Swimming and Family

The last few days have been tiring so I haven't had much time to post. On Monday we went swimming at a pool in Cullman, AL. This pool was awesome. It had a kiddy part as well as adult diving boards and large slides. Matthew enjoyed his time however, the water was a little cold so we stayed sitting and watching most of the time. Here are a few pictures of our day.

Matthew and Daddy havin' some fun in the sun!!!

Matthew didn't enjoy his trip in the lazy river with daddy!!!

Matthew and momma relaxing in the shade.

On Tuesday night we had some family over for homemade ice cream...Yum Yum!!! The ice cream was great and Matthew loved it...however this morning it didn't agree with him so I guess we should continue to keep him away from dairy products. It is kinda sad that the ice cream bothered him because I can't eat it either since I am still breastfeeding. These pictures below are of some of his cousins and him. Eva decided that Matthew was her doll at one point of the night which was really cute until Matthew decided that he didn't need to be tossed around like a ragdoll.

Tomorrow night we are going to Outback Steakhouse for my mom's birthday. We invited my aunt and more cousins for Matthew to see again. It should be a great night!!!

Baby in the hospital

Please pray for a friend who has a baby that is 2 weeks old and was recently put in the hospital for a fever and low oxegen levels. He is doing better but still is in need of prayer.

Favorite Recipe at the Blog Hop

I am not much of a cook so I do not really have a recipe that I can post. I will however post my favorite meal at a restaurant. My family loves going to Outback Steakhouse. Whenever there is an event (i.e. birthday, anniversary, holiday, or just any excuse to go) we end up at Outback. My brother and his wife went to Atlanta for their anniversary and every night went to Outback. Tomorrow is my mom's birthday...where do you think we'll be???? You guessed it...OUTBACK!!! So when you ask about my favorite recipe the first thing I think of is Outback Steakhouse.

When we go to the OB S, I love ordering the filet with baked potato and a salad with ranch dressing. We also LOVE LOVE LOVE the cheese fries.

I know that is not that exciting but that is technically my favorite recipe. Happy hopping!!!

Getting to Know New Friends

Today was a great day for Matthew. Well...at least the last half of it anyway. Matthew and I went to church this morning while Seth stayed at home to study for his Doctoral Qualifying Exams. Matthew absolutely HATED his stay in the nursery!!!! I think the lady was just being nice when she said that he hadn't been crying the whole time because he didn't look happy that I left him behind. He is going to have to get used to being with someone else during the day though. I hope he can manage!!!

After church we went to meet an old friend and his wife and little girl who is a year and half old. Her name is Zoey and she is soooooo adorable. She even leaned over and gave Matthew a kiss...which I thought was so cute. They seemed to really like each other as you can see from the pictures below.

Zoey was teaching Matthew how to share.

We met at Cracker Barrel and you know how they have all of the rocking chairs on the front porch...well they had one that was Matthew's size and I sat him down in the chair and he loved every minute of it. I just wish I had 79.99 (goodness I didn't realize how expensive the kiddy size one is).



We had fun today. Seeing and spending time with them makes me wish we could spend more time with them.

Here is Michael with Zoey!!! They are so much fun!!!



Tomorrow we go to a pool and water slide park so hopefully I will have plenty of nice pictures of Matthew catching some rays!!!

Meeting the Family

We had a really good day today. Matthew got to go and see our Granny (his great grandmother) and he just smiled and smiled at her. He also loved touching and holding her hands which I think is precious because their hands are so different. After we had our visit with Granny, we dropped by my cousin Josh's house and saw his new baby...McKenna who was born about 2 weeks after Matthew. She seemed to be fascinated with Matthew but Matthew didn't want to flirt back. (I guess I am all the girl he needs right now)

Momma, Matthew, McKenna and "uncle" Josh

(Josh is really Matthew's cousin but in our family we tend to call any cousin who is older an uncle or aunt)

Granny (Matthew's great grandma), momma and Matthew

Couldn't resist posting cause he looks so cute in this picture with his daddy!!

He is having some trouble going to other people. He seems to just be happy with me, Nana or his daddy right now. I hope no one takes offense or gets their feelings hurt because I know it is just because he has stranger anxiety. We are going to church in the morning so maybe he will do good. Pop (my dad) can't even hold him without a cry fest. Maybe its just a phase he is going through.

I am convinced that Matthew can sleep anywhere and at anytime. On the way up to Alabama he actually slept from 11 p.m. til we got here at around 7 a.m. The only time he woke up was when we stopped for gas at around 4 and he still just fell right back to sleep without the need to be nursed. Since we have been here he has slept soundly in my old room. We only have full size beds so I am sleeping in the same room as Matthew and Seth is in Scott's old room (my brother). He just whimpers around a couple of times and re-adjusts and then falls back asleep.

He has also said..."Hey Nana" and "I Want My Momma" since we have been here. I am so proud of my smart little boy!!! I thank God for such a wonderful little guy that I absolutely love with all of my heart.

Have a great night!!!

Sum-Sum-Summertime

As expected the summer is flying by...way to fast. I realized that exactly 1 month from today...I have to report to work and leave my life as it is with little Matthew. Right now I will live in the moment though.

We are in Alabama right now and Matthew is having so much fun.

Matthew liked feeling the grass between his toes at Nana and Pop's house today. He got to sit down on the grass with all the bugs and everything...(even though mommy was nervous he would get bit by an ant or something)...he loved it!!

Here is Matthew finding out what it feels like to stand barefoot on the gravel road. He quickly started to stand on my feet.

Picking the flowers...Nana is sooo proud!!!

Sitting in the swing with momma...he really like being outside!!!

Getting ready to eat some watermelon...yum, yum!!!

Now for my favorite pictures of the day!!! Matthew had his very first piano lesson with momma today!!! Even though he is not playing the music in the picture...he still seemed very interested in the keys and how they worked. He even "played" along while Nana was playing a song for him. I hope he continues to love the piano and listening to classical music.

Three Things You Didn't Know About Me

This week on the blog hop we are supposed to write about 3 things that you didn't know about me.

#1
I play the flute and have a Masters of Music degree in flute performance from the University of Akron where I studied with the coolest flute teacher in the world...George Pope!!!

#2
I have three wonderful cats named Roxie, Frankie and Gator

Frankie

Roxie

Gator

#3 I love taking pictures of birds in the Everglades. One of my favorite birds to photograph is the Roseate Spoonbill. They look very similar to a flamingo except for the beak.

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