an early riser!  Finally is wearing shoes.  For the longest time, we couldn't get him to keep his sock or shoes in.  Then Boomie gave him his own bear slippers, which did the trick.  Is a fearless, daredevil and will try to climb just about anything if given the opportunity.  Is starting to have a pretty extensive vocabulary.  Some of his favorite words are "ball," "dinosaur," "Mama," "Dadda," "Nana," "BoBo," "Juice."

Has discovered the toilet.  Yesterday, in front on William and I while William was getting ready to go to the bathroom, Matthew ran to the toilet and dropped his ball in.  Then, a short time later I heard splashing, ran to the bathroom, and there was Matthew with his hand in the bowl splashing around and 2 of his cars submerged...Gross!

Weight: 27 lbs 7 oz (75%-90%)

Length: 31.5" (50%-75%)