B-day Celebration # 2 and # 3!

Birthday cake!!

Opening presents at Nanny's house...Nate's favorite part of the party!



Blowing out my candles....he was so proud of himself


Party at home!






And then some playtime outside! Learning to ride his bike, and playing ball with dad...



I know, it sounds ridiculous...and it really wasn't over the top...but we had to celebrate our baby's 2nd birthday for as long as we possibly could! (one more party this weekend too!).

Happy Mother's Day

What a beautiful day here in PA! Nate and Rich woke me up to fresh flowers and a beautiful card! Nate gave me an extra long kiss and a big hug! I am so lucky to be your mom, Nate. Here's what I got for Mother's Day!





Nate made them himself in school; I am so proud of you little guy!

Happy Mother's Day 2009!!!

The arrival of Lily Mae

Molly and her first born little girl...

Nathaniel entertaining himself at the hospital....way too cool for school mom!

Nanny helping Nate see Lily...she's 3 days old!

Nanny and her first granddaugther!

Little Lily resting peacefully...

Nate and Nanny playing together...

The family of 3...

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY Nathaniel!!!!!!!

I am sitting here now looking at my little boy fast asleep and in disbelief that he is now 2 years old! Exactly 2 years ago today at 8pm GMT our little bambino was born into the world.

Happy Birthday Nathaniel, mommy and daddy love you (and Jun and Ben, too) more than words can describe.

Tomorrow is part 1 of his birthday celebration. In the early morning we will wake to sing Nate Happy Birthday and let him open a couple presents to get the day going. Then he'll have a party at school with cupcakes (I just taste tested- yellow cake with chocolate forsting and sprinkles- yum). We plan to go out to dinner and over to Target to let him pick out a present. On Sunday, we will have a little celebration here with just the 3 of us-- yup, more cake and presents!

Last weekend we celebrated with Nanny and Bud and over Memorial day weekend we'll have another little party for him with Grampy and Auntie Momo (ok, I think he may be a bit spoiled- but he is turning 2!!). :-)

I have some pics to get posted this weekend. In all honesty the past few weeks have been crazy. 3 weeks ago my grandmother died at the very respectable age of 94. She had a wonderful life but needless to say losing a family member is always difficult. On a brighter note, Auntie Momo gave birth to Lily Mae and Nate and I took a drive up to visit last weekend. I do have pics and she is adorable. It never ceases to amaze me how tiny little newborns are! Finally, earlier this week Juney's back legs became paralyzed. It was very sudden and appeared pretty serious. We took him to the vet for xrays and bloodwork on Monday and they recommended we take him to the hospital for further testing. We took him later that day and he had a cat scan and meilogram. The neurologist had narrowed down the diagnosis to a couple different situations. The results showed he has a slipped disc in his back lumbar area which is causing the paralysis. Typically surgery would be recommended but his case was mild and he came home Wednesday on doctor's orders for rest and a heavy course of steroids. Thankfully, his prognosis is fairly good.

Needless to say, we are hoping for a relaxing birthday weekend....did I mention with presents and cake?!

A boy and his dirt road...

Lately we have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather and going for nice long evening walks. We usually pull Nate about half of the walk but lately he has been exercising his independence A LOT more (that's a whole other story in itself!) and he is wanting to walk and run with us. We usually walk down to the pond to see the fishies and turtles or up the road to visit the other puppies in the neighborhood. Each walk we are always discovering something new. Last week Nate discovered how to pick a bouquet of dandelions and deliver them to Mom. Love it!

Lily Mae has arrived!

YAY- Nate has another cousin! Last night Auntie Molly gave birth to a beautiful 8lb 9 oz little girl! Healthy as can be and SO cute. All is well and they should be home this weekend. We can't wait to see you all tomorrow!

Weekend with the cousins

We recently had a visit from Aunt Cheryl, Uncle Jim, and cousins Jacqeuline and Oliver. We had a great weekend! After making the long drive from Vermont, we had a nice relaxing weekend where we were able to catch up and let the kids play. We visited the local playground and spent Saturday night at Chuck E Cheese's- the kids LOVE it there. I wish the feeling was mutual for the adults! ;-) Nathaniel loved playing with his cousins. I wish we could visit with them more often- Nathaniel has 9 cousins and 1 on the way (literally- I think she's going to be born today!!).

I wish I had gotten better pictures. I've been slacking in the camera dept lately.

Here's a few pics of our visit...