Fan-Man, the Comedian

Nathanael is soooo much fun! He's a walking party. He's always in a good mood. He's a trip! We hope and pray that kid won’t need therapy down the road because all we do is laugh at him. He’s funny without trying. His mannerisms and antics…he’s just a fun package. I tell him 3 is fun because you got all that diaper and terrible 2 stuff behind you, no worries in the world, totally naïve and innocent and still no responsibilities like school. I'll try to re-tell a couple of his funny moments, but there's no way to do it justice.

A few weeks ago, he hurt his head at a friend's house. So after, I kept checking him, making sure there was no bump, loving on him, etc. About the 4th time I put my hand on it and said, "How’s your head?" He looked at me and said, “Better when people aren’t touching it!”

At the fair, the kids were talking about going on a ride. Nathanael said, "I am so gonna rock out that blue car!"

At my dad's, the kids were mini-golfing and Nathanael was very concerned about who won. "Who won? Pop, who won?" My dad finally said, we ALL won because we all had fun. Without hesitation, Nathanael shot back, "Well then I won because I had the most fun."

The other day, Nathanael went to the dump with his dad. He said, "This place stinks." A couple minutes later, "Boy! This place really stinks!" After a moment of thought he said, "They should really move this place somewhere where it doesn't stink so bad."

Practice Makes Perfect

In just 4 short days since my last post, Trevor is up from 60% to 90% walking. (top)

He's even getting fancy. Although he's just barely walking, he's already playing hockey. I guess it's in the DiSalvatore blood. (middle)

The bottom video was intended to capture Trevor, but as you'll see, Nathanael got in on the action.

Look Who's Walking

TJ's finally getting it. Just in time for his 15 month birthday. He took his first steps several weeks ago, but now is getting more confident. I'd say he's 60% walking, 40 crawling at this point. It's so darn cute, though. I'll post a video right side up when I can. I didn't realize I couldn't rotate the image when my camera was on video mode. It's cute all the same...especially his sounds.

School's in Session

We're well into our school year. It's exciting to be on the brink of another great time of teaching, learning, being together, but oh, man, am I sad summer's over!!! C4's in 3rd grade and Madison is in 1st. Nathanael's doing some preschool and Trevor is cooperating as best he can between naps and a certain nursery rhyme video he loves.

It should be a fun year. I know that I cannot do it alone and am trusting God to get me through.

Family Reunion

We ran up to Wales, Maine for a Family Reunion. This is Karen's side of the family. They have a beautiful house on 85 acres with ALL the toys. The kids enjoyed 4-wheelin', slip n' slide, etc. The night before we stayed over in a hotel.