Nathan Showing Off for the Camera

This was filmed August 15th. Randy was asking Nathan were his body parts were. He got them all correct!

Lunch at Grandma's

We had lunch at Nathan's Grandma's house today. Nathan likes to play with Grandma's toy piano. After lunch, we went to the park to play.

Banging on the piano.
Hanging like a monkey.
"Catch me, Daddy!"

Teddy Bear Pile-Up - The Movie

Frontiers of Flight Museum

We took advantage of the free museum day sponsored by the Smithsonian. We went to the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field. The best part about the museum was play area. Nathan loved running around and playing with everything. I enjoyed watching him play.

Nathan and Mommy looking at the red airplane.
Nathan flying the airplane in the play area.
"Daddy, come be my co-pilot."
"Hi, Dad!"
Nathan flying Jay Jay the Jet Plane.

New Banner Photo

We changed the banner photo. What do you think?

Posing for the photo shoot.
While Daddy was adjusting his camera, Mommy asked Nathan to be a tiger. "ROAR!"

Game Boy - Tetris

Nathan has started to play Game Boy. His favorite game is Tetris. He is actually quite good. He just pushes the buttons and doesn't know what he is doing. It keeps his attention for a long time.

He started playing Game Boy on our trip to Galveston. He played it in the car on the way home.

Concentrating on the game.
Lounging on our bed.

Nathan's License Plate

Nathan's new blue car needed a license plate. It's a personalized Texas plate that says, "NATHAN". His red license plate frame says, "My Other Car is a Cozy Coupe".

DFW Founders Plaza

The new DFW Founders Plaza opened this weekend. You can watch the airplanes take off and land on the north side of the airport. We went this morning to check it out. Nathan was ready with his airplane shirt and he brought his two metal airplanes.

Nathan and Mommy watching an airplane land.
Nathan liked seeing the airplanes up close.
Daddy was swinging Nathan around like an airplane.

Smiles

Nathan is working on his smile for photos. "Smile, Nathan!" What do you think?

Like Father, Like Son

Randy had a photo taken of him when he was a kid wearing headphones and wanted to recreate it with Nathan.

Here's Nathan:



Here's Randy:

Teddy Bear Pile-Up

"Teddy Bear Pile-Up" is a special game that Daddy and Nathan play together. They usually play it after Nathan's bath before he goes to bed. Nathan loves to be hidden under all his teddy bears. They play this several times before gets in his bed.

Where's Nathan?
I think I see him.
All the teddy bears are moving.
Oh . . .
. . . there he is!

Heading Home

We packed up and said "Good-Bye" to Galveston this morning. We had a great visit and plan on coming back again. Hopefully Hurricane Ike will not blow it away and we will be able to return soon. Our condo worked out perfectly for us.

You walk into the front door and you enter into the hallway. To your right is the . . .
. . . master bedroom with a king sized bed. We had just enough room to fit Nathan's pack n' play next to the bed. Further down the hallway is . . .
. . . a closet and some built in bunk beds. We used these for storage. The bathroom is further on the right. Continue down the hallway and enter the . . .
. . . great room. It had a table and chairs.
The kitchen is on the right with everything that you need to make a meal. It had a pull out couch and . . .
. . . TV.
This was our view and balcony.

On our way home, we stopped at the Johnson Space Center. (no photos) We enjoyed it the best we could with a tired out 2 year old. They have several movies which Nathan would not sit still for. We also skipped the tram ride because it was 1 1/2 hours long and we would not have been able to keep Nathan in his seat for that long. We will have to come back when Nathan is a little older and can enjoy more of the activities.

We ate lunch at the Space Center and then headed home. Nathan was awake the entire trip and kicked the back of my chair the whole time. He was well entertained by reading books, playing Game Boy, playing with his birthday monkey and a spaceship that Daddy bought him in the gift shop. We are very thankful that we didn't run into any traffic until we got to downtown Dallas.

Nathan did great for a traveling 2 year old. He had a couple of meltdowns during the trip, but overall I think he had a great time. He was happy to get home and play with his toys. He missed them all and couldn't decide which toys to play with first. I put him to bed at 8PM and we didn't hear from him again that night. He was tired out and glad to be in his own bed.

I'm ready to start planning our next family vacation!!

More Beach Fun

Galveston Railroad Museum

This morning we headed over to the Galveston Railroad Museum. It started to sprinkle on us, but we didn't let it stop our fun. Nathan enjoyed the model trains and climbing in and out of all the rail cars.

Nathan running around engine number 1.
Daddy showing Nathan the model trains.
Nathan is happy that we left the stroller in the car and he can run around the museum.
This was Nathan's favorite model train. After it ran for awhile, the lights turned out and the train and houses lit up. There were also glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling.
The train depot had a wooden train set for the kids to play with. Nathan zeroed in on it the second we walked through the doors. It gave Mom and Dad a chance to walk around and enjoy all the exhibits.
Nathan and Mommy waiting in the depot for their train.
Walking the tracks.
Holding hands with Daddy.
Nathan and Daddy riding in the red caboose.
Nathan and Daddy walking through the mail car.