Nathan's Second Birthday

Alyssa was so good to decorate Nathan's cupcakes but then she disapeared. We found her under the table with the frosting tube. Yummmmy!



We lit the candles over and over again so the kids could take turns blowing them out.
He loves cake!



Nathan has really bonded with Tata lately.
The kids play tackle with Buzz.
What is it with Thomas the Train? The show is quite boring but boys just go crazy over Thomas. Nathan is rarely scene without a train in hand.



Nathan got a wii game that is for the little ones. Finally they can play with the controller without much help.

Helping out

The kids love to sweep the kitchen for me.

Alyssa insisted that Mommy and Daddy dress up for halloween so I decided I would be Wendy since she was Tinkerbell and Nathan was Captain Hook, easy enough just a blue nighty. So I tried to find a Peter Pan costume for Michael. There were no Peter Pan costumes anywhere, so last minute I bought some felt and made Michaels costume. Not too bad huh?





My Mom and Brother came down to Trick-or-treat with us. It was nice having them join us for the evening, Nathan, Alyssa and Karson played and played and wrestled and played. They get along so well and Nathan keeps up with them so well. Nathan had a difficult time with another little one around. He gets so upset if I pick up another baby, he cries "Mine, Mine, Mine" I guess he loves his Mommy!





Karson was a pro at Trick-or-Treating so he helped Alyssa ring the doorbells and they ran to each house. They were having so much fun that Nathan decided that he was going to join in on the fun.

Hangin out

My cousin Amilee came down from Sacramento a couple of weeks ago and we had such a good time. We made and canned all different kinds of jellies, tomatoes, sauces etc. Alyssa enjoyed having another set of ears to talk to!

Carving Pumpkins

We had fun carving pumpkins and getting messy.Yuck! Nathan can't stand having his hands dirty. Funny cause Alyssa can't stand being clean. This picture of Nathan looks a lot like Gregg did as a kid to me.
Nathan is talking sooooo much lately. His vocabulary has gone from five words to one hundred in the last month. Okay maybe most people wouldn't understand that "pupu" is pumpkin.

Dressing Up for School

The kids dressed up for the school halloween party. Nathan has become just one of the other kids in class.

Too Big for the Crib

Nathan is so good in the morning. He doesn't cry to get out or try to climb out, he just hangs out for a while and then starts jumping in the crib. I check on him several times in the morning to see if he is awake yet, and I usually see this little angel sleeping. This particular morning I decided that it is time for the toddler bed. I can't believe how tall he is and he's not even two yet! Well, not for two more weeks anyway.

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Gymnastics

These are difficult to see, I was so far away and didn't have the lens I needed.

Playing in the Yard

Apple Picking

Gymnastics

Alyssa started gymnastics this week. She is a little scared of some of the activities, like the rope climb and the parallel bars but she loves her new class.