First Steps Today!!

Matthew took his first solo steps today...actually he took 4 of them!! My favorite part is that he took those steps right over to Corina today at her house after we went out to breakfast, so she was able to be there for the most monumental of firsts in his life!! Isn't God so cool the way he works out even the smallest of details?!?! Greg missed it though, since he is working in New York this week, and flies home tomorrow. Matthew is growing up so fast! It's hard to believe this time last year he almost fit in the palms of our hands!! God has been so good to us!

Love,
Michelle

Favorite new toys...

Someone here likes our toys better than his own...can you guess who???

Snowy Day

Here are some photos from Matthew's first snow outing. Hopefully the sun will come out and stay, and it can be his last for the season (mom is hopeful anyway!!)

A walk in the mall with Grant

Last week Matthew and I went for a walking play-date with our friend Grant. Grant is still not able to play with his friends until RSV season is over with, so we take morning trips to walk through the mall before it opens. Grant is doing great lately!! Hopefully he will just need to be indoors for one more winter.

Hey Hey It's My Birthday!

Matthew had the honor of spending his actual birthday today with his Aunt Lindsay (my sister.) Lindsay, Scott and the girls bought Matthew a Laugh and Learn playhouse. Here are some photos of him enjoying his new adventure.

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!!