So Thanksgiving, black Friday, and cyber Monday have come and gone and we still haven't blogged anything about our adventures. We spent Thanksgiving with Amy's parents in West Jordan. It was a lot of fun for Matthew and Ryan to play with their cousins Makenna, Dillon, and Mylie. 
It was great to see them all. Matthew enjoyed the olives...who doesn't? Ryan really got into the post turkey tryptophan-induced lounging. The real challenge came in preventing our two little boys from destroying their grandparents' home.
It seems that our boys have this "ability" to get into trouble.
And like all superheros when the two get together there is no human possible way to stop them. I'm not quite sure if I want to classify them as superheros or diabolical masterminds. Ryan, believe it or not, tends to be the initiator. If Matthew gets put into timeout Ryan is right behind trying to get him out and into more trouble.
As the boys were putting up the Christmas tree we were reminded why we only decorate the bottom half. But we also came upon a new discovery: a three-year-old has the same tendency to pull things off the tree as his one-year-old brother. Matthew also has the firm belief that ornaments can only hang on the lights.
Ryan is starting to say more words (of course we are the only ones who can understand what he is saying). He now says, Wow, Thank you, (Day Do) Mom, Milk (Mah), Matthew (Ma Ma), Dad (Da), Good night (Oo ni), woof (boof), hot dog (ha da), and moo (boo).
Matthew is also fun as ever. This is part of his prayer from FHE last night, "Grateful to have Family Home Evening and bless that we will have a REALLY BIG treat." I guess that demonstrates Matthew's motivation for attendance. He also told us that when he gets big he will go to school on the bus and Ryan will be sad, but he will come back from school to do his homework and Ryan will be happy again. Dreaming about homework? I'm sure that comes from Amy.
