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Our first stop during our trip to San Antonio this past weekend was The Alamo . The city of San Antonio itself is such a beautiful place and so rich in history. I wish we were able to really take our time to tour the place but Nathaniel is just not interested in history right now. He will pause and take a look but then he's ready to move on to the next thing. The Alamo was built by the Spanish Empire in 1744 and served as a sanctuary to the missionaries and Native Americans after their conversion to Christianity. The Battle of Alamo played a critical role in the Texas Revolution in 1836.

Last Thursday was the United States Marine Corps' 236th birthday. We attended the Ball and Hubby was part of the Cordon for the ceremony---although, according to the program, he was Cpl. Love :) Then again, I was also single (see name placement card) :) But we had a great time and Nathaniel spent his first sleepover at a friend's house. Goodfellow, TX

Nathaniel rode his first big kid ride at Seaworld yesterday. We rode Abby Cadabby's Rocking Wave at the Sesame Street Bay of Play and Nathaniel enjoyed half of it :) I took a video of the ride and I love how he said, "Crying!" at the end just to make sure we know he is fake crying. Linking up to: Ni Hao Y'all: Sunday Snapshot Smiling Sally: Blue Monday

It's tough being a prison warden of the Prison for Toddlers. The toddler always, always try to escape. And when the prison break is unsuccessful, it can get really ugly . He may scream at you. Throw every thing in his jail cell at you. Including one of his favorite stuffed toys. He may even shoot you. So watch out. It's a very dangerous job. *Nathaniel is still unsuccessful at getting out of his crib, nor is he showing any signs of wanting to as long as he doesn't see us. So hopefully (and thankfully!), it will be a while before we have to convert his crib to a toddler bed. I don't think I'm ready for that transition yet. Linking up to: Supermon: Wordish Wednesday   The Paper Mama: Wordless{ish} Wednesday and then, she {snapped}: Wordless Wednesday

For Today (November 8, 2011) Outside my window... Dark and 54 degrees I am thinking... about how everyone in the house has been going to bed early due to the daylight savings time. I am thankful for... a four-ish day weekend. And thank you to our Veterans! From the kitchen... half-eaten Haunted Gingerbread House that we decorated last weekend---yes, almost a week after Halloween! I am wearing... pajamas I am going... to look for more Christmas gift ideas online; mainly on Pinterest . I am just finished reading... The Girl who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson I am was hoping... to borrow the last book of the "The Girl Who" series at the library but they were all checked out. There were a couple this morning when I checked but apparently all gone by the time we went this evening :( They have an audio book but I'm definitely not an audio person. I must see it for me to understand it. I am hearing... my husband's soft snore/breathing. Around...

This past weekend, we were at our local mall's playground and my husband picked Nathaniel up and started giving him kisses. Suddenly, my silly old husband said, "Wait! You're not my kid!" If looks could kill, Dean would be dead 30 times over from the death stares from the parents. It wasn't just the moms who gave him dirty looks---dads, too! They really looked like they were ready to pry our son off his hands. And I was mortified! I didn't know if should laugh, be angry or if I should pretend I didn't know my husband. Dean, on the other hand, thought it was the greatest thing. Linking up to: Mellow Yellow Monday

We took a picture in a photo booth for the first time as a family last month. It went surprisingly well and Nathaniel had a great time making faces. Although two of the four pictures, he moved out of the "position" before the picture was taken. But still, it was such a fun experience. This evening, we took another set of photo booth-type pictures using our good ol' computer video camera and Nathaniel kept grabbing our faces together. I think we will do this every month from now on. It's a simple way to document our silly family.