Our little carpenter!

Matt was practicing with his hammer the other day. Practicing for his future in carpentry perhaps?? Maybe some day he'll build us our dream home to retire in!

We're still trying to figure out if he's righty or lefty, and I've read that sometimes you won't know for the first couple of years. But he usually throws (and as you can see, hammers) righty so I'm guessing on that at this point.

Ready for a ride!

One of Matt's great birthday presents, from his Nana and Grampa, was a bike seat for the back of my bike. It's called the CoPilot Limo, and boy is this thing really like a limo! It has padding everywhere and looks so comfy - I wish I could ride around in one! So we tried out the helmet for a little bit the other morning, and after a moment of complaint, Matt walked around not caring one little bit about the big thing on his head! I can't wait for our first ride!

One Year Old!

Matt had a wonderful birthday and was so happy to be surrounded by lots of friends and family on his special day! He had the two most important things any birthday boy should have...cake and beer!

Yes, Matt did his first keg stand! We'll be pulling those pictures out in about 17 years when he's heading off to college - just to remind him that he should be an old pro then! (And no, the tap is not really in his mouth!)

But on a more serious note, we can't believe our baby boy is one year old already! Where does the time go!?! It's amazing to think of all the things he's learned in the past year and it's even more exciting to think about the next year ahead of us!

Matthew is a very lucky boy to have such wonderful friends and family! Thank you to everyone who helped him celebrate (early on Tuesday night and also on Saturday - two parties!) and to those that sent birthday wishes!

The birthday boy had a great time with his slice of birthday cake and here are a couple snippets:

Cuddly Boy!

In an attempt to make Matt a little less of a brute, I taught him how to cuddle his stuffed animals. He picked that right up and then moved on to cuddling Wheaton and now cuddling everyone around him. He'll walk right up to you and put his head against you. It's the cutest move ever and he knows it - probably because we still saw "awww" every time he does it!A few weeks back, Matt and Lizzy went for a wagon ride to the playground. Along the way, Lizzy reached forward and ticked Matt in the belly! How cute is that?! In response he cuddled her, or at least attempted to. We all thought the whole thing was adorable, as you can tell from all the ohh-ing and aww-ing.

Horses

Matt had his first visit to a nearby horse farm a few weeks ago. He was really not too sure what to think of these huge animals. He just stood still and stared at the first one for quite awhile - and we all know Matt does not stand still ever so it was quite a site! But after a few minutes, he started laughing and pointing at them, and after a few more minutes, had moved on to running around the farm and playing with anything he could find, especially the hose.