Grandma and Grandpa Were Here!

Ron's Mom and Dad came to Oklahoma for a visit. We had such a wonderful time. Nathan recognized them instantly and enjoyed them so much. The weather was nice so we were able to do a little sight-seeing while they were here.





The Wichita Mountain Wildlife Reservation



















At North Pole City and Bricktown

Naughty Nathan

Nathan is having so much fun playing with the puppies. He discovered that if he climbs on his slide, they can't reach him. Beau, the little grey puppy really likes Nathan so I put him on his slide and we discovered that Beau actually likes to use the slide. He was not altogether fond of sharing the slide with Nathan who displayed his naughty side.

September Is Here

Nathan is really putting us through the paces with this two-year-old thing he is doing. Just when I reach the point of total exasperation, he switches gears and becomes really cute. It has it's ups and downs but it's a fun age.

He is doing well in daycare and has started playing with some of the other children. We were hoping daycare would have that effect so we are pleased. Sometimes we don't even get a wave goodbye when he hits the door because he is so eager to get in there and start playing. We are so glad he is enjoying it.

He is still enjoying his Veggie Tale videos in a big way. This pictures are of him while he is watching one. We also have introduced him to Bugs Bunny and friends and so far, he seems to favor the Roadrunner/Cayote cartoons. I admit it is fun to watch these cartoons I haven't seen since I was a kid. I wish I had stock in that Acme company!









To all my friends and family who are doing the back-to-school thing, I hope you have a non-hectic fall season!

Congratulations Tracy and Adam!!!

My friends got their referral today and I'm so happy for them! The link to their blog is to the left under "Tracy". Go see their beautiful daughter!

STOP THE CLOCK!

It seems like every time I turn around I catch Nathan growing. He's gone through his second shoes size this summer. Sometimes I am just struck by how much of a little boy he looks now instead of a baby. I want to see him grow and do new things but it makes me a little sad that the days when I can hold him and rock him are limited.

Summer Fun!

The weather has been so lovely the past few days. It's been a great respite from the heat and has compelled us to come outside and play.





Nathan enjoys his sandbox. He gets sand everywhere - even in his diaper!

He finished his second week of daycare yesterday and he seems to be enjoying it. I've heard his teachers are having to carry him around a lot. He wants all the adult attention in the room but he is learning how to play with others too. Nathan is so worn out at the end of the day after being at school.

Oh by the way, I'm an auntie again! Abbymarie Sienna Harris was born yesterday to my brother and his wife who are in Germany.

Day Care Update

Would you believe that I actually don't have any new pictures of Nathan this week? This is Scout pretending to be a jungle cat.

Nathan seems to be enjoying his daycare. He comes home really tired at night and is more than ready to go to bed early. I took him in early on Friday since Ron was at work and he cried and acted heartbroken then but he was fine for Ron all week so I'm not sure what that was all about.

I am almost through my first eight day set on day shift. It has been an interesting adjustment but I think I am going to like it. It's amazing how much time it takes to get Nathan up and get him to day care. Having a baby seems to shrink the day down by half!



Nathan has taken an interest in cartoons. He mostly watches Veggie Tales. When he sees the opening theme song he laughs and claps and squeals at me. It's so sweet. There is no TV watching at day care (yay!) so at night we usually sit together on the couch and watch a Veggie Tale video. They are so much fun. The only problem is those silly songs get stuck in my head and reverbate all day while I'm driving around. Last week I had "Sport Utility Vehicle" stuck in my head and this week it is "Gated Community". Satirical little vegetables!



Sponge Bob is also a regular around here. When Nathan starts talking, it will be interesting to hear what things he repeats now that he has been exposed to such silliness.

First Day of Day Care

Nathan went to day care for the first time today!


No, this isn't what he wore to daycare but Mommy was running late so I didn't get a picture. He didn't go for a full day today. The first few days are going to be short days so he can get used to it.

He went in gleefully enough and started playing with the toys and totally ignored us so we left. A little later I called to check on him and heard that he was "fussy but we gave him a toy and he calmed down." That translates to me that he was whining which has been his favorite form of communication during the past week.


When we came to pick him up he was still napping and he was the only child still napping. The worker said he wouldn't nap but sat on her lap and "made noises but didn't cry". I took that as the polite way of telling me that he whined. One cute little girl named Jayla realized that Nathan was the topic of our conversation so he went over and woke him up for us by throwing a Shrek doll at him. That did the trick and he woke up crying but he was very happy to see us. The whining soon started (it's a two-year old thing I guess) but the worker offered him some graham crackers and he became happy enough.

The worker said this little girl Jayla was infatuated with Nathan and followed him everywhere. While we were there she kept bringing him toys to play with. His response was to duck his head and emit a loud whiney "EEEENNNHHHHH!!" at her. In a little while he should be better about making friends...at least we hope so!



We are glad his first day went well and hopefully he will really start to enjoy "school" as we call it. I talked about going to school a lot so maybe he won't be surprised to go again tomorrow.

These pictures are of Nathan playing in his pajamas before bed. He has grown a lot the last couple of months and is looking like such a big boy!

The last picture is Ron holding one of the new puppies.

Nathan has been visiting Nana's house and playing with her little puppies. She has eleven right now. Yes, I said eleven. We haven't seen much of Nana lately because that is a lot of puppies to take care of. Nathan is very gentle and Mom's sheepdogs are so patient with him around their pups.



He won't have to visit Nana's any more to see puppies. We have six new ones of our own as of this afternoon. This is the first time we have ever had a dog delivering puppies while a two year old was in the house and it was a challenge. Liberty's puppies are such little cuties so I'm sure we will have more puppy photos to come.