Diaper days of summer

For some reason Nate loves this vest.
Atleast once a day he goes to his closet

and gets it down and insists on putting

it on. He then heads straight to our room

to look in the mirror as he is doing in this picture.

(Reminds me of his cousin Logan)

Getting into a little mischief with the wipes...

We have had this toy for some time now
but I've just noticed him playing with it
lately. Its funny how they show no interest
one day and the next its their favorite toy.

Fun at the lake

This summer we have spent a number of evenings out at Lake DeSmet. It has proven to be a fun thing that we can do together as a family. Nate has become a little more confident with the water but his all time favorite activity is throwing rocks into the water. He also notices every bird that flies by and every boat as well. I took these pictures the other night while we were out.

Nate and his Uncle Eric

This picture is for Eric, who was wondering why he didn't make it on my

blog after his visit a few weeks ago. :)

I think Nate had him read just about every book he owns.

It was sweet to watch them interact together.

A day with Grandma

Nate and I spent the day with my Grandma in Casper last week. It was so wonderful to spend some time with her. We just dont get down there as often as I'd like. Grandma did a good job spoiling Nate. She had a fun day planned which included the park, ice cream, and stories. It was a special time.

The simple joys in life...

Nate's first haircut

Nate had his first haircut today! He did such a good job. He shed a few tears at first when we tried to have him sit in the chair by himself and then a few more each time she used the spray bottle but other than that he was ok. There were a few other kids in there at the same time so it was a good distraction for him...the sucker helped too. He looks so grown up now!

Surprise visits

Today started out as a typical lazy Saturday. We slept in, had a big breakfast, took a nap, watched some Olympics and then... the phone rang. We were getting guests! First, Delores Danzer, a family friend called and was in town and wanted to see us. Then as soon as I got off the phone with her we got a call that Sabina (Evan's wife) and baby KayLee and mom were on their way through town as well and wanted to stop in. So we had very fun and busy afternoon. Sabina and KayLee are moving down to Pensacola, FL to live with Evan now. It was so good to see little KayLee as I don't know when we will get to see her again. I don't envy them driving from MT to FL with a 1 1/2 month old baby and a cat! Please pray that they will have safe travel! They will be staying at Merilee's tomorrow night in Missouri.
We had a nice visit with Delores as well. We had dinner together and it was fun to catch up with her and her family. It was simply wonderful to have some friends and family in our home. It is rare when someone comes through our way.

Times to remember

So Nate and I are alone again this weekend. Derrick took some friends from North Carolina to Dubious, WY to fish and to check on the progress of our cabin. Yesterday turned out to be a very busy day with lots of errands to run as well as a trip to Sheridan for a Walmart run. Nate and I got back around his usual bedtime and still had to eat and put groceries away. The house was a mess, not a place to sit at the table, so we just sat down on the floor and shared an Arby's sandwich. Right as we sat down I realized that it was really hot so I thought I'd take Nate's shirt off to cool him down and it was really tight getting it over his head. He was even desperately trying to help me get it off. For some reason that gave us both a bad case of the giggles that would not stop! From there he started being silly, waving to me as he walked away backwards. We were laughing so hard, I had tears in my eyes! And I realized, that it was the first time we laughed together spontaneously as mother and son, as friends. Usually when we laugh one of us is trying to be funny, usually I am trying to make him laugh. Anyways, it was such a sweet moment! One that I will always cherish.
Today Nate and I went to his first parade. He love it in spite of the fact that it went on forever! I think it was an hour long! But he got to see fire trucks and ambulances, horses and cows, big trucks etc. but I had to laugh because the thing he got the most excited and loud about was a guy walking past us on the sidewalk with a dog. You would of thought they were the spotlight feature in the parade. Little did Nate know they weren't even in the parade! So cute.
I'm sorry that I don't have any pictures of us at the parade but as usual I was in a hurry getting out the door and forgot the camera. Oh well.