Elephant Tail

Nolan is a fan of sucking his thumb. He is pretty good about only sucking it if he has his blanket and is in bed but there are a few things that he will use as a substitute for his blanket. The tail of his stuffed elephant is one of those substitutes! He likes to pull elephant Horton around by it's tail or lay with him on the floor and roll around.

We also had a little drama here the other night when Nolan put his blanket into the bathtub before I had a chance to fully drain it. Spot the blanket was soaked and there was a very unhappy little boy because he couldn't have his blanket and mom had to go in search of another one from the laundry. Nolan kept trying to pull it down from the shower rod where I had hung it up to dry.

Water baby

We have a situation on our hands. Nolan is a HUGE fan of water. Baths, lakes, pools, they're all good! He is a little too eager sometimes since he doesn't know how to swim yet. Danielle took him to the pool yesterday and he wanted to be in the "big people" pool the entire time instead of the baby pool. Today, she set up a baby pool in the backyard and Nolan loved splashing and dumping water all over. He even took a run through the sprinklers!

Hair Cut

Seeing that Nolan turned one and is quickly becoming a small man, he needed a hair cut. Badly! The curls were adorable but they were becoming unruly and extremely long. Besides the fact that he was called a "cute little girl" on numerous occasions! A friend from church who owns a salon here in town gave Nolan his first hair cut and did a great job.

Little Helper

Nolan has become obsessed with the dishwasher in recent months. If he hears it being opened, he comes running to help. A couple of weeks ago, he decided that helping me unload the dishwasher means that he can take each piece of silverware out and lick it and then set it on the floor. Such a good little helper!

Birthday Bash

We hosted Nolan's 1st birthday party this weekend. The theme was monkeys since he climbs around like a little monkey. Danielle made his cake and Nolan got to enjoy a blue frosted cupcake. The party was a great time and Nolan thoroughly enjoyed his cake and presents. His sugar high has finally worn off and the presents are all getting broken in. Here are a few highlights from the party.

Up to something!

Nolan is always up to something! Not always things that we approve of! Nick was recently cleaning out his old baseball card collection and Nolan had a lot of fun with the ones in the throw away pile. He has also figured out how to open the lazy-susan... much to my dismay! His favorite bottles to pull out are the olive oil and the syrup. The next picture is one of him walking around the kitchen like a big boy, feeling pretty pleased with himself. The second to last photo was taken about a month ago while Nick and I were sitting on the couches one evening. Things got very quiet behind the couch and we looked over to find him standing on top of the laundry basket reaching for goodies that are supposed to be out of his reach! The last picture captures Nolan's infinite love of toilet paper. We're not sure what it is about it but he goes for it every time he gets into the bathroom. Spinning the roll is tons of fun but is only trumped by the delight of biting into a brand new roll and leaving a few teeth marks!

A Few of My Favorite Things

Nolan has many passions right now but a couple of his favorite things right now are: 1) the TV remote and 2) showing the world how big he is by raising his hands in the air. He thought he would just multitask and enjoy both activities at once! We have tried to keep him away from the real remote by giving him a spare without batteries ... unsuccessfully. He relentlessly pursues the real remote and is so proud of himself when he gets to it.