All About: Nolan

My last post was devoted solely to Heath...so it's about time Nolan got his own too!

A bunch of pictures from our day to day life...

Nolan has been collecting cars from the movie CARS for over a year now! He has A LOT of them! He has always enjoyed playing with them and vrooming them around, but now he sets up all of Radiator Springs and groups the cars together by the scene they were in from the movie!

Nolan has never really loved art. He will do projects with me or color for short spurts of time. But recently has shown more of an interest in it. Here he is using the window markers he got for his birthday from his friend Rylan!

This picture is hard to see, but he worked hard on creating a "motorcycle in the grass". He made wheels, the base, and handle bars too. He is no Monet, but getting there!

Nolan with a rare, quiet, focused, determined face! These moments are becoming more frequent which is so cute to see- a true sign he is growing up!

Nolan cuddling up and watching basketball with Daddy! He loves the Nuggets, and especially Carmelo! Too bad he got traded! Here they are watching Carmelo play for his new team- the Knicks! He has a hard time saying Carmelo's name, he calls him- "Vamelo" or "Carmilla"or something silly like that! It is so funny to listen to Nolan watch sports- he repeats everything he hears, but not always correctly! Sometimes they watch games in the basement and shoot hoops at the same time!

Daddy LOVES it!

Nolan LOVES his duplos! He plays with them all the time! Daddy is much better at playing duplos than I am, so he usually waits to play with them when Mark comes home from work! He creates the coolest cars, planes, buildings, and so much more! He is super creative and has learned so much about building fun structures from Mark! I love watching his imagination flow when he builds and makes up stories and action with all of his creations!

His latest fav- vanilla pudding! Not chocolate, vanilla only! He adores it and has it for a special dessert once in awhile!

Playing on his top bunk with 2 of his best pals- Fluffy and Pillow Pet!

Once in awhile he even lets his brother up for some fun! Being sweet...for the moment!

Nolan in the bath- he likes baths with his brother, however, he LOVES it when I take Heath out to get him dressed! Then he can sprawl out! If you notice from one post to the next- Nolan's hair is the exact opposite of curly! It is stick straight and flat!

Showing off his Monster Trucks! He is so excited about his latest and greatest- brown Monster Mutt! He earned it for good behavior!

Playing with his Joker house- another daily occurrence! He is so into all things Super Hero and crime fighter, even though besides watching a few minutes of the OLD Batman t.v. show with Uncle T, he really hasn't ever seen any super hero cartoons, movies, or shows! He just thinks they're cool!

This week we've been visiting preschools and trying to decide where Nolan will go to school next year...

How can it be that we are doing this already?! He is 3! And so smart and so sweet! And so ready for preschool!

He was thrilled this morning to go visit Denver Christian Preschool! When we dropped Heath off at Oma's house before heading over, he wouldn't even get out of the car to go say hi to Oma! He said, "No thanks, Heath goes to Oma's. I go to preschool!" While there he got to play in his cousin Brady's classroom, join them for music circle, and play freeze dance with them! The structure of a classroom setting will be good for him! We love watching him learn and grow!

And finally...I love this silly picture! It's of Nolan laughing! Have you heard Nolan laugh? If you haven't...you definitely need to! He simply has the best laugh! It is pure JOY!