Happy Birthday Matthew!!

Today is Matthew's 2nd birthday - wow, has the time flown by! It's hard to believe how much has changed in two years. Matthew has grown from a little newborn into a very big and independant boy! He can be quite specific about what shirts he wears and what he would like to eat and drink...though most days he will eat pretty much anything we put in front of him. He continues to be a great sleeper in his big boy bed and we hope we will be as lucky with baby girl! His favorite toys are balls, books, fire trucks, and animals. He also loves to play outside, whether it be running in the grass, going to the playground, or going for a wagon ride. We have always tried to go to parks and Matthew often asks to go the beach, a park, or to a waterfall.

He seems to understand now that a baby is coming and likes to visit the baby's room. He insists on helping with getting things out, putting things away, feeding Riley and getting his own (and Riley's) snacks. We hope that he will enjoy being Mama's big helper when Sissy arrives.

Happy Birthday big boy - we love you!Since the weather was nice yesterday and I wasn't in labour, we decided to have Matthew's party one day early. The only problem was the Matthew woke up a bit sick, which is very unusual. After a morning sleep, he seemed to come around so we went ahead with the party plans. Aunt "Neny" made this great jungle themed cake for Matthew that he loved. He took all the animals off of the cake right away for Uncle Paul to juggle!
Matthew got oodles of great gifts - a train set, art supplies, backpack, tricycle, picnic table, soccer net, balls, animals, books, and a fire truck. Thank you everyone!!

Here's Matthew playing with his train set.

After presents he and Lauren shared some cake - yummy!! Next stop - Chudleigh's Farm to see the animals!