Building A Snowman

Matthew & I built a snowman in the front yard on Christmas Eve. We had a great time! The snowman has been leaning with the warm weather, and his head fell off with the rain this past weekend, but overall, he turned out to be a pretty durable snowman. :)

Oh, Brother!

Here are some pictures of the boys together from November & December. Now that Connor is getting a little older, they are actually starting to play together a little more.

Birthday Cake!

Ok ~ the presents were fun, but I think Connor's favorite part of his birthday party was the birthday cake! He wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to do with the candles, but he sure knew what to do when it came time to eat the cake & ice cream! He made such a mess that we ended up changing his clothes when he was done eating. But it was so cute to watch him dig into that cake. :)

Connor's Birthday Presents

We celebrated Connor's 2nd birthday last Sunday, the 15th. Connor had a blast! He did most of the gift unwrapping by himself. Matthew still required our help at this point. Matthew is more of a neat nick, while Connor tends to be more destructive, so that could have something to do with it. :) Anyway, Connor got a lot of nice things, including a wagon, a tricycle, a racecar, an iguana, a train set, and some nice, new clothes. He also got some birthday money, with which we bought a truck, another train for his train set, and another couple pairs of pants. Connor wants to thank everyone for the gifts & the birthday wishes! He had a wonderful birthday ~ his mommy just can't believe he's already 2!

Matthew

Here are a couple of pictures of Matthew from Connor's birthday party last Sunday. I thought they were too cute not to share. :) Pictures of his brother, the birthday boy, are coming soon...

Halloween 2009

It was a fun Halloween at the Steffenhagen's. Both boys had a great time trick-or-treating this year. Matthew dressed up as a turtle for his Halloween party at school, but of course, he forgot to bring it home afterward, so we had to get him another costume for trick-or-treating!

A Day At Grandpa & Grandma's

We went to Mom & Dad's to celebrate my birthday last Sunday. It gave the boys a chance to spend some quality time with Grandpa & Grandma. Dad always has to get Connor with his beard. :) Matthew worked on a sticker book with Grandma, and then he played Go Fish with both Grandpa & Grandma. A good time was had by all.