Our little Nathan is already TWO! It really is amazing how fast time fly's by when your having so much fun! Nathan is such a great joy and full of smiles!! Not just any smiles, but contagious smiles that go from ear to ear and can radiate an entire room with laughter and joy! He is still our outgoing "people" person who loves to grab others attention.
We had his birthday party a week early this year since his Grandpa and another friend also have the same birthday. Nathan had a wonderful birthday party with his friends. Since he loves characters so much, we decided to go with a Puppet Show Theme - He LOVED it!!! Daddy & Mommy built a puppet theatre out of boxes (with much tape!!), and Mommy painted and decorated it. It was a big hit with both Nathan and Brady! Daddy was the main puppeteer at the party and then the kids got to put on puppet show's too. It was really cute! Nathan also had a puppet theatre cake created by Mommy and then we served hotdogs, cheetoes and the adults were blessed with fried croppy (fish) and homeade french fries provided by Grandpa & Grandma! THANKS!! The party was alot of fun - Nathan got lots of books, a cool sound activated soccer goal and ball, a shopping cart, the Veggie Tale characters, a neat stage microphone set, and a fun-sounds play Bar-B-Q grill...and lots of other things too. He is definately set for the year to come with fun!
Today...his actual birthday...well, it's 2p.m. and the three of us are all still in our P.J's!! It's been a fun day! Nathan woke up earlier than usual at 7:15 and since Friday is my day to sleep in until the boys wake up...we snuggled in my bed until Brady got up at 8. Then we hopped in the van and wen't thru the McDonald's drive thru...grabbed Nathan a Sausage McGriddle sandwhich and then we've just been playing the rest of the day. Very relaxed, very non-productive and very Nathan focused! Brady has been such a Fabulous Big Brother! He did so wonderful at his party helping him and has told him at least 25 times today "Nathan, it's your birthday...Happy Birthday!!" It's been really heart-warming watching Brady mature into such a thoughtful pre-schooler! So, it's nap-time now and we're still all in pajama's... Tonight is going to remain even more low key - we're heading to the mall playground (one of Nathan's favorite places) and grabbing his favorite food - Pizza!! Seriously, he loves healthy food too (even baked fish), but give him pizza and he can eat more than we can!!
Some of Nathan's Highlights for the year -
1.) He is a major copycat!!! He loves to follow other children and do what they do...make sounds they make and even laugh when they laugh!! It's really funny!
2.) He's learned all his shapes, most of his colors, learning letters, can count to 20, talks mostly all in full sentences now, can sing MANY, MANY songs, can jump on 2 feet, can do a somersault, and the most exciting of all - he decided to potty train himself!!! Over the past couple of weeks, he just decided to try to go on his own. Then, this week we decided to start the process fully and in the last 3 days he's only had 2 accidents. AMAZING!!! (I must admit though it makes me a little sad...I'm missing our little "Baby" Nathan!)
3.) Nathan loves to play ball - basketball, soccerball, baseball, he loves to wrestle and box Brady /Daddy, his favorite things to do are playing with character people (Veggie tales, Wiggles, PooH characters) and helping them pretend to do things, play outside - especially in his sandbox, read books, play chase, play with cars, play trains, SING and DANCE, and mostly - just PLAY and SNUGGLE.
Nathan is still our little cuddler and man, it's really awesome to have two little boys give you hugs and kisses and tell you numerous times a day "Mommy, I love you"!!!! I get that from Nathan at least 10 times a day at random - he's such a sweety!! We are so truly blessed by Nathan and praise God daily for this awsome priviledge he's given us in not just being parents, but being "their" parents! Watching them grow is definately the most rewarding thing I've ever done and I can't imagine anything else topping it!! So, Happy Birthday Nathan - We love you!! and "We love you and Thank You" from the deepest part of our hearts, Sarah and Joel (his birthparents), for your sacrificial love for him and choosing us to be his parents. His "birth"day 2 years ago and your love will forever be etched in our hearts!
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