Copy Cat

Do you think that maybe I spend too much time on the phone? What about the computer? Look at him working that mouse!

Speaking of too much time on the computer, I am behind about 10 posts. One night maybe I can make myself get in gear!

check out sister's bracelet on his arm!

My Dirty Little Secret

I do 2 loads of laundry a day. I am usually pretty good at keeping up with it. I have finally, after 16 years developed a system that works great for me. The only problem I have is socks. They seem to multiply like rabbits around here. I don't fold socks. They get thrown into a basket, that gets hauled around from room to room. When somebody needs a pair, they go to the basket, fling socks around and try to find a match. Right now it is sitting in my room next to the door. Occasionally we will have a "sock folding party". I will buy a big bag of M&M's or skittles and however many pairs of socks a person folds, that is how many pieces of candy they will get. I am embarrassed to say that everybody usually ends up with about 75-100. How can one family own that many socks?! Today as I was getting ready in the bathroom, I heard Matthew coming. I figured it would be any minute and I would have to run him out of the bathroom. A few minutes later I realized he had gotten preoccupied with something and I poked my head around the corner to see what it was. He was happily flinging socks onto the floor, rooting around in there for some treasure. He thought it was so funny.

Mount Sockmore.

Birthday Baby

My baby is one! I absolutely cannot believe that time has flown so fast. I can remember being in the hospital missing my other children and so thankful that I had the one on one time with Matthew before he was slobbered and smooched on by everyone else.
We could not figure out what to name him. With everyone of our other kids we had a name picked out by the ultrasound. This time we just couldn't pick one out. He was born and 2 days later the nurses were bugging us to death for a name. We had listed names that we like on the white board on the wall in the hospital. We had Jackson, Porter, a few others, and then Matthew. Joe threw that one in at the last moment. I said, "Matthew? Where did that one come from?" He said, "I don't know. It just came to me." One of the nurses came in later and asked if this was nameless Pennington. We laughed and said yes, and she told us we ought to let him pick out his name. She said that we ought to call him by each one listed and if he responded to one, that would be it. We laughed and said lets give it a shot. We went thru all of them and lo and behold when I said Matthew he opened his eyes and grunted. We looked at each other, said it again and he had the same response. Matthew it was. The boys think that it is no fair that he got to pick out his name when they didn't.

Matthew Wells Pennington
June 12, 2008
10:40 a.m.
8'2" 21" long

Now better known in our house as Datchew, and Choo Choo.

Boy was he a chunk!

Parker thought that he needed a little snack on the way home one day.

My boys minus Parker. Man am I lucky!

He enjoyed his birthday cupcake. He picked off the icing and threw it on the floor. After his bath he promptly threw up all over the clean towel he was wrapped up in.

Happy birthday Matthew! We are so blessed to have you in our family.

Bedtime

"Mom, I have a crick in my neck."

Now that he is mobile, I never know what postion I will find him in.

Just one more

I couldn't resist. I think this is the cutest thing I have ever seen!

What's your sleep number?

Apparently he has found his. These were taken on different days.

#7 at 7 Months

For grandma's viewing pleasure.

My goodness! Where has the time gone?