Weekend Visitors

My dad and stepmother were in town for a couple of weekends recently and had some great playtime with Matt! He's a bit of a drooler these days, with at least 2 more teeth emerging! His face was also shiny due to a cold he and I both suffered through the beginning of this week. He's still sleeping with his humidifier on and has an occasional coughing spell at night, but all in all, he's doing great and has smiled through the whole thing. One good side effect has been extra hugs and cuddles for "Mama" and "Dada" while he recovers.

Matt hams it up for the camera again!

*See note below about new "ramming the truck into everyone" game he learned from Nick!

Still running into Granny's knee while Grandpa looks on wondering when it's his turn. Don't worry, he did get a turn!

Matt stops for a pose, but he's on to another target with is new truck!

Oh, and if you can't tell, he LOVES trucks! He especially loves the trick his daddy taught him. He rams the truck into you and then expects a big dramatic reaction so he can laugh! He has even started naming his target as he comes charging at me down the hall saying, "mama, mama" and smiling at me! The things boys learn from their daddy!

What a HAM!

Looks like over the last week Matt has discovered his love of the camera.
It apparently doesn't matter if it is still or video.

Here he is showing off his fire truck puzzle.

Look closely at that cheesy grin... there are now 8 teeth!

Another cheesy smile while playing his water drum in the bathtub.

The best is when you capture all of this on "film". We had some fun while playing before bedtime tonight.

Here he is hamming it up for the camera. Notice his George Jefferson impression as he walks holding the purple balls.

Every day Matt plays with all of the different balls he has stored in the basket, and has never had a problem, until tonight!

We have a couple of horns he likes to play, but this new one is his favorite right now. He just won't sit still when he plays. Thank goodness he's getting better at walking. I think he's trying to start a one man marching band! Look at the way he hams it up for the camera once the light turns on! What a silly boy we have on our hands.

Visit to Ohio!

We just got back from a trip to Ohio to see lots of family! We drove all over northwest Ohio, making many stops along the way. We were able to visit with Nick's cousin Eric and his family as well as his Aunt Carlene and Uncle Dave. Nick also got to satisfy his Kewpee hamburger and malt craving while we were there. Matt was an air-travel trooper once again and made it through the four-day adventure with a smile on his face!

The most exciting thing about this trip was that we got to meet family Nick recently found out about and it was a lot of fun getting acquainted and catching up.

Here Matt is posing with his Uncle Shane, who he met for the first time this trip.

Grandpa Marcus looks on as Matt hams it up for the camera with his daddy.

Nick with his sister Kelsey, father Marcus, and brother Shane.

Shane, Nick, and Kelsey

Here's Matt attacking the camera once again!

It was an exhausting weekend for everyone. Matt and Shane caught some shut-eye on the way to the Columbus airport.

Somehow in all of the chaos of taking pictures, Matt's Grandma Karen and I escaped the photos. Maybe next time Karen and I can sneak into a few pictures!