More 1st Birthday Pics

A few of my favorite pics from Matthew's 1st birthday, taken by a good friend of mine with a camera that I would LOVE LOVE to have.

Meeting Elmo

Watching the tall people

Ish and Daddy

The Butterfly Twins

My good friend Sharlene and her niece Bella

My dad with my niece Ashley

Apparently, lunch is boring.

Either that, or Grandma spiked his grilled cheese.

At least they're marked "Educational"

I saw these online at One Step Ahead and have decided that I MUST buy these for Ish! (Because I clearly don't buy enough for this kid!)

These are "Touch and Feel Flashcards" - Ish loves his touch and feel books, I think he would get a kick out of these.

Ish is now wise to the fact that the plastic keys we let him chew on are in fact not the same keys that we use to drive the car/open the front door. I think these may fool him a little longer.

This book is called "My Quiet Time Book" - I do not know what secret powers it possesses, but I would like to give it a try!

Wishlist Wednesday - The Thankful Edition

Today's wish is for all the veterans (and all the active-duty military men and women) - I hope you all receive the respect you deserve today and the other 364 days of the year.

Just your average Monday night

Sigh...I'm bored

What to do, what to do, what to do...

I know - I'll attack daddy! He'll never see it coming!

SNEAK ATTACK!!!!

What are you looking at mom? You're next!

I'll get you and your camera with my roundhouse Chuck-Norris-style kick!

I AM INVINCIBLE!!! Nothing can stop me!!!

Oh no - the smelly sock attack! I'm losing my powers...NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Ish + Santa = FAIL

I'm not sure about this dad...

Nope, this isn't right, I'm not gonna do this!

You can try to make this better dad, but I ain't buying it!

What is the deal with this guy???

Alright, I'm just going to try to bust out of here!

Oh, wait, he's going to give me a present - I like books.

Ok, this book is so not worth it! LET ME GO!

Ok, now that we have that settled, let's head to the cafeteria for some num nums!

Who is Sasha?

According to Ish, this is Sasha:

This (or any other book) is also Sasha:

This is not Sasha. This is "car" (he's pretty good with car - everything with wheels is "car")

This IS Sasha. Ish's best friend. He calls her all.the.time. He has even learned a new phrase: "Hi Sasha" - he says hi to her all day long. Sasha loves him too - although she refuses to share her yummy dog food with him (to Ish's disappointment).

Every boy should have such a friend.