Air Guitar

Matthew playing his air guitar while watching the half time.

It was so cute! 

The pictures just don't do his air guitar justice!

Dinner with Sebastian

Last night we went to dinner with Sebastian at Buffalo Wild Wings.

It was Sebastian's birthday about a week ago so we were treating him to dinner.

Matthew had lots of fun and even gave out kisses to everyone.

Matthew also enjoyed some of Sebastian's pop.  It started out with Matthew playing with the straw and then he realized that there was something in the glass.

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Movie of Helping Daddy Mud

Daddy will definitely be doing some extra sanding!

Do you think that he had fun?

Look at the mudding hands!

We also have mud tracked up the stairs and on the vinyl in the entry way.

He had fun and that is all that matters!

Fingerprint Friday

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:

I can see the fingerprints of god

When I look at you

I can see the fingerprints of god

And I know its true

You're a masterpiece

That all creation quietly applauds

And you're covered with the fingerprints of god

So look around you and see where YOU can see God's fingerprints. Is it in nature? Kids? Animals? Where do you see them?

These two beautiful fingerprints of God were visiting our feeder this morning.
It is not very often that the pair of cardinals come in together.

When Scott said that the cardinal was out there, right away our little fingerprint of God ran to look out the window like he knew what Daddy was saying.  Luckily they didn't fly away so that I could get the beautiful picture of them.

Our little fingerprint that is growing way to fast and getting way to smart.  He loves to watch Sesame Street!  It is even cutier listening to him say Sesame Street.
His vocabulary is growing right along with him.  It is so fun to listen to him talk.

Do you have a fingerprint of God?  To join in or to read other Fingerprint Fridays, go to The Rusted Chain blog by clicking here.

Matthew and the Cat

For those of you who don't know our cat, this is not normal!

Usually our cat hisses and snarls at almost everyone especially Matthew.

Matthew actually got to touch her and "hug" her.

You can tell that she is not really happy to let Matthew touch her but she is tolerating it.

(I think because Scott is holding her.  She is Scott's cat.)

Beater

I always use the mixer when I make mashed potatoes.

Matthew loves potatoes so he thoroughly enjoys licking the beaters.

(PS Look at how good his chapped lip looks and it has only been 5 days without his nukkie)

Trying really hard to get it all in.

He even wanted to share with me.

He had it pretty clean when he gave it back to me.

Class

Matthew and I had lots of fun at our ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) class today.

Matthew is such a busy body that circle time/reading time was tough.  He just wanted to check everything out.  When it was play time, I think he played with everything in the classroom.

We painted a bubble wrap snowman and pressed it on our paper and added eyes, nose and button.

We didn't bring it home today but when we do I will take a picture of it and post it.

I am the oldest mom there which made me feel really old today.

Bed Hair

Yesterday afternoon when Matthew woke up from his nap, he had some crazy bed hair!

So Content!

He loves this truck that my sister made for him.

He was so content sitting and reading his book tonight.

He almost looks annoyed that Scott was taking his picture(ahem interrupting his reading).

After he was done reading, he drove his tractor book around a little.

He is going to bed earlier than normal tonight because we have to get up early tomorrow.

Matthew and I are going to an early childhood class starting tomorrow and then every Monday until mid-May.

Our Little Daredevil

Matthew is a little daredevil.

He is also a climber.

He was trying to dance as he stood on his train.

Showing Off

Last night after our company left, we went to visit Papa and Grammie.

Matthew was being a show off.

Then he realized that whenever he made a funny noise or he rolled his shoulders and laughed, everyone would laugh at him.  So of course, he did it more and more.

We have got one crazy entertaining boy on our hands.

Visitors

Yesterday we had company! 

My dad and half sister came to visit along with my sister, her husband and sweet Annabelle.

Scott actually got to hold her for a tiny bit before Matthew realized and got jealous.

And then this happened:

As we were saying good-bye to my sister, her husband and Annabelle, we were standing on the steps and Matthew fell down a couple steps and hit his head on the railing.  He got a little cut above his eye and also some carpet burn on the side of his nose which is almost gone today.  He still has a little swelling by his eye.  It seemed like he cried for a really long time.  I almost gave in and gave him his nukkie to make him feel better but Scott said he had gone as long as he did without it that we shouldn't.  I cried too.

Blog

We would like everyone to know that our blog was originally started to help promote the OPEN part of our adoption.  We started it to give Matthew's birthparents, their families and all our extended family a glimpse into our every day life and the joys of open adoption.  We are very blessed to have a wonderful relationship with Matthew's birthparents and their families and we would not want to jeopardize that relationship in any way.  Scott and I both appreciate your support but we will not tolerate negative comments that are left regarding our other followers.