More Spring Break

Warming up slowly to the goats.

Watching Daddy feed them, probably dying for a bite of whatever they were having. He's such a little food beggar!

The horns made me a little nervous.

My sister sent these pictures to me the other day. When she was here we went to a St. Patrick's Day celebration and parade at the Ft. Worth Stockyards. They had a small petting zoo, and Nate warmed up quickly to the goats. These pictures remind me of a day in Turkey when I didn't have my camera to take pictures. Nate and I were waiting at a bus stop outside our apartment and a large herd of sheep and goats suddenly surrounded us and walked on down the road. I wonder if he remembers. :)

Recent pics

Nate has learned to climb in and out of chairs this week. Yesterday we found him hanging out in the lawn chair outside.

Stephen and Nate sharing a piece of dessert.

It's hard to smile with a mouthful!

Spring Break

Nate with his Aunt Liza, wearing an outfit she bought for him before he was born. It finally fits!

This week was Stephen's spring break. My sister Elizabeth came last Thursday and was here until Wednesday - a treat for all of us. We ran around quite a bit, but somehow ended up with very few pictures. We did get a couple videos of Nate entertaining us though. He learned to spin in circles, and I think he liked the attention he got from it. I don't think he liked the effects it had on his equilibrium, as you can see in the video.

A good laugh

I'm sure these things happen all the time in other people's houses, but we caught this one on tape. To preface the video, we were recording Nate saying a couple words, but he stopped and wanted me to read him a book instead. Stephen kept recording, I started reading, and a couple pages into it Nate fell right off the couch. My reflexes were quick enough to barely catch his leg, and the video shows the rest. Hope you get a good laugh!

Anniversary, Fat Lip, and the Park

Swinging at the park.

Going down the big slide.

Showing off his fat lip.

Stephen and I celebrated six years of marriage this weekend. Our anniversary was actually Sunday, but we celebrated on Saturday. Thanks to our wonderful friend Carol, we got away from Nate for a bit and saw a movie in the theater for the first time since before he was born. What a treat!

We did include Nate in some of our celebrations by going to the park Saturday morning, but while we were getting ready to go he fell flat on his face on our back patio. He still falls pretty often, but this time his mouth hit first and gave him a big fat lip. Stephen gave me a hard time for freaking out about it, but when your child has a mouth full of blood I think it's reasonable to be a little upset!

Reading with Daddy

Our efforts to make Nate a book lover are starting to pay off. He's finally bringing books to us to read to him. Here he is reading one of his favorites with his daddy.