Grandparents invasion

Shhhhh...don't bother me, I'm very busy "reading" my book.

Miss Sue, what are you doing to my curls? I didn't say I wanted a big boy cut. Mom help! Daddy, let go!!!

Hmmmm, cake.

There's nothing better then smashing frosting on my chin and cake on my crotch! Oh yeah, I know how to show my guests what a stud I am!

Matthew loves to dance to all kinds of music, so when he was given this little piano for his birthday, you know it'd be a big hit. And it is! If you look at his sandal, you can see he still has frosting smashed in it.

I finally got to put some pictures up! I said I would. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend his 1st birthday! We had so much fun last Sunday. I wasn't sure how it went I was so busy at the time, but I've just been so pleased with it for the rest of the week. He missed his afternoon nap and played with the little kids so hard that he was asleep before we got 2 miles from the house. Poor kid! But he had such a good time.

This week has been rather different. Phil came home and announced that at 6am he had to be back in here for a PT test, so Wed. night we all loaded up and invaded that Grandparents. Phil went back to Olathe that morning, but Matthew and I have been here ever since. We've had a great time. This weekend is that annual street festival, so we've been enjoying the parade, carnival, street vendors, and flea market. I fell in love with some antique pedal tractors at the flea market and really want to get one. But if I spend $200 or $300 on one Phil says Matthew can't ride it. :( That'd defeat the purpose. So...I probably won't get one dag-nabit!

I was up visiting my boss yesterday and on the way home swung by our house to get the mail. My hollyhocks are still blooming. They are white, which I don't remember them being last year. I could have sworn they were pink. Can they change color year to year? I also saw that I had some yellow daylilies getting ready to bloom. I'm not real excited about yellow, but it's always a surprise when you are given bulbs to plant.

Matthew is really growing and changing. He has done so much new stuff in the last month. I think he's said about 30 words now. He will tell people hello or hi and waves goodbye with a greater consistancy. He's such a joy. He's just too smart for his own good. After a day and half of extensive training, we've finally broke him of his need to beat on the grandparents rather large screen tv. It's not a big screen, but it's much bigger then ours and I don't want to have to replace it. Boys must be hardwired for being rough with toys and things.