Matthew's 2nd Birthday Party

Matthew turned two on September 21st! He absolutely loves anything that involves a ball or an animal! He has taken an interest in coloring and still loves to read books, especially Baby Einstein or anything by Sandra Boynton! His true passion is still music! His teachers at Fellowship tell us that he loves to "help" the music teacher conduct class and loves to play any kind of instrument! He also loves to dance around! We love you, Matthew!

While Mommy's Exercising...

On Monday and Wednesday mornings, while I'm participating in Body and Soul at church, Matthew gets the opportunity to be involved in a bunch of fun activities at church that he just loves! Of course, music time is his favorite :) He colored this picture of creation day with purple and green! I just love the giraffe he made :) Our little boy is growing up too fast!

It's raining, it's pouring all the Stay's are playing...

Today, David took the day off from work and we decided to head to Matthew's favorite place...the park! The rain did not slow us down one bit...we had a great time :) We went home soaked and covered in mud!

July...Our Month of Travel--- 2,400 Miles Later

During the month of July, we traveled from Northwest Arkansas to Des Moines, Iowa where we stayed overnight on our way up to Minneapolis! We spent the fourth of July weekend with family and friends! Matthew's Uncle Jeff got engaged the week before we got there and we were able to say Congrats to him and meet Irene! After that, David and I traveled to Chicago while Matthew stayed with his Grandpa and Grandma B (thanks Mom and Dad for our little getaway)! David and I stayed downtown at the Drake Hotel and went to see Wicked the first night we were in Chicago! The second night we spent touring our old stomping grounds in Evanston and met up with a few of our friends! We miss all of you :) We finished our vacation by hanging out with family in Minneapolis before meeting up with some friends in Kansas City! Whew! We had a fabulous vacation and are so happy to be home!

Pinewood Park

Matthew loves to play at the park! This past week, we met some friends at our subdivison's park and pool for the morning and Matthew had a blast both swimming and playing!

Lake Fayetteville

Saturday evening, the Stay family took a stroll around Lake Fayetteville and stopped at Veteran's Memorial Park for Matthew to play! For the first time, Matthew discovered there is more to a park than just swings! It was fun to watch him explore and try new things :)

21 months on June 21st

Our little boy turned 21 months over the weekend...it's so hard to believe that in just a few months, he'll be two years old! Oh my, where has the time gone??? Matthew loves playing outside and loves to go swimming! He likes to ring the doorbell and open and close the door on his playhouse, play t-ball with anyone who is willing, and loves to go over to our neighbors and look at their flag! Friends tell us that Matthew has a very big heart and is very easy going and of course, we agree :) He's such a blessing and we thank God everyday for him!