I know I know.......sorry about the lack of blogging...it's summer :)
Nate and I spent the whole week in Monroe a few weeks ago when we had back to back weddings.
Here's some shots in the car on the way down. Nate ate an entire 6 inch sub.
Boys were wiped after the food.
At least the babies had pillows :) Nate's new favorite show to watch in the car on long trips is the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I swear this intense look was on his face for like 20 minutes! There was no tearing him away from the show!
The balloon rally was in town and Grandpa Jimbo took Nate out to see some of the balloons go past the house.
Nate's new favorite spot is in the bay window at the house.
I told him multiple times 'No' to taking the candles from the holder and this is what the slick guy tried to do.
The tv was on, so he kept thinking if he kept his head towards the tv and just stuck his arm over without moving his head I wouldn't notice...I don't think so sir!
We brought Nate's tent home which folds down quite easily and Cooper the cat was not excited when we took it down because it's where he spent most of the week!
We went to the zoo in Madison too and here are some shots from there. We picked a rainy day so we weren't lucky that way but still had a lot of fun.
These next photos are a very big accomplishment for Nate. He's a huge fan of the swings at the park but will not go on slides. We went to the play area at the zoo and Nate worked up the courage to go through this tube thingy on his own. It was life changing for him! Here he is very unsure of it...
Grandma trying to coax him (she'll be super happy I posted this shot!)
Getting brave..
Unsure...
Apparently this was no big deal
Then we went to the merry-go-round or kaleidoscope as my mother called it...don't ask
It was as if it drugged him. He just kept going ooooohhhhhhhh and falling backwards but he seemed to enjoy it!
Goats, goats, goats!
Random head shots...
Turtle on the side of the road! Nate kept screeching ah ah ah!
Shots from the drive home....passed out, and a prize coozie from Stacy and Curt's wedding to keep his drink cold :)
When we got back home, Nate started his first day's at daycare. My friend Mary's sister-in-law has been doing daycare for 20 years and has a lot of space and fun kids for Nate to get knocked around a little bit by. He's ready for some serious socialization. Trisha wanted me to take a picture of Nate on his first day of daycare with a sign so here was my attempt with a VERY unhelpful 1 year old! He's smirking here, knowing I want him to cooperate.
Stop making fun of my handing writing and sad piece of paper!
Here goes the great chase...
Completely uncooperative
He literally sat in the corner at that point just laughing and not cooperating! I tried, that's all I can say!
New stuff.....Nate's biting, has his 2 year molars and many many other teeth, recently gave me a summer cold, colored his first picture with crayons the other day, usually eats chalk at any point he's left alone with it, hugs often, is obsessed with fans, gives high fives, knows where his nose is, and how to sign eat, more, drink, shoes, thank you, and done, still says mama and dada, plus up, ball, lamp, done, pup, and sock.
Oh and this one is totally my fault...I may have said the s word a few weeks ago in anger at myself and wouldn't you know the little bugger picked that word up as clear as could be. We've turned it in to sit or sit down but when he says sit...it definitely comes out as s%#t. Whoops!
He's also still head over heels for these twin 2 year old cuties at daycare and follows them like a puppy, loves swimming and anything water related. He has no problem heading in to the lakes! At daycare he spends a lot of time outside playing in the sandbox, with all the toys, and in the pool. The family has 2 huskies that he is also obsessed with. That's it for now and I promise to try and blog more!
