Day 95 (4-3-09)

Some of my favorite times of the day are right before bed when we get in our bed and snuggle as a family. Haley and I were being silly with eachother and Greg caught this great picture.

Day 94 (4-2-09)

Matthew has decided that he loves digging. I had so much fun capturing these photos of him digging in the neighbors front yard. Thankfully, the neighbor is the one that started digging her yard up so I didn't feel bad.

Day 93 (4-1-09)

Greg, Haley, and Matthew all headed out to Haley school for the "Art Showcase". They had a fantastic time and Haley had her picture taken with a giant paper mache' sundae. She also had her face painted and made pop-art using her initials.

Day 92 (3-31-09)

Today was such a gorgeous day here in Pittsburgh. We skipped Matthew's nap and played outside all afternoon. Matthew finally got to take out the bubble making lawn mower that his sister gave him for his birthday. It was a great photo shoot opportunity. He had a blast and slept so well that night.

Day 91 (3-30-09)

Matthew LOVES spaghetti!!! Spaghetti has to be strategically planned at our house. It has to be served when Matthew needs a bath and when there is actually time to give him a bath. It requires a long soaking.

Day 90 (3-29-09)

Happy 38th Birthday my darling. This picture says a lot about where you are in your life. A diet coke, 6 pills, and a cinnamon roll. Ha Ha Ha! I love you!

Day 89 (3-28-09)

We have been praying very hard for a sweet 5 month old boy named Stellan. He is trying to survive a heart condition. We created this for Stellan's name gallery and sent it to his mom.

Day 88 (3-26-09)

Haley found this sweet baby bunny in our garage while she was playing today. It's momma had just given birth about a week before in the bushes across the street. A dog scared all the bunnies out of thier nest and one ran into my garage. Great chance for a lesson on wildlife for the neighbor kids. Mommy and babies were promptly reuinited.

Day 87 (3-25-09)

Haley threw up all night last night. She got the "dreaded stomach bug" that Matthew had a few days ago. She was very mad at me when I took this picture. This child stayed on that couch all day. Poor baby.

Day 86 (3-24-09)

Haley was "dancing" for us today.

Day 85 (3-23-09)

Greg got a new hockey game for his computer. Matthew wouldn't leave him alone. I couldn't find him and Haley until I looked in the bathroom. They had decided to camp out and play the game in there, where Matthew wouldn't find them. Don't worry, Greg is actually wearing shorts.

Day 84 (3-22-09)

Happy 2nd Birthday my little man! Today was pretty low key. It was quiet family time with a yummy chocolate cake for a precious 2 year old. I can't believe how much he has grown.

Day 83 (3-21-09)

This was Haley's first real birthday party. The highlight was probably the pinata. We got great video footage of it. It was so much fun to watch them. Haley had a blast.

Day 82 (3-20-09)

Haley must have had a rough night. That is some scary hair. I may have to stick with with the other pictures to show her future boyfriends. :)

Day 80 (3-19-09)

Matthew doesn't like ice cream much. I think it hurts his teeth. Despite that, he sure did enjoy this baby cone at McDonald's. He was so loud eating it and kept smacking his lips together. We just laughed.

Day 79 (3-18-09)

Happy 6th Birthday my sweet baby girl. Daddy made a cake and decorated it with sprinkles that spelled out H K for your initials. It was sooooo yummy. You got the Birthday hat from school which you wore for 3 days straight.

Day 78 (3-17-09)

St. Patrick's Day surprise lunch. On the menu...
- toast with green sprinkles
- ramen noodles (dyed green)
- spinach veggie chips
- pistachio chips (they are green too)
- green wrapped Hershey's kiss
- green dyed milk
- two adorable green children
- lots of fun

Day 77 (3-16-09)

Haley and Matthew played with bubbles in the basement for over an hour. Matthew and I caught them while Haley created them. Matthew giggled the entire time.

Day 76 (3-15-09)

Haley is amazing at make believe play. She can take whatever she is playing with and create an entire scenario, voices and all, while shutting out the rest of the world for hours.

Day 75 (3-14-09)

This is a typical Saturday morning for us. We get up and sit in our pajamas on the couch to watch cartoons. Right now it seems that Avatar: The Last Airbender is the favorite. Pajamas stay on until it is time for hockey. It is good family time.

Day 74 (3-13-09)

Doesn't everyone need a little smile every once in a while? Matthew loves smiley faces. I found this balloon and just had to get it for him. He takes it everywhere in the house.

Day 73 (3-12-03)

Yesterday was MOPS swap where we bring items we don't use anymore and pick up items that we can use. I found this pair of boots, which I totally heart. They add that feminity that I am trying to go for. They have quite a heal on them and they make me feel so good.

Day 72 (3-11-09)

Haley likes to have sleepovers in our room sometimes. We have a little loveseat that she uses as her bed. This morning before we headed to MOPS I snapped these pictures of her cute feet while she was still sleeping. I can't believe she will be six in one week. YIKES!

Day 71 (3-10-09)

Matthew decided today that he wanted to learn how to walk up and down the stairs instead of crawling. I can't believe how big he is getting.

Day 70 (3-9-09)

We had a pretty day out today so we decided to get some spray painting projects done. Matthew sat on the little piece of carpet and dictated directions.

Day 69 (3-8-09)

My dear youngest child got a hold of Haley's stickers and put them all over the dining room chairs. Wasn't that so sweet of him?

Day 68 (3-7-09)

Haley and I had a great time on a 2 hour cruise on the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers in downtown Pittsburgh. We went with the Daisy troop. We danced, snacked, and sat and at popcorn on the deck while everyone else watched a magic show. She wasn't interested in the magic show. She said she just wanted to have a date time with her mommy. Oh, melt my heart.

Day 67 (3-6-09)

Haley and I played around with the camera today and made silly faces. We had a fun time. I sure enjoy spending time with her.

Day 66 (3-5-09)

We went to a new Chinese restaurant for dinner. It had a beautiful pond with Koi fish and golfish. The kids had a great time watching them.

Day 65 (3-4-09)

Haley's girl scout troop took a tour of Petco today. They were able to hold and pet many different kinds of animals. Haley's favorite was the guinea pigs. My favorite part was the 300lb. Mastiffs that came in to be groomed and the ball python. I actually got to snuggle with the snakes for a while. I loved it. The scorpion, we all agreed, was our least favorite.

Day 64 (3-3-09)

Matthew gave us a little concert with his harmonica today. He has gotten very good at playing that harmonica.

Day 63 (3-2-09)

We couldn't decide if Matthew was unhappy about being pulled out of the bathtub or the fact that his mommy can use this picture as blackmail one day.

Day 62 (3-1-09)

Haley decided to surprise us tonight by getting Matthew ready for bed. She dressed him in one of her giant Harry Potter shirts. He looked so adorable.

Day 61 (2-28-09)

Matthew sure enjoyed playing with this ball today. He was hysterical the whole time.

Day 60 (2-27-09)

We have been taking care of a friends dog, Tally, while they were in Jamaica. It has been awhile since we have had a dog in the house. We had a good time with her.

Day 59 (2-26-09)

We found Haley inside the hockey bag after getting undressed from practice. She is such a goofball. She said she wanted to be packed into the bag and carried out because she was too tired to walk. Funny thing is, she could actually fit very easily into that bag. It is huge!

Day 58 (2-25-09)

Haley and I spent about 45 min. after school today popping endemame pods and talking. We had a great time. Endemame is one of my new favorite snacks. Yummy. Haley kept sneaking bites of them.

Day 57 (2-24-09)

We are finally heading home. "Pennsylvania Welcomes You" is the best thing I have seen lately. We got home and headed to the store to pick up some ingredients for Swiss Cheese Fondue. Yum. Matthew and Haley love riding in the car cart. When I was putting groceries away, I found two baby dolls in the freezer. I wonder who put those there?

Day 56 (2-23-09)

Today we tried to head home. We stopped at a great rest stop that was sitting above the freeway. It was really nice, like a mini mall. We wound up having to get a hotel about 2 hours outside of Pittsburgh due to an intense winter moving through. We were all really bummed, especially Matthew who was crying hysterically. Greg calmed him down after a bath and a cuddle session.

Day 54 (2-22-09)

The car in Chicago was not as great of a deal as Greg thought. Greg replaced several things on the car to get it ready for the drive back to Pittsburgh. About 2 miles from where we bought it, it blew up into a huge puff of steam. :( Greg spent the next 7 hours replacing the thermostat and other parts to get it to work. I drove to several car part stores looking for the parts he needed. Haley and Matthew hung out in the car shop we were using and watched Boz videos. That soon got boring and they decided to run around the garage and play in the mud and oil on hte floor. It was very cold and snowing the entire day. We got back to the hotel, without the car, around midnight.

Day 53 (2-21-09)

Our first morning in Chicago we took the kids to the pool at the hotel. Haley was so exited. Matthew had a great time sitting on the edge of the pool and splashing.

Day 51 (2-20-09)

We decided to take a quick trip to Chicago to buy a car Greg found on EBay. Haley was so excited about staying in a hotel and about stopping at McDonald's on the way out. I was excited about Starbucks and Crunch 'n Munch, my travel snack of choice. We left Friday afternoon and were supposed to be back Saturday evening. Yeah right!

Day 50 (2-19-09)

Haley wants glasses really badly. She gives new meaning to the name "four eyes". What a goofball.

Day 49 (2-18-09)

We took a tour of Krispy Kreme today. It was a lot of fun. We had 25 kids with us. YIKES! The kids each were able to dip a donut in chocolate and then in sprinkles. Matthew was one of the last ones to go. When the lady handed him the donut to dip, he shoved it straight into his mouth. It was hilarious.

Day 48 (2-17-09)

Haley lost her second tooth today. More drama. She informed us of two other loose teeth. Does this get any easier?

Day 47 (2-16-09)

Haley dragged Matthew around the house on an afghan. Matthew is sitting so patiently and having a ball. He has her wrapped around his little chubby fingers.

Day 46 (2-15-09)

We went over to a friends house tonight. They have a 2 year old son named Matthew. The Matthew's get along really well. They were acting like little ham's while eating Macaroni and Cheese. My Matthew even stuck some in his ears. Boys will be boys.

Day 45 (2-14-09)

Today was Valentine's Day. Greg and I got a babysitter for the kids (our first real babysitter) and went to a couples party. There were six couples, all close friends. We had an amazing time playing games, eating, drinking, and just enjoying each others company. It was an amazing night.

Day 44 (2-13-09)

I took Matthew with me to Costco today. He usually loves riding in the basket and sampling different foods. Today, he was downright angry that I wouldn't let him sample something that was super spicy. Poor baby!

Day 43 ( 2-12-09)

Lots of things happened today. Matthew got a hold of my "acorn hat" as we call it. He kept pulling in over his face and running around the house. He couldn't see so he ran full force into the door frame and then bounced into the wall behind him. It was hysterical. He also tried hummus for the first time and LOVED it. He played in the bath by dumping water on his head and then trying to lick it off his face. Haley was looking mighty cute with a puppy on her head.