Finger painting.

Nate had mixed feelings about finger painting. He really wasn't sure what the point was and I think he was disappointed that it didn't taste good when he tried to lick it off his fingers. At first he was careful and just poked one finger in the paint and smeared it on the paper..then when the paint started to build up on his fingers he wanted it off so he started wiping it on his tummy. So we'll have to work on it some more and I'm sure he'll get the hang of it.

Trees and airplanes.

Nate loves trees. Anytime we go outside he stops and talks to all the trees on our walk. Once he pulled off a big piece of bark and had this look like "Oh my goodness, I broke it!"...goofy.
Since we live right beside a small airport, there are always lots of smaller, low flying planes and Nate loves those too. Anytime he hears one, he stops and won't move until he's found it in the sky and shouts "airplane," which sounds more like "arrrhpin." Close enough.

Mufasa, Mufasa, Mufasa. He is such a good dog. He doesn't care when Nate uses him as a step stool, or when Nate yanks his tail to make him move out of the way, or even when Nate comes out of nowhere with a sand wedge and smacks him in the head. But, Nate has his moments where he super sweet. He kisses his nose and when I'm not looking he calls Mufasa up on the couch. It's pretty cute.
Also, Nathaniel's new thing is to look and talk to people through the bottom of the door. Whether you're going to the bathroom or trying to get ready for the day. As soon as a door closes, Nate will be perched outside watching your feet. :)