All about food (from the apt).

It was the morning after the first or second night in our new apt and I ask the boy what he wants for breakfast, he opens the fridge door and brings me this...

He's saying: Pizza

Just so you know, he had refused to eat this for dinner the night before so I didn't think he'd actually eat it. (see that puddle of liquid on the table? thats rat pee. i didn't realize it until two days later when i kept having to wipe up liquids that i knew hadnt been spilt.)

See how much of the pizza he actually ate? Quite a bit. Too bad I hadn't noticed until after the eggs were made. He ate most the banana i gave him and then grabbed the apple himself.

The first days in our "new" apt

I've forgotten how to use blogger...

At our "new" apt we lived across the walk from our friend T, one day he happened to be coming home right as we did and smiled and waved then went inside. Then he popped his head out again, made a funny face at Matey and went back inside. This went on for a few more times with T saying 'boo' or making a face or waving while Matey laughed. Then T really was done and said goodbye to Matey and went into his house. 

Matey waited outside his door, refusing to come in our house, for a good 5 min because he was SURE that T was going to play peek-a-boo with him one more time.

 

This is Matey's new hair cut (but not really since he's had another one) compared to the pictures at the park with D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

He was being super cute and eating his breakfast with his feet! He would take a piece of egg, put it on his fork and then hold his fork with his toes only and eat it. But of course once he saw the camera he stopped...

Matey LOVES when I let my hair loose and don't straighten it because it is apparently HILARIOUS to get toys caught in the tangles.

He really enjoys helping, especially if tools are involved and putting the table in our "new" apt together was no exception.

what a little cutie!

Ahhh! Watch out- he's going to get you!

Matey loved the new place, it had stairs and he had his own room and we lived by some kids who would play with him and not completely ignore him... What a bummer those rats were.

hey look- we're back online!

  So these are from long ago when we lived in beautiful WA and didn't have an apt full of rats. Delilah had the day off and being his only friend who doesn't work he hung out with us for the day. He plays Frisbee golf (amateur) and Matey and another child loved practicing with him.

And no this isn't Matey climbing up the slide because he knows he's not supposed to.

 Getting ready to throw the Frisbee.

 This is the last time I got him on film with longer hair, I cut it shortly after these were taken (come back tomorrow) and then its been cut even more since then (later this week).

 Matey discovered that while bright like candy, Frisbees don't make such an awesome treat.

 Matey, Delilah, and the little girl who would run and retrieve the Frisbees.

That was a super fun day: there was someone else to help keep track/play with Matey (which he loved) and after the park Delilah treated us to lunch (which I loved). 

Looking at these pictures makes me miss our amazing parks up/over there. They have parks here that kick-butt and we're going to one tomorrow but they aren't as green and pretty.

Anyhow I found my camera and will be posting the old pictures and then starting on new ones while we're here in northern UT for the summer.

It really is daylight.

The light at the end of the tunnel- it's not a train it's daylight! So a few times this week he's nursed and then come off and rolled around and went to bed with me snuggling him, giving me hope that one day before he's 3 he'll stop with the nursing. Well last night was (i think) a big step towards that: He nursed for a min but not very well and then I was rocking him but he got restless with that and I got fed up and put him back on his bed and told him to "go to sleep"... and... He... DID! 

Usually I do this at nap time and he may or may not cry for a bit and I come back in and put him down and he goes without anymore fuss but there was no crying last night and when I went to check on him a while later he had just fallen asleep! All alone! Yes he had had milks already and snuggles and he still woke up in the night looking for more BUT I'm taking anything I can get. 

I think I should go away for a weekend- Mom says that works great. Maybe for my birthday...

He Is a snot. I made him noodles and hotdogs (a dish he likes) and what does he eat instead? An apple he snatched out of the fruit basket when I wasn't looking. 

 This outfit was a throw-together because nothing else was clean and it turned out to be super cutie and we're going to wear it more often.

 Simply an angel. 

 Going up.

 He made it! Yay!

 Sleeping Ninja baby... don't tell thePirate.

 This is our cheese... Matey takes after thePirate and thinks all cheeses are his for whenever he wants a snack. Keep your eyes on him while he's "helping" you cook. 

 Why get your hands dirty? Just eat like a dog out of the pan!

He's a dirty, scrubby baby

The Super Cute Boy

This was taken on Mothers Day by Matey. 

 The park we go to most often has a wobbly bridge and it's one of Matey's favorite toys to play on. 

 Ain't he precious?

 Posing all cute on the rock for me. 

 Eating crackers. 

 More crackers.

 Hey look- A Stick!

 If you don't stop taking pictures of me woman I'll keep my face like this forever!

 He did not want to go in or stay in this little teepee thing but I made him anyway. 

We're having lots of fun and think that you should come have fun with us too!

Photos from Mothers Day

For Mothers Day Matey and AnWanna made me breakfast. 

I'm pretty sure that they didn't really pull it out of the trash. 

 What does that clock say? 8:10? What a good boy for him to wake up later in the day? WRONG. He woke up at 6ish and AnWanna slept until 8 and then I got breakfast. 

 Putting it in.

 Pushing buttons.

 Is it done?

 I think so- It's nice and hot.

 A yummy breakfast of eggs, potato, and turkey sausage with raspberry lemonade juice and a bouquet of basil (plus a toy Matey thought should go on the plate too). 

 Oh yes, and a Balloon.

 Aww isn't he so cute to snuggle with Mommy on Mothers Day?

 ... showing me all the stuff they did... 

 ... eating my food... hey wait! What? 

No really. I got like 2 or 3 bites of the breakfast. But I can't really complain that he was actually eating something. Besides he did all that hard work to make it had to replenish his energy. 

It was a wonderful Mothers Day and Thanks to everyone who helped make it special.