Look who is 2!

Life has been so busy that there isn't even time to post about all the things Nic is doing. I may get better at it or we may take the post down as it has served its purpose. If you are reading this and would like it to continue, please let me know, otherwise it may go into the internet archives.

Nic is 2 and more fantastic each day!

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So what if Nic isn't old enough to go rafting at the whitewater center, he has his own version of rock climbing!
Nic, Daddy and I spent the day out there a couple weekends ago. There isn't a lot you can do out there with a toddler, except run him ragged on the rocks and trails, so that's what we did.
Nic has endless energy and isn't afraid of much (maybe just aligators and we have no idea where that fear came from).

Go Colts!

Finally Nic has a new Colts jersey! OK so Harrington doesn't play for them anymore, but the jersey was on sale!

It's Been a Busy Summer

Hello everyone!
Sorry we haven't updated you in a while. We've had a busy summer so far.

As you can see from the picture on the right, Nic went to his first baseball game on July 4th. He got not just one, but 2 souvenir hats! Unfortunately he was feeling a little puny that night with a little bit of a fever, but still got to have some fun. He also went to the Botanical Gardens with grandma and explored the orchid exhibit and splashed his feet in the fountains. I don't think one is actually supposed to splash in the fountains there, but who is going to get mad at my cute little man cooling off on a hot day?

Nic has also had a lot of daddy time as I have taught 3 workshops over the last 3 months. Luckily I have the next couple months off of those. Nic also had some grandma time over the 4th of July weekend. Within a couple hours they were both so enamored with each other it was tough to pull them apart.

Nic has also taken after his mom by becoming quite the trainer. He gets me up most mornings by 5am so we can go run. He may look little and cute and innocent and all that, but he is demanding:) We are up to 8 miles and hope to keep it up for a half marathon in November.
Other than that Nic has learned how to open doors and lock them too! He is becoming a little chatterbox and some of it we can even understand!

I hope you all are doing well too. More pictures to come.

Monkey See, Monkey Do

We have reached the stage where we have to be careful what we do, because Nic likes to mimic everything. For example, here he is wearing my running shoes and talking on his cell phone, while watching tv. I prefer the one where he is sweeping and dusting at the same time! Maybe soon he will be cleaning the house and making us dinner!

Our First Family Vacation

Nic, Ted and I went on our first family vacation last weekend to Colonial Williamsburg. We decided already that if we were responsible to teaching Nic the subjects he will learn in school, Ted would be the one to teach history.

So Friday morning we packed up the car and hit the road for a 5 1/2 hour drive. To pass the time we had books on CD, toys, snacks, books, and blankies. As we had hoped, we had an uneventful drive. See picture to the right of Nic is his big, comfy car seat when we arrived at the hotel.

First step was to get all our stuff into the room. As I put stuff up in the room, Ted asked if I was "nesting", "no" I said, "childproofing". Then Ted headed out for a couple necessary items (since we did have a kitcheonette in the room) which included milk for Nic, chips and salsa, beer and wine. We did have 5 1/2 hours in the car afterall.

Then we hit the indoor pool (the outdoor pool still hadn't warmed up to swimming temps) where Nic found 3 older ladies to completely charm and amaze with his swimming skills (not to mention how cute he looks in his swim shorts).

We figured since Nic is basically sleeping on the fold out bed in our room (no I won't explain all that here) that we didn't need to bring the pack-n-play and that he could just sleep with us. Unfortunately he didn't sleep too sound and flipped end to end and kicked us both all night. Ted can sleep through just about anything, but I am not so lucky. So most people come home rested after vacation and I came home needing some sleep. Oh well.

I think Nic had fun in Colonial Williamsburg. He's still too little to really enjoy everything, but he got to see some horses, some colonial reenactments, and sample some yummy gingerbread cakes. The best thing may have been the colonial hat we got him.

At Home at the Coffee Shop

Nic and I stopped at Starb*ucks the other day and he made himself right at home. He has managed to completely charm the women that work there. One gave him a cup of whipped cream the other day and well, needless to say he was a total, sticky mess when we left, but loved the treat.