December

Ward Christmas party. 

Frozen stiff! 

Family of 5... soon  to be 6.

Peanut clusters for neighbors

Preschool field trip to sing at the nursing home. 

Terribly 2!

Matthew is TWO.  He is stubborn, mischievous, energetic, wild, adventurous, and crazy cute.

Well-check stats:

Height: 32 in. 20% (I think this was a little low)

Weight: 26.8 lbs 35%

I've been terrible at taking pictures lately and his birthday just kind of snuck by me- but someday
when I figure out which camera was taking pictures at his party I'll add them to this post. We did have cake and a party, but it was pretty chill.

About Matthew:

• He loves climbing.  That hasn't changed at all.  He's sort of careful... sort of...
• Is clingy to his mama and daddy and comes to us in tears often looking for sympathy.  
• Has almost all his teeth.  Still waiting for those upper canines.
• He is getting better on the balance bike. 
• He wears his emotions on his sleeve.  It's not too unusual for him to be mad and go close himself in a room until he's happy again. He cries easily but is fairly easy to get to laugh.
• Says quite a few words... some only make sense in context, but his vocabulary is growing.
• LOVES antagonizing Ben.  He'll sneak up and steal a car that Ben is playing with and then take off running and cackling.  Good times. 
• Won't give into getting into his carseat without a struggle or change his diaper without squirming.  You'd think with things that we do so often he'd be a little more compliant, but no.
• Loves nursery at church and will often head there without us- makes me a little crazy. 
• Likes names and remembers names of little friends that we have over to the house. 
• Usually sleeps through the night.  Sometimes he wakes up crying but I can usually just put his blankets back on him and he's good. He is in a big-kid bed and hasn't rolled off yet.  He gets locked in his room at night since he was starting to follow in Caroline's footsteps and wander at night.
• He is a sort of picky eater.  He loves bread, milk, strawberries, yogurt, sausage, and sugar.  Everything else... meh... he could take it or leave it.
• Likes wheels almost as much as Ben.  His favorite toy seems to be the train and train tracks.
• Is good at giving hugs.
• Can be a bit mean with hitting and pushing, but is fairly quick to appologize.

Can't imagine our family without our Matthew!!