Bahaha, I love that little boy (the big, hairy one, too).
January 21, 2010
2 Year Old Wisdom
Lately, Caden has had a big interst in Dad's "sharp" face. Yesterday when Ben came home from work, Caden ran upstairs to find Ben's shaving kit, ran it down to him and said "Ben Matthews... SHAVE!"
December 16, 2009
Our Day...
Every morning I ask Caden what he wants for breakfast. Usually he tells me that he wants french toast, eggs or peanut butter toast. Today he wanted Thomas the Train. He was so excited about it that I decided to make a 'breakfast Thomas':
Had I really been thinking, I would have used scrambled eggs as the steam. The orange just doesn't cut it, sigh. Thankfully I have many years ahead of me to perfect our breakfast fun! Luckily, Caden LOVED it and ate breakfast better than he has eaten in a long time. Infact, after he ate Thomas, he even wanted seconds. I asked Caden what he'll want to eat for breakfast tomorrow, and he said "Pappadaddy!!" Watch out, Grandpa!
After breakfast, Caden made sure to tell Maya all about his life. She loved it. They are best friends in the making.
We had a fun playdate with Tarek today. We painted big boxes and made them into cars. Those boys and their cars. We cut out holes for their arms and bodies and the boys drove their cars around the house. They play so well together.
I finally got my camera out to get a picture of Maya smiling. I was asking Maya where her smiles where, and Caden informed me that they were in her mouth.
Caden was right, the smiles really were in her mouth. Look at that face light up! What a gorgeous girl!
December 15, 2009
Mom Talk
I haven't been very good at blogging since Maya was born. Life with two has been crazy, busy, hard, wonderful, fun and so rewarding! I LOVE being a Mom of two. Maya is the most smiley, happy baby I have ever met. She has definitely added a lot to our little family. She has a huge smile, her entire face lights up and her eyes even curve up in their own little smile! Caden has taken on the role of big brother like a champ! He loves to make Maya smile. He tells her stories about Indiana Jones, Yoshi and Lightning McQueen. He never stops kissing her. He has just realized that instead of holding one of Maya's hands, he can actually hold both of them at the same time. "Me hold baby hand...TWO!"
I read an article on the Today Show last week about how once you have kids, you give away so much of yourself that the only thing you have left to talk about is your children. That is true, as you can tell from all of my blog posts! It probably does gets boring only hearing me talk about my children, but I probably won't find much more to talk about for the next 20 years. And thats okay :) There is a new movie that just came out that I am dying to see. It is called Motherhood (<--- click to see the trailer). Anyways, enough of my rambling. Hurry up and start updating your blogs, family! You are slacking off! And you all have interesting things to talk about :)
November 24, 2009
Maya's Blessing
As you all know, Ben blessed Maya on Sunday. He did a wonderful job, the blessing was beautiful. (Thank you to all of the family that was able to attend and support us!)
Maya looked adorable in her little blessing outfit (a special dress, bonnet and booties that Ben's grandma made for a Matthews girl... it had been in the box for more than a quarter of a century just waiting for a little girl!!)
Maya has such a calm, sweet spirit and we feel so blessed that she was sent to our little family!
October 22, 2009
October 6, 2009
Ready!
Here is a picture of the "Mini-Muffin Tin Advent Calendar" that I have been working on all week. I made it for the display table for this year's Super Saturday! The calendar is made using a mini-muffin tin, the candy for each day goes in the muffin hole! It is great because the decorations are magnetic and you just take them off during the year and you have a muffin tin!
(These pictures aren't the greatest quality- the sign at the top says "Christmas Countdown")
I have had a lot of enrichment stuff to get done before the baby comes, but now that this last project is done, I think (I hope) that enrichment is under control for the time being! So with that out of the way, freezer meals ready, crotchsicles awaiting, a super clean house and Caden feeling better, this baby is now welcome any time :)
Thank You!!!!!
Yesterday Caden woke up sick. He had been up lots in the night and pretty much screamed all day. He is getting his two year old molars and seems to be having a really rough time with it! I want to say a HUGE thank you to Dad who brought me kids tylenol and watched Caden so that I could shower... all before 9am! You are wonderful, Daddy!!
Also, last night for Family Home Evening, Dad, Mom and Rebecca came over and cleaned my house from top to bottom!! My floors are washed and vacuumed, bathrooms scrubbed, cupboards cleaned, windows and mirrors washed- EVERYTHING is clean!! It was such a great feeling to wake up this morning to such a clean house and it will feel even better bringing a newborn home to it! This morning Caden said "Ma-ma" then pretended to scrub the floors, then said "Pa-pa" and "Ka-ka (Becca) and pretended to wash the walls! Thanks for your example of service!!
I am SO grateful for family. Thank you for serving me. I love you guys so much!
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