3.5

My baby officially turned 3.5 yesterday. Not sure why this half birthday had more meaning than all the rest, but I think in my mind I've set this date to stop "helping" Nate so much! Of course I love helping him, but I need to give up more control and let him grow up every now and then. So 3.5 is the cutoff for tons-o-Mom help. We'll see how that goes...I have a feeling I know how its gonna go...:)

To all of you that have listenend to my endless venting about the death of our dryer - thank you...it is finally fixed. Scott brought it back to life. It turned out to be the heating element, which I suggested to Scott on the day it quit (the wisdom came from my mom, I don't pretend to know about dryers, but I know how to locate resources.) We are fully functioning again and Scott is finishing the basement on this Father's Day. The South Dakota Pooleys arrive in 11 days and will be the first guests in our new room!

Nate & I made our first visit to the Webster Groves pool on Friday. I thought these pictures turned out good. It is our 3rd summer there and Nate continues to amaze me with the things he will now do by himself.

Nice weather last night - we sat out on the front porch and relaxed. An impromptu photo shoot ensued, thankfully, or I might not have any pictures from the weekend that don't show the back of Nate's head. He has caught on to this whole take my picture gig.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads today - I know that we have some great ones in our lives. We love you! We are celebrating at our house with grilled pork tenderloin (Jane Ellis's recipe) and cherry pie for dessert! Yum!