Is everybody ready? Shake a leg!
Honk your nose!
Pat your head.
Waggle your fingers.
Wiggle your toes.
Rub your tummy.
Jiggle your ears.
Flap your elbows!
Shrug your shoulders.
Swing your arms!
Touch your ankles.
Knock your knees.
Kick up your heels!
Make a muscle.
Twist your waist.
Close your eyes, and take a rest.
Jason worked near the Linq one Saturday, so he decided to pick up some of our favorite Sprinkles cupcakes and we did some damage on them later that night... YUM.
Nolan practiced brushing his teeth, which really means he just sucks on the bristles while I chase hims around trying to get at least one good swipe in. :)
He found the paper towels and decided to go to town on them, making a huge mess!
Nolan has a love/hate relationship with the vacuum cleaner. One morning, while I was vacuuming, he decided to hide in the front room, which is normal for him to either hide or yell while I'm vacuuming. After I finished a quick sweep through, I came back to check on him, and found him fast asleep! He's never passed out randomly around the house like this... so he must have been exhausted!
He took some cute pictures on the stairs as we practiced going down (we're working on it). I couldn't believe how old he looks in the last picture!
We spent a morning at McCullough Vista Park, that's right around the corner from our house, and I snapped an amazing picture that might be one of my favorites ever of Nolan. This hill is amazing! We did some swinging on the swings and Nolan gave me lots of waves and high fives.
Nolan enjoyed some painting one afternoon, followed by some nakey diaper time and hanging with his best doggie friend.
We went out to dinner at Shake Shack with our friends, the Luks, and Nolan decided to take a rest while waiting for his friends to meet us.
He looked super sweet one night before bed, and the complete opposite, a crazy nut, the following night!
I found Nolan with one arm out of his shirt after an afternoon's nap. Not even sure how this happened, but it must have been some intense sleep!
We celebrated Mother's Day with my mom and our family, and decided to try a special event Brunch that was held at Buckman's Grill at Revere Golf Club- the country club that we had our wedding at! It was special to be able to take Nolan to the place where our family officially began. The food was delicious and the view at the clubhouse is always amazing. When we first got there, we thought we would check out the petting zoo that they had for the kiddos. Of course, Nolan loved it, and wanted to cuddle and touch all the animals. The baby goats and sheep were SO adorable and we were able to hold and cuddle them, too! Nolan loved touching the bunnies and their fur was extremely soft. All of the animals were so clean, compared to lots of other petting zoos we've experienced! His favorite was, by far, chasing the ducks around to hear them quack. He would crack up so hard every time he heard them! Inside, we snapped some pictures before eating, and Nolan was not having it, so we had to cut our photoshoot short. We ate a yummy breakfast, visited the petting zoo once more, and then made our way back home for nap time.
To say I'm lucky to be Nolan's mama is an understatement. I am thankful to have his giggles and love everyday and even more thankful that I can stay home and experience all of what he has to offer (the good, bad and the ugly!) I'm grateful to have a healthy little guy and so happy to be given the job of "Mom". It couldn't be harder, but it's the best job I'll ever have and I try to soak up every minute of it!
We spent an afternoon at Reunion Trails Splash Pad with our besties, the Luks. Nolan has been hit or miss with splash pads, so I wasn't sure how he would do with this one. He was hesitant, but eventually warmed up and had fun with his friends! He followed Scarlett and Hudson around, and learned from the big kids. He's still not 100% sure about the water, but he's getting there!
Nolan had a close call with his eye, and ended up slicing the eyelid pretty good when falling on a toy in the kitchen. He was a trooper, but was super upset about it for a while. It looked rough, and the following days, he had his first black eye! No good.
"Minion" is a new word Nolan has been saying, and although it's not super clear or the best he's said it, this video kind of captured it.
Our backyard renovation is slowly becoming more and more complete, with one last project to go. Nolan really loves his playset and we are outside playing on it at least once a day, if not more!
I got some snuggles with Harley in during nap time one afternoon.
Nolan practiced using his spoon and eating some cereal one morning... and half the time gave up and used his hands.
We brought Daddy to McCullough Vista Park one evening after dinner, and enjoyed the awesome sunset while playing at the park.
We spent an amazingly fun weekend in San Diego, visiting Sea World, the beach and a baseball game!
We met up with lots of friends on Memorial Day, eating brunch with the Luks at Hash House, and visiting with Auntie Stacey afterwards since she was in town for a quick trip! The kiddos sported their 'Merica outfits and played together at the end of brunch.
Nolan was so excited to see his Auntie Stacey, and had so much fun playing with her while she was here for a bit. We met up with Erin and had a girls afternoon of Pitch Perfect 2 and drinks afterwards. Jason watched Nolan, and I must say, it's nice to get out once and a while! It was a much needed afternoon with my best friends!
We had a fun month welcoming in the warm weather and spending lots of time with our friends. Here's to the start of summer and what fun activities the next months ahead hold!
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