Oh how Matthew loves his cousins! Every time he sees them he's so excited he runs in place and seizes with giggles. We had a little family gathering for my birthday on Saturday, so Matt was in heaven getting to play with all the girls. Matt also loved all the balloons that were covering up most of the floor at Tim & Pam's house. I think he only managed to pop one of them. He helped us devour a large tray of Chick-fil-a nuggets and a vat of queso. Yum. At I think the hottest part of the day we decided to walk over to the park and let the kids run around. The slides on the playscape were blisteringly hot so more inventive play like serving everyone a drink (a cup full of dirt and bark) became a necessity. You can see that Matt didn't quite know what to do with a hug from Mary Claire. And then his sheepish approach to all the girls huddled together on the ground...too funny! It was a great day, and I'm so glad I got to spend it with such wonderful people who really do spoil me. And oh the birthday cake. My favorite!!!Here's a good little Matthew story. For awhile now I've watched Ava eat nice and civilized from a plate that sits on her highchair tray. So I thought that since Matt has made strides toward table manners we might try eating off a plate. I found cute little plates and Target and was all excited to use them. I showed the puppy dog one to Matt and he seemed pleased, so I assembled his dinner and arranged it on the new plate. I sit Matt down in his highchair, place the plate in front of him and he immediately picks it up, turns it upside down emptying its contents onto his tray and hands the plate back to me. And then gobbles down his dinner. Sigh. How silly of me to assume that we had made progress!
Tomorrow Matt and I head to Dallas to visit some friends. Matt can't wait to see Joshua and his dogs. Y'all have a good week!
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