The Smiths

Ballet birthday party!

2012-02-12T07:28:00.001-08:00

Emma and I attended the 5th birthday party of our friends and neighbors, Lauren and Emily, at a dance studio. The girls got to pick a dance costume and participate in a production of Swan Lake! Emma loved this blue dress and now I'll be searching Ebay to see it I can find one for her!

Mwahaha, I've got the remote now!

2012-02-12T06:08:00.001-08:00

Would you believe me if I told he he's ten times as adorable as this picture makes him seem?

Nathan is 16 months old!

2012-02-04T12:51:00.000-08:00

Last Tuesday, Jan 24, Nathan turned 16 months old! I apologize for the long break in posting news and pictures, January was a very busy month. My thoughts are a bit jumbled so I'm going to just write a few short notes about Nathan.

He's such a little ham these days. He loves to play outside, dig in the dirt, play hide and seek, and go down the slide. He loves to chase Emma when she rides her bike and just run in circles on the driveway. He still eats chalk but will also sit down and make some chalk marks on the driveway.

He's got a few new teeth. His bottom lateral incisors came in on December 25 (right side) and January 9 (left side). On January 28 I noticed that a molar on the top right had cut through. All his gums are very swollen and I hope the remaining molars come through quickly, they have really been hurting him.

Nathan says "bye" and waves bye-bye now. He gives kisses sometimes, by pouting out his lower lip. And his hugs are still the best, he squeezes my neck so hard! He also says "dada", and I think he might be close to saying Emma's name. A few days ago he said something that sounded like "Ammmma" so I thought he might be trying to say "Emma". Here's a comprehensive list of all the words he can say (at least the ones I can remember): mama, dada, ball, duck, dog, bye.

He loves books and loves to have books read to him. He especially loves books with animals and he can correctly identify a dog, cat, chicken, pig, sheep, duck and cow in several of our farm animal books. He is still using baby signs and now signs for "book" in addition to "more" and "all-done".

He's just a little sweetie and we are so lucky to have him!

Ready to slide!

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Nathan loves the big slide!

Beek-a-boo!

2012-01-16T09:02:00.001-08:00

Nathan climbed to the top of the slide! (with Mommy's help)

My shopping buddies

2012-01-16T09:01:00.001-08:00

It is impossible to get a picture with both kids looking at me and smiling.

Feeding the ducks

2012-01-03T18:28:00.001-08:00

We took a walk around Town Lake today and stopped to feed the ducks, geese and swans.

Swingin'!

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The kids are enjoying the new swing set and the beautiful weather.

Making a wish!

2011-12-28T13:29:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday Emma!

2011-12-28T13:28:00.000-08:00

Today Emma is four years old!!
We celebrated her birthday early on the 17th with friends and family at Emma's favorite bouncy place. Today we are home and celebrating together. We told her the story of the day she was born and watched some of her "Emma movies", home movies made by her Grandpa Smith.

Christmas cars

2011-12-28T06:29:00.001-08:00

Nathan received a nice assortment of cars and trucks for Christmas, and he loves playing with them. Especially as he perches on top of this Christmas storage box!

Nap time already!

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Christmas morning

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Merry Christmas!

Nathan is 15 months old!

2011-12-24T13:13:00.000-08:00

Today Nathan is 15 months old!

He had his 15 month check up on Tuesday and he weighs 22 pounds, 6 ounces and is 30 inches tall. This puts him in the 25th percentile for weight and height. His head circumference is 48 cm, and that's in the 75th percentile. He's very healthy and doing great. He loves to climb, run, dance and just move as much as possible! He loves to climb into the kitchen chairs and onto the table. He'd rather sit in a big chair at the table than in his booster seat. He loves music and will dance around with Emma and just have a great time.

He has a few words in addition to mama and ba (ball). He says da for dog, he's said duck various times for different ducks that he sees, and he's said apple once, while eating an apple during snack time. I'm trying to teach him body parts and he definitely know 'nose' and sometimes 'eye'.

Nathan rarely sleeps in his crib, he just hates it. So for nap time he sleeps in his room on a foam mattress on the floor. At night he goes bed on his mattress but then between 10 and 11 he wakes up and I bring him to bed with us. I am thinking we may toss the crib soon and get a toddler bed.

Nathan usually wakes up between 6:30 and 7:00 am. He usually wakes up very happy. We spend our mornings playing, taking Emma to school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and sometimes running errands. He loves to play outside. He just wants to walk off down the sidewalk and see the world. He holds his left arm up a bit and swings his right arm with such gusto!

We love our little guy so much! Merry Christmas Eve!

Nathan's first light saber!

2011-12-23T09:53:00.001-08:00

Ready for Christmas

2011-12-23T09:50:00.001-08:00

We celebrated our family Christmas this morning before heading to visit the grandparents.

Dancing to Dominick

2011-12-20T18:12:00.000-08:00

Trying to post this video again!

Dancing to Dominick

2011-12-19T08:52:00.000-08:00

The kids love dancing to "Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey!"

Little bakers

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Emma likes to run the mixer.

Ready to bake!

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Making cookies with the kids!

At the dentist

2011-12-07T09:58:00.000-08:00

Emma was a great patient and has very healthy teeth!

Peek-a-boo Nathan!

2011-12-07T09:18:00.000-08:00

He loves to hide behind the curtains!

Trains!

2011-12-07T09:17:00.000-08:00

Nathan's first time playing with our trains. He loves them!

Afternoon play

2011-11-30T13:21:00.001-08:00

Trying to keep the kids busy with things to do.

Play dough time

2011-11-30T13:18:00.001-08:00

Nathan's first time with the play dough. He likes it but definitely wants to eat it!

...and Now a Break from Your Regularly Scheduled Broadcast

2011-11-28T19:23:00.001-08:00

Hey everybody, this is Tony. I rarely ever write on here, largely because I'm a smartass, and think that someday my kids will be reading this...maybe even when they're 60. Lately, I've been thinking that I should be writing here more often, because I'm a smartass and someday my kids may be reading this when they're 60.Of course, they'll also be reading it when they're 10...17...25...and so on. I start freezing up thinking of all the things I want to tell them, since what I want to say differs depending on the time they read this. It largely varies from:

() School is scary, and intimidating, but you'll do fine as long as you try.

() Everybody you know feels like they're an outcast. It's not on the SAT, but it's one of the most important things you should learn in high school.

() The friends you make on your own, the ones that count, will be with you the rest of your life. Particularly if Facebook is still around, or has inevitably mutated into Skynet.

() I know you loved him/her, but there will be somebody better someday that will make you wonder what in the hell you were thinking.

() You will always...always...think you are lightyears smarter and more savvy than you were 4 years ago.

() God, Country, Family: You keep those as your priorities and everything else will work out.

() For the love of God, use the toilet.

I didn't say these were in any particular order.

Nevertheless, I have hundreds of these things I feel like I need to spew to my future-children like Yoda every time I consider writing here, but I've avoided it in an attempt to not appear pretentious. But, as is obvious from this post, I've decided to give it a try anyway. Perhaps now that I've gotten some of my world wisdom out of me, I can post here more often.

-Tony

P.S. HI FUTURE KIDS! IF YOU'RE READING THIS AND STILL LIVING WITH YOUR MOTHER AND I, COME GIVE US A HUG. IF YOU'RE IN COLLEGE OR GRAD SCHOOL, GIVE US A CALL! IF YOU'RE IN YOUR 50'S, COME TO THE NURSING HOME AND WIPE MY BUTT, AS I'VE BEEN ITCHING FOR WEEKS.

Nathan is 14 months old!

2011-11-24T04:54:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving! Today Nathan is 14 months old! One word I can use to describe Nathan these days is 'busy'! I forgot how completely absorbed that toddlers are in their play. He loves to be outside and play in the sand box, climb on the toddler slide and ride on a tricycle. He can't reach the pedals yet so Mommy pushes him along. He enjoys chewing on chalk but he will also sit down on the ground and mark with it on the driveway. He picks flowers, tries to eat acorns, and will take off running down the sidewalk, swinging his right arm as vigorously as he can!

He is not talking yet but he has a great understanding for what we tell him. He has quickly learned how to climb onto the couch and rocking chair, and that's when he hears "please sit down Nathan" from me. He knows what I'm asking him but he just can't listen, he loves to stand up and be as tall as he can!

On Sunday, 11/20, Nathan's 6th tooth finally came in, on the top right. So he has 4 across the top and 2 on the bottom still. I assume he's still teething because he is always chewing on his fingers and he's been trying to bite me the last few days. He opens his mouth and puts it on my leg or arm and looks at me, as if he's saying "are you gonna let me do this"? Of course I tell him that we have toys for biting and give him one of those.

Nathan loves apples and grapes, and crackers. He still won't eat meat, beans, bread, eggs, most veggies or cheese. Sometimes he will eat yogurt, pasta, or broccoli, but not always. I hope he starts to eat more foods soon, it can be frustrating to feed this kid!

Ready to ride!

2011-11-18T16:00:00.000-08:00

Just needs to grow those legs a bit longer!

Purple Princess

2011-11-18T15:15:00.000-08:00

Chalk plus water = purple Emma!

Nathan's pop

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Nate loves popsicles too!

Popsicle time!

2011-11-16T19:48:00.001-08:00

Emma loves popsicles so we make our own with yogurt, fruit and a little juice.

Muddy buddy

2011-11-16T19:41:00.001-08:00

Emma calls Nathan "Buddy" so here's Buddy getting muddy in our yard. We used to have grass but not much of that is left.

Cookie monster!

2011-11-15T06:20:00.001-08:00

Nathan enjoying a birthday cookie while "cleaning up" the remains of chocolate cake and ice cream on the kids table! Happy birthday to Daddy!

Green is a good appetizer!

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Learning to color!

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More flowers!

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Look Mama, a flower!

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Eating dirt!

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Nathan ate a lot of dirt today!

Emma close up

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Emma in her Halloween dress.

Chalk tasting!

2011-11-10T16:44:00.000-08:00

Nathan likes to gnaw on chalk!

I AM the toilet lock.

2011-11-04T12:36:00.001-07:00

How I keep Nate out of the toilet.

Emma riding her bike!

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Two princesses!

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Audrey as Rapunzel and Emma as a dramatic Aurora!

Trick or treating gang!

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Luke, Susan Margret, Audrey, Emily, Evie, Lauren, Amelia, Emma. Nathan not pictured, he was in the baby carrier on my back!

Bouncy slide!

2011-10-31T19:32:00.001-07:00

Nathan sliding out of bouncy house at Halloween party!

Lounging!

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Nathan eating chalk and relaxing at Halloween party!

Ready for Halloween!

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Fireman and Princess

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Smiling boy!

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Sliding!

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Climbing

2011-10-27T05:50:00.001-07:00

Nathan is enjoying our small climber and slide in the backyard. He needs a little help getting that leg up but I'm sure he won't need help for long!

Nathan is 13 months old!

2011-10-24T12:28:00.000-07:00

Today Nathan is 13 months old! He's such a sweet and happy little toddler! He loves to be outside and play in the sand box, or just walk down the sidewalk. I've been taking the kids for walks in the stroller and he really enjoys it. It's nice to finally have some good weather to be outside.

He's obsessed with getting up on the couch and anytime I sit down, he's crying for me to put him up on the couch. When I do set him up there, he gets the biggest grin and runs to the end, where he tries to dive over the arm rest. I catch him by the ankle before he goes over of course! Most of the time I sit on the floor just to avoid that whole scene. I forgot how exhausting a toddler can be! I can't load or unload the dishwasher if he's awake, and I have to keep all the bathroom doors shut at all times! He loves to play in the tupperware/plastics cabinet in the kitchen, so it's always a mess from him getting the stuff out.

Nathan's interest in solid food seems to be waning. I'm getting a little frustrated with him, he won't even try most foods now. He just pushes it away or smears the food on his tray. I hope this is just a phase and maybe related to the extreme teething pain he's dealing with now. He must have the slowest moving teeth ever! He's got three on the top that have broken through the gum but they aren't fully descended yet. One more is about to break through, and then he'll have 6. Still 14 more teeth to go, and I'm not looking forward to the molars or canines.

Nathan received two ride-on toys for his birthday, and he's really loving them. He is getting really good at getting on and off on his own, and he loves to stand on the seat and point and talk to us. He can make the car go backwards by pushing his feet, but he's not yet discovered how to go forward.

Nathan is learning to brush his teeth. He mostly just chews on the brush but I'm trying to get the routine established of brushing before bedtime. We'll add mornings when he has more teeth!

Nathan is such a snuggler and loves to give hugs! He loves to hug Emma and roll around with her on the floor. He's talking more and more, although he doesn't know any real words yet. His comprehension is great, he understands many of the things we tell him. He's sweet, smart and we love him so much!

Flapper girl!

2011-10-15T20:41:00.001-07:00

Help!

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I promise I helped him get out right after I took this picture!

Nathan's favorite spot to sit

2011-10-13T10:21:00.001-07:00

Nathan loves sitting inside his racetrack spinner. It spins little cars (and other toys!) but he really wants it to spin him around!

Dancing!

2011-10-12T06:30:00.000-07:00

Trying to load this video again.

Today Nathan realized he can push the button on the farm toy on the fridge and make the music play! He did it several times and danced around the kitchen!

Dancing!

2011-10-11T19:10:00.000-07:00

Today Nathan realized he can push the button on the farm toy on the fridge and make the music play! He did it several times and danced around the kitchen!

Nathan and Buddha

2011-10-11T19:07:00.000-07:00

For Uncle Todd, Nathan loves the Buddha puppy!

Nathan and Buddha

2011-10-11T19:06:00.001-07:00

Nathan loves dogs, and loves our giant Buddha puppy!

Nathan's 12 month checkup

2011-10-05T18:48:00.000-07:00

Last Tuesday on 9/27 was Nathan's 12 month checkup. He is 29 inches tall (25th percentile for height), 21 pounds and 15 oz (25th-50th percentile for weight), and his head circumference is 48cm (90th percentile). He did very well with the doctor and she said "he's advanced", which we all knew already!

He is really starting to make more sounds and has started to say "da", and "doe". I love to listen to his babbling and wonder what he's thinking. He loves to get into his little red wagon and stand or sit in it. He loves his football and he's really into stealing the phone or TV remote when he can get them!

I'm trying to get Nathan to drink whole milk from a cup. After his first taste he gave me a look of such betrayal! Since then he's refusing to even sip it, he some how knows if the cup has milk or water. He's still not very interested in eating solid food regularly, although tonight he actually ate broccoli and pasta and really loved both!

Nathan on his fire truck

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Riding his fire truck!

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> Nathan figured out how to get on his fire truck all by himself!

Enjoying a yogurt pop!

2011-10-01T16:30:00.001-07:00

Nathan loves the homemade yogurt popsicles that Emma and I made!

Cart buddies

2011-09-30T21:32:00.001-07:00

Both kids in the grocery cart!

Waiting for the doctor

2011-09-27T09:03:00.001-07:00

At Nathan's one year checkup, he's having fun exploring the room!

It's about time!

2011-09-26T19:06:00.000-07:00

Finally Nathan's 3rd tooth has cut through his gum! The top left tooth is finally erupting. It seems like these top teeth are taking forever to come in. I could tell the last few days that the pain was really bothering Nathan so I hope this will give him some relief!

Getting wet!

2011-09-26T15:36:00.001-07:00

Sprinkler time!

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Emma washing her hair, Nathan enjoying the water!

Sprinkler fun!

2011-09-26T15:22:00.000-07:00

Nathan is 1 year old!

2011-09-24T09:11:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Nathan!

Today our little man turns one year old! He's such a joy to us all, and we love him so much!

Nathan is starting to talk more, making more sounds and generally being a more vocal baby. He still adores Emma and loves to hug her. He's also starting to show his feelings when he doesn't like something happening. He's good at growling and is now hitting things, us included. I'm trying to use this as a learning experience for Emma. If she's always pushing and knocking him over and generally not being gentle, then that is what Nathan is going to learn. So when she knocks him down and then he gets up and screams and hits her back, well, then she needs to think about she treats him. We are of course working on it and I know this is the beginning of a trying phase, toddlerhood, but the good and great moments are all around us, if we can stop to appreciate them.

Nathan is still learning to feed himself. He just really doesn't have a huge interest in solid foods yet. He does love blueberries and he's even eaten a few bites of grilled cheese sandwich. I've offered him scrambled eggs but he had no interest, would not even touch them. Some days he will eat a few bites of whatever we are having, but still there are more days when he just shoves the food around and drops it on the floor. He still nurses for most of his nourishment and I don't see that changing until he gets more teeth (he still has only two on the bottom) and shows more interest in food. The top front four teeth in his mouth are so swollen and I can see the outline of his teeth under the gum. The last few days have been rough and I hope these teeth cut through soon! He does drink very well out of a cup with a straw. He loves water and will carry his cup around under his arm!

He's an expert walker now, and really wants to climb onto the couch. He's not quite there yet though. He's really interested in being outside, and we would go out more if it wasn't still hot, plus he is putting everything in his mouth. He gets upset when I'm constantly taking rocks and leaves out of his hands and mouth. He loves the pool and bathtub and he's so much fun to watch splashing around. He still sits in his bathtub seat, otherwise he's a slippery little fella trying to climb and walk around the bathtub!

He loves to play up stairs in our play room, and he watches the gate carefully. Once he got out when the gate was left open. By the time I realized it, he had crawled up on his own and was playing by himself! He loves dogs and our cat Chloe. He stands at the back door and talks to her while she eats her breakfast.

The only word that Nathan really says is Mama. Mostly he says this when he's crying for me. He does understand quite a bit. I can ask him to find certain toys, like the car, ball, cow, and keys, and he can find them and bring them to me. I really want him to learn to say Emma's name so I repeat that too him a lot, along with Daddy too of course. If I tell him that we're going upstairs to play he will immediately go to the gate, ready to crawl up!

We are so blessed to have our little Nathan Tyler in our family! We love him and treasure him everyday. Thank you Lord for our little boy!

New toy?

2011-09-23T19:32:00.000-07:00

Nathan checking out the vacuum cleaner. Wondering if it's a new toy?

Day 364

2011-09-23T19:26:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Eve!

A boy and his balloon, part 2

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A boy and his balloon, part 1 (of 2)

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Nathan loves his balloon!

Fun in the basket, video #2

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Fun in the basket, video #1

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Nathan crawled in the basket and had a great time playing!

Baby in a basket!

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Lunch

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Nathan really enjoyed his lunch of raspberries, cantaloupe, and grilled cheese sandwich! Next up is nap and then game time!

What is that?

2011-09-12T08:32:00.001-07:00

Nathan's first view of the garbage truck picking up our trash! He was enthralled!

Nate's pick

2011-09-09T14:38:00.001-07:00

This baby has taste! He got into the DVD cabinet and picked out the original Superman movie, one of his Mommy's favorites!

Family picture

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Friday, September 2, at Salmon Lake Park Bluegrass Festival. We rode the train and the kids loved it! It was Nate's first train ride.

Nate at the park!

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from Labor Day

Balance beam

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Playtime at Gymnasium

2011-09-08T10:47:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I took the kids to a local gym for an open play time. Emma was able to use the balance beams, rings, and bars. She had a lot of fun, and Nathan enjoyed walking and playing on the mats.

Nathan approves of Emma's classroom!

2011-08-25T18:45:00.001-07:00

Today we visited Emma's preschool and met her new teacher. School starts next Tuesday! Nathan had a great time playing with the toys!

Nathan is 11 months old!

2011-08-24T17:11:00.000-07:00

Today Nathan is 11 months old! The big news is that he is walking! He took his first steps in early August and by the middle of the month he was getting around everywhere! He loves to walk, and even when he falls down he gets right back up and keeps going. He does still crawl quite a bit and he has even crawled up our stairs, with mommy very close by his side.

We've discovered that Nathan loves dogs! He just can't get enough of them. Our neighbors have a very old lab and he is so gentle and lets Nathan grab and touch and climb on him. Whenever we see a dog out for a walk Nathan starts to point and tries to climb off my lap or jump out of my arms to get to the dog.

He has an adorable smile and the sweetest laugh! He loves his sister Emma! He just wants to be near her and see whatever she's doing. He is starting to give hugs and they are so sweet to receive. He's waving now and when he hears us telling Daddy goodbye in the mornings, he starts waving his cute little hands.

Nathan loves to hang upside down. I do this carefully by leaning him backwards while he is sitting on my lap. I hold his arms and lower him to the ground. Then I pull him back up into a sitting position. He loves it so much that he will start to lean himself back, his way of telling me to lower him backwards. Sometimes I'll even do a flip with him and he loves that too. He likes to swing too, but we haven't been outside to swing much this summer, it's just too hot. We have gone to pool a few times and he loves the water! When it's bath time I still put Nathan in his bath seat, but it doesn't hold him for long. He usually tries to climb out within 5-10 minutes so then I have to take him out. He is just too wild in the bathtub and won't sit still.

Nathan still only has two teeth but I hope any day now the top front 4 will come through and give him some relief. I can feel them just below the gum, and he has been so fussy for weeks due to teething. He's learning to feed himself much better and loves to drink water from his straw cup. He eats yogurt, pears, avocados, meat, sweet potatoes, cheese, and beans. After he turns one I will introduce eggs and fish.

He is starting to vocalize a few more sounds, but no real words yet. The closest is 'mama', but he usually says "mama mama mama" a few times in a row, not just the one word yet. We can see the cute little person he's growing into, and we can't wait to get to know him better as his personality emerges more each day.

The ball pit is back!

2011-08-21T21:22:00.000-07:00

We got the ball pit out this weekend for the first time since Emma was 2, and both kids loved it! Nathan had the best time climbing in and out!

First hug

2011-08-21T21:20:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the blurry picture, but I had to share! This is the first time for Nathan to walk over to Emma and give her a hug!! He really loves her so much!

Emma update!

2011-08-18T22:56:00.000-07:00

Time for an update on our favorite 3 year old! Emma is now 3 1/2 years old and having a great summer! Her preschool ended in May and she had an excellent end of year report from her teacher. She really enjoyed our time in Galveston and she still asks when we are going back to our hotel, which she pronounces "ho-n-tel". She loves to sing and tell stories, and she is always making up crazy names for her stuffed animals and dolls. Her latest favorite show to watch is The Fresh Beat Band. They sing and dance through the show and she loves it!

She went to Cub Camp last week at our church. It was every day from 9-12, and by Wednesday she was ready to be back home with me. But she did enjoy playing with friends, story time, art and snack time! It's going to be hard when she goes to Kindergarten in two years to have her dressed and at school before 8am every day!

We have not played outside much this summer, it is just too hot. We do lots of painting, puzzles (Emma is a whiz at puzzles!) and other inside play. I know Emma will enjoy preschool when she starts back Aug. 30th. I am looking forward to the time to spend with just Nathan, and maybe even get a few other things done.

Emma really loves her brother. She calls him "little Buddy", "Buddy" or "Bud-Bud." She loves to make him laugh, and she will get down on the floor to crawl around with him. She always wants to help me when it's time to get him up from his nap, and she hugs and kisses him as much as she can. And I know he loves her too!

Playing car

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Nathan playing with his first car. He's so cute, scooting it around on the floor!

Waving and walking!

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Surprise!

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Waving!

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Nathan is learning to wave goodbye!

More steps!

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Standing up and walking!

Satisfied!

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Nathan climbed to the top of our stairs today! He was very proud of himself. Note his signature stance, one leg out and one folded back!

At the top!

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Almost there!

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Going up!

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Waiting on Winter

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Emma insisted on wearing her winter coat and mittens this evening.

Grandparents

2011-08-06T20:33:00.001-07:00

Taken July 23, 2011