Tabloid Tot

"Ugh, I  HATE the paparazzi.  

Go bother Paris Hilton and leave me alone!"

We watched ants and played with rocks

Somebody got to crawl around the backyard 

for the first time today.  

Hope my laundry detergent is up to the challenge.  

Take that, Fisher-Price!

Who needs fancy toys when an envelope from the California DMV is so enticing?  I opened today's mail and Nate went crazy for the envelopes.  He was super excited and played with them for a good 5 mins. straight (that's the equivalent of 13 hours in baby time).

Making Friends

Nate is more interested in Avery's mom

Avery says 

"Back off buddy! I don't kiss on the first date"

Sam

Avery

Wesley chillin'

Choo Choo

Nate's 1st trip to an L.A. rite of passage -- Travel Town

Kinda looks like Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond

Someday he'll be able to climb aboard

Look out!!!!!!!!

Two months from today Nate will be:

The Lightbulb Just Came On

I discovered a couple new things today:

1) I cannot arrange flowers.  In the past, I'd blame it on the fact that I didn't have the right size vase.  Wrong.  I now have a plethora of vases -- I just don't have a talent for arranging flowers and I'm willing to accept this fact now.  So when I have a dinner party in the future, I'll be purchasing a nice orchid plant for the center of the table.

2) Bumblebee tuna is not the same as Starkist.  We made tunafish sandwiches for lunch and the Bumblebee tuna was, without going into too many details, yucky.  And to add insult to injury, the top of the can "exploded" and tuna ended up all over my t-shirt.  Said t-shirt has left a lovely odor in my laundry room.  Can't wait to smell that tomorrow morning over breakfast....

3) It's difficult trying to convince a 10-month old that spitting (spraying!) a mouthful of food is unacceptable.  Despite my serious face, he thought it was fun to eat, talk, and spit at the same time.  

4) Men can change.  Case in point -- Lee used the Dustbuster to clean the crumbs out of the oven.  (Hey, I don't question the method -- the fact that he cleaned the bottom of the oven is enough for me).

Cell Block 313

Nate "Destructo" Cook: Serving 5 to 10 in the pen.

Don't Mess with Texas

We're back!  Everything went fine -- Nate did really well on the plane and we had a nice visit with Lee's extended family.  It's a huge amount of work getting in/out of an airport with a baby and just traveling in general but we managed....have to admit that I'm happy to be home tho'!  

Nate is standing in his crib now...Heaven help us!

With his Uncle Lamar.  Big guy and little guy bonded really well.

A new customer of Continental Airlines.

Up, up, and away we go

We're off to Houston for 4 days to introduce Nate to Lee's family.  So no posts until we get back.  This will be Nate's first time on a plane.  Our little traveler won't be thrilled with being stuck in his carseat for 3+ hours.  Pray for us!