The Zoo...oops! I mean the fair!

Nate and his first fun time at the fair on Wednesday. It was a HOT one and I wasn't feeling well, but we still went. Dad kept promising Nate all week long that he would see the zonkey...we saw something that looked like it, it was a donkey with a black stripe on it. Skates loved all the animals. He even got to go pet the sheep and goats. We were there 2 1/2 hours and really had a great time. By the time we left there were more people coming....good thing Nate's nap time called to us.

Hip Hip Hooray!

So I took the plunge and signed Nate up for MY GYM! He loves it! Today was our 2nd time and Nate had a blast. He loves to try the bar, the "magic" swing, and even loves to go in the ball pit. He really doesn't care for circle time, but who can blame him. Today he got to catch bubbles with all the kids, jump on the trampoline, and drum roll...................play on a toy motorcycle!

I can get Nate to do anything by telling him one of these things:
"Let's go find the motorcyle"
"Let's go find the police car siren"
"Let's go find the trash truck"

He loves everything boy!!!!! I really can't believe how much older he seems. Our big boy, skate taco, will be 2 in 1 1/2 months. It's breaking my heart.

Wish us luck...no mean people...we are taking Skates to the fair for the first time tomorrow. Daddy assures us that there's a zonkey at the fair. I don't believe it! A real live zonkey. I'm sure I'll have pics to post. So stay tuned!

Summer

Below is a slideshow of some of the pictures we took this summer. Our lil' Nate loves to read the newspaper with daddy, feed Ringo, sit and jump on his zebra, play with Papa, put sunglasses on Ringo, and so many other things!
I loved watching him this summer. He's saying so many things..."Bless you", "I love you", "Excuse me", "Please", "Thank you", and so much more. He's such a BIG boy. I can't believe in 2 more months our baby boy is going to be 2. It doesn't seem possible that 2 years ago today we were waiting for him to arrive.
I hope to get video of him talking and post it soon!
Enjoy the slideshow!

"Have you written anything lately"

I know everyone is thinking...Drew Barrymore in "Wedding Singer"...but it was my husband last night. Jerry asked me if I had "written anything lately" on the blog and I immediately thought of the "Wedding Singer". But after a sleepless night I realized that everyone is probably looking forward to a new post. And thanks to Aunt Bec this post is possible. Hip Hip Hooray for Aunt Bec!!! Aunt Bec is the one who took this gorgeous picture of Nate. We were at one of our hang-outs.....GRAZIANOS!!!!!!! Bec, Bianca, Brandon, Nate, and I took Pat there for his belated birthday present. We had lots of fun. Skate Taco, aka Nate, and Brando loved to sit in the train together. I love how they share with each other.
Summer is coming to an end and I'm becoming really sad. Not only are my sisters going back to work, but we have to say goodbye to watching Brando Tuesday-Thursday. Brando is becoming a big boy and will be starting school at St. Mark's!!! Nate and I don't know what we are going to do without him.

Victoria Gardens or Bust

In an attempt to make sure the boys have early naps and have fun. We loaded all the kids up and took them to play at the park and water at Victoria Gardens. Nate's played with the water before, but never with his cousins and his new girlfriend (and future wife) Kate. All of the kids had fun. Nate, Bianca, and Brandon were in the middle of the water without a care in the world. Little Kate sat poolside and watched. She's my kind of gal. Keep the outfit from getting wet and people watch. You go, Katie!!!
Fun for Nate ended when he fell and got another fat lip....my poor guy! He cried for a little bit, got mud and blood on me, but then he stopped. I thought he stopped crying because he wanted to go back in the H2O, but no....he wanted to go to the Thomas the Tank Engine Store.
We got everyone dressed and dried (somewhat) and we all played with the train table. It was so much fun and we are so thankful that we were able to spend this day with people we love.