Mel's Birthday

I have THE BEST HUSBAND in the world!!! He spoiled me so much for my birthday.

The day began with a yummy...and beautiful breakfast. Matt is so creative...he made buttermilk pancakes in the shape of flowers...super cute. I love that he used different colors to make the flowers.

Then Milo and I enjoyed watching Matt at softball practice. Matt was "knockin' em out of the park". He really did a great job batting. Milo and I were so proud.
It was so nice to get out and enjoy the gorgeous springtime weather. Milo really enjoyed being outside...and loved climbing on the bleachers & cheering daddy on.



Later, Matt gave me my gift...a really sweet looking flower vase that HE MADE HIMSELF. It is four flasks suspended in a wooden base (with a large flask as a separate accent piece). He had been sneaking out into the garage for a few hours every night this last week to work on it. Sneaky sneaky. He did such a great job...it turned out so awesome! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!

(Matt was also sneaky about purchasing the flowers. We were getting groceries at Harmons and while I went to get the pasta, he snuck off to buy the flowers and ran them out to the car.)




As you can see, we put food coloring in the water. As the carnations soak up the water, the tips of the flowers will change to that color. I'm excited to see the results of this little "experiment".
Needless to say, Matt did such an amazing job with my gift...I love it!

And to top off this amazing day, Matt made my favorite meal for dinner...Butternut squash rigatoni with shrimp...it is SO delicious! He also made Tostones (fried plantains) and a special Dessert Panini with Nutella, strawberries & bananas. If you don't already know this about Matt, he is an excellent cook. He's got a gift for sure. And tonight's dinner and dessert were no exception.

Thank you sweetie for an AMAZING birthday.

Another Obstacle Conquered

A few days after Milo started crawling really well, I left him playing downstairs and ran up to the bathroom to wash my hands. I was gone for less than a minute. When I turned around to walk out of the bathroom, a certain little boy was crawling towards my feet...which completely shocked me because there are a set of stairs (four steps) that he had to have climbed.

He had been playing on the bottom step earlier that day, but I didn't know he would figure out how to climb up the ENTIRE set of stairs that quickly...that little stinker. He is a very determined boy and apparently a fast learner.

CRAWLING!!

Milo is officially crawling now! He had been working on it for a few weeks. He started with doing "push-ups" and just lifting his whole body off the ground....which was funny to watch because he would hold that position for quite a while without getting tired.

Then he started scooting and doing a "frog hop" where he would suck both legs up underneath his body at the same time. After he conquered this move, he began coordinating arms and legs...and it wasn't long before he was crawling.

He now crawls very well and can even return to a sitting position all on his own. Good job Milo!