Nate and Gavin's Blog: September 2006

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

More from the Park

While Nate busied himself with blownig bubbles, Gavin and I sat nearby taking pictures and trying to catch the bubbles as they quickly blew away in the wind!

Look, it's Minnie Mouse!

Today at the park, Nate found a Minnie Mouse hat on the ground. I've tried so hard to teach him NOT to pick up garbage from the ground but this time there was no stopping Minnie Mouse.

Windy Day

Gavin's first introduction to the wind was this afternoon. He didn't quite know what to think of it at first but then it made him smile.

Not Quite Sitting Up

...nor rolling over, nor touching his toes! Gavin is a little behind in his gross motor skills, I think, but he's ALL SMILES. If he doesn't care - we don't care!

This weekend we welcomed Gavin into God's church! He was finally baptized. It was a special day for our wee one. His Godparents are Paula and John's longtime friend, Matt Hoover. Everyone gathered at our house afterwards for brunch.

A Day at the Park

It's Still Summertime!

Tired Out

This was Nater after our weekend in Duluth (I forgot to post this one).

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Nathan...

On a bad hair day!

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Fun Times!

Monday, September 11, 2006

A Northern Retreat

We took many pictures on our First Annual Severson Getaway!

On Seagull's Wings

John and his dad feeding the Seagulls - they got very close to them!

Weekend in Boof

Last weekend we went to Boof! That's how Nathan says Duluth. He was one active boy this weekend. When isn't he?! Gavin watches him closely and has become very fond of his older brother. I'm sure he's busy taking it all in until one day he explodes with energy and is a nevernding ball of motion just like his brother.

There were even some trees turning colors already! It seems too early for that but I don't mind! It's the best time of year!

Here's another CHRISTMAS UPDATE: there are currently 104 days, two hours and 38 minutes until Christmas!!!

Some random pictures from the weekend...

This is what Gavin was doing while Mom and Dad were exploring the rocky shores. He was under the watchful eye of Grandpa and Grandma...

who were sitting in what they call "our spot," where they go to read while they visit the Duluth area - here they are -There were even some roses growing on a boulevard near Duluth, which we saw on one of our walks!

And, of course, a common sighting in the Duluth area - the seagull.

Gavin was all bundled up, ready for a cool walk along the lake! He looked SO cute! Of course, I could be slightly biased.

Walk the Rock

It was on our last day in Duluth that we went to the northern end (again) and walked along Lake Superior. Nathan had fun running ALL OVER the place! He picked up rocks, made rock piles, aligned the rocks just so on a picnic table and then pushed them all onto the ground only to start over again! That is the thrilling life of a toddler. He's very organized and everything has to be 'just so' or he will either not want to do it or he will start all over again until it is perfect - in this case, aligning rocks all in single file. We even let Nate come down to the big rocks with us for a while but we were careful not to let him get too close to the wet, slippery rocks. DANGEROUS!