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Mother’s Day

matt — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:12:30 +0000

I have loved my mom for as long as I can remember. She’s a great example of what it means to put others first and to (no matter the cost) push for excellence in everything…every time. Mother’s are one of the best inventions ever. Think about it. As least for me, my mom has loved me, cared for me, fed me, cleaned up after me and most of all, made sure my dad didn’t pull crap like this:

Mother’s Day is great. BUT today was the first mother’s day that I not only could celebrate my Mom, but also by honouring my baby’s mamma. My wife has 2 excellent role models her my mother and my mother-in-law and I thank God for giving me such a great wife who is a fantastic mother.

So to all you mother’s out there. And if you have a mom (which you probably do) shame on you for reading my blog on her special day.

Home from HK

matt — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:43:44 +0000

I’m home. Got it last night around 7pm. The Jet Lag..it killer. Apparently today and tomorrow will be the worst of it, but I am trusting the Lord for strength as “down time” is not something that I have the luxury of right now. To compare this season in the Toy Business to something I’ve written about before SEE HERE. It is go-go-go until the end of February, so I’m buckling down and get’n-er’-dun!

It is DEFINITELY good to be home with my two ladies! Expect to see an update and highlights psot very soon.

Christmas Shopping and a Lemon

matt — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:05:59 +0000

Today we went Christmas shopping. A long day, but got a lot done. It was nice to go out as our little family of three and then grab lunch afterwards. As the sick and crazy parents that we are…we decided to give Stella a lemon to suck on. Here’s the response we got…

“You Never Blog Anymore”

matt — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:04:38 +0000

A line I have heard too often over the past few weeks. So here’s a long update on November (or Movember as some have called it). Here’s a rundown….

1) I got REALLY Sick – ….yes…it was H1N1…and then an pneumonia. I was off work for 2 weeks…it was crazy brutal, Praise the Lord that I’m better…

2) New Job – As of the beginning of November, I started working for a Toy Manufactering company called “Tech4Kids.” I am working on a bunch of different fronts there, but spend most of my time working in North American sales. I still spend 2 days a week working with my dad HERE, but spend most of my time over @ Tech4Kids. It’s a HUGE learning curve and definately a different pace, but it’s for sure fun!

3) Stella – She’s now 6 months…she’s almost crawling…I love her a lot.

4) Church – Hailey and I have really jumped 2 feet into Harvest Oakville this fall. Being back in Oakville has been great. Although we miss a lot of the people in Markham, we are very thankful for our church family @ Harvest Oakville, and have been so blessed by the ministry there!

So there’s a quick run-down of “what’s up.” For those of you that follow me on twitter, I’ve been tweeting up a storm, so most of this stuff is “old news.” That said, with the switch to the new company, I had to go back to Blackberry from my Iphone (HUGE Boo-Urns!) So twittering on “crackberry” is not as sweet as Iphone.

Update Over.

Walking in Ottawa

matt — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:17:21 +0000

Manly-Man…with a stroller. Laugh if you must. Check out some highlights of the trip on my wife’s blog.

In Ottawa

matt — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:44:06 +0000

I seem to be a widespread traveler in the month of October. First Dallas for work, not Ottawa for some R&R with Hailey and Stella.

We stayed at my cousin’s house (who was away with her family in Europe) for 2 nights and now were at a hotel in downtown for 3 nights.

I usually make most of our travel arrangements, but this time Hailey did it. The “joke” was that the only other time she had booked a hotel for us was when we went to Florida for our 1-year anniversary. The hotel was…falsely advertised.

So when Hailey said that she got a killer deal on a full 1-bedroom suite…I was skeptical….BUT.

It’s amazing. It has a full sitting room, kitchen and laundry…weird eh?

All that said, it’s great for having Stella in another room and works very well!

Today we’re going to the byward market and parliment…good times!

Special thanks to Erin Sarsfield for being our e-Tour Guide

It Happened One Night…

matt — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:01:18 +0000

So here’s the thing.

Babies are great…specifically mine…BUT you know what isn’t great…crying babies…specifically mine.

Last night, Stella (or as I refer to her “the diva”) went to bed @ 9:30pm…pretty good eh! Hailey and I watched some T.V, talked about the next few weeks, etc. At approx midnight, “the diva” decided that it was not sleep time…but scream time. She proceeded to cry off and on until 5am.

I say this…to say this…

1) My wife is AH-MA-ZING. Without a word of complaint, she tended to “the diva” and told me to go back to bed as I had to work the next day.

2) I am a suck. I am SO tired and basically running on 2 large coffee’s and 4 hours of sleep right now…she’s at home taking cat-naps whenever she can…I’m a suck…she’s a hero.

3) We need to consider moving to Australia. Our night is there day…Stella would love it!

4) I love my little girl. Even though she kept us up all night (I did sit her down in the morning and give her a talking to about her behavior), I could not help but play with her and hold her in the morning…DANG Diva Powers…!

Me & My Girl

matt — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:51:16 +0000

Hailey and I decided before Stella was born not to plaster the Internet with baby pictures (like it seems many are these days). It’s sad to say, but you just don’t know who is looking around, and it would be irresponsible of us to document every waking moment of our daughter’s life for the world to see. That said, we do post pictures now and then so family and friends can get an update on what the little lass looks like. Here are some great shots from when we were up @ our cottage last week…I love her more than I can even explain.

At The Lake

matt — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:19:25 +0000

I am here. My second home. Muskoka…God’s Country.

I love it up here..it’s a time of relaxation, family and the occasional bit of work (yesterday was “cut the lawn for 2 hours day”).

So far it’s rained non-stop since we got here (except for the 2-hour lawn-cutting window). BUT, I don’t care…that’s how much I love the cottage.

One other thing that makes it particularly special this time is that it’s Stella’s first time. I twittered when we got here a picture of my dad and daughter out on the dock…many more visits to come!