Happy Birthday Matthew!

Matt was born on a Thursday morning at 9:37 a.m. in 1996. At 10 lbs 2 oz and 21 inches long, he was QUITE a baby! He was so big that he was born with a broken collar bone and looked like a three month old compared to the other babies in the nursery. I fell in love with this baby at first site and my heart is still smitten with this brown haired, brown eyed child of mine.

What can I say about Matthew? I'm just so proud of him.. he's the kind of kid that I would want to be friends with if I was a kid. He's nice, kind, smart as a whip, athletic, funny and loyal. He loves sports, especially FOOTBALL!! and he really loves us, his family.

We are having filet mignon ("those good steaks that Dad makes") with corn (his favorite vegetable with baked potatoes, and strawberry ice cream with hot fudge for desert. On friday night, he is having a couple friends sleep over after the big dance (which I am chaperoning) and we will make them a nice pancake breakfast and then take them down to Gray's Beach where they can play basketball and football if the whether allows. I can't believe how fast time is going by.. I really like my kids, not just love them.. I really like hanging out with them, and watching them grow up and I just want them to be happy and lead good lives.

We hang streamers on their doors when they sleeping the night before their birthdays so that when they wake up, they have to walk through them to get out.. We ran out of streamers, so I used Christmas curling ribbon which was actually more fun looking!

Happy Birthday, baby! I love you so much...