P-O-O-L

While on vacation we also took Nolan to the O'Fallon Pool. And he loved it! Of course, he loves anything associated with water. The pool has a kiddie pool with a waterfall and a ton of little kids for Nolan to play with. He latched on to these four little girls and tried to follow them everywhere... even into the deep end (1ft10in). Here are a couple picks of the fun in the sun!

Under the waterfall with Daddy
Splashing in the shallow end

BACK to the Zoo!

Daycare was closed this week, so Gary and I decided to take the week off and have some quality family time. As you know, Gary works quite a bit and doesn't get to spend as much time with us as he would like. It was so great to be together as a family this week. Made my heart melt! And as you also may know, Nolan is a total Daddy's boy, so he thoroughly enjoyed seeing his daddy EVERYDAY!

Since Gary wasn't able to come with us last week... we went back to the zoo. We went and saw the reptiles again, but everything else was new. We saw the seals splashing around and we went to the children's zoo. In the children's zoo, Nolan was able to pet the goats. And he actually loved it! We also went to the Build-A-Bear workshop at the Zoo where Nolan made a Panda. We named the bear "Baby Bear" and Nolan loves it! He has been carrying it around the house and giving it lots of hugs and kisses. So cute! Here are some pics of our family trip to the zoo.

Chloe is Here!

Aaron and Jennifer welcomed my new niece into the world on Friday, July 10. Chloe Lou Fletcher was born at 7:24pm weighing a mere 5lbs 12oz and measuring 17.5 inches. She is a tiny a little thing, but cuter than anything! Congrats to Aaron and Jennifer. And Welcome to the world baby Chloe!

Day at the Zoo!

Today we took Nolan to his first trip to the St. Louis Zoo. Nana, Papa, Aunt Karen, and the Mansons were all there to join in on the fun. Unfortunately Daddy was unable to go because he could not get off of work. :( We had a great time! Nolan loved seeing all of the animals and would get really excited when they would move. As much as I did not love the reptile house, I think that was Nolan's favorite. He could see the snakes, lizards, and turtles up close and he wanted to touch them. Thank goodness for glass barriers!! Here are some pictures from the big day. Enjoy!!

The Mansons Are Here!

Aunt Mee Mee, Uncle Jeff and the boys are in town for the week! We are so happy that they are here! It has been a year since we have seen Aunt Mee Mee and about two for Uncle Jeff and the boys. They rolled in from North Carolina on Sunday evening and we have been at Nana and Papa's as much as possible ever since. I think they are all surprised at how big Nolan has gotten and the HUGE personality that he constantly has on display.
They also brought their puppy,Lil Bit, much to Alabama's dismay! Lil Bit chases Bama and barks at her because he wants to play. Alabama just wants to be left alone! Nolan is also not too thrilled about Lil Bit. I think, perhaps, he has a little to much energy for Nolan? Sounds crazy, considering Nolan is like a little tornado, but definitly possible!
We are all planning on going to the zoo tomorrow and taking Nolan too. It wil be his first trip and I am super excited! I will be sure to post a bunch of pictures from the big day as soon as I can!
We will be enjoying the Manson's company for the rest of the week until we have to bid them farewell.... if only they would move back! :)

Trip "Home"

This weekend we took a family trip back to Champaign. The Medvick Family and the Stein Family packed into the Medvick van and braved a 3 hour trip with an 8 year old, a 14 month old, and a 5 month old. The babies did okay... Brody didn't really love being in his seat (he wanted to sit up so badly), so he put up quite the fuss. And for some reason, every time Brody would cry, Nolan thought he needed to pitch in too. Headache city!! We made a pit stop in Tuscola to shop the outlet malls... wahoo!!! And then finished our trip to Champaign.

Visiting with family was fun, and hectic. Josiah, who is Nolan's age, was visiting from San Diego, so the house was filled with babies. Hectic, yes... Interesting, yes... Fun, yes! And of course we were able to visit some of the Champaign food staples, Monicals Pizza and Custard Cup.

We made an earlier than expected exit this morning because Nolan didn't feel very well. For some reason he threw up five times this morning. We are thinking he was catching a bug. He looked miserable. Good thing is... Nolan and Brody both slept the first hour and a half of the trip! The trip home was much easier and less eventful than the ride up. Thank Goodness! Glad we made a trip home, but with two young babies, it definitely isn't easy.

So, we have been nursing a sick baby today. Plenty of love, rest, and Pedialyte! Until next time, so long Champaign!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all of the wonderful Fathers in my life! Here are a couple of pictures of the day!

Pool Day

Today was our first day in the little pool that we got for Nolan. We set up shop in Nana and Papa's front yard and Nolan had a ball! He splashed in the water, pulled out grass and was having the best time of his life. Here are some pictures of his day! So cute!

A Nolan Update!

Wow... way too long... almost a month! I am super sorry. I have just been really busy and have not had much time with a real computer to blog on! Unfortuneately I can't do it from my BlackBerry, otherwise I would post almost daily!

Anyway, Nolan is growing like a weed! He is such a big boy. He has an extended vocabulary these days and he never ceases to amaze me. He still has a favorite word, "HOT", but he has recently picked up "SIT". The 5 year old at daycare quickly pointed out that Nolan's new word sounds like the bad word... and I think I have to agree! But he really is saying SIT! He is also walking consistently too. He started steadily walking about the time of my last post, but now it is regularly. He is also getting pretty quick at it. The only bad thing is that everytime I turn around, he is gone!

He is also getting into EVERYTHING. Currently his obsession is the toilet. It is now time to buy a toilet seat lock. I am tired of fishing toys out of the toilet! He loves to pull all of his toys out of his toy boxes and will play for hours if you let him!

Everything is great, just keeping busy! I will try to blog more!

The BIG Cut!

For about two months now Gary has been telling me that we need to cut Nolan's hair. I really didn't want to have his hair cut until he was one, for some unknown reason. And I for sure wanted to be there when it happen, which Gary thought was unnecessary. I am sure all of the moms out there agree with me! So, we took Nolan up to the barber shop. And not just any old shop, we took him to Daddy's Barber Shop! Gary would not have it any other way except to have Tim and Stacey cut his baby boy's hair! So, Daddy and Nolan sat in the barber chair as Mommy tried to take pictures and Stacey worked her magic! Okay, let's be honest, not much magic needed to be done, he doesn't really have much hair! Nonetheless, Stacy did a fabulous job! Nolan sat so still, like the big boy that he is and got his hair cut. What a monumental moment in MY life! My baby boy's FIRST hair cut! Who knew hair would mean so much?