I'm Still Alive...I Promise

This past weekend we went to Naples to visit Matthew's Opa and Mimi. Here are some pictures of him getting in the swimming pool with Daddy!!!


Hopefully this summer I can get caught up with my blogging. I am just so tired recently and don't have a lot of time to sit down and blog.

Matthew is 16 months old!!!

Matthew turned 16 months yesterday, but he wasn't in a very good mood for taking pictures. He is getting harder and harder to catch on camera because he is so easily distracted with EVERYTHING around him.

Here are some pretty good ones from yesterday and today. Also, my BIL is visiting and he is enjoying getting to play with little Matthew. We are having a blast!!!





















Here are some pictures to remind us how Matthew looked a year ago when he was only 4 months old =).

Mom and Tia visit

Yes, I am still alive =) kind of??? I think??? I just have to keep pinching myself to see and yes, I am still here.

I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL SUMMER VACAY!!!! I got a little taste of what summer will be like last weekend when my mom and SIL visited. We went to Key Largo for dinner, went shopping at Bayside Marketplace in Miami, and then back to Key Largo at a great seafood resturaunt called Ballyhoo's on Sunday. The only downside was that Matthew wasn't feeling good on Saturday and he had a fever and was sick at his stomach.

Here are a few pictures of their visit.

This is how Matthew fell asleep in his carseat. I feel kinda bad about this picture since he was a little bit sick but I thought it was so cute!!!

The Fam at Bayside Marketplace!!!

I didn't take very many pictures last weekend because Matthew wasn't feeling well. Yesterday was his 16 month birthday so I will leave you with a picture of Matthew at 4 months old exactly 1 year ago!!!

More on his 16 month birthday later, I need to take some more pictures.

The Moffatts

Matthew had a blast playing at Grandma Moffatt's house over the Easter weekend!!!

Matthew actually would make this toy work when no one else could. It was kinda funny!!!

Matthew and his Great Uncle Warren!!!

Matthew and Great Grandma Moffatt

Matthew and his grandma (Seth's mom)

ooooo...neat toy!!

It lights up...very nice!!!

Putting the Easter Eggs in the bucket!!

New Toy from the Akron Zoo

MAAWHAAAA!!! Going home...See you next time!!!

I'm Back

The last couple of weeks have been horrible. A few posts ago I mentioned something about our Florida Legislature trying to put heavy restrictions and reform on public school teachers. The bill was passed through our Florida senate and then through the house of representatives and the left for Gov. Crist to sign or veto. Luckily he vetoed the bill!!! It has been a stressful couple of weeks so I took a break from my blog.

Now...I never posted Matthew's Easter egg experience on the blog so I will go ahead and post those pictures even though they are several weeks late.


Enjoy!!!

Matthew on his first Easter!!!

The Pope, Jane, and Matthew's twin cousin

In Ohio this weekend we had the opportunity to meet with my flute professor, George Pope, from the University of Akron, where I did my masters of music in flute performance. Matthew, being the complete ham that he is, sat in his lap and behaved himself very well. We also had the opportunity to meet with the director of the flute choir and the other flute professor Jane Berkner. We had such a great time getting to see them...but in my haze of motherhood I forgot to get a picture that included Jane. I guess that motherhood is bringing the DUH out of me!!!





We also got to see Matthew's twin cousin. Yes, Matthew has a cousin that was born on the same day and only about 6 hours apart from Matthew. His name is Ben and he is a sweetie.

What a wonderful time getting to see these special people in our lives over the Easter weekend!!!

Trip to Ohio--The Akron Zoo

For Easter, we went to Ohio. Matthew got to visit with his grandma, great-grandma and a slew of Aunts, Uncles and even a twin cousin and a Pope (stay tuned for more information on the Pope). Yes, Matthew has a 2nd cousin that was born on the same day as Matthew only about 6 hours apart.

Here are some pictures from the Zoo...more pictures to follow on the other parts of the trip.