Let the Sun Shine In

I took Matthew to Target a couple days ago to restock our supply of diapers and wipes. I think it's his favorite store. As soon as we get out of the car he's always excited by the big red concrete balls that are positioned in front of the store, and then once we get inside and get our cart he's swiveling in his seat to try and see the baby posters. You know, those huge pictures of cute babies' faces hanging overhead the infant/toddler department? He squeals with delight whenever we cruise over to that area. And there's so many pictures of babies on the boxes of diapers, wipes, soap, etc. that I always think Matt's head is going to explode. He loves, loves looking at them. So when we got home he had a ball talking to all the babies that we had bought at Target. Sounds funny, but it's true. Moses liked the box, too.

I hate to say anything, but we've had 2 days now without any rain! After Matt's nap yesterday we decided we'd better get out and enjoy the sunshine since we have no idea how short lived this break from rain will be. Matthew's favorite part of pool time is exhibiting full control over the hose and pointing it wherever sees fit. And then of course drinking from it. I threw water at him with the bucket and he thought it was the coolest thing ever. After pool time got old he dashed over to his swing where I guess he wanted to relax and dry off. He sucks his thumb and kicks wildly. While in the swing he likes to talk about and point to all the things that he sees. "Chair, towel, ball, hose, bahboos (bubbles)..." etc. Then he usually asks to spin in the swing. So I wind him up and set him loose and he grins as he spins at a dizzying speed. One of these days he's gonna yack, I just know it. Then it's "more, more, more!" After that he thought he'd rearrange the water bottles that were in the orange bucket on the patio and then run his mower along the concrete. It was a full afternoon of outdoor fun. Once Steven got home from work he decided to mow the lawn, and Matt was very keen on helping. Steven let him help with the blower, and the look on Matt's face was one of extreme delight and concentration as his hand rested under his daddy's and they rid the driveway of leaves and grass. I wonder how much longer this "helper" phase will last? It's pretty darn cute.