12.16.11 - Santa

Nate wasn't interested in meeting Santa tonight. He got his candy cane and that's all he wanted.

11.25.11 - Tis the season!

Nate enjoyed seeing the big Christmas tree at Bradley Fair tonight while standing in line for free carriage rides. It's become one of our Thanksgiving weekend traditions.

11.19.11 - Whiney, whiney

You're supposed to wake up refreshed from a nap, but some days you just feel like whining.

11.18.11 - Cookie Monster!

Nate enjoys a freshly baked cookie for afternoon snack.

10.31.11 - Sack o' Taters

Angie and I made Nate's costume this year - a sack o' taters. The potatoes are made out of pantyhose and poly-fil. The sack is an actual potato sack Nan found at a nearby co-op and altered so that it could be worn. We used a fabric marker from Michaels to stencil on the lettering.

Nater Tater Farms
Net Weight 23.5

He was the hit of our Halloween parade!

10.25.11 - What's happening?!!

While watching a replay of last night's World Series Game 5, Nate mimics St. Louis Cardinals' manager Tony LaRussa after what could be considered the biggest managerial blunder in World Series history. Wanna know what I'm talking about? Click here.

10.24.11 - I'll save you, brother!

Tommy rolled around on his bedroom floor today until he was halfway under Nate's bed. So, as any good brother would do, Nate tried to pull him out.

10.17.11 - Big truck

Nate has recently become fascinated with big trucks, tractors and school buses. He loves that Grandpa Shepherd drives a big truck and tonight got to explore it for the first time.


Here he is checking out the bed liner.


And "smiling" for the camera.


Still "smiling" for the camera.

10.13.11 - Playgroup

Nate enjoyed playing cars and trucks with Dr. Quadri, a second-year psychiatry resident, during a childhood development playgroup at KU today.


I think the doctor had fun, too!


Nate's new thing is cars and trucks. He's getting some for Christmas and likes to look at Grandpa Shepherd's big white truck every time he comes over.

10.07.11 - Daddy's hat

Nate came walking down the hallway today wearing my "#1 Dad" hat so Angie asked him if he was going to be a daddy someday. All he would say was, "Momma!"