Happy Thanksgiving!

We are finally settled in to our new temporary home, the computer is set back up, and I have more pics of Nate to share. It has been a crazy few weeks, but even with everything going on right now we still know that we have SO much to be thankful for. This holiday came at a great time...we were able to put our worries and stress away for a day and focus on the things in our life that really matter - friends and family and FOOD! :)

It was a gorgeous day in the ATL, and we spent it with Nate's Alie (Michael's mom) and Uncle Stephen. At this time last year, Nate was just starting on solid foods and I remember his reaction to mashed potatoes:

Not good. Oddly, he still isn't a huge fan of mashed potatoes but he gobbled up his turkey and the other sides....and I think he had 3 Sister Schubert rolls. He could only handle sitting at the table for so long, so he decided he was tired of being a pilgrim and wanted to play the part of an Indian at the Thanksgiving feast - he ran around in circles, open and closed doors, he just had a huge burst of energy. I think the turkey had the opposite effect on him than it did on us - that is until we finally got him in the car and he snoozed on the way home (it's a rare thing for this toddler to sleep in the car these days). Some pics from the day...

I haven't been very good (as you have probably noticed) at keeping up with my albums, so I added a "Fall 08" album to the right. It truly has been one of the most gorgeous and colorful Falls that I can remember in ATL. There are some pics in the album from one afternoon we spent at the park watching Michael play in the ALTA city championship match - they came in second in their division in the whole city. Nate loves watching his Daddy play tennis....he carries the little racquet Michael bought him around the house (sometimes to the dogs' dismay).

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and has a happy holiday season!

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{I hate to have a pulic outcry for help but....Can one of my blogger friends please tell me how to fix my blog?? Sometimes my entire post shows when I go to the link and sometimes only part does....sometimes text is missing, sometimes photos, etc. Anyone else have this issue and/or know how to fix it?? It's driving me nuts!}

Happy Halloween!

Since some of you have asked what Nate was for Halloween, I guess I have to start the post with Nate's costume debacle....I thought I would be crafty this year, and not go the store-bought route for his first real Halloween costume. I wanted him to stand out in the crowd! So I decided I wanted to make him a garden gnome complete with red pointy hat and beard. I thought my arts and crafts project had come together rather nicely, until I put it on him (on Halloween) and he looked like a homeless dwarf. :( He HATED the beard I made (which actually did shed pretty bad) and keeping the pointy hat on wasn't happening.

Luckily (I think?), Michael did not trust that I was going to pull this off (guess he knows the limitations of my craft abilities) and had bought a back up puppy costume from the store. After a certain point of gnome frustration, I conceded and let him go the "easy" route. Ha! He hated that more! How much humilitation can one kid take??Finally the tears ended and he left the house dressed as a "kid in a blue sweat suit".

So, Nate is probably still a little young to really appreciate Halloween and the whole Trick-or-Treating thing, but we did it any way! And he had a pretty little partner in crime, too - Elaine. We had dinner at Elaine's house and then hit the streets in her neighborhood. They had such a fun time together. It was such a nice cool fall night for it! Nate ultimately humored me and wore his beard (albeit backwards) so he at least kinda looked like he was wearing a costume. I am sure people were confused by the kid in the blue suite with the furry cape?? We hit up a few houses, got me - I mean Nate - some candy and then headed home to put our little gnome to bed.