Flour power.

Nate was being very quiet, apparently he got bored playing with the potatoes. This is what Mitch discovered when he looked in the kitchen. Nate covered in bread flour and he was just tossing it all over the place. Nate was having a blast.

Hammock

This is Nate's new reading spot. I used the Moby wrap and tied it around the table to make him a little hammock. He likes to dump himself out of it.

Hiding.

This is poor Mufasa. He's a really big dog hiding in a really small corner. He's hiding from Nate. And Nate found him.

Bells peppers.

Rain, rain, go away. It's not fun when it's raining. Nate has gotten quite used to spending most of the day outside. He's actually able to unlock the door now, which just stinks. So we're painting, with bell pepper tops. Because I couldn't find the paintbrush. I should probably invest in some stamps.

Jim's.

Oh Nate loves going to Jungle Jim's. He talks to all the weird statue things and cool displays. He loves to go see the fish and lobsters. It's almost impossible to get him to say goodbye to the giraffes, elephants, and giant fruit. Good fun at the grocery store. :)

Explorer.

I am so happy it is finally warm! It's so nice to be able to hang out in the sunshine instead of being cooped up indoors. We went exploring yesterday in the fields by our house. It was fun, reminded me of when Grandad Crawford would take us off tromping through corn fields and whatnot when we were little. And I do admit, I was a little frightened because we did NOT have the snake book handy while we explored. But luckily we made out okay. We took Nate's basket along and he picked a bunch of dandelions and collected sticks, rocks, and other fun stuff. Then we came home and painted with the cool things we collected. Nate thought that was awesome. It turned out pretty..pretty. And of course it was bath time so I let him paint the tub with the leftover paint. All in all, it was an adventurous day.

Being cool.

Nate loves to put the earphones in like Mommy and Daddy. The other day I actually turned the music on and he was completely surprised. He almost yanked them out, but then he realized how neat it was. He tried to stick the phone in his pocket so he could walk around with it. But alas, his ears are too small to be able to keep them in and walk. So he sat there still as a rock for a few minutes, until his horribly mean mommy took them away. He also likes to hang out like a little man in his sweater with his legs crossed. Happy happy boy.

Artsy fartsy.

A little someone had some serious creative juices going today. He's usually awesome at keeping things on paper, but not today. I couldn't bring myself to be mad, he was so excited to show me his artwork. I drive Mitch nuts because I was excited to show him Nate's artwork too. Hah! After Mitch left for work, Nate decided our walls needed some Easter stickers. I'm using the "he's working on his fine motor skills" excuse. At least he's confined to one area, because his new thing is to go through the house looking for ways to dismantle it. It's great fun.