08.09.11 - Cheeps*

Nate thought it was hilarious to feed me chips on the floor before dinner tonight. He'd stick part of one in my mouth, breaking it off at his finger tips and just laugh, laugh laugh about it. Because of the commotion (or maybe because there was food involved), Harley had to check it out.


And when Nate wouldn't share with her, she chased him around the living room!

*This blog post dedicated to Cohen Museousky, who finally made it home after 27 days in the hospital following his first round of chemo. One of his favorite foods is "cheeps."Click here to follow his progress on his blog. The poor little guy still has a long way to go.

05.11.11 - He's a climber

Nate's taken over Harley's spot on the back of the couch. We have to stand nearby to make sure he doesn't take a dive!


Which, of course, he thinks is hilarious!

03.06.11 - Storytime

Nate laughs as his mommy makes a monkey sound while reading stories with him, Maddie, Harley and Tommy!

01.11.11 - Don't feed Harley!

Nate is Harley's new best friend at dinner time.

11.17.10 - Full house

Fortunately, I think there's room for at least one more.

10.27.10 - Share and share alike (except with Harley)

Nate has no problem sharing his snack before dinner. Although at his young age, he can't do much about it if either of his sisters mooch a few Puffs off him.

10.18.10 - Don't we feed you?

Nate has an obsession with Harley's food bowls.

09.20.10 - Cookies

Nate chomps on a cookie following dinner. Maddie had one, too, until Harley stole it.

08.08.10 - Hey, stop that!

Harley, stop wagging your tail so I can grab it!

08.07.10 - I'm sorry, do you want something?

Thanks for near constant mooching from Harley, Nate wasn't phased by this sheep hoping for a treat today at the zoo.

07.22.10 - Brother and Sisters

In our house, we don't say cheese. We say "big smile" except for Harley, who says, "cookie!" Can't wait to see what Nate's "big smile" looks like!

07.07.10 - Guard dog

Harley steps between Nate and I as I tried to take his photo tonight. It's as if she was saying, "No pictures!"

05.31.10 - Holiday picnic

We enjoyed Memorial Day with a trip to the zoo and then a picnic lunch in the backyard. Yes, that is a pink Bumbo chair Nate's sitting in. We ate fried chicken, potato salad and grapes. Nate ate his fingers!

05.16.10 - Welcoming Committee

We returned today from our overnight trip to Kansas City to a sleeping Maddie, content Nate and one eager Harley looking for a cookie!

05.10.10 - It's a twister, it's a twister!

Nate survived his first tornado warning tonight, this one a little more scary than normal as a rain-wrapped tornado was reported to be on the ground near the airport. (Usually they're much ado about nothing.) We had driven through that area just 20 or 30 minutes before on our way to get Nate and his sister from daycare after leaving work early. We came straight home and went right to the basement. And, a couple of hours later, I took Harley for a walk.

05.06.10 - Double trouble? Nah!

Tonight we decided to go for a walk and try out the double stroller we picked up from Erin's garage sale last summer. You might recall seeing another one of the bargains we got in this post. Nate still slouches but fits pretty well. He slept the whole time so he couldn't have been too uncomfortable! It was nice for one of us to be pushing the kids while the other walked Harley, although in these photos that doesn't appear to be the case.

That's our house behind Angie's left shoulder. My photo was taken on another street in the neighboring subdivision on a path I like to call the "lake route" as we walk along the community lake. The shirt was a gift last Father's Day.

04.25.10 - Snuggle buddies

If there's one thing Harley is good for (and there's lots, really!), she does make a good cuddle partner.

04.20.10 - (Still no) Photo with Maddie

I guess it's gonna be like this for awhile, huh?

03.31.10 - Nice night for a walk

The unpredictable Kansas weather went from winter to summer in less than two weeks so Nan and Pop invited us over for dinner tonight. Really, I think Nan just wanted to take Miss Maddie on another ride around the lake. :) That's Nan pulling Maddie in the garden cart and me driving the stroller with Nate, who was awake the whole time! Poor Angie, she got stuck on pooper scooper duty.

03.19.10 - Guard dog

I'm not sure the context for this picture. Angie snapped it while I was working. I'd like to think it's Harley standing guard over her little brother. In reality, she's probably saying: You can have this boppy when you pry it from my cold, dead paws.