Sick Matt

Sick Matt, originally uploaded by wetzel9.

Matt is feeling a bit under the weather. He has a double ear infection. This mean hanging out on the couch in pajamas with Mom and Duncan

The Boys Playing With Their New Wagon

Well, this isn't exactly how I pictured them playing with it, but they are having fun and the weather is still bad enough that we can't quite take it outside yet.

The Boys do Not Like Playing in the Snow

So while we were in Rochelle over Christmas we had a rather large snowstorm. Luckily for us the local Wal Mart had snow boots their size. We already had snow pants for them. So we undertook the rather long process of bundling them up and took them outside to play in the snow for the first time. The results are visible below



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Next year I'm sure we'll have to drag them out of the snow, but for this year they definitely preferred inside.

Tracking the Wild Matthew

Here we see the Wild Matthew. Having just caught his prey, he now searches for a safe place to hide before devouring it.

Spinning Matt

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This is the shot you get when your trying to get a picture of Matt taking a few steps by himself.

The Boys Meet Santa

This is actually the second year that the boys have met Santa. Last year they could hardly hold their heads up. This year they are now aware enough to realize that Mom and Dad have handed them over to a guy dressed very brightly in red in a very loud place. Neither seemed to like it, but neither was so scared that I felt tempted to post their picture here

Grandpa Wetzel and Ben

Standing in line for Santa is tough if you're a Ben. You need to stretch your legs a bit. Grandpa was kind enough to help him dodge shoppers around the mall.

What *IS* This Stuff?

This is not the boys' first snowfall, but they were still in the can't-hold-their-head up stage when they first saw it. Here we see Ben's curiosity work a bit against him.

Tired Guys

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Visiting the aquarium leaves the boys zonked

Matt Looking Forward to Playing With His New Toy

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Okay, so not really. We have a baby gate that completely surrounds it now.

Hey, There are Fish In There!

The boys continuing mobility and perception make the aquarium even more fun.

The Boys with Grandma and Grandpa

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My parents were in town this weekend, which was great. We managed to get our tree put up (and gated off). So we took a few family pictures in front of it.

In Which We Learn A Technique for Calming Ben

Sunday night is nail trimming night for the boys. This is essential to ensure that while they sleep the boys do not manage to scratch their faces. Thus saving us from looking like we keep our children in the same room as a pack of woodpeckers.

As you may guess, they do not necessarily like doing this. Ben especially does not like doing this.


Jess, baby-whisper that she is, found a way to keep him calm. She demonstrates below:

Matt is Not a Morning Person

Sleepy Matt from Shawn Wetzel on Vimeo.

Matt Did This Yesterday

He's made the individual syllables before, but never on request or quite so distinctly.