Interesting Occurences

1. C. really likes teapots, candles, flowers, and Jane Austen. But last night, she uttered the phrase "Jedi warrior."

2. Elias received his first piece of mail today (post-delivery). It was addressed to his name, "Elias Matthews." Wow, we thought. One month old and already wanted by the world. What on earth could it be? we wondered.

It was a bill. For $22, for the rental of a phototherapy blanket. J. had to tell him that this was a sign of things to come.

Caught Smiling

(Just happened to nab this picture when Elias was making faces in his sleep)

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. ~Mark Twain

The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief. " ~William Shakespeare

If you don't start out the day with a smile, its not too late to start practicing for tomorrow." ~Author Unknown

Cookie Post Script

The recipe posted yesterday was posted by J., who left out some IMPORTANT FACTS.

IMPORTANT FACTS
#1 J.'s been making No-Bake Cookies for years.
#2 He makes them by memory - no recipe card. Wow.
#3 These cookies are his mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and C.'s Absolute Favorite cookie.
#4 They are yummy, yummy, yummy.

Now, isn't it amazing that all these years (before C.) he'd been practicing to perfectly make his future mother-in-law, sister-in-law and wife's favorite cookies? Providential, we'd say. :)

No-Bake Cookie Recipe

1.75 cups of sugar
0.5 cups of cocoa
0.5 cups of milk
1 pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla

• Mix the above.
• Boil for 1:30 minutes.

Add after boiling:
3-4 tablespoons of butter
0.4 cups of peanut butter
2 cups of oats
Pour yourself a large glass of milk.

Enjoy our favorite cookie in the world.

The Matthews Three

So happy together.

Bonding with Baby

J. with his yellow little buddy.

C. has never seen two cuter boys.

C. and Baby in their favorite chair. Mommy's pretty fond of Baby.

Cutie - Pie

If you're a cutie-pie and you know it raise your hands.

Baby in a Blanket

So precious. We can hardly take it.