Happy Birthday Matt!

We were so proud of Zane this week...both Tuesday and Thursday he WALKED into preschool (always before he wanted us to carry him or he would throw a fit). There were also NO TEARS either day!!! Thursday was the best day yet...he walked in smiling and laughing, helped me hang up his backpack, gave me a hug and kiss good-bye, then hugged his teacher and started playing! I must say it felt so much better to leave him knowing he wasn't crying!

Zane caught me a little off guard the other night...I told him it was time to take a bath so he should turn his movie off. He said "Just a minute. Be patient!" Um...I didn't know what to say! Matt just laughed and said he sounded just like his mother. I do say that to him...I guess he must be listening once in awhile!

This week Zane took a couple of bubble baths. The first time we ever put bubbles in his bath, quite some time ago, he did NOT like it. Now he loves it! Here he is laying in the bubbles:

Thursday night I hosted a baby shower for my friend Mary. She was induced the next morning! We brought Madelyn home on Friday because the baby hadn't been born yet. She and Zane had so much fun! They jumped down the steps one at a time together, then Zane stood at the bottom of the steps and took her picture. They played outside on the swingset and even put Zane's lion down the slide! When Matt got home we took them out for supper. Here are a few pictures of them having fun together!

At 5:45, Nora Grace was born! They did not know what they were having, so it was a surprise to us all! After we fed the kiddos, we headed to the hospital so Madelyn could meet her new baby sister. Zane had a hard time staying away and wanted to be in the limelight. He kept wanting to get up on the bed with Mary, Madelyn and Nora. Matt took him out to play for awhile so that the new family could get to know each other! Of course I had to hold Nora. She is so sweet and looks just like her big sister! Zane was all over wanting to see and touch her. He kept trying to open her mouth and also her fists. It sure will be interesting to see what he will do when it's actually our baby and it comes home with us! Here is Zane meeting Nora:

Matt (and Zane) has been working on finishing our basement. He gets a little done each night, but was looking forward to the weekend so that he could get even more done. His main goal for the weekend was to get the entryway wall knocked down. Friday night after we got home from the hospital, he and Zane took their aggressions out on the wall! It's now down and looks so strange to us! Matt's now almost done with the framing work and ready to do the electrical wiring. Not too much longer and he'll be hanging sheet rock! Here's Zane working on the wall:

Today Matt celebrated his 32nd birthday! His parents came down and took us to dinner at the Saddle Ranch. It was yummy! They brought him a huge birthday cake dessert! Zaner has recently been really testing his limits with us. While at the restaurant today, he wasn't doing a very good job of listening, so he had to sit in time-out for a little bit. It was so funny, yet sad, to see...here is a picture of him sitting there, just like his Dad said to. During his time-out, he started acting like he was eating. It was pretty cute!