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%)

14 Months

This is way past due, and I can't believe that we are almost to 15 months!

I can honestly say there is never a dull moment in our house.  Matthew loves his older brother and is constantly running, following William and wanting to be in on the action.  The love is mutual and William seems to always be right by his brother's side as well.  Our house is always filled with the two of them yelling, shrieking in delight and laughing.

Matthew is quite the chatterbox these days.  Loves "talking" on the phone.  Loves buttons, light, pictures, zipper, juice, num-nums, Bailee (who he frequently is chasing and trying to tackle to the ground), balls, and sitting on the heat register.  His words so far, are Momma, Dadda, Nana, Button, Light, Juice, Bo-Bo (I think means William), poo-poo, and Dinosaur.

Speaking of dinosaurs, Matthew LOVES dinosaurs and is constantly "Roaring."  He also loves farm animals.

We are finally sleeping through the night!  All it took was one night of doing cry it out, and the crying lasted only 3 minutes.  I couldn't believe it and was bracing myself for the worst.  Thank goodness.  And, his naps are pretty consistent...one-two hours in the morning and one-two hours in the afternoon.

Matthew is a great eater.  But, for whatever reason, it's hard to get him to drink.  He's getting enough fluids, but just doesn't seem to be into his sippy cups.

He loves wrestling, especially with Daddy and brother.  And bath-time is one of our favorite times in this house.  The two boys love splashing around.  Like I said, never a dull moment.