Sigh...

I was changing my clothes after church today when Mathias walked into my closet, looked at me standing there in my skives and told me I look like Frosty the Snowman.

The Burger King

Fake Smile
This is the closest we got to a real smile.

Making Faces

So Serious

Today we went to lunch with an old friend from high school. It was so fun to see my friend and catch up from the last few years. Mathias had fun playing at Burger King and when he put on his crown he pulled it down over his ears.

What Did You Say?

I just realized that it has been a while since I have updated our blog. Strangely, I don't have any new pictures to post at the moment but thought I would share a funny little story about Mathias.

Mathias loves animals and has an awesome animal collection. Most of his stuffed animals are not the traditional ones you would find in a child's collection. (He has a ferret, mole, rat, rhinoceros, elephant, etc.) Last week we made a trip to IKEA and found a mommy fox with a baby. Mathias grabbed onto it and was snuggling with it all through the store so I had to buy it for him. Well, Mathias being a two year old doesn't have the best pronunciation of some sounds and the letter x comes out with a 'ck' sound. So, when he says "fox" it sounds like the f-word. He loves his fox and is always asking me where his mommy fox is and the tiny fox is. The other night his fox and puppy were on the floor and I asked him if he wanted them for bed and this is what he yelled, "fox, puppy!" (Well, you know what it sounded like.) Brian and I were laughing so hard we didn't know what to do! I just hope he can get his speech right before someone thinks we are teaching him vulgar language. In the mean time, I guess it is a good laugh. :)

I've Been Dreaming...

I have been dreaming of owning a Chi hair straightener ever since my hair stylist first used one on my hair about five years ago. I was not willing to pay $180 for a hair appliance so I have gone without my Chi for the last few years. Right before Christmas I found one for less than half price and Brian said I could order it for Christmas. I was so excited just to place the order! My Chi arrived today and even though I have not used it yet, I am excited just to have it sitting on my bathroom counter while it awaits its maiden voyage in the morning. I know it will be wonderful. It's the little things that make me happy. :)

Mommy's Boots

Mathias likes to put our shoes on and try to walk around. This time it was my snow boots. Silly kid.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all had a fun holiday. We sure did. We stayed home this year and Mathias was a lot of fun. He really enjoyed opening all of his gifts and had to play with each one after he opened it. We missed being able to spend time with our families but still had a nice day.

Christmas Morning

Mathias just woke up and wasn't too sure what to think yet.
Snuggling with Daddy.

Dinosaur!

So excited for his car track.

One spoiled little boy.

Christmas Shoes

Me at 27 weeks.

Christmas Shoes!

Drums

Opening Drums.

Mathias also wanted drums for Christmas. He loves them and thankfully they have volume control. Watch his eyes in the video.

Dancing Dinos

Mathias making his Dinosaurs dance to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Barbage Truck!!!

Mathias asked Santa for a "Barbage Truck" and was so excited when he opened it he could barely get his words out. It has been one of his favorite things to play with today.

Watching the Snow

The only thing he has eaten today is chocolate. As soon as I wipe his mouth off there is more chocolate on it. I hope he doesn't get sick.

Mathias made himself comfortable on his toy box and the computer chair while he was watching the snow fall outside.

Santa!

I took Mathias to see Santa today and he was so excited to see Santa until we actually saw Santa.

Checking out Santa
Looking at Mom from the corner of his eye to see if it was OK.

Finally talking to Santa asking him for a garbage truck, a monster and drums.

I couldn't get a smile out of him, this was the best I could get.

Snow!

It finally snowed and stuck around long enough to take Mathias outside to build a snowman. Unfortunately the snow was too dry to pack very well but Mathias still loved throwing snow.

Mathias and Mommy getting bundled up.

Mathias wasn't too sure what to think of his snow pants, boots, mittens and hat.

He loved playing in the snow.

Throwing a snowball at Daddy.

Mathias didn't even cry when he did a face-plant in the snow. He just got back up and started throwing more snow.

Mathias was mad when I made him come inside but I was freezing!

Random Pictures

My curly haired, brown eyed boy.

Brian will probably kill me for putting this one on. :)

We bought a new filter for our camera lens and these are some of the cute pictures I captured while trying to figure out the camera and lighting.