Walking

February 9, 2013

Look Who's 6!

February 5, 2013

Nathan is 6 years old!

This last year Nathan had really grown up a lot.  With a year of school under his belt and his new found skill of reading it seems my little boy has vanished before my eyes and he is now a BIG boy.  Nathan is super helpful, when he is in the right mood.  He is very capable and helps out around the  house a lot.  He takes out the garbage, does dishes, vacuums, makes his own bed. folds laundry and is always ready to be Papi's right hand man.  Nathan has a zest for life that keeps me on my toes.  Since the moment he could talk this kid has had a never ending supply of questions spilling out of his mouth.  He must know EVERYTHING.  His constant stream of chatter and inquiries can be exhausting but I am grateful for his inquisitive nature.  

Papi's schedule this year has made accommodating family celebrations a bit tricky.  I love to celebrate birthdays on their actual day as much as possible which meant our only available window to celebrate with Papi was over lunch during his 2 hour break between teaching and office hours.  Nathan didn't object at all when I suggested we meet Papi at Peter Piper Pizza for a lunchtime birthday bash.

We invited Grandma and Grandpa Kleinman to join us and we all feasted on the lunch time pizza buffet.

If felt a bit weird hauling Nathan's birthday with us, but it was fun and Nathan was in birthday heaven.

Nathan patiently waited for everyone to finish eating before we commenced the opening of presents.  Once the gifts were unwrapped Nathan, Bracken and Papi hit up some games and activities.

Nathan loved all of his gifts, but he was especially thrilled with his new scooter.  So far all of his scooters have been purchased used so having a sleek and shiny scooter with read accents (his favorite color) was totally awesome.

10 & 11 Months Old

These photos were taken between 10 and 11 months old so here is a 2 month recap of the 3rd amigo.

Marco has experienced his first:

Haircut -gotta keep the fine, blond, wispy strands under control.

Ambulance Ride -It's a wee bit frustrating when you go to the doctor because your baby is sick and not getting better, and all they do is send you to the ER via ambulance so your sick baby can be on oxygen, and when you get to the ER they are baffled as to why your doctor sent you to the ER instead of just taking care of things at the doctors office.  Marco had RSV and required 2 prescriptions one to dry up his sinuses and one to clear up a minor ear infection.  The staff at the ER thought our pediatric office overreacted with the oxygen.  Thank you evil nurse practitioner for 6 stressful hours of waiting and one costly bill. 

Top Teeth -It took about 3 weeks but finally his 4 top teeth came through all at the same time.  There were some rough days but we made it!

STEPS! -Marco officially started to walk January 31!  He took 6 steps in a row.  For a few days leading up to that he would take 2-3 steps before falling back on the ever handy crawl.

Utensils -Marco used a fork on his own for the first time without help from Mommy.  We started practicing eating food off a plate/bowl and for the most part he is leaving the food on the plate and the plate on the tray.  Baby steps.  It's all about baby steps.  

P-A-R-K That Spells Park!

January 31, 2013

Winter in Northern Arizona means random weeks of tempting spring like weather thrown in between the cold gusty winds and occasional snows.  On one of those fine spring feeling days we headed to our neighborhood park.  Nate and Brack are old hands at park play, but this was the first time Marco tagged along for the fun.

Silly Marco

Marco loves to play with his brothers.  He follows them around with wide eyed wonder. I love my goofy boys.

Monster Jam 2013

January 25, 2013

Monster Jam here we come!

Curtis, Nathan and Bracken met up with the other Kleinman boys and had a blast getting their fill of all things Monster Truck!

Family Gathering

On January 18, 2013 my Grandfather Gayle (Chato) Bluth passed away.  His health had been declining for a while.  Grandpa had lived a full life and his failing faculties were really difficult for him to accept so death was a sweet release.

A funeral was held in Mesa, Arizona January 25, 2013.  Family gathered from far and near to pay their respects to this epic man.  My own family enjoyed gathering together again so soon after our Christmas visit. Time together is few and far between making each moment precious.

We spent some time together in our hotel before the funeral and then afterward my sister Chelsea and I spent one more day together while staying at our Uncles house.  

I didn't get the color scheme memo!