Pictures from January

So I was playing with a new format for this particular entry since my friend Eve did the left and right thing for the pictures, but I don't know if I'll stick with it. It's simpler to center everything. :) Also, I have uploaded all of the pictures onto my computer and am trying to make an album on Shutterfly, but both times I've tried so far something has happened and it won't let me. So I'll work on that so you can see all of the pictures we took. Anyway, here are some more pictures, this one from the end of our time in Virginia and the others from when we got back. In this picture, Nathan was very sick and actually fell asleep on me while I was playing Settlers (which I won, by the way :)).

Can you see Nathan's mohawk?

It's been raining like crazy here for the past few days and I got Nathan some boots so I don't have to carry him everywhere. It took me a while to find them, but they were worth it because he's gotten lots of compliments on them. :) In this picture, we're getting ready to walk to the grocery store and though mommy and daddy aren't quite ready, when Nathan has on his boots and has heard "go" he's got a one-track mind!

He was a very good (and so cute!) boy while mommy had to wait for an hour to get her glucose test. Things that were easier to do when pregant with Nathan and not as easy this time around when I've got a toddler to wrangle with...

One of my Christmas gifts (to myself with the help of a gift card) was a pair of tall boots. Nathan really likes my boots. It was his idea to wear them, but I helped him put them on. :)

What a cute boy! If you click on the picture you'll get an enlarged version where you can see that his shirt says "Handsome is an Understatement." How true!

They still exist?

You should go here: http://www.visionforumministries.org/. I didn't realize people who think like this still existed. It's a long explanation to how I came upon this rather unfortunate website, so I'll save that for later (or not, unless you ask). If you click on "Statements of Doctrine" and then on "The Tenets of Biblical Patriarchy" you might see why I'm a little unnerved. But not severely so because Jimmy and I have just been laughing at most of what they say. Oh, and if you want a real laugh, go to their store at http://www.visionforum.com/. I think I'll be getting my sons the All-American Boy's Crossbow for their 2nd birthdays.

Some pictures from Christmas in Virginia

Here are some pictures from our trip to Virginia at Christmas and New Year's. These are not nearly all of the pictures we took, but just a sample. My camera battery ran out before I could do this, but I will post ALL of the pictures on Shutterfly and post a link so you can get your fill of our Christmas trip!

Story time with Papa is very popular.
I think that all 18-month-olds are probably fascinated with belly buttons.

Nathan and Silas, who is only three weeks older than Nathan, played together the whole week we were with Jimmy's family. They got introduced to bubble baths and while Nathan was definitely more excited about the bubbles, they did enjoy being in the bath together!
The four-cousin band. Next time they're all together, there will be a fifth little boy!
Great Grandpa got his lap filled with all of Nathan's presents. Nathan brought them to him, one at a time, until they were all in his lap. :)
Nathan helps his Grandma prepare the sweet rolls for Christmas morning. Nathan decided while we were in VA for Christmas that he could be a number of appliances, given the right tools. In this case, he's got a 1-cup measuring cup in front of him, a piece of dough in the cup, and the top to a butter container on top. He would put the dough in the measuring cup, put the butter top on it, screw up his face and make this noise (while shaking the measuring cup with dough in it) so it sounded like he was being a blender. He would stop, take the top off, take the dough out, fiddle with it, put it in, and "blend" it again.