Emma graduates to the toddler bed after she was recently discovered 
Thanks to Grandma Bonnie for staying with us this week while daycare is closed to help us manage the household/circus/zoo. 
3-week old Matthew is still cozy, cuddly, and sleepy, but is also more responsive when awake. He has successfully returned to his birth weight and grew to 21 inches long at his 2-week pediatrician check-up. 
Baby Matthew is chillin'
Emma is intent on staring at Chuck E. Cheese, rather than meeting him.
Hitting the road to Vermont in their cool Toyota Yaris ("Doris"). 
"Amy do it." (Emma allows Amy to put her hair in a pony tail.)
Emma loves having Uncle Pete all to her own to play with; "Pete, Look!"
Pete and Amy look like naturals with a baby.
Emma is all packed and ready to go with her baby to day care. 
" My baby" now sometimes sits in Emma's highchair.
Mommy's face says it all as Emma now wants to "play baby" in "baby brother's" things. 
We were recently fortunate enough to acquire this used Chevy Uplander! We put the Katterjohns on the job of finding us a good vehicle. Between Carl's mechanical expertise and Bonnie's safety expertise, it should be a good fit! We all love riding in "the new ban" (as Emma refers to it).
Carol and Kendra pose with Emma. As Emma gets further into her "twos," we rely on them even more for advice and venting!
Matthew is mostly quiet, sleepy, and cuddly. This is a nice addition to our bustling home. 
Making sure Emma still has quality fun time with parents.
" My green truck."
Daddy's not trying to hide out, is he??? 
Grandpa Carl & Nathan designed and built this unit for additional storage in our "one-butt" kitchen. 
Nathan's birthday presents: a shirt that reads "This is what the world's greatest Daddy looks like" and...a son! 
Uncle Todd, Aunt Lisa, and Alexus visit Matthew and celebrate Nathan's birthday. Emma loves Todd's truck. 
"My pony!" Emma has recently become very interested in pony tails. 3 generations of women enjoy the new baby boy.
Snuggle-snuggle!
Nicholas sporting his "scary" face. 
Freddy Kahle
Grandpa Carl brings Emma out to the car to greet us. He scored big points with her by finding the missing "S" from her alphabet puzzle!
Trying to show off the innovative "EmMatthew" t-shirts Uncle Mike made for us identifying who is "the big sister" and who is "the little brother."
Emma & Nathan
The Mayos made a fabulous homemade meal for us, and the Barnes' brought Kristin's favorite Dairy Queen. Emma & Marcelo break in the new play area. 
Baby Isabella.
Although we were sad that Nathan’s siblings could not be with is in person, we loved talking with them by phone in the days after Matthew’s birth. Uncle Paul called from New York on his lunch break from building a crepe café, we commiserated with Aunt Kristin and Uncle Matt in Montana about parenthood, and enjoyed talking with Uncle Pete & Aunt Amy in Vermont about their upcoming trip to Bear Lake. 
Amy Mayo-Moyle 
Aunt Pam and Kathe after the Art Fair. 
Emma also had a birthday present for Matthew. She picked out this puppy for him! 
