Summer is Here!

Tuesday was a beautiful day! It was hot and perfect for swimming. Our pool is still a bit chilly, but Kelly has a small pool that even has a slide! So we...I mean Nathan...put on his swimsuit and headed over to Kelly's house. This is the first time this summer that he's been in a pool, but he was like a little fish!










After swimming for a while, Marla gave them each water guns that she picked up at the store. Boy was that a hit! There were a few rules though, 1. No shooting a mommy 2. No shooting each other in the face, and 3. Don't put it in your mouths. Rules 2 and 3 went out the window from the very beginning :)


Even though Kelly squirted him in the face, he laughed and thought it was fun!


The only way Nathan could make his work was to use two hands. He always had the gun pointed at his face when he squirted it! It was so funny!


So let's just stick to Rule #1...no shooting a Mommy! Other than that, do whatever you want to do!





Nathan is ready for summer and for swimming! I can't wait to be able to use our own pool now!

Here is a video of Nathan sliding, splashing, and then having a little fall :)

Happy Mother's Day!

I had such a wonderful Mother's Day with my two favorite boys! Wayne, being the wonderful husband and father that he is, made Mother's Day a whole weekend instead of one day. He and Nathan took me out to dinner to my favorite Mexican restaurant, Cantina Laredo Friday night. I got to completely relax at dinner because Wayne took care of Nathan. We had queso, fajitas, and margaritas. Nathan was such a sweet boy and didn't give his Daddy any trouble. When we got home, Wayne took over the night time routine while I was lazy on the couch. On Saturday morning, I slept in while Wayne woke up early with Nathan. I think Nathan knew Daddy was going to get up with him because he woke up 30 minutes early! Poor Daddy! Nathan gave me the sweetest card, a new video camera (we actually got this a month ago...it was my "early" present), and a gift card to World Market. I took full advantage of my days off! That afternoon, Wayne's mom, came for a visit. This was a gift to all of us! As soon as Grandmother got here, she and Nathan played while Wayne and I spent the afternoon out running errands, going to dinner, and ending the night with a movie.


On Sunday, we went to church and then out to lunch.


"I was a good boy in the nursery and only cried a short time, but I sure am glad to be back with my mommy."

Here is the best Mother's Day gift of all!

On Sunday afternoon, Nathan took a nap after going out to lunch. Wayne and I ran a few more errands and then took a nap of our own...we can do that with Grandmother here! After being lazy for the day, we spent the rest of the afternoon outside. Wayne grilled, Nathan played, and Grandmother and I watched both of them :)

I don't think Nathan will ever get tired of this car! He pushes it, rides in it, tips it over, wants me to ride in it...

Here is Mr. Cool in his new sunglasses from Mama.

Okay, enough of those.

Peek-a-boo!

As you can tell from Nathan's red cheeks, it was really hot outside. So I put some water in a bowl for him to play with. He loves to stir things so I figured he'd love to stir and splash in the water.

He loved it for the first minute and then spilled it all over himself! That was even more fun!

Nathan got soaked with the water, so we had to change shirts. This is his "CHEESE" smile...What he's really thinking is, "Hurry up and take my picture so I can finish playing."

Thank you Wayne and Nathan for making this Mother's Day so special. I love being your mommy, Nathan, and I especially love our family of three. The memories that you, Daddy, and I get to make are priceless. I am truly the lucky one.

Bad Hair Day

This is what I found when Nathan woke up from his nap a few days ago. I've never seen his hair this crazy! Those of you who know me well, know that I like to keep Nathan nice and neat...Wayne says I'm a little obsessive about his grooming...but he's entitled to his opinion. I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only mom constantly brushing, combing, wiping, etc... So just to show Wayne that I can live with messy hair, here are a few pictures:


"Are you seriously taking my picture with my hair looking like this?"


"You're going to put it on the blog aren't you?"


"Can you see the top of my hair?"

"I like this new look...it's funky and hip!"

Of course, I wet it down and combed it when we left the house :)

Waiting for Mama and Papa

One of Nathan's favorite shows is Dora the Explorer. After watching this show, he learned the word "backpack" because she always wears one. So when we were organizing Nathan's toys, we actually found a backpack that Aunt Jennifer gave us that was filled with blocks. He was excited about the blocks, but was more excited about his new "Pack Pack!" He wants to wear it all the time and fill it with his toys. Here are some pictures I took of Nathan waiting for Mama and Papa to pick him up for the day AND night! What fun for Nathan and ME!!!!


"Are they here yet?!"

Nathan passes the time by watching out the window for Mama and Papa's car to pull up. Nathan made sure to pack all of his necessities for the day and night: red doggie, a truck, a bus, a train, and his snack cup. It's a good thing, I packed everything else!

"While I'm waiting, let's see what fun toys Daddy has in his desk..."

Walking Clifford

Nathan loves dogs...any dogs! His favorite stuffed animal is Doggie that he sleeps with, and one of his favorite movies is Lady and the Tramp ("The Doggie Movie" as he calls it). He especially loves Mama and Papa's dog, Cookie, and Auntie Carrie's dog, Otis. That's where his love of dogs started. Whenever we're with Cookie or Otis, Nathan wants to help feed them, brush them, and he especially likes to take them on walks. Since we don't have a real dog, Nathan pretends with his stuffed dogs. The other day, I found Nathan trying to put a belt around Clifford and saying "Walk Doggie" at the same time. I realized he wanted to make a leash for his dog. So I made him one out of string, and this is his new favorite past time!

This is Nathan doing his "Surprised" face. He puts both hands on his cheeks and says, "OH!" His friend, Thorne, taught him this.

Clifford is very well taken care of...he gets to watch cartoons with Nathan, is fed cereal and juice (which gets messy, but Nathan doesn't understand that Clifford can't eat or drink), is taken on walks, and gets loved on constantly! What's really funny is that if Clifford turns over while Nathan is taking him for a walk, Nathan stops and puts him right side up again!

Happy Birthday Andrew!

Nathan's friend Andrew turned one last week, and we had so much fun at his party. It was at the park which is one of Nathan's favorite places! The weather has been so yucky lately, and on the party day, it looked like it was going to rain. Luckily, the rain held off, and it was actually a perfect day to be outside. Since it was cloudy, we didn't have to worry about slathering on the sunscreen, and it wasn't too hot! We snacked on sub sandwiches, chips, juice boxes, and cake.


I was starving and couldn't wait to start eating, but Nathan wanted to eat a little bit here and there, and then run around. So in order to keep him at the table while I stuffed my face, I gave him some Doritos to try. Boy, did that do the trick! As long as I kept giving him Doritos and juice boxes, he stayed at the table with me. I was able to sneak in a few bites of sandwiches, but the chips were his main meal...I think he had 3 juice boxes too!


Nathan actually let me put a birthday hat on him!


But then wanted to take it off after he accidentally snapped the strap against his face...can't you tell what he did from his expression?


While we were waiting to eat and open presents, Nathan played ball with his friends, Max and Brooke






Here is Mr. Cutie Pie saying "Cheese!" and then he flashed his tummy for everyone to see!


After the party Nathan and another little boy his age had fun running in the grass and playing with their party favors. The Slinky kept these boys occupied FOREVER! Happy first birthday Andrew!