Biking

Nathan is very athletic, here he is demonstrating his bike riding abilities.

Also, he is going to be a big brother today!! Congrats Ryan & Heather!

Memorial Day

Mom and I took the day off work and drove down to Salt Lake for Memorial Day. We met up with Heather's family for their annual picnic where we ate good food and played with the kids. Then we went to Nana & Papa's gravesite, which was already covered with flowers when we got there. We put little American flag windmills that Nathan had fun with. It was a nice thing to do on Memorial Day, and we have decided to make it our new family tradition.

Ryan & Heather & Family Visit Idaho!

We had another fun family visit last weekend Ryan, Heather, Marissa, Mallory and Nathan! They drove up from Salt Lake to spend the weekend with Dad before he left for South Africa.

The kids had fun at "Outer Limits" (our local arcade/kids gymnasium), the mall, and the museum. Marissa is really into birds (especially owls), so she thought the displays at the Idaho State Museum of Natural History were really cool. She even told Aunt Natalee that "this was the best museum I've ever been in". Hahaha. I think we'll have to take her to some better museums asap.

Grandma Tutu, Aunt Natalee, Ryan and Marissa spent Saturday morning doing a 3K charity run/walk at ISU. The race was to benefit Autism Research, and we all got t-shirts and water bottles. It was the first time any of us had done something like this. Ryan actually ran the whole thing and finished dang fast. Grandma Tutu and Marissa stayed together for most of the race doing a mix of walking and jogging. Marissa did way more than a 3K, because she would run ahead of Grandma about 100 yards and then run back to check on her over and over. Then, just to slow herself down, Marissa would do kartwheels and backhandsprings as they went along the race.

It was fun and we were proud of ourselves when it was finally over!

We also took the kids to a local science fair at the mall, where the Idaho State physics department was doing all kinds of fun demonstrations to get kids interested in science. Marissa was very interested and she knew a lot of stuff about science.

Meanwhile, I just could not get enough of Pocatello's "finest".

Mallory is very social and made friends with everybody at the play place. At one point she came up to us and told us about a boy she had been playing with, saying, "that boy gave me a hug. I think he's in love with me". Hahaha. She was very nonchalant about it, and then she went right back to playing. It was cute.

Nathan did lots of jumping and climbing and he especially liked to play on the trucks. I was impressed by how well he did with his letters and his numbers. And of course, my favorite is when he gives me lots of high fives!

Thanks for visiting guys! We loved having you!

Happy Birthday Nathan!

Happy 3rd Birthday to Nathan!

Nathan has always been an excellent model for the Baby Banana Brush.

Grandpa Tutu always has fun doing "gardening" when Nathan comes to visit. Even though this means digging up the dirt in Tutu's potted plants in the entry--Nathan just wants to help!

Grandma Tutu had lots of fun visiting Nathan and his sisters this year for Christmas. Nathan liked to wear the cool Santa hat.

"Nathan loves to run and play hide ‘n seek. One evening I was tending him, and he would speed through the house at top speed trying to catch me. I’d hide in a closet, and when he discovered my whereabouts, he’d giggle uncontrollably with delight. He’s learning his abc’s and shouts out the letters when he sees them. Nathan is smart, cute, and spunky. How lucky to have him in our family".---Grandma Tutu

Nathan is a sweet, playful, and very curious little boy. He has two older sisters--Marissa and Mallory who love him, play with him, and are always looking out for him.

Heather had the following to say about this cute little birthday boy:

In a sentence I would say Nathan keeps me on my toes. A typical day is spent going from one room to the next cleaning up the next disaster he's made. While I'm cleaning up one mess he's usually making another. I don't usually get frustrated unless I have someone coming over. I think it's funny most of the time. One of my favorite memories of him was one day I heard water swishing and I went in search of Nathan and found him butt naked trying to take a bath in the toilet. Took a picture so when Ryan came home and asked how my day was I could just show him the picture. Another thing that sticks out is Nathan has gone through a lot of medical pain and physical discomfort and through it all I've been truly amazed at how good he is. Not super fussy or angry he just kind of takes it and can still have fun everyday. A very enjoyable child!

We all love you Nathan and can't believe you're already 3 years old!! Happy Birthday!