Exciting Mall Sunday

Neither Tony nor I particularly like going to the mall. However, on Sunday we decided that we wanted to treat Matthew to a meal at the Rainforest Cafe in Katy Mills Mall. We are so glad we went. Matthew had so much fun at lunch and he was so well behaved because he was entertained by the gorilla above our table. His behavior has been in question recently since he decided a few weeks ago that it is funny to chew up his food, spit it in his hand and throw it.. certainly not table manners I would want him to keep. So Matthew behaving at the table was a real treat for us. You can see the fun that Tony had with Matthew.

The morning after Matthew climbed into our bed around 6:30 and fell back to sleep. This is what he looked like right before his daddy left for work.

Does "Fruit Loops" cereal contain crack?

Last Sunday night, Mom, Dad and Unkie Jude went to see the movie Avatar in IMAX 3D. Unkie Jude's girlfriend, Kerry, babysat Matthew. To supplement his ongoing speech-therapy, Kerry introduced him to "Fruit Loops" cereal as a way to enforce Matthew's recognition, and eventual saying, of colors.

However, there is one unforeseen side effect: Matthew is now obsessed with Fruit Loops. He is constantly pointing up and / or climbing into the pantry, regardless if the "Fruit Loops" cereal box is in sight.

Yesterday, Nana Josie (from daycare) was running a fever so Matthew stayed at home for the day and Matthew had THREE bowls of Fruit Loops. I am sure he would have had more if mom did not stop him.

Which leads me to the question that I posed in the title. Does "Fruit Loops" cereal contain crack? Or another addictive substance? More importantly, do we need to perform a toddler intervention on him to cure him of his addiction?

Today, during lunch, Matthew and mom had another fruit loop struggle.. He refuses mac & cheese, or anything else... He is on the floor crying at the pantry now.

No more nap time?

Matthew has been cutting naps out of his daily routine as of late -- at home anyway. Yesterday instead of napping, mom caught the after-effect of Matthew's raid on the pantry. This time, a half of a bag of miniature marshmallows was the victim. As you can see in the below photo, the doggies joined Matthew in the spoils of the plunder...

Preparing for the Brrrrrrrrr

Houston is supposed to get the coldest weather of the last 19 years starting on Thursday of this week. We are very thankful for this practical Christmas gift that Matthew's grandparents got for him. I am not talking about the moose. That was originally a present for the dogs.