What a difference 2 years can make

Two years ago today we were headed back to Kazakhstan to get our 9 month old Matthew. It was so exciting knowing that we were only about 40 hours away from holding him forever.

Today, we went to Lowe's Build & Grow to make a Creepy Keeper box for Halloween. Matthew had fun holding the hammer and helping daddy hit the nails into the wood. We really enjoy going to these together. I'm sure it won't be too long before Matthew builds the entire project vs. the way it currently works where I build 99% of it and he bangs on the nails a few times.

Here's what we made today -