2006 October : Our Cherry Tree

We went to the store today and Matty saw a car just like dad’s in the parking lot. He got excited until he realized the driver was someone else. As we were driving away he said wistfully, “I wish that was dad so I could pudge his pokey cheeks.”

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Mattyisms - Nursery Hero

Today Matthew was so brave when he went to nursery, he didn’t even cry. And he announced proudly as we left church, “I ‘betected’ Claire!” (Claire is his best friend’s little sister that gets scared at nursery too. He decided he needed to go to nursery so he could protect her.)

Mattyisms - Rest

The other day Matty insisted, as he cozied up in his bed, that he wasn’t going to take a nap, but he would just have a rest. He said from under his blanket, “I’m just gonna rest my ol’ bones.”

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Katie Jean - Charrrge!

Ever since Matthew was a baby he has been afraid of the vacuum. He’ll hide in another room or on top of a bed until I put away the vacuum. I just assumed Katelyn would be scared of it too, but I was wrong. When I was vacuuming today she would chase after the vacuum and charge at it head-on. It was pretty funny, but tricky to get the floor clean without running her over with Kirby.

Katie Jean - Spunk

Katelyn has a very different personality from Matty when he was a baby. We are already seeing the differences. She has definitely got a lot of spunk. She is very playful and loves to chase Matthew with her speedy bull dog crawl. He runs scared when she comes crawling at him and will jump up on a couch for safety.

Mattyisms - Oh Baby!

Matthew was so excited to see pictures of his new little cousin Brooklynn on ofoto. He remembered when he got to come see his new baby at the hospital and sat with his mom on the hospital bed. When he saw a picture of Uncle John laying on the hospital bed with baby Brooklynn he asked with a perplexed look on his face, “Did the baby come out of Uncle John?!”

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Mattyisms - Nature

Today we went to a petting zoo, called Old McDonald’s Farm. We were taking a break in a big picnic area when Matty decided he “needed to go”. I was feeding Katie and it was a hike to the nearest restroom so I told him to go hide behind a tree. (One of those things I used to swear I’d never let my children do.) Anyway, next thing I know he’s picked the nearest tree, dropped his drawers completely and giving our picnic table full of moms and children an eye-full of white little buns. What a sight! We’ll have to have his dad teach him how to be more discreet when his mom lets him go in public. :\ woops.

Mattyisms - Snoozing

I am proud to say I’ve passed on the genetic ability to sleep anywhere. We went to a restaurant Monday for a family night treat and Matthew folded his arms on the table and put his head down and fell asleep. He slept for almost twenty minutes just like that. We knew he must’ve been really tired to sleep through a meal. Mr. “I’m still, still hungwy” never misses a meal.

Mattyisms - Shells

Matthew got the movie the Little Mermaid. I have had to pretend to be Ariel for the last week or so. We were eating breakfast together, I in my bathrobe and he in his pajamas. A cheerio fell inside the front of my robe and Matty giggled and said, “You have cereal in your seashells!”

Mattyisms - Curses

When we were camping this weekend it began getting dark and Matthew said, “Ahhh BLAST it! It’s bedtime alweady?”

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Mattyisms - Name Connection

Matty loves to learn people’s names. During General Conference he wanted to learn the names of the people speaking. When I showed him a picture of the First Presidency and taught him their names, he said, “Hey, that’s just like on Thomas the Tank Engine! There’s Thomas, Gordon, and James!”

Katie Jean - Two-th

On Katie’s seven month birthday she received two gifts- her left and right lower central incisors. They are just little jaggedies peaking out right now but we think she is going to look exceptionally cute with her new teeth.

Mattyisms - Love

Saturday while watching General Conference Matty was playing with Katie on the floor. She tipped over on him beginning a wrestling match to see who’d end up on top. They were both giggling so hard. It was so cute! Then, amid giggles Matty exclaimed, “I Love Having a Sister!!”

Katie Jean - Mmmm, Paper.

Katie loves to eat paper. She will find it in the darndest places and get munching right away. I unfortunately first discovered this when she ate one of the temple ready names mom had sent us to do. The next thing I discovered missing was one of our visual aids for family night. I found it later in a wet wad on the floor. She doesn’t mouth very many other things, she seems to have a distinct preference for paper. I wish it was okay for her to eat because Matty sure leaves a trail behind all of his cutting and pasting art projects all day. Ah nuts. As we speak she has discovered the office garbage can full of what else– PAPER! Yum.

Katie Jean - Crawling Machine

It feels like overnight Katie turned from sweet little audience member, to busy participant in our daily happenings. She is everywhere! She doesn’t seem to have the same perameter inhibitions Matty had at her age. He wouldn’t leave the room I was in, but Katie doesn’t mind exploring on her own. Needless to say we’ve had to improve the baby-proofing in our house, cupboard locks, baby gate, etc. We’ve got a very busy girl on our hands.

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