Since our weather still feels like winter many days, I'll keep the same title...
In the interest of time and catching up, here are some highlights and pics:
- Our baby is 3! It's amazing how time flies. Nate is almost 30 pounds and is just under 3' tall. And you can probably tell from the pictures, but he is very animated. He is much more varied in his emotions than Cameron and easily goes from one extreme to the other. Which means for all the tantrums, there are also many cuddles, hugs, kisses, and other wonderful gestures from our lil' guy.
This is what our yard looked like many times the last few months!
At the zoo one of the few nice days we have had so far this cold, rainy spring. 
- Nate is potty trained (woo hoo!) and we will work on night training once Cameron's school year is done (and I won't have to rush around in the morning trying to get kids out of the house while cleaning up any accidents)
- Cameron is reading many words on his own. I realized this when we were at a gas station and all of a sudden he said, "Mom it's Stop and Go" (the name of the gas station). Other than "stop" and "go", other words he reads are:
- Zoo (his first read word)
- Pizza (must be something with zs...)
- Mom
- Dad
- To
- I took Cameron to his first stage performance - our local high school production of "Beauty and the Beast". One of our babysitters performed in it so that made it extra special for Cameron to watch for her. He did excellent considering it was almost 3 hours (though that include a much-needed intermission to use the restroom and have a quick snack). He and Nathan really enjoy the Disney movies and had been watching Beauty and the Beast and singing along to the CD in the car for the weeks leading up to the performance so Cameron knew all the songs and was not scared by the beast, until after the show when Beast was in the lobby greeting willing kids. It would have been an amazing photo, but Cameron was not interested in getting anywhere near the Beast!
- Both boys are taking swim classes without a parent in the water and are in the same class. One of the girls in their class does not listen and likes to splash the other kids. Cameron is so adorable trying to keep his brother protected from her antics.
- Both boys also enjoy helping in the kitchen. They get to pour, measure, and mix and have fun doing it. They are much more likely to eat foods they have helped prepared, even if it has vegetables in it they usually won't eat. Cameron has gotten much better at eating a variety of vegetables, adding peas and red peppers to the list of vegetables he happily eats. Nate, who has not typically been a picky eater, has become a little more discriminative in his tastes this past year. He still loves his peas, but will not touch peppers. The boys will actually "trade" foods sometimes - Cameron will give Nate his black beans or chickpeas (Nate LOVES legumes) and Nate will give Cameron his peppers. Some general favorite foods in our household include:
- Butternut squash (Cameron asks for it everytime he sees it in the store)
- Pancakes (not sure if it's because they love them so much or because they always get to help make them and then sample them while they are cooking)
- Quesadillas (black bean for Nate and red pepper for Cameron)
- Polenta w/ homemade bolognese
- Cheesy grits
- Homemade cast iron skillet pizza
- Any fruit
- Green smoothies (kale, kiwi, lime juice, lemon juice, apple, a few strawberries & blueberries, cinnamon and water - it sounds different, and it is, but it is full of goodness and the boys and I love it!)
Cameron helping make risotto. Notice the oven mitts - safety first!
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