27 months

I have never been great at writing down Nate's milestones so I thought I should start. He is growing up so quickly and learning more every day. I hope as you read this list you don't see it as "my kids smarter that yours." I'm just a proud mama of a precious little boy. I don't think he's a genious and really don't care if he's one of the "smart" ones in his class. What I do care about is that he loves the LORD with all his heart and serves Him all of his days. With that said, here's what my little guy has been learning:



1. He knows his ABC's
2. He can count to 10
3. Songs he can sing (with me singing along): Jesus loves me, Zacceheuss, ABC's, head and shoulders, knees and toes (is that a song?)
4. He can put his own shoes on and velcro them
5. Gets himself dressed with little help
6. He has said up to 7 word sentences
7. Potty trained!!!
8. He points out letters on buildings.



Cute things he has said.

1. Me: Nate do you know that mommy loves you? Nate: No, Jesus loves Nate!
2. Me: Nate are you the cutest boy in your Sunday School class? Nate: No, Hutch is!
3. I can't remember what we were talking about, but Nate said something was big. I asked him how big? He sat there for a minute and then looked at me and in a serious and soft voice (which Nate doesn't use too often) he said HUGE!

Plumbing Issues

Life around here is pretty crazy. We are having some plumbing issues with the kitchen sink. I can't do dishes and we are running out of cups and utensils. Today it finally occurred to me that maybe I should go buy some paper goods! A plumber came out on Tuesday, but couldn't solve the problem so he connected us with another guy who is suppose to call us back....hopefully before the week ends. I wonder what the neighbors thought when Matt was outside doing dishes the other night!? I have come to realize how much I appreciate my sink, water, and my dishwasher (and of course my husband who is willing to do anything to help out). We also have some other things that need to be fixed, but I'll spare you the list.

On a more exciting note, Nate is potty trained!!! He is growing up too fast! I noticed on Saturday that he had stayed dry while we were out running errands so I decided to set him on the potty when we got home. He was so excited when he went. I put him in his Thomas underwear and the rest is history. It was so easy! I'm not sure I had anything to do with it. I think this is just a little blessing from the LORD. Funny story. Today Nate didn't quite get himself on the potty all the way and started going on the lid. I, of course, bent down to help him and he peed all over me!!!

By the way, I'm not sure there is anything more cute than a 2 year old boy running around in his underwear!

Trunk or Treat

We started the evening trick or treating at 2 of our neighbors houses. They loved seeing Nate all dressed up. One couple even had a special bag filled with candy just waiting for him. God has blessed us with such great neighbors. We then went to our churches Trunk or treat. Nate was so excited! He had this trick or treating thing down and was ready to play some games. We had such a great time and the weather was beautiful. We look forward to doing it all over again next year.

Nate's favorite car---of course, he's a monkey!

Kristen and David, a couple in our Sunday School class, made this great treasure chest. The kids had to stick their hands in and try to pull out candy. David was inside the car grabbing their hands!

Love the banana on his cheek.

Nate and Sophie. Sophie's mom made her costume!

Haunt The Zoo

Monday night we went to Haunt the Zoo with our friends Bryan, Tosha, and Morgan. Nate discovered real quick that if he said thrick or treat that he got candy! He was afraid of most of the booths, but I think this has a lot to do with his age. I think we will definitely do this next year.

Our little Monkey!

Nate and Morgan. I love her flower costume. Too cute!

Getting some candy.

The Tutts.