Holiday Shots

Daddy & Matthew

We don't have that many kids just that many pets that need stockings. I finally finished making Peyton's on the 18th of December. Still before Christmas Eve though which was my goal.

Fun in the Snow!

Daddy and Matthew working on the snowman.

He wouldn't keep them on so I threatened to duct tape them.

Finished product

Don't worry we warned him its okay to eat snow just stay away from the yellow snow.

He had a great time playing in the snow.

The Onesie Says it All

Trains at the Arboretum

We went to the train exhibit at the Morton Arboretum. Matthew really liked it, he also wanted to touch everything. I guess we can't blame him.

He watched the trains for a long time.

Breakfast with Santa

We went to breakfast with Santa again this year at Brookfield Zoo. It was actually a success with Santa. We do not have a crying picture. Although what we do have is a picture of Grant and I sitting on Santa's lap with Matthew on mine. It is an improvement from last year though. We had a great time at breakfast and even hung out at the zoo a little bit after.

Matthew and Grant with a reindeer.

Matthew really enjoyed the bacon and potatoes. Grant really enjoyed the bacon and we won't even say how many pieces he had.

Papa, Matthew, & Grammy

Look who's driving the sleigh!

Matthew was gorilla obsessed. We had to go in and see them of course.

Legos at Cantigny

We tried the Lego Train exhibit at Cantigny this year. Of course we also looked at some tanks and the war exhibit. The Lego exhibit was really cool, except we had to wait in line 30 minutes in the cold because they were keeping it orderly inside. Then the second we get to the front of the line they decide to let everyone in and make it a free for all. This made it hard to walk around but we still saw some cool Lego buildings. We saw things from Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, and more.

He loved climbing on the tanks.
By a Star Wars exhibit.

Best way to see over a crowd of people.

Jurassic Park

Christmas Tradition-Lunch at the Walnut Room

One thing we like to do at Christmas each year is go to eat lunch at the Walnut Room at Macy's. This year we actually got to sit right next to the tree. Matthew looked up at it and went "Oh Wow!" He was occupied the entire lunch.

He loved lunch so much, he couldn't stop eating to take a picture.

Who doesn't love an ice cream sundae snowman with a marshmallow head and twizzler arms?

Matthew's Stats

Here are Matthew's 2 year stats from his check up last week.
Weight: 25 lbs 10 ounces- 25th percentile (up 2 pounds from 18 months)

Height: 34.5 inches-50th percentile (up 2 inches from 18 months)

Head Circumference: 49.5 cm 75th percentile (he has a little bit of a large head appearantly)

He received one shot and is otherwise very good.

Big boy pillow

This past weekend Matthew got a big boy pillow. Being the paranoid person that I am I never got him one until now. I knew when they were little they were not supposed to have pillows because they could suffocate. I made sure to ask the pediatrician at his 2 year check up and it is okay. So he finally got one. He was quite excited and laid right down on it. (Of course that was just for the picture. After the picture he immediately got up and wanted out).

Matthew's Birthday Party

Matthew had a Buzz Lightyear themed birthday party this year. He had a great time running around with Jack, Sam, Luke, and Mikayla. He fell asleep at 9:30 and didn't wake up until 11 the next morning.

Matthew's rocketship cake (Thank you Auntie Barbie)

He likes to blow on his food so we figured he would have no problem with candles.

He liked everyone singing to him.

Jack and Matthew enjoying Matthew's new Toy Story sleeping bag while watching Toy Story.

Luke (in back), Mikayla, Jack, Sam, Matthew

Matthew's Professional Pictures

Matthew's photos from Kiddie Kandids for his 2nd birthday. How angelic he looks in them (looks can be deceiving). Our little man is usually a ham when it comes to having his picture taken. He loves posing, sits where you ask, and holds the props. This time he wouldn't sit still, we had to keep fixing the curtain. He wouldn't look where the girl asked him to. We even had to take a dinner break and try to come back and see if the break helped him to focus. It did not but luckily we still got a few good pictures. The girl at Kiddie Kandids was a saint and I apologized multiple times for Matthew.

This was taken while he was not listening to us as we asked him to look at us.

He kept tracing the outlines on the block with his finger and moving his hands.

For this one he wanted to keep opening the presents. The girl must have taken this one very fast.

Happy 2nd Birthday Matthew

Happy 2nd Birthday to our little man. Can you believe he is already two? He will even tell you that he is two. On his special day he got to have lunch at Rainforest Cafe and dinner at his favorite Choo Choo Train restaurant. He is one lucky little boy.

Cool booths.

Ahh, I do love cake.

Matthew waved bye bye to the trains every time they went past us.

What a ham. His birthday cupcake was delivered by the train with a candle and train whistle.

Matthew knew how to open presents this year. He went right at them.

A Day at the Aquarium (in search of Nemo)

We spent a day at the Shedd. Matthew loves watching fish, I think its because they are constantly on the move. There was a tent set up to play in that he enjoyed as well. He seems to like penguins and you can get up close to the tank and watch them swim at the aquarium.

What concentration.

Deep Sea Explorer

Enjoying the city

Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween!

Our little Buzz Lightyear-To Infinity and Beyond

Trick or Treat

Everyone loves a good Halloween book!