And in and out of weeks.: and in and out of weeks...

Google just asked me to search for a domain name. I am not sure what that means. I tried to think of something that would also work as a title for this family blog. I thought about the book, "The Wild Things"... and the quote, "and he sailed off through the night, and in and out of weeks..." That feels like how time has passed over the last four years. It turns out you have to pay for a domain name... and since I don't understand the point, I am not purchasing a domain name, but I think I will rename the blog.

The current name of the blog is . < ya... that is it. It is a period. I never named it. I threw this together as a way to provide people with information about our wedding 4 years ago... I know there are more sophisticated ways to provide wedding information on line, but that stuff is over my head. Now this wedding announcement has turned into our family blog, my only real journal. This blog has documented the most important moments of our lives together... and a bunch of useless junk too.

That is right. March was our anniversary month. We celebrated simply. Nate gave me white roses. We went to dinner and Nate took a few days off. He watched a few basket ball games and played with Nathan. He let me sleep in for 4 days in a row. I think originally we were going to try and make an event of it by going out of town. It didn't work out that way, but it is ok. It was nice to just hang out. That is the best part about marriage, at least it is my favorite part about our marriage... just being together.

Spring has finally arrived in Omaha. Here's one of the dog taking the boy for a walk. The leash does nothing...the dog outweighs the boy by at least 20lbs. We only use it to comply with the law... and to keep him from chasing small animals, that he usually doesn't see anymore. Sweet old Nuby turns 13 in May. I have heard stories about his energy level as a young dog... He's an old man now. In fact, when Nate wants to take the dog on walks, he sometimes hides.

St. Patricks Day was an after thought, but we had fun. I only had blue food coloring, but it worked. After this we went to a community St. Patricks Day "party". I use quotes, because that is how they advertised it. Really it was just an overcrowded story time with lots of kids wearing green. We still had fun.

Little N and I drove to Kansas to visit my friend Amy and her 9 month old twins. Oh my gosh! They are so so cute. Little Pax is sensitive and cuddly and Leif is a joker. I loved them right away. I like other people's kids, but these boys are really special. Nathan was so good with them. He did what they did, which in this picture was laying around and drinking his sippy cup. The boys are in the kitchen, because originally they were "chasing" Nathan. He was running around the island and they wanted in on the action. They scooted into the kitchen from the living room to "run around" with Nathan. I love the way they move. It is similar to a caterpillar or a slug.... REALLY cute slugs.

Pax is in the front. He reminds me a lot of little N. If you have read "The Child Whisper", he would be a #2 energy type. I love that energy type. My husband and my boy are both #2s. Leif, in the back ground is really funny. You can tell, in his infant way, that he is already cracking jokes. He would do things on purpose to get people to laugh. Probably a #1 energy type, according to Carol Tuttle's book. I want to hang out with those babies and their mom again! SOON.

We have had a few awesome weather days. This day it was actually hot. Nathan and I were going to go to the zoo, but it was CROWDED with families on spring break. We got homemade ice-cream at an locally owned ice-cream shop downtown instead. Little N's flavor was really good, but he wouldn't share with me. Mine was pretty gross. That is what I get for being adventurous. I got up to buy a scoop of the flavor he had, and as soon as I turned around with my new scoop, he dropped his on the floor and started to cry. Reluctantly I said, "Don't worry. I just got you another one". I hope he remembers that and is amazed by my ability to perceive the future. Oh well. The things we do for love.

He kept getting really close to my camera when I wanted to take his photo, with the downtown buildings in the background. I said, "Ugh. Back up. I'm only getting your nose". So in all of the photos his lips are funny... because that is his way of sticking out his nose. He can be a rascal sometimes.

Letters. He loves them. This was a fun game of matching the "daddy" letters to the "baby" letters.

March 28th we went to the Rose Theater for "The Reluctant Dragon". It was something to do and I keep hoping that I will appreciate the theater. I have never seen a Broadway play, unless you count the Broadway Theater in Salt Lake City... but I don't get it. I have been bored in every play I have been to. Nate liked it... and little N made it though with some smuggled in fruit snacks. That's pretty impressive for a 2 year old.

Sometimes I am so proud of him. I snuck this photo of the little guy "singing" the opening song at church last Sunday. As soon as the music started to play he said, "it time to sing", and he grabbed a hymnal... He's a genius! At 2 he can read upside down and in Spanish.

The Winter Quarter's Temple. It is built on an old pioneer grave site. I wish we went more often... and took Little N more. He's going to be excited to see the SLC temple in a few weeks. Lately we have been looking at pictures of it. I think he will be impressed with the real thing.

Kite flying weather

I know this picture makes me look like super mom... and maybe I am a little bit sometimes... but really... he hasn't been eating much for about a week. Foods that he usually always eats he has been refusing. I suspect he has a bit of a stomach bug. He hasn't thrown up, he's just been filling his diapers.... it has been a week.
I started to worry about him last night. He was acting pretty weird. He didn't really touch his breakfast or lunch... I knew he had to be hungry. After offering him everything in the house, I started scrolling through recipes on pintrest (a web site) . I asked him, "do you want to eat this?"... to which he would whine, "NOO - Ho - ho -ho!". Finally when we came to this pancake bunny he said, "O-TAY" and started laughing.
He was really excited about it. He stood on a stool so he could see the Pintrest picture while I made the pancakes. He insisted on watching the screen while he ate. I had to rush out the door as soon as it was cooked, but Nate said he was totally normal and good for the rest of the night. I guess his weirdness was caused by low blood sugar.
I called the Pediatrician today and the nurse said they have seen lots of stomach bugs lately and just to keep him hydrated. If he is still symptomatic after two weeks I will schedule an appointment. I hope he feels better in time for all of the Easter Candy that he's going to get this weekend... poor little dude. Being sick over holidays is the worst.