It was a wild wild weekend!

While we had a very active - and somewhat exhausing weekend, the biggest part was the celebration of Father's Day. Matthew just loves his daddy. He's always walking around the house shouting "Da-da?!? Da-da!?! Da-da?!?" Matthew knows daddy is always good for a quick wrestle, a swing out front, a walk around the block in the cozy coupe or a welcome shoulder in the middle of the night. Happy Father's Day hon.

While Father's Day was pretty low key - lunch a Marvin's favorite restaurant Lawry's, we had a very busy Saturday. We started out by going to a birthday party for Ashley as she turned 3! Matthew just loved being part of the big kids and seeing the Reiters and D'Agostinos as well as making new friends! We followed the party with a quick trip to the mall to return a pair of shoes. While mommy did a little shopping, Matthew played his little heart out in the play area.



After all that excitement, Matthew needed a nap which he did all the way to Midlothian. We don't get down to Midlothian enough to see Nathan and Lori, so we though we'd stop by and say hello before heading out to the Midlothian Balloon Festival. This gave us an opportunity to introduce Matthew to Nathan and Lori's pets - well a few of them anyway as Miss Lila was off being trained. Matthew got to interact with Bach and the kitty. Even after hanging out for a while, he was never comfortable around Bach. The cat was another story. He could spot her almost anywhere and actually pet her. This is a very big deal for our little guy who is a little afraid of animals.

We headed out to the Midlothian air strip to have dinner and check out some balloons. Unfortunately it was too windy for the balloons to go up, but Matthew did enjoy watching the planes (and now points to the sky anytime he hears and airplane overhead). Matthew had more than enough entertainment with his aunt Lori and uncle Nathan. The bunny ears where a hit! As dusk was setting, we got to see a moon glow. Not as cool as it would have been with all the balloon inflated, but it elicited a quite a few "wows" from Matthew.