Yep, He's Ours!

Lately, people have been telling me how much Nelson is looking like Richard. I'm glad he is looking like his Dad since he was born looking like my family. It's fun to see him grow, but the funnest part is to see his little personality start forming. It's great to see his likes and dislikes and how he is like us that way.

The picture above is what I found one morning after taking my shower. He sure is his Dad's boy this way. First of all, neither one of them has any concept of what is a "breakfast" food and what is not. No matter what time it is, Richard likes his food, Chex mix being his favorite snack. Obviously Nelson seems to like it as well.

This next picture I snapped this morning. Nelson loves books! He definitely gets this from his Dad since I have a hard time reading anything other than the Book of Mormon. In the picture he is flipping through the Joseph Smith manual for Sunday School. This has been his favorite book this week. He prefers it over any other book in our room. Richard's favorite type of book is Church History, so Nelson is studying up to have a good conversation with his Dad later on.


I had to throw in another picture from ShamRock. Nelson was just so cute with the microphone and dancing away. He gets this from me. Nothing is better than planning parties and entertaining people. Nelson and I often groove to all types of music together. As of late, his favorite song is "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes".


Most people would not guess from looking or observing me, but I come from a sporty family. I grew up watching all sports. I really do appreciate the athleticism although I do not participate in them. Richard is far from a sporty person, so I am pretty sure Nelson gets his love for sports from me. Well, I am the person that taught him how to throw a ball, kick a ball, and yesterday with the help of our neighbor, Bradley, he learned to hit a ball. I got him the cute little tee-ball set (shown below) the other day at the Toys-R-Us sale. I thought he would be too young to appreciate it, yet, but it would be a good summer activity in a couple of months. I was wrong. After showing and helping him a few times, he put the ball on the stand and tried to hit it by himself. Of course, he doesn't have perfect posture or hold (he hits it with one hand now), but he's learning. So cute!


Here he is getting ready to throw the football to me... or hike it! I love that he likes boy stuff. I was worried he would be too girly hanging out with me all of the time, but he loves balls, cars, and all of the things that make boys so much fun. I really had no idea how great little boys were until now. It makes me want to have another one! (No, that was not an announcment!)