Nate

Well, I finally took some time to take pictures of my own child, rather than everyone else's! So, here he is in all his three-year-old splendor.....NATE! Oh, and a couple of the two of us, because I know someday he won't want to smile for the camera OR take pictures with his mommy. Gotta take advantage while I can!

Almost Ten Days!

It's almost been ten days since I posted something to this blog. So sorry for those of you that check with us regularly! Things have been crazy busy, and it's been at least that long since I took a picture of Nate (I've been so busy taking pictures of other people's kids! haha) So anyways, Nate has his own photo shoot tomorrow and I'll have more pictures to post after that.
In the meantime, here are some words, not pictures: In eight days, Adam finally comes home! He's been living in Canada for six weeks and both Nate and I are so excited for him to come home. We will then be packing up and moving to Calgary. I'm still in denial I guess, because it isn't real yet. There is a lot of packing to do, but I'm having the hardest time getting motivated to do it! I've started packing a bit, but certainly am not where I should be. Oh well.
I hope everyone who reads this is going to have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday...what a great time to think about the incredible blessings we all enjoy. Check back in a couple days and I'll have better posts, I promise!

Good Morning Sunshine

For all of you who ever thought Nate's hair never looks good....THIS is what I have to deal with each morning! So next time you see him, just know that I'm doing the best that I can! haha

Another Great Field Trip

Yesterday Nate was able to go and tour the fire station! We were a bit late (it took me thirty minutes to realize where it was...oh well) but luckily all we missed was talking...we didn't miss the firefighter putting on his gear, or the tour of the fire trucks, or the flashing lights! (All the things a boy cares about anyway, right?) Nate really loved the part where he got to get onto the fire truck and pretend to ride to an emergency. Of course, it reminded me that we need a FHE lesson on fire safety! :) At the end, he got a great fireman (fire person?) hat!

Making Pizzas

The boys are ready to eat!
The gals....
Adding the sauce...
Final product, ready to be cooked!

Enjoying the finished pizza! Yum!

Nate went with his preschool group to learn about making pizzas. After a brief tour of the pizza place, he was able to make a pizza of his very own! And his favorite part of the whole experience? The soda machine! haha

Fall Favorite

The bumpy pumpkin Nate says looks like me....

Nate and Jeremy running through the pumpkin patch
Looking at the three little pigs in their houses made of

straw, sticks, and bricks

Cute kid, ugly pumpkin! But he loves it!
Bryce, Nate, Jeremy on the tractor ride
The boys at the mouth of the corn maze
Trying to roll the huge pumpkins! Believe it or not, he actually moved it a good distance!

Playing the duckie races--you race the ducks by pumping water into the track...so cute!

Reese, Jeremy, and Nate on the train

One of my favorite things to do in the fall is go to the pumpkin patch! We went with Nate's buddies Reese, Bryce and Jeremy and their mommies. The boys picked out their pumpkins from the patch (we took a tractor limo to get there) and Nate picked two of the ugliest pumpkins I've ever seen, which made me so happy--he loves things that aren't perfect! That is awesome to me. In fact, I'd say that the pumpkins are artsy, so maybe we have a creative little man. Who knows. But he did say that the bigger, really bumpy one looked like me. I'm not even sure what to think about that, oh well.
So, here are some pics of our adventure. Enjoy! :)