Nathan and I spent some time outside yesterday enjoying the finally awesome weather.  He was getting frustrated not being able to swing on the swing set properly.  It was sorta funny to watch him flail and kick away all the while not going anywhere.  So, instead of me pushing him, I spent about 2 minutes showing him what to do and he caught on quick. He had a blast and was pretty proud he could do it by...

Not long ago, Nathan and I headed outside to play ball and ride bikes.  Well, of course he crashed and bruised his forehead and scrapped his nose.  He cried some but then said he was OK.  We played some more and then went in for lunch.  He had some grape soda, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and cantaloupe.  So, in the course of about an hour, he went from perfectly clean to the picture below.  Be sure to click it for a larger...

Every now and then we try to get Nathan to let us put some gel in his hair and “spike it.”  His response is usually “I don’t like pikey hair”  since he still has trouble with the “s” sound.  Anyway, even though his hair is too long for it right now, I convinced him to surprise Amy when she came home with spiked hair and he agreed.  I was able to get a couple of good shots that I edited in...

When I was a kid, I don’t recall ever wearing any safety equipment at all while riding my bike or a skateboard, but I also recall a few times where I wish I had. I’m not even sure what is different today than back then but now it seems a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, and wrist pads are pretty standard. When Nathan wants to skateboard, he tells me “pad me...

I think Nathan has as much fun as Kayla at soccer practice. He was perfectly happy playing by himself on the next field while Kayla’s team practiced. He kicked and threw his soccer ball all over the place and sat on it to watch some kids skateboarding and roller blading (he loves that stuff). I was able to get a few really good shots of Nathan while he was off in his own little...

One of the kiddos favorite things to do is go outside and play in the puddles after a rain storm. Even if you tell them 100 times “OK, but no getting soaked!”, they will invariably end up...