Playing with my new camera

Memphis and Daizy

Nash strolling up the sidewalk

Nash checking to see if Mommy is keeping up with him.

Nash trying out his new potty chair which just arrived today! Let the training begin!

Nash reading to Nana

Jason rocking with Nash before bed.

Whit (Aunt Nini) making a tent with her blanket. He loves being in the "tent."

Nash playing with Thomas the train.

Fun Times with Great Grandma Phyl

Great Grandma Phyl came to visit us from Tipton for a few days last week. As always, we had great fun with her. She read books to Nash and we went to the park to feed the ducks. The geese were very aggressive though and ate most of the bread. Nash didn't really appreciate being down at their level and would only feed the ducks if I was holding him. I didn't blame him... the geese were a little evil!

August Fun

The weekend of August 15th was Tug Fest in LeClaire. Friday evening there is a parade followed by fireworks. On Saturday the main event takes place. They shut down the Mississippi River for a couple of hours and place a large rope between LeClaire, Iowa, and Port Byron, Illinois. There are 10 teams on each side and they tug for two minutes each. They add up all of the distances the rope is moved each tug and then declare the winning state. Unfortunately, Illinois out-tugged us once again. On Saturday we went out on the river with some neighbors. We watched the tug for a while then anchored in the canal so we could float around. Once again, it was difficult to get Nash back in the boat. That boy is part fish!

The Nash and Trinity show

This past weekend (August 21st) my Mom and Nash and I traveled about nine and a half hours to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to visit my cousin Carie and her daughter Trinity. My Aunt Pat was also there visiting as an added bonus. It was a long drive and the time went fast but we had lots of fun. Carie and Pat have some good group photos from the weekend that I will have to post when I get a hold of one. Nash turned 18 months old on August 23rd!!! Trinity turned 2 in June.

A day full of FUN!

Saturday was so much fun! First, we slept in. We are still trying to get over the tail end of these colds. Then we met Nana and Papa for a boat ride on the Mississippi. Nash loved being in the water when we got to the beach.

After Nash took a quick nap, we went to the Mississippi Valley Fair to see the animals!

Goats and cows and bunnies...OH MY!

The cold bug strikes AGAIN!

So here we are again sick with colds. Nash started to get a runny nose last Monday morning and we have been going through boxes of tissue ever since. He had a little bit of a fever that we were able to manage with tylenol. He has a cough but overall is doing very well. Jason came down with a sore throat shortly after that but he has been hanging in there too. As for me, since I'm eating for two, I'm apparently sick for two as well. I don't remember having a cold this bad in a long time. I can't take much for it because of the pregnancy so it seems to just be gradually running it's course. As always, it started in my throat, went to my chest and has now settled into my head. We are going through lots of kleenex and tylenol lately! The good news is...since I last posted my restless leg problem has been much better. Now I just can't breathe! :0)

I finally ordered my camera yesterday after lots of computer researching. I had to have Jason next to me for moral support as I clicked the "checkout" button. I have a hard time spending money and making decisions, which is Jason's forte. :0) I settled on the Canon SX10 IS so I'm really hoping I like it. I'm excited for it to get here!

Just a quick update on Nash...he is able to count to three (with a little coaxing). Everything used to be "lellow" and now everything it "bue." He loves to dip his food in ketchup. He wants to be outside ALL the time. The other day he found the sprinkler when he was outside with Jason. He came in soaking wet saying "rain!" He squats down by the doggy water dish and pretends he is lapping up water like Daizy and Memphis do.