A lot to catch up on!

So I haven't blogged in oh, a few months. Luckily, Josh has posted some to give you all something interesting to read. I will give you a quick summary of life since November. We celebrated Thanksgiving with my family in Virginia Beach. We had warmer weather than Utah :) and got to enjoy trips to the beach (just to watch the waves/birds and play in the sand). We had a lot of fun with everyone together.

December was busy with Christmas decorating, shopping, and all the functions and activities that seem to fill up the month. Matt loved the Christmas tree and lights. Everytime we turned them on he would say ," Wow!". So cute! He loved opening gifts and playing with all of the fun new toys.

January went by quickly. We had some family functions in preparation of sending off Josh's youngest brother, Joel, on his mission. It was awesome to go through the temple with all of the siblings and their spouses and parents! Just amazing! The sibs sang together during the "last talk" in sacrament for Joel. As did the cousins. So there were some practices for that. It was so sweet to see all the little guys (even Matt, although he just stood there) and gal singing "I Hope They Call me on a Mission". Joel is officially a missionary now and reported to the MTC just last week. He heads out to Ventura, CA in 2 more weeks. We are excited for him!

Matt has been playing with his friend Michael during some doctor visits.

Matt has had a double ear infection for 3 weeks now and had a bad allergic reaction to one of the antibiotics. POOR GUY!
The cake for Joel's open house. I love chocolate and peanut butter together!

Matt playing at Children's Musuem with Taylor Booth. We got to visit with our friends (the Booths) while they visited family around Christmas.

Josh is really enjoying his wood working hobby. This is the first stages of a movable work table for his saw and router.

Oh, by the way :) WE ARE PREGNANT! I've been postponing blogging lately mostly because of that fact. I like to nap during Matt's naps these days to get some extra rest in. I am 21 weeks along, so over halfway done already! I feel great, other than getting really hungry or really tired. We found out last week we are having a GIRL!!!! We are so dang excited for another little one. Matt doesn't quite understand yet, but he is really cute with little babies. He is going to be a great older brother! And, duh, guess you want to know when to expect this new arrival....

JUNE 20!

We have inherited an awesome fish tank from Dad Whitmer. It came complete with rocks, plants and a cute frog figure. We just had to supply water and fish! We have 3 platys right now. Matt (and I ) absolutely love it!!! It is so fun and relaxing to go over and watch them swim around. The first thing Matt says when we go see him in the morning is "FISH!" Matt even has their names memorized: Mickey Mouse, Lola and Prince. So fun to have a pet.

Sorry you had to read all that! I'll be better at posting more frequently from here on out :)

Videos and Pictures

We haven’t posted any videos or pictures for a while so I thought I ought to get something on here so you can see Matt and how things are going.

 

Wood #2

This is my second wood working project. We had a mirror in our master bath that was just a mirror, no frame nothing. It was something the previous owners of this house left behind. They had it hung on the wall by duct taping a metal hanger thing on the back. For christmas I wanted to make Heather a frame for the mirror so it looked a little nicer and was a little more sturdy. Here is the finished product.

My New Hobby

Heather doesn't like it when I 'show off' but I have a new hobby (woodworking) and I finished a Christmas Tree that I've been working of for a little bit and I wanted to share. I carved it from one of the branches of our Aspen tree that fell over this summer. And just so we are on the same page, I'm not 'showing off' I'm just excited that it turned out okay.

Some Matt Updates

Here are some random things about Matt....

He liked to be in the snow a few weeks ago, but didn't like to touch it. He now can say "shnooow".
He developed some weird rash on his stomach this week. The doctor called it erythema multiforme....a sort of allergic reaction to a viral infection. Its getting worse but he doesn't seem bothered by it.

He is trying to bring carboard box hats into style :)

P.S. He didn't have pants on in these pictures because he refused to put them on this morning. He kicked and said "NNNOOO" over and over.

He sure is fun these days. He can communicate more with me and likes to help me do whatever task I am working on. I love my MATT!

Happy Halloween, Part 2

We had a fun Halloween with Matt last night. It was his first year of trick or treating. We got dressed up and went to our neighbors to show off our cute little boy. He quickly figured out that when you go up to a door you knock (while saying "knock knock", he never really got the trick or treat saying down) and when someone holds out a bowl you reach in with your whole fist and grab as much candy as possible! We had to take a few pieces out of his hand each time just so the other trick or treaters would have some candy later on.
So, drumroll please..... This year as a family we dressed up as the Teletubbies (thanks to the Fords for the awesome costumes!). Josh was the purple one, Tinkie Winkie. I was the red one, Po. Matt was the little baby in the sunshine that always laughs and giggles. Well, we got lots of strange looks and a good bit of chuckles from passerbys. It was fun to drive around in the costume and see other drivers do double takes. We went over to our friends, the Smiths, for a yummy dinner and more trick or treating. Their little kiddos had cute costumes and Matt really liked playing with them (and all their cool toys!). Then we came home to answer doorbell rings and pass out candy for another 30 mins or so. All in all, a fun day with the family.

Happy Halloween!

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