The Matts

My cousin Matt was in town from Utah this week for a swim meet, and he just so happens to share the same birthday with my Matt. So we celebrated their birthday with some friends and family at Raging River Saloon where my Dad's band was playing.

My mom got them a funny Power Rangers cake, and they had fun with their action figures. My Dad had Matt Bailey up on stage with the band to play the tambourine during "Its Your Birthday" by the Beatles. He makes them look like midget musicians!Then my mom and I (and my gut) joined About Face and rocked out to "Heat Wave." It was a family affair!Hope you had a great birthday Matt and Matty!

Who Knows how to Knit?

Because I MUST have this!!I have the pattern, and I would be willing to pay. Please, make my dreams come true?

Happy Birthday Matty!

Matt has been making a lot of sacrifices for our family lately and has had to put a few passions on hold due to a knee injury.

For instance, last week he traded in his dream car:for an SUV to fit our soon-to-be expanding family: Luckily he loves the B9 Tribeca (Its a Subaru, so he's happy) and luckily we got a great deal on it. The interior is by far my favorite thing about it.So, for Matt's birthday, I was hoping to find something for him that he was passionate about.

This memory came to mind: This is Matt at the Natural History Museum in New York City. While we were there they had a frog exhibit, and he spent an hour watching them, and reading about every species. He has had a fascination with frogs since he was a kid, but this was the first time I had witnessed it.

So, I found an exotic breeder online, and got him a few of his own frogs for his birthday! They are Poison Dart Frogs, but they are pretty harmless when bred in captivity. They will grow to about 2 inches big, and they will stay as colorful as they are today. Matt was SO excited to get these, and cant stop talking about how cool they are. He claims this is the coolest gift he has ever received! I did good!

He has yet to name them, so if you have any ideas, let us know. There are only 2 right now, but I am sure he will have fun adding to his collection. Happy Birthday Baby! I love you very much and I appreciate all you do for us.

Snowy Surprise

I am so ready for SPRING!!!

We woke to snow this morning, and its still coming down hard. I am not so happy about being stuck inside once again, but I know 2 dogs who are very happy to have one last frolic in the white stuff before the tulips start to bloom.

Look at that cute puff of an eyebrow!

Could she look any more excited? I am such a biased owner, but I think these two are the cutest. (Even after 2 days of cleaning up foil and rubber infused dog vomit :)