Sunday in the Park

We spent this afternoon at Valley Gardens then Woodside Creamery for some ice cream. It was a fun and hot summer Sunday!

My favorite picture of the day

In the wagon looking for the perfect place to park...

Mr. Big Shot fell and was too creeped out by the grass to touch it...

Valley G is a beautiful park with a creek running through it - not the best option for us since we couldn't keep Matty away from the water...

Climbing trees

Matty stayed like this for about 3 seconds

And he's off...

Posing (finally!) for a picture

Matty's Tree

We planted a tree for Matty about a month after he was born. It has grown just as fast as he has!

Matty with his tree on 6/5/08 - exactly 2 months old

Matty with his tree today - almost 15 months old!

Shop Til Matty Dropped!

What to do on a 90 degree June day when Mom has off and Grandma is retired? Well, shopping of course. We went to King of Prussia today on a little shopping trip. Matty had a blast walking around the mall. He tried to go into every store that we passed, and he made it a point to touch most of the plants and get wet at the fountain. It was a great day!

Lunch at The Cheesecake Factory - here's Matty going through Grandma's "stuff"

Ok, so we gave in and got a slice of cheesecake, and Mr. Matty just had to make a mess...

Here's what happened everytime my mom tried to take a bite...

He made us feel bad, so he indulged just a little bit...

By the time we reached Lord & Taylor, Matty was out.

Oh, that's Henry Lion next to Matty. You'll be seeing more of him soon.

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Today is June 24th which is pretty much a really important day whether you realize it or not... my birthday! Today was the first time in 32 years that I worked on my birthday. I did not like it at all, in fact, I will never do it again (I hope). Anyway, it ended up being a fabulous day. I had lunch with my mom and Tom. Then, my boys took me out to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Pizza by Elizabeths. It was one of my favorites before they moved and became all fancy, and now I love it more than ever. It is a very cool, swanky pizza place. Here are some pictures from our night...

There are Betty Boops in the lobby. It was SO hard to get Matty to look at the camera though!

And now for the total awesomeness of my birthday present from my family... a Canon Rebel Digital SLR camera! Get ready for some top quality pictures - once I learn how to work it! Thanks for a wonderful birthday!!!!!

Happy Father's Day!

Today we celebrated Mike's 2nd Father's Day - it was a total man day. We had lunch at Famous Daves then came home so Mike could finish putting together his new man grill. You'll see below why it's called a man grill.

Told you - now, that's a grill. A double gas and charcoal grill. I haven't seen Mike so excited since he got his TV. Actually, I think he is more excited about the grill.

Man grill in action.

Finally it was not raining, and Brady could hang out in the grass without becoming a hot mess.

Happy Retirement Mom!

This weekend we celebrated my mom's retirement. Thursday night we surprised her by having my brother, Andy, fly in from Portland, Oregon. Friday night, DTI hosted a party for her at Dover Downs. It was great spending time with family and friends. It was clear that she will be very missed by the State of Delaware and her colleagues, but her family is very excited to have her all to ourselves now! May she have many peaceful mornings drinking coffee on the deck! Congratulations Mom!

Thursday night after surprising my mom at The Lobby House.

Matty at Dover Downs and on the go... My mom starts her part-time job on Monday - hanging out with the coolest kid in Delaware, Matty Moller :)

This one is a little dark, but it's my mom giving her "White vs. Colored Christmas Lights" speech.

Matty was very content walking around with his bouquet of pink boons all evening.

Grandpa and boons - what more could a kid ask for?

My mom & her best friend ever - Terri. I love this picture.

Matty and Uncle Andy!

Matty changed into his PJs before leaving. We got a lot of stares walking through the casino with our baby in PJs on the way out to the car.

Matty's New Gear

Since before Matty was born, we have been searching everywhere for what you are about to see. And the search ended today finally at Babies R Us during a routine trip to pick up Matty's favorite oatmeal and snacks.

A Mini Phillies Jersey!

Beach Photos Are Here!

The rest of our photos from our portrait session on the beach are here! Get ready for lots of pictures! We love them and are so happy to have such beautiful pictures of our little Matty! They are in no particular order since I cannot decide which my favorites are yet!

I hope you enjoyed the photos! They were taken by Erin from www.erinfarrellphotography.com. She was great to work with - I highly recommend her to anyone!