1 year ago...

Nathan,
Happy birthday Nate! One year ago today you came into our lives. It has been such a wonderful year. You have always been such a happy little guy. I feel so blessed that I get to stay at home with you and watch you grow everyday. You make me laugh and smile everyday. I am so grateful that you picked me to be your mommy. I thank Heavenly Father everyday for blessing me with you. Your laugh and smile can light up a room. You are such a friendly guy, you will go to anybody, even strangers. You have been walking for two weeks now, and you are all over the place. It is so fun to watch you learn new things. You are a curious kid, like your dad blessed you to be. The first word you said was da-da, then you learned to say tickle-tickle. You love music. It is so fun to watch you dance when one of your toys plays music, or you hear it on the t.v. or radio. You just rock side to side and smile. You love books. You love looking at them and reading them, just like your daddy. You have a very sweet personality. You bring so much joy and happiness into our home. I love you so much more than you could ever imagine. I am so grateful for eternal families, and that you have been sealed to us forever. I love you Nathan.
Love,
Mommy



Happy birthday baby Nate,

It has only been one year since you were just a wee little boy. You have learned so many things since then. Back when you were first born, you could only lay there and look around. Little by little you learned to hold your head up, how to sit up, how to say da-da, how to climb up the stairs, how to crawl and how to walk. You also have learned how to make messes, how to eat leaves, how to unravel the toilet paper, how to hit the spoon so that squash goes up the wall, and how to squirm so that it is nearly impossible to put clothes on you. you change so quickly, often when I come back from a trip you have learned a new trick, and you grow so quickly that you look different when I've been gone a few days. I am looking forward to many more years of you making messes and learning new tricks. I love you little guy

Dad

ZOO!

Nathan's Aunt Llew and I took Nathan to Zoo Atlanta today. It was a little chilly, so we bundled up. We had a really fun time looking at all the animals Nathan really liked the Elephant,the Rhino, and the Pandas. We even heard the big lion roar! Nate enjoyed looking at all the different animals, he was so tired after that he slept the whole way home.


In the childrens petting zoo, Nathan had fun looking at the goats and sheep, until one of the goats turned and looked at him. He decided after a while that they were ok and that he could pet them.


The Pandas kept walking right past the glass where Nathan was standing. He didn't really understand how cool that was though. He did have fun watching them wrestle and play.

Nathan and Aunt Llew watching the lemurs. They were so noisy, noisier than Nathan!
Here is the cutest mommy and baby meerkat you will ever see!

Nathan's Birthday Party

The Birthday Boy!
The presents





The cake!






The kids!

Jenna & Bryan Jenkins

Anela & Caisen Futral
Thatcher
Tavo

Not pictured, Jackson Beatty and Tyson & Nixon Beatty.

Silly Nathan

Here is a shot of his top teeth. You can't see the side ones, but they are both through now making his tooth total 6. And a picture of him wearing his Georgia Tech hat, his favorite team.

Nate is now in his "big boy" car seat. We put him in it on Saturday, about two weeks before his birthday. He likes facing forward, and we like it because it is easier to feed him snacks while driving. Here are some pictures of him playing on it before we got it assembled.




Now that Nathan is to big for his jumper, he has to find other ways to bounce, He found that he can jump pretty good in his old bouncy seat that he is also too big for.



Here is Nathan playing on the dishwasher. He loves to play with the silverware as I put them in there. Now I can't put themin the basket anymore because he takes the basket out completely.

Grandpa, Grandma & Aunt Heather

We went to the park and I got to slide down the slide. I am still trying to decide if I liked it. I think I might give it another try in a few months.



I had lots of fun opening my birthday presents. I got some cool alphabet blocks, a cd (I love music), Some Alphabet books, A "Twas the Night Before Christmas" bear and a birth certificate holder. My Grandpa Anderson also gave me my first taste of cake, I liked it a lot!




My Grandpa had lots of fun at the beach too!

Whilw we were in Savannah we went to Tybee Islad. I got to play in the ocean, but I didn't like it so much. It scared me. It was loud, and the water was cold. So I decided to take a nap with my daddy, I love snuggling with him!




My Grandpa and Grandma Anderson and my Aunt Heather came to visit me. They got to stay for two weeks, and we had lots of fun with them. They helped my mom and dad do new counters that my mom loves, we went down to Savannah, did some shopping, went to the park and had an early birthday party for me! Here are a few pictures from their visit.