Nathan enjoys riding his bike with Jared. Jared
gets a big of a thrill as Nathan.

Rangers game: It was crazy weather that evening, and we

had to all be moved from our seats and went to the ramps

that were underground. There were tonado warnings and

a terrible storm. It was probably safter there at the game

than at our house since we could go underground. Nathan

enjoyed the food most of all. We bought him some nachos,

and he kept saying, "Cheese, cheese." We asked if he

wanted more cheese and he said, "yeah." We spoiled him

and got him some cheese fries.

Nathan and I made some playdough the other day.

What animal do you think it is? Yup, it's an elephant.

Nathan likes to destroy what we make and cut it with

a knife. What fun it is to have kids and have an excuse

to paint, play with playdough, run through the sprinkler,

and so much more fun.

We bought Nathan a blower, but it didn't work withint 24 hours. We returned it and bought a weed whipper, but it wasn't working within about 24 hours as well. We need to return it and maybe we will try a chain saw. Nathan loves to help his daddy on the lawn. One day at the park this past week, the landscapers were mowing on the other side of the fence and Nathan was following him back and forth with his weed whipper. He probably did that for about 15 minutes. He kept waving to the guy too.

Cuddle time with Daddy.








Jared likes to hold that
one leg back and then he
will grab is other leg and
pull it in the opposite
direction. He is our little
gymnist.




Working on that push up.
He doesn't like his tummy,
so it may be a little while
until he crawls.





Awwww!!!!






Kristen Simler came to visit us here in Dallas.
It was sooo nice to have her. Nathan and Kristen
became instant buddies. He still asks about her.
We went bowling, the jumphouse, swimming,
and out to eat. She also brought a bunch of movies
that we enjoyed watching. Nathan wanted to be
wherever Kristen was and even wanted her to
read him books for his nap. Thanks Kristen for
taking the time to come down.

Father and Son Campout

Matt and Nathan had so much fun on the Father and Son Campout. Nathan was excited to use a shovel and help with the fire. He knows that it is hot and his sign for that is blowing. He would rather communicate with signs or sounds than words. We call it Nathanese; we are learning it well. He loved to set up the tent and was anxious to sleep in it. We didn't know how he would do being away from me since he has never been away overnight. He did great. I don't think that he even missed me. On the other hand, Jared missed the interaction with his brother.

Dallas Zoo

The boys had so much fun at the zoo. It was such a perfect day to go to the zoo. It was cloudy almost the entire time, and we had just a few raindrops and the very end. Nathan's favorite animal was the elephant. He likes to use his arm as a trunk and make an elepant noise (see picture above). He also was scared to feed the giraffes, but I helped him and he loved it. He still does his sign and action for being scared and talks about the giraffes and elephants. He loved to run around and be FREE.

EASTER

Jared with Nana and

Grandaddy

Nathan wanted to open each egg as he found them

and then dump the contents into his bucket. He

had lots of fun this year.

Best of Buds

Nathan decided to climb into Jared's seat, and he

loved it. Jared adores his brother and lights up

whenever he is in the room.

One day Jared was just being crabby, and I asked

Nathan if he would hold Jared for me. He replies,

"Yeah." Jared instantly was happy. Nathan is my

big boy helper, and I know they are going to be

best friends.

Sometimes I will ask Nathan if he can watch

Jared for me. When I return, he is always

wrestling Jared. Jared just loves it as long as

Nathan doesn't get too rough.