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.

Fireman Party

Okay, seriously, what were we thinking?  Having a 3 year old's birthday in a toy store?!  Lesson learned, won't be doing that again.  But, I have to admit, it was fun and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.  

We had the party at The Toy Place at Bellevue Art and Frame, and it they prepared a fireman theme art project...fire truck collage.  All the kids were so focused, it was amazing!  After the art project, we enjoyed happy meals and cupcakes. 

Happy Halloween

Halloween is such a hectic time around our household now!  We have William's birthday, Boomie's birthday, and of course, trick-or-treating!  It's a lot to fit into one day, but we somehow managed.

William got to wear his fireman costume to school where they had a huge parade.  He was so excited!

After school he got a happy meal to eat at Nana's...what a treat!

Then it was a trip to Daddy's work to show off costumes.

Next was a stop at Grandpa's work to say hi and of course show off the costumes some more.

Boomie and Papa stopped by to celebrate with some gift opening.

Then Daddy got home and it was time for pizza, happy birthday cupcakes, and getting ready for trick-or-treating.

William had so much fun going door to door, and sometimes, instead of saying "trick or treat" he would say "happy birthday!"  All the neighbors loved it!

It was an exhausting day, but so much fun!

3!!!

Yep, that's how old our little firefighter William is...3!  We couldn't be more proud of the little man this boy is becoming.  He's such a great helper with chores, Matthew, and Bailee.  He loves school!  Is a huge eater these days.  So loving!  Will give a kiss, hug, pat and say "Awe, I love you."  Seriously, melts your heart when it's out of nowhere!  Is in love with garbage trucks, fire trucks, and street sweepers.  Fun loving.  Has a laugh/giggle that lights up a room.  I just wish that he would slow down growing, just a little!

Happy Be-Lated Birthday...

To our Boomie!  (Who shares her birthday with William!)

OJAI!

How lucky are we that Boomie and Papa have a house in Ojai that we can escape to and enjoy?!  And we did just that for a week before William's birthday.  Ojai was beautiful blue skies and a comfortable 80 degrees.  Much nicer than the rain and gray we left behind in Seattle.

Both boys did incredibly well flying.  Matthew slept most of the flight and William was entertained by Daddy's iPad.

We loved the new addition to the Ojai house, hanging out with our Ojai family (Aunt Betsy, Jenny, Taylor, Warren, and Ava), walking into town with our Radio Flyer wagon courtesy of Aunt Paula, the delicious food, walks on Shelf Road, the Santa Barbara zoo, La Super Rica, visiting with Wendy in Calabasas, the ocean, and hanging out together.

We can't wait for our next visit!

13 Months!

Happy 13 Months (belated of course!) to our little man!  He is growing and developing by leaps and bounds.  These days he's completely mobile, running after his brother and not afraid to tackle William down or voice (ie scream) his frustration.  He's become quite the Momma's boy and is barely by my side.  Heaven forbid I leave the room for 5 seconds without him freaking out.  It's nice to feel the love, but come on.  As long as I'm within eyesight, Matthew is a very good at keeping himself occupied.

The kid loves to eat and wants to have a taste of whatever you may be eating.  The minute he sees William's sippy cup, he wants one too.  This kid is sure in a hurry to grow up!

He's talking up a storm and I'm sure "real" words will be coming very soon.  He already identifies Momma, Dada, and Nana.  And can say peekaboo.

We are enjoying every minute of this guy!  He's so smiley and lights up a room instantly.  Is initially shy around new people, but warms up quickly.  And loves to get into mischief already with his brother!