Nate Dogg

Nate is one with nature

For some reason Nate found it necessary to lay on the ground throughout our trip. Usually he does this when he throws a fit, but not in these pics, he just felt like being one with the dirt I guess. And he certainly succeeded.

Push Me Mommy!

Nate's Two Loves

Nate's two loves are rocks and water. When he has both at the same time he is in his glory. We went to a picnic at our Pastor's house the day these pics were taken. As soon as we arrived, Nate immediately darted toward the pond, and was thrilled to find all sizes of rocks to throw. He loves to be outside, but when it's time for him to come in, I literally have to pry the rocks out of his hand before entering our house. However, he has slipped quite a few past me. I know because I find rocks everywhere in our house. I actually think that it is kind of cute how he is developing his own interests. Who knows how long his love for water and rocks will last. I am thankful to have been able to capture this precious part of his childhood.

The Invasion

Here he is..... King Nate and his coveted Puddle, weapon in hand, ready to defend.

ALERT!.......Confrontation from intruder.

Oh no, what's this? The intruder intrigued by the puddle, moving in, ready to take over!

"Ahhh...Peace and Harmony in the land of "The Puddle" The End

Nate Dogg

WUUUUZZZZZ UUUUPP!?!

Nate's happy

We had another great day at the museum. Nate loves the water, he had a great time today. I enjoyed myself as well. I love watching the boys when they are having a good time.

Nate's Puddle

I thought I was going to have to get the boys a kiddie pool for the summer.....however, I don't think that it would get much use. Nate has taken to a puddle in our drive way. He loves collecting rocks and throwing them in "his" puddle. It started out as a treat for him after it would rain, but with a bit of nice weather, the puddle would dry up and Nate would just walk around it, looking puzzled, like, "hey where's my puddle?" So, now I just use the hose and fill it up for him. I find it amazing how little things as simple as a puddle capture a child's interest for hours.

Nate

Brownie Delight

What?

Vacation Pics........Enjoy!

Beach bums!

What you talkin' bout Noah?

This is the face Nate makes when he gets an attitude.....he makes this face all of the time......hint.

Water Boys

Here are the boys having a blast at our favorite museum. They have awesome indoor exhibits which the boys have always enjoyed. The outside water area is now their favorite place. All of the exhibits are hands-on and interactive, everything educational, fun, and very kid friendly. There are many walking trails which we look forward to going on this summer. (We are getting tons of use out of our family membership). We had a nice picnic lunch with friends while sitting under a large tree with nice shade. Then we enjoyed the warm sunshine all afternoon. I was so thankful for such a beautiful day. Praise the Lord!

Breakfast thief

I had just made my breakfast, and went into the kitchen to get something. When I returned, there was a certain little someone helping himself to my oatmeal. He really is getting to be such a big boy, not saying much, but he knows how to get his point across. Here he is telling me, in his own way, that he likes my breakfast better than his.

Daddy's Monkey

I will have to admit that Nate is a bit of a Daddy's boy. "Da Da", is the only word he says. He loves his Daddy so much, you can see it in his face when he sees Daddy walk in the door from work, he runs right into his arms. He even loves to wrestle with him already at this age.

Nate is happy!

Somebody loves cheese popcorn.....thanks Grandma!

Feeling the wind

I love this pic of Nate. He was standing there, gazing up at the sky. When I looked up to see what his eyes were fixed on, there was nothing there. Maybe he was admiring the blue sky, or the tree tops. Or maybe he was enjoying the wind blowing on his face. Whatever it was, it was a precious moment that I am so thankful I was able to capture.

Nice Hair Nate

Nate had a bit of a static-electricity problem when going down the slide at the park!

Fun at the park

Nate