Here's the breakdown for today...pics are here
WOW! What a full weekend you had. Lots of parties and good stuff to do. That is super!! I'm soaking up the blog for the last couple of days....Thanks Mommy and Daddy for keeping us Grandmas and Grandpas (aunt and uncle included) in the loop for the hour by hour(almost) of your lives. Kisses and Hugs for that!
grammy - July 06, 2008 03:59 pmWOW, you packed a lot into a weekend! Sounds like you and Silly Willy Noelle had a great time. I love how you fit perfectly in the role as Father! Hugs and Kisses to all. MOM
Mom M. - June 18, 2008 05:57 amThank you for sharing! I personally am very thankful for your openness and willingness to be honest about your struggles. I'm sure that was a hard day, but I'm glad you were able to celebrate and remember her. And happy anniversary!! Can't wait to meet New Baby Matthews :)
Tiana - June 02, 2008 02:02 pmWhat a great tribute to Charlotte! I continue to be amazed at your wonderful talent for putting things into words. I thank God everyday for bringing you into our lives through Andy. We are blessed to have you as a daughter in-law and the mother of our grandchildren! Happy 5th to you and Andy.
Carol - June 04, 2008 03:43 amBrad and I have a 50 year contract. After that, we're renegotiating. We thought it sounded like a good idea when we got married :) Of course, Andy, since you're already 50, I'm not sure that you'll make it to 50 :)
Heather - May 24, 2008 02:45 pmThat's right. I'm going to be tanning myself on a beach in Hawaii on our 30th anniversary. I'll be 63 and wearing nothing but a smile and a Coppertone tan.
Andy Matthews - May 27, 2008 07:27 amWow! I'm glad that it's Jaime that you're married to!
Heather - May 28, 2008 08:23 amHe said he'd be tanning himself - and that's BY himself! He knows I'd never join him on that kind of outing. :)
Jaime Matthews - May 28, 2008 09:35 amAh, yes... and so it begins! Jackson does this quite often these days as well. He likes to ask the same question of both of us, hoping for a different answer from the second. It's amazing how early they figure out how to get what they want! Miss you guys!
Jonathan - April 24, 2008 04:25 amKatrina does this, too! She asked me to open a bag of snacks for her the other day, and when I said no, not now, she replied, "My Daddy open it!" Thankfully Ryan was in earshot and heard the exchange, although that doesn't always happen ... Scary, isn't it, how they learn things we never intentionally teach them?
Lexa Herbert - April 25, 2008 07:40 amBoy did she learn from one of the best, many a times Andy went to Mom to get his way, but I guess that's why we love him so now and even then.
Dad - May 01, 2008 12:10 pmWe need to have more posts, on this one as well as the new one.....we grandparents crave more news about the family..... love and kisses
mom - April 12, 2008 06:39 am
for the "Cutie-bomber". She is considered cute, hip, and will charm you with her smile and friendliness.
You know, Noelle is pretty cute, although I think that mine is just as cute. I was thinking that it will be weird when Noelle has a lot of hair and gets ponytails, etc. I can't even picture it! Someday, though....
Heather - January 24, 2008 07:38 pmI can remember a few years back, yes a few year and I can remember that far back, a little boy was doing about the same thing and boy what a proud Dad I was, so I know exactly what you are going through now. I love you all 4.
Pappaw - January 25, 2008 11:56 amI recieved Guitar Hero for Christmas from my husband. When we held the Christmas staff party for his company someone brought it. I played it, loved it, and wondered why we didnt own it. I can't wait to try rock band. Love your site.
Zoe - January 02, 2008 05:17 amHow great can that be. Dean & Diana, I'm glad that you will have the fortune to be with them. I can not tell you how much it meant to us to be able to be with you all and I'm sorry it didn't work out that we could all be together again this year. I wish you all a very Mery Christmas and son, looking forward to see your family here with us this year.
Dad in Brandon - December 14, 2007 01:23 pmWe have a DVD player for the car if you want us to send it to you. It even has dual screens. LUVU
Mom - November 26, 2007 08:04 pmSo your little Houdini is now getting out of her PJ's.....At least she hasn't taken her diaper off with the PJ's. I agree about DST...I hate that it is not dark right after I get home, or before.
Mom - November 07, 2007 02:10 pmShe may not have taken the diaper off completely, but the half off she's mastered could do damage as well! Andy neglected to mention what was all over Noelle's hands this morning.
Jaime Matthews - November 07, 2007 03:01 pmYeah...actually decided not to mention it. But Noelle had poop on her hands this morning. She apparently reached down the back of her diaper and got it on her fingers.
Andy - November 07, 2007 03:41 pmYUCK!!! Good luck with that situation. I don't have any words of wisdom on that, hopefully just the smell would discourage her from doing it again.
mom - November 08, 2007 05:44 amI seem to remember that happening with a little girl that lived in my house.
Mom B - November 08, 2007 07:03 amWell, she definitely didn't like it. She was holding her hands away from her like she didn't even want them to be attached to her. But then again, this is the second time she's done that so who knows. She kept saying "look daddy, what IS it?".
Andy - November 08, 2007 07:03 am
Those of you who've followed our website for at least two years know that I participate in a bi-yearly male bonding ritual known as Whiskerino. On the surface, it claims to be a "beard contest", but at it's core, Whiskerino is a celebration of masculinity, a chance to be "a dude", a way to "stick it to the man" (for those participants who work in the corporate world), and finally it's a way to avoid shaving for an entire FOUR MONTH period of time.
I'm so tempted.
Richard McElroy - November 01, 2007 02:17 pmDo it, Richard! Chad Griffin and Tony Mason are on there, too. All the cool kids are growing beards.
Jaime Matthews - November 01, 2007 07:14 pmSadly it might already be too late Richard. They appear to have already put a cap in place, right at 300.
Andy Matthews - November 02, 2007 07:17 amLet the games begin!! You do soooooo need a beard to cover up that baby face...
Mom - November 02, 2007 11:42 amYour Mom did and so can you, go for and keep it up.
Dad - November 02, 2007 12:26 pmMom grew a beard? I'd say she should join the contest, except that it's already closed. And there are no girls allowed.
Andy Matthews - November 05, 2007 07:02 amRob and I have been talking and if it is closed then maybe we will have to do one on The Experience. Now if I could just convince Kari of the merit. . .
Richard McElroy - November 07, 2007 09:32 amVERRY funny....about the beard and me... I think he was talking about the weight loss in the latter part of your post. We need to talk about that.
Mom - November 07, 2007 01:13 pmI love the pictures, especially the one of her looking through the slats....Reminds me of one of you looking through a fence. Sounds like Daddy and Papa need to build her a smaller version in your yard... Hummm!!??
mom - October 23, 2007 02:51 pmYes we had a ringside seat at the rehearsal dinner last night..the compact grandma gave Noelle went flying.. we remember those days and are praying for you guys lol Shes so adorable..love
Dan and Sandy - September 29, 2007 06:10 amHard to believe that the precious little angel would turn into a "devil in disguise".... oh, wait, who is her Daddy?? Well that explains it!! Just kidding, remember: "and this too shall pass"! LUVU
Grammy Carol - October 02, 2007 08:00 amI don't know who you guys are, but I love this page and this site, it is so cute. I do know about the terrible two's, I have 3 boys and they all started their terrible twos at one and just kept going after that. It will get easier, but I never had a girl, so I don't know. I'm sure you two will do just fine.
Tibber - October 04, 2007 07:53 amthis is a test
andy matthews - October 05, 2007 01:33 pm
I'm so out of shape...wait...round is a shape right? It is, but it's not the shape I want for myself. So I've been thinking, and talking, more and more lately about getting in better shape. Mostly for my own good, but a lot for Noelle and Jaime too. I don't want to have a heart attack by age 36 or anything. Not to mention I don't want to end up as one of those guys that gets so fat that his loving wife has to sponge bathe him in bed because he no longer fits through the bedroom door.
Hey, I'm glad you don't want to be one of "those guys," but I could have done without the visual image of "I don't want to end up as one of those guys that gets so fat that his loving wife has to sponge bathe him in bed because he no longer fits through the bedroom door." Too funny!
Diana - September 15, 2007 01:11 pmyes... make sure you get between the creases honey..LOL
Dan and Sandy - September 29, 2007 06:17 amI know how you feel about the exercise thing. I need to do that myself. I feel rolly polly at times myself. I bought a bike about 2 years ago and I can say that I have rode it probably 3 times. The rest of the time it has been either sitting in the shed in my grandmothers backyard or now for the past several months been resting in my storage bin. Keep going and don't give up, you will do just fine and will drop the weight in no time. I think it was a great idea to borrow that so that you and your daughter can enjoy some time together, good call.
Tibber - October 04, 2007 08:03 amFun!!
Diana - August 26, 2007 11:31 amYeah...I thought that it was about time we allowed our friends and family to speak their minds.
Andy Matthews - August 26, 2007 02:04 pmFinally, a place to comment. Great idea kiddo. By the way, you do need to Blog more than once or twice a month. Don't you know it is the parents lifeline to what is going on... Love you, See you on Friday. Noelle, Grammy loves you!!
Mom - August 26, 2007 04:17 pmYeah, we knew it would just be Nana and Grammy commenting though! Haha.
Jaime Matthews - August 27, 2007 04:04 pmNothing quite like the first time your child says those wonderful words....I Love You. You and Jaime are Blessed!
Grammy - August 26, 2007 04:19 pm
I took this picture yesterday at the fountains, and I printed it out and framed it for Andy to put on his desk at work. They had such a great time together at the fountains, running all over the place and climbing every stair they had. I love watching Andy and Noelle together. Sometimes the things he does with her make me cringe, like hanging her upside down by her feet, throwing her too high in the air for my comfort, or wrestling around with her on the floor, but I know those things are important for her, too. And more often, he is gentle and caring in a way that only a child could bring out in a person.
Why not? She already asks Daddy to do lots of other stuff.
andy matthews - August 04, 2008 12:08 pm