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.