wearing Ms. Elizabeth's hat

Elizabeth was so sweet and watched Natalie and Matthew last week. She captured this fun photo of Matthew trying to be a Penn State fan. I think the worried look is because he is wishing there was a Jayhawk on that hat!

Natalie "helping"

Natalie has been feeding Matthew a lot lately. She enjoys the one on one time with him, especially now that Meagan is in school and she is the only one at home with him for a bit. As you can see, allowing her to help involves a big cleanup, but it is worth it. She feels responsible for her little brother. Feeding him involves her making multiple animal noises and her saying, "Come on little lion," or, "Come on little bear, eat your food." I enjoy watching her. Now I have to go clean his tray off (as well as his face and upper body!)

First Day of First Grade

A fun night

Our friends Garrett, Mayme, Adam, and James came over last night for dinner. We even managed to play outside some, but that was shortlived because Matthew started really overheating. Mayme and I took the kids upstairs and they had a blast with the train table, the blue tunnel, and the kitchen.

It is starting early!

I knew that the girls would begin dressing Matthew up at some point, but it has begun early. He is pretty laid back, so he doesn't fight it too much. You can see his distaste for it in the middle photo though. The girls love dress up and they liked turning Matthew into a flower and a cheerleader. We need to go get some manly man dressup outfits!

Beating up my big sister

And we have a crawler!

In the typically late fashion of my sweet family, Matthew has begun crawling. He will be 10 months on Saturday, which isn't actually that late. He isn't doing the traditional crawl; rather he pulls and scoots himself, but he moves pretty fast none the less. He has also begun clapping, which is super cute.

More computer issues!

My router isn't working, so I can't use the computer that I normally post photos on. Geek Squad is coming on wed....

Getting pretty

Sometimes during summer break we get a little bit bored. Or actually, I should say that Meagan gets bored and says, "I am soooooo bored, Mommy. I want to do something." Often times we will play glamour girl and she gets all fancy. Today she put on one of her favorite dresses and liberally applied sparkly lip gloss. Fancy, indeed! It kept her occupied for a good fifteen minutes. :-P

Corpus Christi and San Antonio

We just got back from our little road trip to San Antonio and Corpus Christi. Fun was had by all. We started off with a horrible traffic filled ride down south, but we enjoyed the time on the Riverwalk. Meagan and Natalie got some great hats. Saturday we woke up early (do we ever wake up late? No.) and drove to Corpus. The aquarium is small, but it is nice. The beach was nicer than Galveston and the hotel we had was wonderful due to it's literally being on the beach.

Mr. Cool

We had a play date with a few friends today and Matthew flirted with an older woman! Meagan took out Natalie's old shades for him and he actually liked wearing them.

What a fun party!

Meagan went to a great birthday party today at her friend Avery's house. They all dressed up and got their makeup done. You can't tell by the photos, but Meagan's hair is purple! It was all very cute.

It is not easy to be a Cubs Fan.

Really, it is very hard. Every year we think that it might be THE year, but nope. Not happening. I still am dressing Matthew up in his little uniform, though.
Meagan, Matthew and I went over to Brian's to swim today. The pool was around 90 and felt great. I bought a new little boat to push Matthew around in, and he loved it.

Off to Kiddie Acres

We are going to brave the searing sun for some fun at Kiddie Acres. I love the retro amusement parks.