Sneak Peak

Nathan in his costume.

Keaton as Curious George.

Nathan and Keaton...goofing.

OOoh Halloween! I have NEVER been a huge Halloween person, until this year. And I still wouldn't call myself a "Halloween" person...I just seem to be more into the festivities than I have in previous years. I think that is because I have a child (children? can I say that yet?). It has been so fun to see Nathan learn the Halloween vocabulary (he has "Trick-or-Treat" down pat!), as well as all the traditional Halloween characters (ghosts, goblins, monsters, etc..), although he doesn't quite care about anything but the candy (which is just fine with me!).

Last week, we took him Halloween at the Zoo, and met up with our friends, the Walkers. We thought, going on a Thursday first thing would beat the crowds. Boy were we wrong! I think everyone in the entire city of Louisville decided to go that evening. Regardless...once we got in, we all had a great time! Nathan really enjoyed the train ride, the candy...and the music. He has totally gotten into music lately...and he LOVES to dance!

Oh yes, as you can see...he is Lightening McQueen! Ka-Chow!

I've Got A Friend In You...

Last week, Nathan and I met up with my good friend Liz and her son Keaton, at the mall. It was one of those super cold days, were all four of us were so sick of our houses that we HAD to get out and do something...anything...even going to the mall and letting the kids run up and down. At one point, we all decided to go and grab some lunch, so Liz told Keaton to get Nathan because we were going to have lunch together. Keaton went and "got" Nathan. He grabbed his hand and held onto it until we got to our table. It was very sweet. Good buddies in the making!

(Thank you, Liz, for bringing your camera!)

Henry's Ark

Just outside of Louisville, there is this place called Henry's Ark. It is basically a very large "petting zoo", but the animals that are there to be "petted" are camels, yaks, deer, goats, llamas, ostriches, peacocks, ducks, rabbits, mules, reindeer, zebras, etc...basically animals that you wouldn't expect to find in Louisville, KY...or in North America for that matter (okay, yes...obviously ducks, goats, mules, and rabbits are not rare and you would find them anywhere...but a zebra? or a camel? You get the picture). I took Nathan to Henry's Ark a couple of weeks ago with Keaton. It was a real cold day, and we did not go prepared...meaning, we didn't have any food to feed the animals...we will next time though :) This place is completely FREE, and thrives on donations only. It is a great place to bring kids and a lot of the animals are allowed to just wander (as you can see above). They are VERY tame and well mannered. It is a really cool place to visit! I mean, how many times in your life have you gotten to PET a zebra or camel? Not many.

On to the REAL story...did Nathan enjoy it? Yes, he liked it...until the mule/donkey (whatever it was...I obviously need to go back to school and learn my animals) nibbled at his little fingers! It appeared as though the mule/donkey was just lightly nibbling with his lips at Nathan's fingers, but apparently not, since Nathan started crying and there were teeth marks on his finger (way to go MOM! ;)). Anyways, no skin was broken and he stopped crying as soon as his Sucker-of-a-Mom (ahem, that's me!) let him out of his stroller. I think back on it now, and the Little Stinker was playing me! MAYBE that mule/donkey didn't nip at his finger at all...maybe it was a ploy to get out of his stroller and run FREE? ;) How quickly they learn!

Regardless, there are many more pictures of our Henry's Ark Adventure over at: http://www.dropshots.com/rachbree

ENJOY!

The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

On a trailer ride to the pumpkin patch.

Here it is!!! Our pumpkin!

Over the weekend we went to Huber's to let Nathan pick a pumpkin. I think we all would have had an even more enjoyable time if it weren't 94degrees outside! Alas, it was fun...we met up with Keaton Walker and his parents and let the boys run around the pumpkin patch, pet a horse and eat ice cream! It will definitely be a tradition...

(P.S. There are even more photos of Huber's here: http://www.dropshots.com/rachbree)

How You Doin'?

Oh yes...the Adventures of Nathan and Audrey! We took the kids (we being: me, Liz, and Jeanne) downtown last week for a water adventure...and while we were packing up to go, Nathan HAD to flirt with Audrey a little. ;) Of course Keaton was the cool cat that he is and just chilled. It is so fun to watch the three of them together :)