Christmas at Nana & Pappy's

We had a fun Christmas in Colorado.  Nana gave Nate his first whole apple.  He LOVED it and wants one every time he sees one.

Nate got several trucks and a soft fuzzy doggy...that he LOVES.

Mama, Dada and Nate went to the mall on Christmas eve and Nate picked out a hat at the hat store.  He picked it off the shelf so Dada thought he needed it.  He has been wearing it ever since.

Nate and Dada in their hats & Nate loving on Maddy the dog!

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas.

To Grandmother's house we go...

What a fun weekend at Grandma & Grandpa's house. It was cold outside, but warmed our hearts. Ahh, mama's being corny. Anyway, Nate and Grandma did some reading together.


Nate LOVED his Christmas presents, especially the penguin!!

Three movies below...the first one is SO FUNNY!! Nate was watching his great Uncle Phil tell a story yesterday and he was talking with his hands. A couple hours later this was Nate's story. All we can figure is that he liked the way Uncle Phil talks with his hands.

Uncle Phil also shared his pancakes and Maple syrup.



Uncle Phil is just SO fun. He chased me around the living room.

All I want for Christmas is...

....my two front teeth!

Yes, we had to hang him upside down to get the picture of his top teeth :)

Mama has been struggling to come up with ways to entertain a 13 month old. Friday we filled the kitchen sink with soapy water and splashed...Nate was SO wet!! But he had fun.

Here are some videos of Nate; one of his improved walking skills, we're getting there! And another video of him trying to open the oven door....here comes trouble!

Our Thanksgiving Vacation

We went to Colonial Williamsburg for a couple of days over our Thanksgiving vacation. We had a wonderful time and really enjoyed it. We kept saying things like, "Next time we should..." We would love to have another opportunity to visit. The weather the first day was perfect. We all simply wore sweatshirts while out of doors and were very comfortable. We had fun walking, seeing the animals and eating. Nate however wasn't found of the tours and so we ditched out early on the only one we attempted. Maybe when he's older. Tom says that from the pictures we took you would have a hard time proving he was on this trip, but I was sure to include at least one picture of him - proving he went too!!

The second day was COLD. We made it a half day. You will see one picture though of Nate all bundled up in his stroller. He didn't want to stay in it long that day and he is too heavy to carry for long these days.

First the restaurant we had lunch at the first day:

Tom was there!!

Burr!!! A chilly second day....


So that first night we stayed in a hotel. After checking in we let Nate crawl around to explore the room. Soon he was silent.....a scary sound with a 13 month old. He had discovered the food bag, which didn't seem bad. Most everything in there was individually packaged. But....he found the one thing that wasn't. Mama forgot that at the last minute she grabbed a baggie of fudge for Dada. Nate thought it was REALLY yummy....enjoy the pictures below :)

We had fun! Hope you all enjoyed your time off as well!

Mama's new "do"

I've been running errands this week that I haven't been able to do, Doctor's, Dentists and today...HAIR!! I went alittle more wild since I wont be sitting in an office all day long!

Look ma NO HANDS!!!!!

Some fun pictures. Tom and Nate hanging out. Mama and Nate ready to go out into the cold (Nate's gotten a new coat since this picture was taken, but this is his new hat).

Nate trying to get into trouble. :) He is wondering why we were mean enough to block off the stairs. He also likes walking under the table...there are lots chairs to hold onto. He also LOVES to wear Dada's hat!