A significant amount of Matthew's playtime is spent in front of our front window. Either sitting on the windowsill:
Looking out the window, removing pictures off the table, getting handprints on the window:
Or standing on the windowsill:
He also loves spending time looking at books. His latest obsession involves taking all the Little Golden Books, along with a couple dozen other books, off the shelf in his room. Then he'll read among the huge pile of books. He is not satisfied unless the floor is covered with books.
Occasionally he branches out and clears out other bookshelves around the house. Last night, we went to Barnes & Noble and I had to restrain him from doing this in the childrens' book section of the store.
We celebrated Scott's birthday a week ago. He requested a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.
We had a dinner for him on his birthday with his parents and my sister and her family.
After the party, Matthew was playing with some of the gift cards Scott received. We later discovered them here:
Normally the trash can is just on the other side of the gate. Luckily, the gift cards didn't land in the trash can. I've since moved the trash can further away from the baby gate, and its a good thing because Matthew now regularly throws toys, blankets, socks, shoes, books, etc. over that gate.
Last weekend, the Elders' Quorum in our ward held a pinewood derby. Here's Scott with his car.
It didn't win any prizes for speed, but it was loaded with style!
Yesterday, Matthew had loads of fun running around the backyard with his friends Jeremiah and Daniel:
And, finally, my favorite thing that Matthew has learned lately is how to do all the actions to "Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree" - although he often freezes up when I try to video him. Here's the best video I've captured so far:
