Car Racing 2

We were able to have the two oldest cousins spend the night with us a few weeks ago. We stopped by Malibu Grand Prix and did a little race car driving. Nathaniel just had to get in on the action. I was thankful the attendant let him sit in the car. He was on cloud 9.






Two REALLY cool big kids.

DIGGER! Pt 2

Nathaniel got to scoop a pile of dirt and dump it into the back of the dump truck! I think he would have done this ALL DAY long if he could. They said he was a natural and could have a job in 15 years. PS. I'm giving up on trying to post this video for now. I'm getting too far behind in my other posts!

DIGGER! Pt 1

Nathaniel loved being able to drive the dump truck!

Diggers!

Summertime is construction time! EVERY day we drive down the road and see diggers on our left and on our right. Nathaniel loves it! In fact if I'm trying to get him to sleep before we get home I often have to alter my route so that he doesn't see the diggers and stay awake with excitement. There was a broken record playing in the backseat..."mommy I want to sit on that digger. Next time stop and ask, maybe they say yes?" Nonstop! Might drive one crazy! I keep saying "yes, sweetheart if mom has to stop (ie. at a light) and they are stopped too I will ask." What are the chances of the planets aligning on this right? EVERY day since summer started (probably before that) we've had this conversation. I finally started thinking... he really wants to do this... how can I help make it happen (yes, it did cross my mind that the incessant asking might stop if we can fulfill this request). Think Momma think! Oh yes! A friend of a friend's family owns a construction business, maybe they would let us go look at one of their diggers. I happened to bump into Mr. Jim the next Sunday at church and he said he had lots of grand kids and was happy to oblige. He and his son who works for the company gave Nathaniel the experience of a lifetime (at the age of 2 of course). He hasn't stopped talking about it! He got to sit in Jimmy's lap and drive the dump truck and then get in the digger and move a pile of dirt from the ground into the dump truck. Best day EVER!






The happiest boy on the planet (well at least today).

Strawberry picking (or not)

This week we went to the strawberry fields hoping for some nice berries! I was also hoping that while I picked berries, he would be busy picking/eating to his hearts content! Well the berrries were very small and every time I put one in the bucket a sweet little boy was there to help it disapper.




So after 15 minutes and an empty bucket we decided to let the boys just play...AND they had fun!!! Good thing we had a change of clothes!







And before we left we had to say hello to the cows. Nathaniel wanted to climb in all by himself!

I want to be like Papa

Nathaniel learning how to do push-ups with Papa Jim.

Tennis star?

Logan might go pro!



One of Nathaniel's favorite things to do at the club is to play with the racquetball in the lobby. He asks the front desk for permission to go behind the counter, open the drawer and get the racquetball out. Sometimes he gets the racquet too. He often asks others to play catch with him in the lobby as they walk by. Most people will oblige. At the end of the day we always make sure to put it back and tell it to go to sleep till we come again tomorrow.