Happy Birthday, Nate!!!! It's been a very "active" year, to say the least. He is definitely a full blown toddler now.... walking, climbing, running, getting into everything :) We are having tons of fun (whew!).
Nate is still growing into a big boy... He is 85% in height and weight. We get lots of comments on how he's going to be a line backer or be into some sort of sports, especially with his activity level.
He's been really cute lately, holding our hand and leading us to where he wants to go, pointing, doing some new signs (he just learned "milk" and "dog"), and trying to say some words (he tries to say
da (dad), mama, and
dah (dog) and maybe a couple of others (he says something for bird too). His new skill within the past week or two is climbing onto chairs and then onto the table.
And, boy, is he into food!! I am learning not to hold him when I am in the kitchen because he wants anything that's out on the counter (especially bananas and avocados). He loves pretty much all food and it seems like he wants to eat all day long since he's so active. Our dog, Sadie, is finally warming up to Nate since he can now carry around snacks and loves to feed them to her :). Nate also knows which balls are Sadie's and tries to give them to her.
It's amazing to think about how far we've come in a year!
Gene, Barb, Kelly, Nathan, Dave, Aunt Judy, Uncle Bob
Me, Nate, and my friend Liza who lives in LA (we went to middle and high school together)
Sam, Nate, and Paul blowing bubbles
Nate's giant cupcake
trying to put the candle back on
Henry, Nate, and Oliver
Nate wants to play Cornhole too
Steve, Frank, Meg, and Gene
Nate and Meg
eating cupcakes while watching Nate play with his cake
Meg made Nate a cool box!
family shot
Nate and Henry
Paul, Nate, and Sam
Gene and Nate
Dave and his homemade sangria
worm and dirt cupcakes
he followed his ball around everywhere
