Mr. Thoughtful

Our friends, Al and Melinda are expecting their first child in a couple of months. We still have our bassinet so I said that they could borrow it, if they were interested.

Last night, Al came over to go to a beer meeting with Bob in Little Five Points. During the meeting, I got the bassinet out and got it ready for Al to take home. Of course, Colin and Nathan were very interested in what I was doing. I explained to them that Al was going to have a baby, and we were loaning the bassinet to them for the baby. Colin thought this was a good idea and had a gold badge that he was going to give to Al for the baby.

As they were going to bed, Colin asked where Al was and when he was coming back. I said that Dad and Al were going to be back late, after he was asleep. Colin was very upset and wanted to give the badge to Al himself. So I suggested that we write a letter to Al and put the badge in the letter and the letter in the bassinet.

This is a picture of the letter that Colin and I wrote. Nathan helped by coloring the envelope.

Sparkles and tickle spots

Nathan loves Bob's bald head. At the end of the night, Bob starts to get stubble on his head and Nathan calls it "sparkles". When Nathan touches the "sparkles", he calls it "tickle spots". Last night he told Bob that he loved his tickle spots and when he grew up, he was going to have tickle spots just like Dad.

New words and phrases

Some of the things that Colin and Nathan say:

Colin says "Gary-ade" instead of Gatorade and "extra-cising" instead of exercising.

Nathan says "Chitty Bang Bang Bang" instead of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" which is a movie that I watched as a kid. They got the movie from Aunt Nikki. The movie has a flying car in it, so Nathan also calls anything with wings (especially lego creations) "Chitty Bang Bang Bang".

Colin gives "air hugs" and "air kisses". Nathan always gives big kisses and hugs, but Colin usually doesn't. You can sometimes persuade Colin to give an "air kiss" and an "air hug". An "air hug" is when you wrap your arms around yourself, and an "air kiss" is just like blowing a kiss to someone.

Nathan calls any strange alien looking creatures (like the ones from McDonald's happy meals) "Fee Fi Fo Fum".

History channel

We turned on the TV the other day, and it was on the History channel. It was a program about American Indians, and Colin said that he wanted to watch it. I think he liked all the horses they were showing. But after about 5 minutes of the show, he asked me to turn the channel, there was too much killing on it. Good boy, Colin.

Happy Valentine's Day

Nathan got stickers from Gramma Mary and promptly decorated himself. We don't call him 'sticker boy' for nothing!


Colin at school with the cookie that he decorated.


Another picture of Nathan with his Valentine's stickers.

Snow Mountain

Pictures from our visit to "Snow Mountain" where fake snow transforms Stone Mountain into Snow Mountain. However, just the laser lawn is covered with snow. Colin was anticipating snow to be all over the mountain, but that would take too much snow!

Climbing in a snow fort built by others.


AAhhh ... the snow fort collaspes on Colin when he tries to make a window.


Nathan hanging out in the new snow fort that Colin helped build.


Nathan sledding down the little kids sledding hill in the area called "Little Angels".


Colin and Nathan making a double sled.


Colin "flying" down the hill!


Nathan smiling from ear to ear!