Spring has arrived!

Happy Easter! We have been so thankful for a week off from work & school for Spring Break. And as we celebrate Easter today, it truly feels like Spring is here. Since Nathan's school follows the Portland Public School schedule, his Spring Break was the week before ours. Jeff's mom, Melody was kind enough to come stay the week with us, entertaining, feeding and caring for Nathan while we were at work. Our own Spring Break kicked off with a visit from Jesse, Jessica and JD. Along with Jennifer, the seven of us shopped in the sunshine, and relaxed at home. We were glad to have family visit, and Nathan really enjoyed trying to keep up with his almost-three-year-old cousin, JD.

Cousins!

As mentioned previously, Nathan is really on the go now! We can hardly get him to sit still for pictures anymore. He zips around the house and quietly finds his way into trouble. "No" is a word heard more frequently around here! When he is motivated to get somewhere, he will tuck his head down and you can watch him pick up speed. Nathan likes to put everything in his mouth now too. Yesterday, I caught him about to eat a paper clip and Aunt Jennifer saved him from eating some rocks. He also started waving bye-bye in the last few days, which is fun for us.

As Nathan reached ten months this week, we took him in to get some spring time pictures taken (we also took him in at six and eight months). We have ordered some prints, but you can get a sneak peak at this link: Nathan's Ten Month Pictures

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Happy New Year!

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