A Roaring Good Time!

Matt and I went to the zoo last week with Paul and Kristin. It was warm out there and kind of crowded for a Wednesday. I guess lots of people had the same idea we did. It was a fun time though. The boys enjoyed the wagon and stayed in it for the most part.

The zoo has this traveling dinosaur exhibit right now, and we found it. It is at the very back east corner I believe. (My directions are not the best) There are fossils to see and a sand pit which was the saving grace for Matt, because the main attractions are these huge animatronic dinosaurs that move a roar. For those who know Matt, you know that the little small moving or vibrating toys like tickle me Elmo or Cookie Monster do not fly with this kid. SO why on earth did I think he would like this exhibit. He lost it the moment we rounded the corner and heard a giant ROAR! He was clinging on to me for dear life, like a cat not wanting to get a bath. Then I saw it the sandpit. I got Matt to go in it and he cried at first and was worried (see below), but I convinced him that the T-Rex just to right was NOT real and very much a nice guy. Every time the T-Rex moved and roared Matt would look up from his digging and say, "He's nice. Dinosaur is nice. He not real." After I tortured him with the big huge dinosaurs he asked to jump in the moon bounce so we did, but even that took some convincing once we got to the entrance since it was shaped like a giant dragon.

Matt stayed on the edges. He wasn't too

sure about the pillars.

Paul on the other hand went right for them.

Matt worrying about the dinosaurs.

Peek-a-Boo Paul

Looking at the Fish

Arts Festival 2009

Matt, AJ, and I went to the Festival of the Arts on Tuesday. It was a lot of fun. Matt got his face painted and he had a blast looking at the ducks and running around on the hills. We also looked at the dragon. We did not however partake in the best part which is the food. We had not eaten lunch and Matt was starting to lose it because he was hungry. I know what you all might be thinking, "There is lunch food out at the arts festival." But you know what the only food I like out there is the dessert food and I can't eat that in front of Matt and not share. So I was a good Mom and decided it was best to go eat lunch. We went out to lunch at a burger joint and Matt was so good. It is exciting that we can go out to eat now and Matt lasts longer than 10 minutes.

OK off topic sorry. Matt also found a friend at the festival. A friendly bear statue. Matt did not want to leave. It is only $19,000 for those who might be looking for a Christmas present for Matt. ;) All in all it was a great time.

Magic Mirror on the Wall...

Who is the coolest one of all? Is it Mom?... Nope! Is it Dad?...Not really! Then it has to be Grandmama, right? She is in the top ten, but not the coolest. Then who is it magic mirror? Who is the coolest in the land?

IT'S THIS GUY!

Uncle Bill

He is the funniest coolest guy in Matt's eyes right now as you will see from the video. Don't get me wrong though Matt has a lot of favorites (just not mom or dad right now) and I just have pictures and videos of this guy.

The Almost Finished Porch

Seth and AJ finished the construction of the porch yesterday. Hooray we can use our front door again without worrying we would fall through or get hit with a loose plank in the face. It is beautiful and wonderful and I am just sad that I won't get to enjoy it more. I do call it almost fished though because it is not going to stay white. That would be too messy and dirty. SO now it is my turn to help out with this project (besides being the beer girl) and paint this porch red. I will keep you updated.

PS: I am adding random Matt photos because I know some people (Mom) who won't be interested unless it has something to do with Matt.

He was showing me his angry face while eating his powdered donut.

I just could not believe how long he looked so I had to take a picture.

Matt Rocking Out

He is using AJ's guitar stand as a microphone.

Easter Morning

Finding his Easter Basket!

Eating one of Jack's cupcakes

More like diving head first into the icing.

As my mom always says,

"He comes by that legal though"

It was a bit rainy

Matt still likes being in the eggs.

He just doesn't fit as well as last year.

(See Below)

Matt Easter 2008

Fixing the Porch

AJ's sister, Christina, her husband, and their daughter came back to Oklahoma to celebrate Easter and have spring break with the family. We all went out to diner last Friday and the conversation went to the current state of our porch. (The porch is awful by the way. We have a door mat covering a hole where one of our friend's foot went through the wood. That is how bad it is.) Anyways Seth, Christina's husband, volunteered so sweetly to help us fix the porch. That was very exciting news even though we are moving in less than two weeks now, but it has to be done. They started Saturday morning and there was a SNAFU in the plans that put them behind schedule, but if all goes right I should be blogging tomorrow with pictures of a finished project. Cross your fingers and hope for the best.

Seth working and AJ Supervising?

No, he does manual labor too.

AJ getting the last board out.

What the house looks like without a porch

Handy Matty is ready to be one of the guys and help with that porch.

Easter Boogie

It was a beautiful day outside yesterday so AJ and I took Matt out and dyed Easter Eggs. A few were cracked in the process from Matt throwing them like a ball, but most survived and we had a lot of fun. It was a little rough at first though because AJ and I could not give up control. We wanted it to be a good clean time, but who are we kidding that was not going to happen. (that was why we went outside in the first place) Finally we let go and got smart by moving the finished eggs out of Matt's reach, and we all had a great time. Letting go did mean that Matt ended up with a pink hand, but if that is the worst that happened then I chalk it up to a wonderful experience.

Our Finished Product

This was after we dyed the eggs.

If you look at his jeans, you can tell.

He is hiding his pink hand behind his back.

The Process

The After

Matt wasn't the only one who was messy.

Of course AJ was the cleanest

HAPPY EASTER

EVERYONE!

Love...

The Easter Boogie

Another Cute Moment

This is just another cute moment the boys had.

I thought I would post it real quick too.

I just got a little behind this morning to put it with the other post.

ENJOY!

Harry Came Over to Play

Harry came over the other day to play with Matt. They had so much fun. They danced, sang, played with cars, and ate about everything in my kitchen. The dancing was the best part. Harry has some moves. All of us know if you have ever seen Joe at wedding Harry gets his moves from his Dad. I got a lot of packing done too, because I turned on music in Matt's room and the boys only came out to eat. I know Matt had a blast and I think Harry did too!

Taking a break and having a snack

Harry with some cars. I guess ever little boy does this.

Matt watching Harry jumping and jiving to some music

The Boys Dancing

Playing with Cousins

A couple of weekends ago Matt's cousins Sophie and Ava came over to play. Everyone had a great time. Matt was very sweet with Ava and got AJ and I talking about what a great big brother he will make SOMEDAY. (no time soon though) Ava went to bed about an hour after they got to our house and Matt and Sophie went back to Matt's room.

AJ and I never saw them again. We could hear them though and I think they were playing house. We could hear Sophie saying she was the mom and Matt needed to lay down and take a nap. Then Matt with great determination in his voice said, "No Nap!" They went back and forth a couple of times and then Sophie settled on reading Matt a story. It was very cute. AJ and I had a blast watching and listening them play.

Some Different Looks for Matt

FACES of MATT

Angry Face

Surprise Face

Matt going on Safari

One Silly Monkey Jumping on the Bed!