HOT HOT HOT

Hi All-



Its been quite hot here the last two days... we suddenly went from 40's to high 80's in a matter of days (day). It took us all by surprise.... suddenly the trees are busting their leaves out and blossoms that would have lasted longer in normal spring temperatures are being shoved out for leaves to catch sun light.... the house is hot, we didn't even have our weather proofing off from winter before we had to open up our windows and stick fans in them at night in order to stay cool... sigh... relief looks like its coming soon though, so I'll stop complaining!



The Blue and White game was this weekend. It was smack dab in the middle of Nate's nap, so we just went over to the carnival after he woke up. Of course he woke up early from his nap and said immediately "I want to go to the carnival- now." So we strapped him into the running stroller and walked over to the stadium- its a bit of a hike, but we figure by the time we were going to be heading over there, we probably would have been able to SEE our car parked from our house, and decided it was a nice day and we were going to walk!






I also volunteered again at the semi-annual Rugrats Resale- it was packed! But they couldn't have had better weather, that's for sure! I picked Nate up a couple pairs of shorts, short PJs (needed them this weekend!) and some 4T tops... and I also got him.... a Little Tykes Coupe! :) (see pictures).


I'll admit, Nate's legs are almost too long for this little coupe... but he played with it diligently all weekend-

Nate's new ride....

I'm also going to put some pictures on here of our visit the other weekend with the Browns- they stopped by to visit for the weekend on their way back to Pitt. It was so good to see them! It was a great weekend then too- not as hot either! Enjoy! And note: this is number 2 post for April!

We got the bumbo seat out for little J (M's little brother) and Nate wanted to sit in it....

M and Nate- M has the 'thumbs-up' down pat- Nate- not so much...

Looking at a book together- too bad Nate couldn't get rid of his cheesey grin...

The essential Lion Shot of the Brown Family.......

Nate and Daddy on the Lion (these are the first pictures we have of Nate by the lion...bad, bad Penn Staters....)

Nate on the lion....

What is it with guys and tools?

Just a brief update on me- I'm feeling much better- drinking cold water fast still feels weird- and so does sneezing...but other than that, my tonsil problems are OVER! :) WHAHOO!

An interesting ride

The last couple of weeks have been quite interesting. I had another bought of tonsillitis the last full week of March into April... Was in a car accident on Friday March 27th (I'm fine, the Focus wasn't...but is fine now), and then had my tonsils removed on Thursday April 2nd. It is Tuesday April 14th, and I'm just now back to work for my first full day. I lost the last 10 days of my life...I was so drugged up on pain medication and just trying to make it through each day. But the worst is now behind me, and hopefully I have sore throat free days for a very long time. We also celebrated a quiet Easter at home with Mike's parents coming in for the day. Nate was at his grandparents (Grammie and Papa- Camp Whetzel as we like to call it...you'll see why when I post the pictures!) for the first few days of my recovery, but I have those pictures on a different computer and will have to add another post with those shortly. For now I have a few shots of the last couple of weeks... (don't worry, no unnecessary tonsil shots or anything gross! HA!) Enjoy!

Nate wanted to cuddle with mommy (that's exactly what he said)- this is the first day he came back after my surgery.... so I'm there looking swollen and recovering...

Mike is so going to shoot me for putting this up.... heh, its a man-bag! :)

Nate and Daddy decorating Easter eggs....

Decorating more Easter Eggs....

I think Nate had just as much fun coloring on himself...luckily its washable marker! :)

Nate on Easter...

He's really picking out the water squirter from Grandma and Granddad's bag behind his basket, but it looks like he's pulling it out of his basket...look magic!

This is the second time he's wanted to wear his sunglasses in the morning...his future's so bright, he has to wear shades! (To his credit, it is pretty bright when the sun shines in there in the morning...)

Nate has reached the requirements for a backless booster seat- since they are pretty cheap, daddy went out and purchased one to put in the truck- then we went on a Sunday drive together on the lovely Sunday afternoon...this is one of our favorite past times....

Thanks to Sissy's mom for the fun bunny ears! :)

What a cutie pie! :)

I'll post some more pictures from Nate's time at Grammie and Papa's and more from Easter Sunday.... til then!