Party Animal

Nate's social calendar was pretty full this weekend. First he hosted his first dinner party and slumber party with Amanda and Jackson. It was not an easy task to get a picture of the tiny diners....by the time I got my camera out, Nate had left the table....notice Jackson eyeing all of the food Nate left on his plate.

After an evening of playing and eating outside, the party-goers went upstairs and put their PJ's on, read some stories together, and retired to their rooms (but not before a photoshoot) for a few hours of sleep so their parents could eat their dinner. We had to give ourselves a pat on the back for having three amazing toddlers that all went down at the same time without a peep!

On Saturday morning, Nate had another party to attend....Jack's 2nd Birthday! Jack had an awesome car wash party...Nate was a little confused at first and thought the soap and sponges were to wash himself with, but ultimately he got the hang of it. It was a beautiful (and warm) day and we had fun playing with everyone - thanks for having us Jack (and Paula and Clay)!

Sunday was Nate's second swim lesson. I guess all of the parents had the same idea....last week all of the mommies were in the pool and the daddies were on the sidelines with the cameras and this week all of the daddies were in the pool. Nate did great this week....he actually did some kicking with the kick board and jumped in from the sides. He got really caught up in the counting to three part of the jump....he would watch his fingers and count "one....two....blee" and then jump to daddy! I was very proud!

We spent the rest of the day on Sunday at my tennis match where he got to hang out with Amanda and Jackson some more...it was really hot and Nate didn't get a great nap in between swimming and playing at the courts, but he hung in there and cheered me on to victory. I could hear him from the sidelines saying "shot!"

After a fun-filled weekend, Nate was in bed early Sunday night and slept soundly...