We took the boys to the zoo a couple weeks ago.  It was a beautiful day and the boys were all very well-behaved.  Yay!

Every time we go to the KC Zoo we take a picture of Nathan on top of an elephant statue.  We’ve taken one at 10 months, 14 months and 18 months.  See how he’s grown…

18 months

14 months

10 months

He’s getting to be such a big boy!

We traveled to Starkville, MS so mommy could attend Aunt Erin’s baby shower.  Nathan is going to have a new cousin, baby Emmi (Mary Elizabeth) will be here in November.  We can’t wait to meet her!

We had a great visit and were very happy we were able to spend some time with Uncle Randal and Aunt Eb.

On our way down we stopped in Memphis and Nathan got to try some of the best BBQ in the world!  He really enjoyed the sausage and even ate part of a rib.  It was delicious!

We got into town just in time to see the parade of motorcycles from the Little Sturgis bike rally.  Nathan was a little overwhelmed by the amount of bikes that we saw (there were a lot – I would guess around 500+), but he loved it.

Riding Uncle Randal’s tractor with daddy.

Uncle Randal took Nathan for a ride on a four-wheeler to…

pet Dolly the horse.

Bye-bye horsey!

Nathan was very excited to get up close to a tractor.

Uncle Randal’s dad brought out a 9-week-old baby puppy for Nathan to get.  He was so good and gentle with him, it was really cute.

We love visiting Uncle Randal and Aunt Erin and wished they lived closer!

Nathan loves to be outside, either riding his many “bikes” or playing in the back yard. He’s a very active boy and enjoys running, climbing and just being a boy.

That’s our boy!!!