Long ago Matthew had a birthday, which we celebrated by going to the tank museum off somewhere distant. The weather was snowy and people were warned to stay off the roads. A church event was cancelled. But we had winter tires and no traffic to deal with...so we went anyways! (The roads weren't bad, it's mostly just hype...and traffic)
The tanks are not small! There was a guy in the museum (who were working on a display) that came by a few times and gave us interest bits of information. When he wasn't around we reverted to asking Nathan questions. He had lots of interesting info too!
A large number of these tanks get ridden in the summer, once they are restored. Too bad we're too cheap to pay for a ride. ;)
We also tried on the clothes they had in a trunk.
Oh, and the guns!
Matthew got to pick out a model tank too, which had a motor that worked (for two days I think).
It was fun putting together -- his first model!
Someone made a joke, and Matthew's typical response is "that face" which is like a scrunched up grin. ;)
He spent some quiet time in the piano room playing songs from the book of praise.
Sounded very nice!
Waiting for coffee...and then time to open presents! :)
Melanie made a wallet for Matthew. An old purse of mine, repurposed!
We are very thankful for the years we have been blessed with Matthew in our family! He has matured a lot in the last while, and is turning into a responsible hard working young man. His is our faithful chicken keeper, and really does a great job looking after the birds! He has a great sense of humour and remains, over all, a very easy going guy.
