Matthew Monday: Halloween 2014

It was a Friday, and I didn’t have anything pressing at work, so I took the day off so I could take Matthew Trick-or-Treating.  In the past we only went to a few houses.  It would be late in the day and dark when I got home from work, so that precluded extensive going house to house.  So this year I got to take him when he got home from school in the early afternoon.  We still didn’t go extensive doorbell ringing.  We walked about for an hour or so.  Boy in that hour he filled up an entire shopping bag.  Whoa, beyond my expectations.  I even asked at the end if we wanted to go some more, and he said, “This bag is too heavy.  Let’s go home.” 

Of course he went as Batman.  Here are some pictures.  Acting tough.

Not sure if you can see it, but he was very proud of the little cape that came with the costume.

My mother was his biggest contributor, giving him at least a half dozen packages.

Even Rosie got to wear a Halloween jester collar.  Here they are fighting as usual.  Some tough guy.  He can't even handle a fifteen pound pup.

I’m glad I took the day off.  It was one of those father/son treasured moments.

Matthew Monday: Fifth Birthday

Normally the Matthew Monday posts come out in the morning but I’m squeezing this in this evening because today was Matthew’s fifth birthday.  This morning Matthew woke me up as usual on days I’m home (the Labor Day holiday today) by coming over to my bedside.  As I opened my eyes, his first words were, “I’m five years old.”  I guess he remembered his mother’s last words from the evening before as he was put to bed when she said, “Go to sleep.  When you wake up you’ll be five years old.”  She said it as if there was some magic behind it.

 When I hugged Matthew this morning he felt warm, and sure enough he had a mild fever all day.  Even now as he’s been put to bed his fever is up.  But we had planned a little get-together birthday (mom, dad, the two grandmothers, an uncle) and he was well enough to have that.  Fever and all he was still energized, and he probably would have been uncontainable if he had not been slowed down with an abnormal temperature.

The theme for this year’s party was Batman!  He is absorbed in everything Batman.

We had Batman napkins and cake plates.

  

And my wife baked and decorated the Batcake!

Matthew blowing out the five distinct candles.

Holy smush, Batman.  He liked the Bat frosting.

He even got a few Batman oriented gifts, a Batcave set.

And a hood jacket that comes with a built in mask.

Perfect for a Halloween costume.

Matthew Monday: His New Haircut

Matthew got a haircut this past week.  I really liked the way it came out, and so here he is. 

Also, this was the first haircut where he didn’t cry.  His mother told him to put on his “brave hat.”  I guess it worked.  I guess it's as simple as that!  Here he is being silly in front of the camera.  As usual.

 

 

Here he is looking handsome, standing in front of the slider with rain coming down outside.

 

 

 

And finally in a summer shirt again in front of the slider, only on a beautiful day, and with his beloved Batman's, especially the Black Batman with the wings.  He's got powers!

 

 

Oh don’t let the charm fool ya! ;)