Kindermusik

Here are some photos from Matthew's last Kindermusik Sing and Sign class.

Best Wishes Jesse and Karen!!

My very close friend Karen got married to Jesse on Saturday night. I had the honor and privilege of taking some wedding photos for them. Best wishes, and we love you both!!

Matthew's First Birthday Party

We had Matthew's fist birthday party last Saturday afternoon. He was such a little joy all day!! As you can see...mom opened all the gifts, as Matthew inspected all the instruction manuals, cards, and envelopes. He is interested in all things paper these days. He eats it actually. Finally Greg was able to tear him away from the paper to play with his new cellphone, which is his other favorite item of ours to eat!!

Baby Sign Language

At almost exactly one year old, Matthew has begun to understand and sign back to me! This is so exciting! I have been using sign language for some of the words he would use everyday since he was six months old. Here are a few that he has mastered.

All Done!








More Please








Milk








Eat








And Finally...
I don't know what you're thinking, but clearly you are talking crazy!!








(Just kidding, of course) But if there was a sign for that...this would be it!

Chuck-E-Cheese

Greg and I took Matthew to Chuck-E-Cheese for the afternoon. Here are some of our day's highlights. Matthew seemed surprisingly calm around the 8 ft mouse!! He even reached out to bonk him on the nose. He loved riding all the pretend cars too. He was so tired at the end of our outing, he fell asleep right in Greg's arms in the middle of the chaos of the place. What a great day!!

Aunt Kim Came to Town January 2008

In late January, Greg's sister Kim came in for a visit. She had not seen Matthew since he was three months old, so needless to say, they had a great time getting to know each other. She was such a blessing to have around that week. It's always great to have an extra set of hands, and it's so nice to visit with her. We even took her out to our Kindermusik class :-) Here are some photos from her visit!!

Christmas With Corina

Just a few days after Christmas, we celebrated with Corina and her family. Here are some highlights of that day.

Not late for 2007...but early for 2008 Christmas Photos

Well, I dropped the ball on getting these posted on time. Blame it on the fact that my flash card reader broke in Mid-December and began erasing all our photos. Christmas was wonderful as expected. Matthew loved looking at all the Christmas presents and Christmas lights. Of course, he loved seeing all our family and friends too. At the end of the day though, he was one tuckered out little guy!! Here are some of our favorite photos of that day.