Cranky Boy

Sorry about the derth of pictures. Just typewritten words tonight. On Wednesday, Nathaniel got his first "Cranky" circled at day care. They apparently tried to call me at work earlier that day because he was just acting funny. He woke up an hour early from his nap, screaming and was fussy and wanted to be held all afternoon. I must say (again) how much I love his day care and all the wonderful, caring individuals that work there! He was held up in the front office until Mom arrived and they said he was not being himself...but no fever. I got him home and we napped for about an hour and again, he woke up screaming. He was a total monster, nothing could appease him. Nothing, that is, until Infant Motrin hit the spot. May God richly bless the makers of Infant Motrin!!! Then he was a bundle of fun for the evening. When brushing his teeth that night, Mommy noticed a new tooth...ahh...answers. Then Thursday, after I picked him up, he was fussy again....the other tooth noted. Tonight, he was fussy again...and we noticed a molar is coming in. Three teeth in three days. Is this normal? I am glad to be getting it all over with at once!

Labor Day Cookout

Here's Nate chillin' at the Labor Day cookout

(with his spikey hair-do, thanks to his cousin Logan).

Good friends. Good food. Thanks Oberts!

What a great way to end a great weekend.

We met Dawson

And here he is!

Isn't he sweet?

Nathaniel took his third flight this weekend so we could go meet Dawson Reid Caswell, the newest member of the family. We were blessed with a fairly empty flight, which meant we got a row of seats to ourselves. Nathaniel was pretty entertained for about 10 minutes and then he decided enough was enough; and cried/screamed/threw things for the remaining hour.

Needless to say, it was not much fun for Mommy (Daddy had to stay home and work; he was greatly missed!). But once we got to Midland we had a blast. We finally got to meet and love on baby Dawson. Nate was very sweet, wanting to kiss him when Mommy held him.

Nathaniel and Craig found each other to be quite hilarious and would just take turns screaming and laughing at one another. They interacted so much more than they have previously; they had us all cracking up.

They are also quite intellectual, as you can see by the upside down book.

They must get that from their Uncle Robert, who has recently decided to go back to school for his Master's.

Cora (and her family) drove over from New Mexico to visit. Nathaniel really loved her pink cowgirl hat! It was great to see the Smith/McCasland gang.

The next day, we had a lot of fun outside. Logan filled a wagon up with water and took Nater around the yard, which ended up as an all out water extravaganza for the kids.

The next day we took the crew to a little duck pond. You cannot imagine how much fun it is for a 16 month old to throw crackers at ducks. He thoroughly enjoyed himself (can't say the same for the ducks though).

It was a great weekend, Nate was able to spend time with all his cousins

Logan & Isabella

Craig & Dawson

But what did he find most excting?

Gigi's dog, Kaci and Auntie Barbara's dogs.

The flight home was much better than the flight up and Nathaniel slept most of the way. He squealed with delight to see Daddy at the airport. We are looking forward to going back in a few weeks.