Merry Christmas!

Olivia, Ethan and Isaac Christmas 2013

We will hold the memories of our children in our heart.  When they are young and innocent, when their lives are simple and straightforward.  When the road ahead is full of possibilities.  My household has faith like a child, sleeps like a baby and I am learning things out of the mouths of babes. When you have three kids three years old and younger you belong to a new rank of mothers.  I am earning Mommy badges I didn't know existed.  This Christmas I am blessed to have these three blessings in my life.  But as wonderful as they are, I am more blessed to have a faithful husband, who fears and loves the Lord.  Who serves his Heavenly Father by ministering to the Church and providing for our family.  Merry Christmas friends and family.  May your Christmas Season be filled with the joyous Hope we have in Jesus Christ.

Boar's Head at CUAA

A Happy Sprite and her Proud Parents

Daddy and Olivia

Olivia and Emilee

Olivia and Nana

Happy Second Birthday Ethan!

Ethan and his monkey cake.

Pretty excited to see how the new tractor works.

Family photo.

The ladies Bible Study group sang to Ethan.

Ethan with Bearmey, 2 years old.

Ethan turned 2 years old and we celebrated with family over the weekend.  The highlight of his birthday was the monkey birthday cake and his John Deere tractor he received from Nana and Papa.  Ethan is over the moon about his Papa and all things farm related.

Happy Halloween 2013!

For Halloween this year we sported the following costumes: Rosie the Riveter, Ladybug Girl, Young Monkey, Small Penguin and the Brawny Man.  Our costumes received multiple uses as we attended more than one Halloween event.  Olivia's costume saw the light of day the most.  Between her classroom party, actual Trick or Treating and a friend's party, her Ladybug costume received many oohs and aahs.

Olivia's Preschool Party with her teacher, Mrs. Farley, as Snow White.

Matyas Family Halloween 2013.

Trunk or Treat with Isaac.

Trick or Treating at our good friends the Cooks.

Halloween Party at the Stanks.

Spooky Dishes.

Spiderweb Cupcakes.

A Trip To An Apple Orchard

Olivia's 3 year old class had an opportunity to visit an apple orchard.  Dennis had planned on taking her but an unexpected funeral put Mommy in the chaperone seat.  The boys stayed at the house with Mitzi Cook (the same loving woman who watched Olivia and Ethan while Isaac was being safely brought into this world).  The day was cold, but the memories will last us a long time.

At the doughnut counter.

A hayride with a "Thomas" tractor. 

Olivia and Miss Jenny.

On the hayride.

Doughnuts and fresh apple cider.

Isaac is 6 Months!

Isaac and Bearome.

 Everyone is growing up so quickly.  Ethan will soon be two, Isaac is already half a year, and Olivia is four months away from being four.  We are truly blessed to have such neat kids at such active ages.  Our lives are certainly not dull.

A Practical Joke

In our family Dennis is the practical joker.  But I got him pretty good a few days ago.  I was driving home when I saw two wooden "working in the garden people" next to a house's trash bin.  I couldn't resist.  I threw them in the minivan and drove home.  That evening while Dennis was giving the kids their bath I planted them near the garden. 

The next morning God blessed us with a foggy dreary day.  When I looked out at the garden it was hard for me to keep my composure as I announced, "Hey, Dennis!  I think someone is in our garden!"  My slightly alarmed husband joined me in an amused laugh.

"Hey, Dennis!"

"I think someone is in our garden."