1/31/15 - Day 31 - Crazyness

I wish I could say that this is a rare occurrence.

1/30/15 - Day 30 - Spelling Bee

As one of the top 5 spellers in the 2nd grade, Nathan got to compete in the school Spelling Bee.  There was much fun and excitement getting ready for this event.  I was so disappointed that I couldn't be there...but Daddy was there to represent (and take the photos). 

Nathan was 8th out....he missed the word "await".....well, sort of.  He knew he had misspelled it instantly, but alas, it was too late and they wouldn't allow him to spell the word again.  Oh well, he had fun and did awesome!

1/29/15 - Bedtime Story

Daddy was home late tonight so I got the job of reading Nathan his bedtime story.  The 7 yr old Nathan really loves the Goosbumps series right now.  Even though he can read faster than me, he still loves to be read to.  He doesn't even mind that Mommy doesn't do the silly voices like Daddy does.

1/28/15 - Day 28 - Starlight Box

I saw this idea a long time ago on Pintrest.  Really this should be done with a larger box so you can have a real fort, but I worked with what I had.  I got the Christmas lights out of storage and poked them through the top of the box.  It's certainly cute. 

1/27/15 - Day 27 - Droopy

Poor Nathan has been enduring this cold for a long time now.  We suspect allergies, last year his eyes itched for months, we tried so many different eyedrops and nothing really worked, so we're off to the Doctor today to get something prescribed.

He looks so incredibly different with his eyes like this.  I told him he reminded me of Droopy, so we spent the morning watching old Droopy cartoons.

Nathan pretending to be sad.

1/26/15 - Day 26 - Official 3 Yr Old Photos

I usually like to do this on my boy's actual birthday, but yesterday was just way too crazy, there just wasn't any time to do it, so I put it of until today. 

This was the first time I've taken James to my favorite spot.  I took Nathan to this exact same location for his 3rd birthday photographs years ago.  I promise the number of pictures I share will decrease again soon. It's just....how can I be expected to choose just one of these????

James had so much fun playing peekaboo with me in the old cabin here.  I have some great peekaboo pictures of Nathan from this spot as well, it's great, each one really captures their specific personality.  This is so very James!

More Peekaboo.

James was definitely there to play.  He looked at the camera now and again, but as far as he was concerned the real purpose of the day was the climbing, throwing rocks, getting dirty, and playing.

I guess I must have known there was a river here, but somehow I never thought to explore it.  There is a lovely little green grassy bank down to a river.  The river itself wasn't so picturesque, but James refused to remain on the grassy bank.  He had to throw rocks and sticks into the river.

The trick to getting James to smile is to ask him if he likes stinky poopy. Now you know.

By the end, James was a really good sport about having his picture taken.  He'd run, sit, I'd take a picture, then he'd run to me and hug me HARD, then run back...over and over.  I got so many cute shots while he was doing that.  He thought it was the funniest game ever and loved looking at the pictures.

1/25/15 - Day 25 - Happy 3rd Birthday James!!!

James made it to 3 yrs old.  Or more accurately, James's Mommy survived James being 2. Nathan was a delightful 2 yr old....James....well, not so much.  I've definitely discovered that they call them the terrible twos for a reason. I've been over sharing photos lately, but you'll just have to allow one more too many photos post. James was super cute today!

James first successful candle blow out.

This look is very "James".