Jude will be 9 months old June 23! He’s just growing up so fast!
Mathias and Analy still refer to Jude as their “new baby.”
Jude has pretty much refused all baby food. He’s eating sandwiches these days. His favorites are peanut butter and jelly and turkey and cheese.
He’s also graduated to the “duck” tub in the big tub. He LOVES it!
His favorite past time is rolling all over the floor. He loves exploring all the toys left out everywhere by his brother and sister.
While Jamie and Mathias were away for the weekend, Analy and I had plenty of girl time. (Sorry Jude.) We played in her room most of the day. Analy got to pick a movie for movie night. Of course, the pink Barbie mermaid poster caught her eye. So we watched it…several times!
Here are some photos from our tea party. What a good sport!
How cute! We played a lot with her babies who are all named “Cindy” for some reason.
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Here’s another recipe we have enjoyed making lately. We had tons of zucchini from our garden. I shredded zucchini in my food processor and froze it in 1.5 cup portions.
Zucchini Muffins
Makes about 12 muffins
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1.5 cups grated zucchini (about 2 small to medium-size zucc’s)
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla extract (or vanilla paste)
1/3 cup canola oil
2 tsp. baking powder
Cinnamon and sugar for topping
1. Preheat oven to 375. In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
2. In medium bowl, combine grated zucchini, eggs, vanilla, and oil. Stir well to combine, then gently stir into flour mixture. Be careful not to overwork this—it will lead to dense muffins!
3. Fill lined muffin tins about 3/4 of the way up with the batter and then sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on each. Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden.
The kids favorite past time. I think it’s because the ants can’t bite their toes if they are hanging in the air! Thanks to Kimberly H. for the additional swing. There’s still room for one more!
On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Mathias James turned 4 years old!! I’ll go ahead and sound like everything mother, I can’t believe my baby boy is 4!
June 6, 2008
Now June 6, 2012
Here he is waiting to open his presents, first thing in the morning.
Opening Analy’s gift. Notice Analy has her own gift bag too. She thought it was more fun to pick out gifts for herself instead of her brother.
Mathias and his new baseball bat. He also got a glove and some baseballs. We’ve already started batting and fielding drills.
His new slingshot. Don’t worry, it shoots foam balls and I haven’t actually seen any of them in a few days.
Racing his new robots with Analy
After gifts and breakfast, Mathias helped his Daddy worked bees. Noticed the bee gloves that Nana and Pop got him for his birthday.
Heading down to the bees, hive tool in hand.
I forgot to take my camera, but after working bees we all loaded up in the car and went to the park to ride bikes. After a hard work out, Mathias picked McDonald’s for lunch. After naptime, we all enjoyed some birthday cake. This year’s theme was spaceships.
Blowing out his candles…and yes, he applied a Cars tattoo to his forehead!
The birthday boy!
Jamie and I aren’t big on birthday parties so this year’s treat was a trip to Kennedy Space Center. Mathias has been begging to “go see the spaceships” for months. Mathias thought he was big stuff going on a trip alone with daddy. Here he is in front of a rocket.
His trip to Mars
Our future astronaut
Mathias had a wonderful birthday week, getting spoiled by all his friends and family. We thank God for blessing us with this special boy. We love you Mathias!!!
The Mountains. This is how we have come to refer to our adventure to my Aunt and Uncle’s house in Sylva, NC. Our kids have never seen a mountain. Actually, they’ve never seen many hills! They were very excited at our first stop at the country store overlooking Tallulah Gorge.
Analy and Mathias’ trying out some rocking chairs on the deck.
Jude did not want to be left out.
After a long drive we finally made it to my Aunt and Uncle’s. It was nice to get out and do some hiking. Everyone needed a good walking stick.
There was a creek and waterfall near their house. We all loved splashing around and searching for critters.
My mom, Aunt Nancy, and Jude watching the action.
Uncle Scott, Jamie, and Mathias checking out a crawfish. We also found salamanders, caddis flies, and I swear I saw a fish!
Analy taking a break from all the action and the very COLD water.
Mathias wanted to slide down the waterfall so bad. It was tough to convince him that the rocks were hard and bumpy.
Jamie and I hiked up the falls and thankfully did not slip.
We enjoyed a fire and roasting marshmallows one evening.
We enjoyed relaxing on their beautiful deck. This was our favorite spot!
We drove up the Blue Ridge Parkway a bit to this overlook. What a crazy bunch! I think the thinner air was affecting their minds.
Enjoying snack time on top of the world!
These guys are just too cool! No literally, it was pretty chilly on top of the mountain.
We had a wonderful weekend! Mathias is still begging us to move to the mountains. Maybe someday, Mathias, maybe someday.
