18 Months

Taterbean is 18 months! We recently had his checkup and 18 months shots! He's still small but mighty!
This little man continues to amaze us every day and we love him more than we can say.

So, Tate at 18 months you...
-weigh 19 pounds 1 ounce (1 %ile).
-are 29 inches tall (4 %ile).
-RUN, never walk.
-LOVE singing. Your favorite songs are "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "The Wheels on the Bus". You can sing them both quite well.
-have the whitest hair and a lot of people say you look just like your uncle Marc did at this age.
-love giving "knuckles" and high fives.
-have a pretty large vocabulary. (Momma, Dadda, Papa, Grandma, Tate, car, truck, tractor, thank you, shoe, banana, apple, cheese, hot, strawberry, watermelon, teeth, love you, bronco, Cy....and that is just what I can think of off the top of my head).
-have lots of boo-boos on your poor little knees.
-can point to most of your body parts.
-love swimming and swinging.
-enjoy reading books and I often find you somewhere off on your own reading. It's so precious. We read lots of books together everyday!
-eat pretty well. Some of your favorite things are grilled cheese, watermelon, chicken nuggets, spaghetti, and teddy grahams.
-sleep from 8:30 to 7:00. Normally you go right down, but we've recently had some troubles and you want to snuggle and rock awhile first. Daddy and I think it may be just a phase.

Love you Buddyboy!! I can't wait to continue watching you grow and change each and everyday!  I'm so thankful that I get to spend my entire summer with you.

Still Lovin' our Summer!

We have had one great summer. We've been spending lots of time in Emmetsburg at my parents so Blair can work with my dad. I think he loves getting his hands dirty.  On Thursdays, I teach summer school. I've really enjoyed this. This is my first time teaching summer school, and so far its been a great experience. I have a great group of kids from 6 years up to 12!

Tate is also enjoying this hot weather. Currently his new thing is to throw a huge fit everytime we try to go inside. He LOVES his car and mo-mo (mower). We've been spending lots of times biking and walking, and we've even gone to the pool several times.

Even though its time to start thinking about summer coming to an end, we still have lots of things to look forward to. August is full of lots of exciting things. We are anxiously waiting the arrival of a new niece. I know I'm getting more and more excited to meet this new baby girl and I can't wait to hear her name.  Also in August, Blair will be starting graduate work for administration. I think he's getting excited. AND of course we will be getting ready to start a new school year. Although I love my summer home with Tater, a fresh start is always nice. Finally, we'll be looking forward to football season and will prepare for lots of tailgating and ISU games!

So, heres all the things we've been up to:

Playing in the rain

Helping Daddy open his Father's Day gift

Playing with Cousin Kayson

Swimming in the lake

Learning to Drive the BIG mo-mo with Papa Tim