ASU Football Game

So we went to the ASU/UCLA game (ASU won by the way, although we had to leave at half time) and it was so much fun. Paul's friend Logan got him tickets. Logan's fiance went too and Grandma Stacy came over to watch Matix.

We sat behind this little boy

who was the number 1 UCLA fan, and we of course were cheering for ASU. This is a picture of him fighting with us. He was a good sport though. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Day morning, Paul was in a triathlon sprint. It has all the elements of a regular triathlon (run, bike, swim), but it is for shorter distances. Jessie, Matix, Stacy and Daniel all went to cheer for him. It was lots of fun. Paul only trained for a month and he got 7th place! There were over 700 people entered in the race too!

We had Thanksgiving with Paul's family. Lots of his cousins (from his Mom's side) and aunts and uncles were there. We filled up on the usuals and Paul had 5 pieces of pie (kudos Leah). Paul and Jessie tried to ride on Tay's ripstick... it was a lot harder than it looked for Jessie, but of course Paul caught on right away. It feels a lot like snowboarding, but it looks like a skateboard with only two wheels... It's crazy. It was Matix's first Thanksgiving and he was held the whole time by various family members (mostly Grandma Stacy). I think he had fun too.

Paul's birthday was last Sunday, and we went out to his parents house for dinner and presents and brownies. He is 26 now and Jessie teases him for being an old man now that he is closer to 30 than 20. :)

2 Month Dr. Appointment

So... Paul took Matix to his 2 month appointment and the results are in!

Drumroll please...

He weighs 13 pounds and 6 ounces and is now 24 and 1/2 inches tall! Yikes! He is in the 90% for weight and 93% for height. I knew he was heavier, but I didn't think he had grown 4 inches since he was born. He had to get a couple shots and so to get some comfort he "needed" to be held all day by Grandma Stacy. :) She and Matix have a great time together during the day, although I don't think she gets as much of her own stuff done as she thought she would. She is a sucker for a snuggle :)

Happy Matix

Matix has been such a happy boy lately... He smiles and coos all the time and does this funny running thing when we say "ready, set, go!"

Jessie has to go back to work tomorrow and is NOT excited about leaving this little guy. Grandma Stacy is coming over to watch Matix while we are gone, so we know he will have fun... We will just be missing him like crazy!

Date Nights

We went out a couple of times this week. First we went miniature golfing at Castles and Coasters... Jessie got 3 hole-in-one's and Paul got one :( It was lots of fun. Jessie won the game, although she had a slight advantage (see Paul with Matix).

Then Monday we went bowling with Elder Bruce... He is from Wisconsin. He and Paul met each other when Paul was on his mission there, and now Bruce is on his mission here... small world, huh? Jessie won the game... :)

Quilts

Great Grandma Evie (Jessie's Grandma) made this quilt for Matix. He had fun wiggling around while I tried to get a picture.

...and this other quilt (below) was made by Grandma Kim (Jessie's Mom) for Matix. He kept on "talking" while I was taking his picture, so I decided to take a video too. I love this stage. He wakes up and will coo right up until he falls asleep... :)

Daddy Time

Almost every night when Paul comes home, Matix needs some Daddy time.  I love to see my two favorite guys all snuggled up together.  They usually end up falling asleep on the couch... :)