Natalie's Favorite Things

One of Natalie's favorite things is the tricycle that she got for her birthday from Uncle Teddy. She can't quite yet reach the pedals, but she no longer wants anyone to help her. So now she just climbs up on the tricycle and rings the little bell. Then she proceeds to try to get down and usually pulls the thing over on top of her. Then she gets up and does the same thing again.

Natalie LOVES marshmellows. She will often run to the pantry door and throw a little tantrum trying to get at the marshmellows. It is quite funny, but we refuse to give in to the tantrums. So she gets marshmellows as a treat. It is extra special when she gets access to the entire bag!

The New Look

Thanks to Lindsay at Splat Designs for the blogspot facelift. She takes very plain and simple blogspots and makes them interesting!!

More Spring Break Fun

We went to Chuck E Cheese's today. Natalie is starting to really love the rides.

She had a lot of fun.

Natalie LOVES pizza. She was thrilled when we offered her the

whole slice instead of just cut up pieces.

This afternoon we went to Build-A-Bear where my friend Dawn is making bears to send to some of the soldiers in Iraq. The kids had a great time.

This is the little lamb that Natalie made today at Build-A-Bear. Since it's almost Easter, we thought the egg outfit would be cute.

Spring Break Fun

This is Natalie with one of her friends who she plays with quite often. The two of them love to hug each other.

This is Natalie with Matt, her favorite cousin. We took a trip to Moody Gardens and the kids loved watching the penguins.

Natalie loves this little table that Aunt Stacey gave to her. She is always piling her toys on it.
My friend Dawn coordinates efforts to bring a smile to those who need it most. We went down to the Shriner's Hospital and took some books and artwork for the children to enjoy.
We stoped at Joes Crabshack to have some lunch and a little playtime. Natalie is with her cousin, Sara.

It has been a fun week hanging out with some of the kids who are typically in school all day. Natalie has certainly been spoiled this week!

Getting Ready for Easter

We have started getting some Easter stuff out and Natalie loves the little plastic Easter eggs. Her friend Rafe came over and they had fun going through all of the Easter eggs.

Playing with Daddy

Natalie loves to play with her daddy. She loves to be thrown around and hung upside down. After you've done something, she always responds with "gen" (which means again in Natalie language).

Playing

Natalie loves it when we have company. She is sure that everyone comes over to play with her (which is true for the most part). She always ensures that she is being entertained! Matt is one of her favorite cousins and she LOVES him. Wendi came out to see us and became buddies with Natalie when she sat down with the cupcake! Natalie is no dummy! In the bike cart is Natalie's little friend Rafe. She plays with him quite often and they love to be together.