LC Part V - The Farm

How many kids can say that their Great Grandparents have a real farm with Cows, Corn, and Tractors!!! Great Grandpa Shouse introduced Nathan to all the cows. We had to be extra careful not to step in the cow patties along the way.

LC Part IV - Boating Time

The weather was beautiful in Kentucky and the water was warm. Here are some pictures of Nathan and Fiona ready for a day on the boats.





And here are some pictures of everyone enjoying Lake Cumberland.

LC Part III - Slinky…what a wonderful toy

Great Grandma Shouse dug around the attic and found a toy just for Nathan… a slinky!! Nathan laughed as the slinky went down the stairs and liked pulling it apart and watching it spring back together. What a wonderful toy.

LC Part II- Playing with Fiona

Nathan was really interested in Fiona’s pink playmate and Fiona was more interested in Nathan and would not take her eyes off of him.

Lake Cumberland (LC) Part I - Peanut-butter crackers

We went on a boating trip to Lake Cumberland with Aunt Brooke, Uncle Andy, Cousin Fiona and Grandma and Grandpa Shouse. While we were out on the boat Nathan started getting fussy so we looked around to see what we could give him to eat. In a panic to get him a snack, I grabbed some peanut butter crackers. He started eating one and smiled. One minute later he was reaching for another pb cracker. While I was pregnant I ate a lot of peanut butter so maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised that Nathan loved the peanut butter crackers.

Ball Crawl

We were going to wait for Nathan’s B-day to give him the “Ball Crawl” as my mom calls it. It is a huge tent with several compartments that attach to each other. Here is a picture of Nathan and his new toy.

PF Changs

Nathan had his first PF Changs and chopstick experience. Grandma Shouse was teaching Nathan how to use the chopsticks as drumsticks.

Popcorn Festival and 9/11 dedication

We went to the Popcorn festival to watch the 9/11 dedication ceremony. Beavercreek was accepting a structural beam from the twin towers which they are going to make a memorial for the "first reponders". Grandpa Reinhart as part of the VFW fired his riffle in remembrance of the tragic incident and the American lives lost in NY 9 years ago. Here are some pictures of Nathan and Grandpa.

Mommy's Surprise B-Day Party

Daddy was successful in keeping a secret for well 2 months and Mommy had no idea that he was planning a surprise B-day bash. Here is a picture from Mommy’s 30th B-day Party and of course her favorite little boy.