Nate is Three!

Guess who just turned 3? When we asked him what he wanted for his birthday, for months he said he wanted candles- meaning he wanted a cake with candles and people singing to him.

We had a party for him at the pool, and invited the two friends that he plays with the most- William and Samuel and their families. It was fun.

Nate is a fun little boy- he is finally officially potty trained, but some days when he doesn't feel like it he doesn't do it, but then the next day he will do it again. He still takes a nice afternoon nap, and the days when we miss are really long for him.

He gets along really well with his brothers and sister, but he takes the role of baby very seriously and likes to be treated with special attention. There are many things that he is capable of doing but decides he would rather have us help him with it. He loves to be cuddled and to sit on your lap.

He is always happy, he loves to laugh and he loves to be LOUD. If it is quiet in the house and he is awake, I start to think something is wrong. He is independent in his own way, if he wants something and no one is around to get it for him he will figure out a way to do it, even if it is too high or too heavy for him.

His favorite things to do are to ride his bike and to play in the sand. He also loves to play Legos- the other night I found him out of his bed two hours past bedtime building a boat!

He loves fish and boats and the color orange. Unfortunately, he has picked up on the tattletale voice and tries regularly to use it on his siblings. It usually doesn't work out for him.

He is 38 1/2 inches tall (73%) and 36 pounds (86%)!

We sure are lucky to have this fun little boy!