Encouraging Armageddon

Halloween

We headed up the hill to say hi to Grandma Joyce. Matthew fell asleep in the car so it was a bit of a rough start.

Whoa that hat is out of control.

Cutest spider I've ever seen.

Grandma was pretty impressed.

After stopping in at Grandma's we went up the other hill to the Monahan's to see the kids dressed up and play cards late into the wee hours (I think we shut it down at about 10pm because we were all so tired we could barely see straight). Matthew thinks Lilly is the bees knees. Can you see the adoration in his eyes.

If only he could figure out how to get those wobbly antennae off her head.

Yay, two wound up kids, sitting still enough to snap a non-blurry both facing the camera picture, naturally smiles would be too much to ask of the cat herding gods.

Cutest Sweater Ever (sorry Mum)

Shortly after Matthew arrived so did a parcel from Auntie Judy and Uncle Jim Nicholls. In it was the CUTEST SWEATER EVER.

This is the front view. It has been modified by bigger buttons so it will stay closed but otherwise is in its original form.

It has this giant elfish hood (good for protection from the rain) and an equally giant although possibly not so elfish pom pom (good for creating extra cuteness).

and it makes you feel like this whether you are the one wearing it or not!!

Matthew and the Kitty

Matthew is totally fascinated by the Kitty. If the kitty is anywhere near him he is transfixed and it would seem his only goal in life is to get a fist full of that kitty. He squeals and flails and smiles beguilingly but Moe wants nothing to do with him.

Last week Moe was napping with me when I brought Matthew into bed after his nap. As you can see I was scratching Moe in order to get him to stay put.

Trying to find a better position closer to the ear parts.

Matthew thinks this whole situation is pretty awesome, Moe is fairly uncertain that this is a good place to be and is keeping an eye on that wiggly stripped object.

Of all the pictures this is the best one of the two of them. You think herding cats is hard you should try babies and cats!

Shoes

The one and only time we have been able to get Matthew to wear shoes for any length of time was the day that we went to Forks.

Now he knows that if he rubs his feet together he can get them off.

Awwww, look how tiny his feet are.

Amazing Pictures

This weekend we got to borrow Auntie Kathy's DSLR camera and we LOVED it. All we have to do now is figure out how to manage the budget to get one of our own.

The Big One

Aaron's skills at Steelheading have finally paid off and he came home yesterday with this monster. It was 28.5 inches long and he figures it has been out to sea twice. Other than that I will leave the pictures to speak for themselves unless he decides to come in and add commentary.

Matthew was supervising from the passenger seat of the car.