Nebraska

A little bit of exciting news, Nathan went on his first plane trip. It was quite the experience. I took Nathan by myself to visit Rachel in Nebraska over Memorial Day weekend. I'm so glad we went, but it was a lot of work. It's no easy task carrying a an almost eight month old through the airport with all his stuff and keeping him entertained on the airplane! We made it though and had a blast with Aunt Rachel. She took very good care of us while we were there, and Nathan loved hanging out with his aunt. We got to enjoy some sunshine which has been very hard to come by in Seattle. It was actually a little too warm part of the time, but I'm not going to complain about that. Nathan got to put his swim trunks on and hang out in the pool in the backyard.

Nathan's first set of airplane wings

Playing at the park

Playing in the pool

At the Farmer's Market

Nathan with a very large ear of corn

Nathan and Aunt Rachel

Nathan and Mommy

He's on the move!!

May 12, 2010

So, here it is. This is how Nathan first started crawling. I guess it's more of a scoot and half crawl, but it definitely works to get around. He's getting much better at actually crawling now and is getting a lot faster. I'm going to have to baby proof pronto! It's been so much fun to watch him learn how to get around. It's amazing how fast they pick things up. My little boy is growing up so fast!

Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day was great. We headed over to my parent's house to spend it with the family. We went to church, stopped for a coffee, then went over to my grandma's house for a barbeque. We had a great time and the weather was perfect. My mom's whole family was at Grandma's house too, so we got to spend the day with extended family we don't normally get to see. Nathan entertained everyone with his pterodactyl call. He sure loves to use his voice.

Nathan practicing his driving skills

Nathan with Great-Aunt Allison

We went back to my parent's house where Steve, Nathan, and my parents spoiled me with a couple gifts. I couldn't have asked for a better day. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family!

Sunshine in Seattle

May 8, 2010

I just love Nathan in his little monkey sun shades. We took advantage of the nice weather this day and got outside for a bit. Nathan and I met up with Steve over in Redmond after Steve went on his LONG bike ride. He's been training for STP which is in July and has been trying to build up his endurance. I think he rode over 50 miles this time. We checked out the local farmer's market and found some beautiful flowers to take to Mom for Mother's Day. Then we enjoyed some lunch outside in the fabulous sun.