America's Next Top Baby Model?

I was with some friends the other night, and her daughter was totally posing and showing off for Matthew - so we decided there should be America's Next Top Baby Model! Instead, my friend Heather with her boys Drew & Jake, and Matthew & I, went down to the babyGap at UTC for the Gap casting call! They got their photos taken, and we submitted them online. Wouldn't that be fun? It's not too late if you want to get your photos in online. I think Matthew's a winner! :-)

Then, after the photo shoot, we went down to the little tot lot and played around - lots of fun!

That's all for now. . .a lot more to come soon - Matthew's first nephew, Kylian, is due any time, birthdays and holidays are all coming up fast!

Go, Speed Racer. . .

And he's off! Okay, so not at "Speed Racer" skills yet, but our little guy is finally crawling! He skipped the commando crawl, or rolling on the floor - just went straight from trying to swim frustratedly on carpet, to up on his hands and knees, crawling. Still a little stiff & wobbly, but so adorable (I'm not biased or anything!) Here's just a taste, and some cute pics. . .

I'm so AwEsOmE, I took this picture!

Yo yo, Mattie in the house!

New Friends & a Blast from the Past!

It all started on Tuesday, August 19th. Our good friends Andrew & Jessica had their little boy, Samuel Andrew Davidson, on that day - and just a few days later, we got to meet him - such a handsome little guy!

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The happy family - Jessica, Andrew & Samuel

Uh oh, Josh...holding tiny babies makes me happy...
Then, just a day after we met Samuel, I met up with my friend Kristen, whom I hadn't seen since highschool, 7 years ago! She has a little guy who just turned 1 named Miles - such a cutie! They got to be fast friends, sharing toys - I even think Miles was an inspiration in crawling for Matthew. . .

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We love making new friends!

Another Martha Stewart?!

Okay, so she's much cooler than Martha Stewart - my friend Melissa knows how to throw an awesome baby shower! Everything she touches turns out great - from the baby rattle cupcakes, to the diaper roll cake (thanks to Ana, also) to the letter flash cards spelling the baby's name to tea lights in baby food jars, not to mention the awesome "taggie" blanket she made. . .the baby shower for Ronya and her soon-to-be-born baby Callie was fantastic. Check it out:

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The games, provided by Sarah, were fun as well - not your average shower game, which was a huge plus! I just had to share it with you - and if I'm going to be involved in planning a shower for any of you out there, Melissa's agreed to teach me everything she knows, so you'll probably see these things again :-)

Mohawk Man

Matthew's gonna be a punk rocker! Okay, maybe - maybe not - but he's got the hair! He had the outfit too, but messed it up before I could take a picture :-( Oh well, another time! This ones for the "D" (you know who you are!)

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