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Lori converted Mathias’ crib to a big-boy bed a couple weeks back, which has been great. We don’t have to haul him up and down over the rail (he’s heavy!). He can get himself out of bed in the morning—all … Continue reading →

Around Christmas: Mathias tries to speed up this whole breakfast thing so he can get back to playing with his toys.

No longer content with his sketchbook, Mathias decided to explore a larger canvas this weekend while our backs were turned. Our hallway wall got a nice set of scribbles, and the dude got chewed out a bit. After the tears … Continue reading →

Mathias takes a shot at the alphabet. He gets a little lost around the LMNO bend, but all in all it’s not bad!

It was an exciting Christmas season for the three of us, full of great gifts, fun times with family and wonderful get-togethers with old friends. The fun actually kicked off a week before Christmas, when we headed to South Bend … Continue reading →

On the same night he counted for all, Mathias also shared his repertoire of animal noises.

We flew down to Florida again this year for a warm-weather Thanksgiving with Lori’s parents. As always, it was a lot of fun. We spent some time in the sand at Clearwater Beach, got plenty of vacation reading, movies and … Continue reading →

Mathias is crazy about numbers. He points them out on television, he stops us on the sidewalk to poke at every address he goes by, and lately he’s even been able to identify which are which. Here’s a video of … Continue reading →

On Saturday, we drove out to Elgin to celebrate with our friends Chad and Beth as their daughter Caitlin turned one. It was a lot of fun! There were plenty of kids and great food and a Hello Kitty cake … Continue reading →

Lester still gets his crib time, but lately Mathias has been spending a lot of snuggle time with another stuffed animal. This guy, who we call Wrinkles, has been around since before the little man was born. I caught the … Continue reading →