New Hair Cut

Nathan had his first professional hair cut today, and needless to say the hairdresser finally got most of it cut. Nathan cried the entire ordeal. I had to hold his head against my face while she cut one side, and then we switched. The whole thing took maybe 10 minutes, but I bet it's 10 minutes Nathan would not like to live again. Perhaps in 6 months or so.

We also went for a visit to Tif and Noah's to help Tif celebrate her birthday. Here's Nathan playing outside with Noah and a couple of dogs, Sweetie and Aero.

Here is a video of Nathan trying to use his fork to eat. He's got the concept, but gets a little frustrated. Just watch and see his finale.

Eagel River Nature Centre

It was a chilly autumn day in September. A few friends and I took the kids and dogs for a short hike at the Eagle River Nature Centre. It was a nice sunny day. Everyone enjoyed the hike including Java. She was quite interested in the fish swimming under the platform we were standing on. As you can see, winter is slowly approaching as the mountain peaks now have snow. It's only a matter of time before that snow reaches the base of the mountains.

Afternoon at the Park

It wasn't the nicest of days, a little rain, but that didn't stop us from having a little fun at the nearby playground. Nathan prefered to play with the rocks, until he realized he could climb!

We went down the big slides together, but Nathan accomplished the little slide all on his own. First time by himself. He climbed up, sat down, and pushed himself down the slide. He's a natural on the slide.

Nathan really wanted to climb the big kid stairs, but as you can see the first step is taller than half of his height. Once I lifted him beyond that step, he was good to go.

Fun in Alaska

We've been keeping busy since Nathan's birthday. Playing with new toys and new friends. With some of Nathan's birthday money, we went and bought him a nice new chair, so he can sit and enjoy his bottle of milk in comfort. We also got a Thomas play tent. Not only does Nathan love playing in it, with it, around it, but Java likes to get in on the action as well.

Just this past week we took a field trip to "H2Oasis Waterpark". It is the 5th largest indoor waterpark in the United States. Doesn't even compare to West Ed! We got to enjoy the company of Tif, Noah, Julie, Remi, Jen, and Spencer. It was a lot of fun as Nathan splashed away in the water, went into the wave pool, as he held on for dear life to my bathing suit, and went down one of the kiddie slides sitting on my lap. I knew it was time to get out when Nathan's lips started quivering. He lasted a good 1.5 hours in the water. I'm sure we'll go back!

Nathan's Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHAN!

It was a slow morning. We started off playing with some balloons, breakfast and then a 3 hour nap. From there we went to the outdoor market and looked around, got some gifts and enjoyed some live entertainment. I got to have spaghetti for dinner, my favorite! And to top it off, mom gave me a cupcake. She seemed to enjoy it, I would rather just play in the icing. I then had a bath, of which I also love. From there, mom opened my gifts as I was more interested in the sound they made rather than ripping the paper. She let me play with my new toys for a bit before I went to bed. A fun filled day for all. Can't wait until next year!

Birthday Dinner

I decided to have a small turkey dinner tonight for Nathan's birthday (I know it's a day early, but the cooked turkeys were on sale today!), and this is how the dinner ended...
...needless to say I spent an evening cleaning up. Nathan decided to start his career in magic tonight as he effortlessly tried to pull the table cloth from under the food and dishes so elegantly placed on the table. Luckily nobody was hurt, but Java may have a bruised ego as she ended up with a container of gravy all over her! She took the brunt of Nathan's magic trick. I've never seen a dog/Java scurry away from food so fast in her life. So the mess sat on the floor, high chair, table, chairs, and walls (yes more than one, because Java decided to try and shake the gravy off down the hallway) for a little more than 2.5 hours. I first had to wash Java, and that's task in it's own. I put her in our stand up shower and hosed her down. Of course Nathan has been crying the whole time since his trick didn't work. He's sitting on the bathroom floor in nothing but a diaper, just screaming while I'm in the shower with Java. Once that was finished, I then bathed a gravy covered baby. He stopped crying, because he loves his bath. Then I had to wait until he went to bed to clean up, as the two gravy siblings would have just gotten in the way! Now that it is all done and over with, I am off to the sofa to relax and enjoy what little time I have left this evening. Let's hope tomorrow's birthday boy will be in a good mood!

New Interests

Who doesn't get a kick out of balloons for the first time? Nathan couldn't put it down all day until he bit it and popped it. It wasn't blown up too big, so the pop wasn't too loud. Never startled the little guy. Plus he also received a bouncy ball so that he could play outside. All he wants to do outside it walk towards the road, so we play with the ball in the back yard or indoors. He loves to hear the ball bounce, so he's been throwing it all over the house. Thank you to everyone who sent Nathan a birthday card and gift. As you can see he is sporting his new Jersey from Aunty May and Donna. They brought it back from their trip to Europe. A little big still, but fashionable none-the-less.