Nate's Favorite Things

Well, we all had a very Merry Christmas, especially Nate. He was lucky enough to spend it with all of his grandparents. He got lots of goodies and $$ for his college fund! Lucky boy! He thanks everyone lots. I think his absolute favorite thing he got for Christmas (besides being with everyone he loves!) was his "house." Nate's cousin's Ashley and Hannah gave it to him, and it is really cool. It entertains him for minutes at a time.

Nathaniel is almost walking too. He took a few hesitant steps on the 27th and practiced walking around the house with his grandparents. I give him two more weeks until he is off and running. Hope everyone out there had a happy holiday!

Christmas Eve

Nate had his first Christmas eve tonight! He ate dinner with us, but again didn't really like the turkey. He wore his special Christmas pajamas, had fun looking at the Christmas tree, and he opened a couple of presents. He is sleeping now, dreaming of Santa's arrival.

Baptism

Nate was baptized last night. He was a little cranky and tired during the mass, but he did great during the actual baptism. He was so tired by the time we got home that he feel asleep and didn't even wake up for his party! The whole family was there to see the event and the Howie's were great Godparent's.

Nate and Santa

Here is a picture of Nate and Santa from this past weekend. At least Nate isn't as chubby as Santa! He didn't cry, but he wasn't sure what to make of Santa. Hopefully after Christmas, he will like Santa more. He did like Mrs. Claus though.

Busy Little Boy

Boy are we all tired! We had a very busy weekend. We decorated the tree on Friday night, went shopping on Saturday, over to a friends' house on Saturday night, watched football and went to the grocery store today. Les and I are beat, but Nate seems to be the Energizer Bunny... he keeps going and going... He finally crashed tonight and is out for the count.

Happy 60th Birthday Grampy!

We wish we were there to celebrate with Grampy today on his special 60th birthday! We were thinking of you!

11 Months Old

Here is Nate's 11-month picture in "the chair." I thought today was the 10th, but it really was the 11th, so technically Nate is 11 months 1 day old. I put his 8-month chair shot up (my little Tom Brady) to compare. He has grown so much in just three months. It is amazing how much he has changed. Also, I am hoping that it might bring the Pats a little luck, as they really stunk in yesterday's game!

Poor little guy had to come home from school sick today. He has had a cold for 2-plus weeks, and the daycare thought he was developing pink eye. I took him into the doctor, and they put him on antibiotics for the first time. Hopefully they knock out whatever has been getting him! I hate seeing him sick. Despite being a bit under the weather, Nate is still in good spirits.

Busy Weekend

We had a very busy weekend. We went to get Nate's first Christmas tree on Friday night. It was cold, but Nate didn't seem to mind! We did a little Christmas shopping on Saturday, while Dad painted the guest room. It looks great! We did a lot of chores around the house all weekend long. Nate also met his friend Ethan for the first time today too! Five-week-old Ethan was so little compared to Nate. I can't believe how fast he is growing. Check out some of the pictures from the last few days. Enjoy!

Playtime

Nate loves to play all the time. At dinnertime he has started sharing his food with Barkley, and he really gets a kick out of it. He cracks himself up! He also likes to go after Barkley's toys (payback I guess) and loves to roll around on the floor. I think he is going to be mischevious.

Teething

Nate had a pretty cranky weekend due to some teeth trying to poke through. He also managed to stay up passed his bedtime a couple times. We went to our friends for dinner on Thursday night and Nate wanted to stay up for the fun. Same thing happened on Saturday night. He had the chance to hang out with his old buddies from the summer and didn't want to go to bed. He was having too good of a time. I think it caught up with him today because he crashed for four hours this afternoon! He is so busy all the time. It is hilarious trying to keep up with him. Check out some of the pictures from the weekend, especially the one of Nate, Audry, and Patrick playing in Evie's house!