Quick Update

I'm still home on Maternity leave and not looking forward to going back to work, but I know I need to. Nathan has been a little bit of a pill lately come to find out he has a cold and is not feeling very well. Tristan doesn't like to sleep during the day and when he is over tired he is hard to get down at night too. I don't feel like I get sleep, but that just comes with the territory. We have compared pictures of the two boys and we have agreed that they had to of been twins in heaven, the only physical difference we can see is their ears. Nathan is still loving being a big brother, he tries to help all the time even "shhh" him quietly when he is upset and at bedtime when he gives Mommy kisses he has to give them to brother too. He is amazing with his ABC's and reads them off of signs everywhere. He's getting better recognizing numbers, but he is definately better at his ABC's so far. I can't belive how fast they grow. Tristan is growing out of his newborn clothes and into 0-3 months and I feel like he is getting too big too fast.

New BABY!!!

Tristan Gardner Snow was born on January 31st, 2011. He was 6lbs. 8oz. 18 inches long and has been a wonderful addition to our family. Nathan has been a great big brother and we are all trying to adjust. I finally got pictures done and we will be sending out the baby announcements soon, should be within the next week. :) Here is the one I was able to get loaded. Not my favorite but you can see what he looks like.

HALLOWEEN 2010

3rd times the charm getting this posted. We had 2 other pumpkins, this one is Richie's he had a BLAST, Nathan thought it was funny. He was a UPS man this year and had a small box that we put a hole in for his candy. He kept pushing the candy in further to make more room. We didn't go to very many houses because of how cold and wet it was, but it worked out nice, we went home early and had homemade chili for dinner. Kids were showing up non-stop until 8:30 and then we turned off our light and called it a night. It was loads of fun and Nathan thought it was so cool to poor all of his candy out on the floor. He did really good at posing for pictures, I only wish he hadn't gotten a hold of the camera and deleted the best one. I made him take them over. We were waiting for Daddy and he was carrying his box around the house tucked under his arm and I just barely got a picture of it. So cute, he is getting so big I can't believe it.

Family Pictures 2010

Here are some candid pictures of Nathan which I really liked. Thank you to my friend Amie for her amazing talent and patience. It was a long day and between her two year old and mine it was hard to get them to want to sit still long enough to take a photo. :)

The family ones turned out good too. We were happy to have Nathan smiling on the bench, it makes it more fun, when your having a good time. Amie said the field was taken down the next week, it was good timing!

Re-Cap

Well.....Needless to say it has been a busy year and I have not made this blog a priority. Richie has been hit and miss with work although things seem to be looking up which is GREAT, and I have been working full time with the same company and trying to soak in as much time with Nathan when I get off. He has been potty training off and on and has been doing really well, I just wish he would PERMANENTLY Stick with it. At this point I will take what I can get, it's progress. It has been a fun summer seeing family from California and going camping with Richie's family. I'm glad that the days are getting a little cooler it was almost too hot to go to the park and try to play. Nathan has become quite the little helper at home and always helps cook dinner and clean up. He loves to "HOP" everywhere right now and I can't wait to get him back in his tumbling class hopefully in the next month or so. Here are some more recent pictures of Nathan giving the dinosaur he got for his 2nd birthday kisses (FEB), Him looking at the Stingrays at the Shark Reef in Las Vegas (MARCH) and Daddy holding him proudly when we went camping (JULY).

HALLOWEEN

For some reason this didn't save the first time so I have to do it twice. I'm only a month late, that is not too bad. Nathan was a construction worker for Halloweed, we couldn't get him to keep the hat on and it was a little big so we ended up turning it upside down and using it as his candy basket. He liked knocking on peoples doors, but couldn't quite say trick-or-treat. He walked into one house and gave a lady a hug, he LOVED the Twix, he even recognizes the wrapper.

Baby Powder

Nathan got into the basement closet and poured baby powder on the shelf and started playing with it. We went ahead and let him continue for a little while since he was already a mess. He got his toy ATV's and was driving them through the power and then he took the toy to the couch and left track marks. That was when we started cleaning up. He had a blast.

Silly Baby

The top 2 photos are of Nathan helping Mommy make homemade pie crust. He figured out how to use the mixer so I had to keep unplugging it everytime I added a new ingredient because he kept turning it on. He is such a big helper. The bottom photo is at the pool, YEAH for summer he looks so dang cut and he kept playing with his hat. I got him to turn and smile just long enough to take this picture. He is getting so big I can't believe it. He has cut 1 of his 4 molars, and the other 3 are coming in.

Play Time !

These were taken just before Nathan's birthday (February). We bought him a "big boy" car seat and the box was so big he just kept playing in it. He was making us laugh. He is so wonderful :)

Turning 1 !

It's hard to believe that a full year has gone by already. Nathan is getting so big running around all over the place. Every now and again he even likes to walk backwards. When he got his birthday cake he decided the frosting was paint, and "painted" all over the countertop. We had so much fun with everyone who came over for his birthday, thank you all for coming and for his wonderful gifts. He is definately enjoying a little dragon that Damon gave him, he growls when you press a button. (ROAR!)

Things have been a little crazy for us. I'm still trying to finish school as soon as possible and Richie has been looking for a second job to help play catch-up from the first couple months this year. We are looking forward to warmer months and not beeing in the house so much. It will be nice to have the yard for Nathan to play and the park nearby for walks.

TEETH Galore

Here is a home photo of Nathan's teeth he is sooo big now. He has been standing all by himself for long periods of time and can walk while holding on to one hand. We are working on him walking all by himself but it has been put on hold since he has been sick he doesn't want to do much of anything. He is our little bundle of joy and a cute monkey to boot :)

FAMILY :)

Hurray. We FINALLY got new family photos. I was a little frustrated we couldn't get Nathan to smile to show all his teeth but they still came out cute. Officially he has 7, we felt really bad for him because he NEVER got sick and just this last week he got it all at once. Ear infection, sore throat, stuffy nose and the flu. I have never seen a little one so sick, he's getting better but still struggling he's learning to throw tantrums because we don't know what is wrong just that he doesn't feel good.

Growing Up

Nathan is now 7 months old has two teeth and is scooting everywhere. We have not officially said crawling because he doesn't always stay up on his knees but he is pretty darn close. We love hime dearly and he just gets cuter and cuter. I'm back in school and trying to study while working full time and soaking as much time in with the baby as possible.

NEW HOUSE !!!!

Yeah. After 2 years of searching and 3 different houses we finally got one :) We were very fortunate to sell our condo the same week we found this house and the transition went smoothly. We went straight from our old house to the new one. We now have a home to raise our son in and he can run and play in our backyard....who ever would have though we could do it, but WE DID IT. It's taking a little while to get situated but we are slowly but surely getting there. We are trying to have the house put together for an open house tentatively set for the first weekend in September but we are not positive.

Here is an updated photo of our little guy. He is getting a lot more of a personality and is ALWAYS happy we are very blessed. He rolls all over the floor now and is getting better at how long he can sit up all by himself. It's hard to believe he is a week away from being 6 months old. He tries to crawl but he has only managed to scoot a little. His teeth are starting to come in and we have had a few rough nights but nothing too terrible just feel bad that he doesn't feel well.

We miss the family and hope everyone is doing well.

4 MONTHS

I can't believe our little guy is 4 months old. He got his shots the other day and did a little bit rougher then last time. He is now 26 1/2 inches long and 15 lbs 8 oz. He laughs lots and is starting to hold his own bottle every now and again. We love him dearly and are so blessed to have such a wonderful baby. They definitely get more and more fun as they get older.

SNOW FAMILY

These are our most current family pictures. My friend took them in her in house studio. Nathan was due for a nap so he isn't very happy or excited which is why he doesn't have much expression. Overall they went well and we finally look like a family. Then we had some individual ones done. I think they came out nice.

2 MONTHS OLD

I can't believe it has already been two months, Nathan is smiling more often and will sit and talk to you forever especially his Daddy. He is gaining more weight at his last check up he got his shots and is now 23 inches long and 12 lbs 4 oz. A healthy boy, the doctor said he should be mobile very soon with his tough legs and we make sure he gets "tummy time" every day so that his neck gets stronger.