Merry Christmas!

Hope your holiday was as great as ours was. And we hope you got a 1/4 of what our spoiled little man did! Ho Ho Ho!

Babies' Christmas Party

What a success! No major meltdowns, no fighting over toys (everyone was even really good about the car!), tonnes of food and fun presents. Isn't this what Christmas is all about? Oh yeah. Jesus. Well, let's just say the babies were angels and call it a day.

Just Pictures

For those of you that don't read it anyway, here are just some pictures. Our little man loves the camera!And just to prove he's not always all smiles:

Winter Wonderland

Friday brought us record-breaking snowfall and as a result, we got a "Snow Day." Work was cancelled and I was not going to brave the roads for daycare, so it was just like my maternity leave...only much more exhausting! I can't believe how much this kid can move! And climb! And yell! That being said, I had such a good day. Dare I say it? I'm really looking forward to Christmas! Pull yourselves off the floor, people; I just mean so I can spend more time with my little family!

We took Matthew and the dog for a walk with Matthew in Rob's sled from when he was little. We made it about 4 houses down the street before we decided it was too hard to pull our chubby guy...Indy was not at all cooperative when we hooked her up like a reindeer! Just to prove that we love her too, here's a picture of our girl enjoying the snow (without the antlers and reins):

And now, we're back to 7 degrees and slushy. Nothing prettier than black snowbanks and salt-covered cars. Tell me again why we don't live in Hawaii?

More Comparisons

Pepsi Christmas Party 2006

Pepsi Christmas Party 2005 The picture is not the best this year. We're hoping for a better one from the organizers, but you get the idea. Matthew had a better time this year than he did last: we didn't have to wake him up to see Santa, but we did have to pull him away from the playsets. Poor Santa had a hard time holding the little wiggle-worm!

This week's been hard for us...another ear infection, stomach flu (for all of us!) and his first and second major "incidents." One involved shattered glass and a paranoid trip to the doctor (I thought we'd have Christmas pictures of Matthew as a pirate, complete with eye patch). Luckily, she told me I was being a "first time mom" and he was perfectly fine. The other involved a call at work from the "babysitters" of the day (Ron and Dee):

"Hello?"

"Hi. Where's the Polysporin?"

Again, a minor nick, no big deal, and Matthew probably uses it to score chicks at daycare. Anyway, have a great a week everyone!

Whas' Ahhhhp?

Nothing New or Exciting

Here are some pictures of Matthew playing in the basement with his million toys. He loves his "Drop and Roar Dinosaur." His newest trick is dropping (or pushing) a ball (or Lego, or his fingers, or his foot, etc) through the holes and when the dinosaur makes its "roar" sound, he immitates it. As you can see, today he tried to stuff a truck, a little cow, the "driver of the bus" a book, and Indy's feet through the holes. Finally, he settled on just pressing the button to make the lights and sound effects. His IKEA rocking horse is also a favourite, but we do get a little concerned when he tries to stand on it, or rock himself hard enough to face-plant!

He loves this one. And I figured my dentist didn't need it anymore.

For those of you keeping track, this is what Matthew looked like this time last year:

Just to put it into perspective, look at the tennis ball in comparison to his head. Time flies when you're having fun!