Nolan's New Swing set

Nolan has a new swing set! Uncle Mike, Aunt Eileen, Maggie, Mike and Tim offered us their swing set since their kids are so big. They thought Nolan would enjoy it! We were so excited! Uncle Mike, Mike and Timmy drove the wood and slide from their house in Wisconsin to our house last Sunday, and it was up on Monday. Nolan LOVES it!

Here is the wood when it was dropped off...

The slide...
Nolan thoroughly enjoyed his lunch outside with his relatives!
His cold water tasted so good on the hot day!
Life is good!
Timmy, Nolan and Mike enjoyed hanging out together.
Uncle Mike, Timmy, Uncle Pat (from Florida) and Mike were busy working on the swing set.

MoMo pushed Nolan in his swing.
Sean (from Florida) helped the with the swing set, too.
Nolan enjoyed standing in the grass.
It is so much fun!
Sitting in the grass is fun, too! It really tickles!

Timmy, Nolan and Mike were swinging together...the cousins were showing Nolan some of their tricks!
Nolan liked having friends to swing with!
Pops gave Nolan some great pushes!
Here is the construction crew with Nolan...Uncle Mike, Timmy, Uncle Pat and Mike. Sean left before the picture. They did such a great job!

Nolan tried out the trapeze bar...one-handed!

He can even swing on it!
This is great!
Nolan also climbed up the ladder...what a big boy!
He likes the slide, too!
Thanks so much to Uncle Mike and his family for giving us this great swing set! We know you had many, many years of great memories, and Nolan will have lots of great memories, too! Nolan is so lucky and has already been swinging every morning!

Thanks to the construction crew for your expert installation, too!

Reading the Sunday Ads

Mommy was reading the Sunday ads while feeding Nolan his bottle...and Nolan decided to join in! He is such a smart shopper!

Iron Man

Nolan is so strong! Lately, he picks up his toys and turns them over! He also carries objects that are not light around the house...his muscles are very developed!

Nolan LOVES Naps!

Nolan loves to take naps! He is such a good sleeper during the day and at night...he is Mommy's baby for sure! Nolan was swimming on Friday for a long time, and he fell fast asleep on the way home...he didn't even wake up during the transfer into his bed! This is how he fell asleep. He loves to sleep on his tummy, and he is usually at the bottom end of his crib when he wakes up. He also has his little rear up in the air with one leg/thigh occasionally out of the crib. It works for Nolan...he must be comfortable!

Playing Baseball

Nolan loves sports! He now carries his bat around while playing with other toys!

Batter up!

Sox Fans

We are definitely Sox fans! Nolan sported some Sox gear on Saturday in support of his favorite team.

Downtown

Daddy took the day off on Friday, and we went downtown for the day.

Nolan loved his train ride downtown!

We had to wait under a building while it was pouring rain...Nolan loved the rain!
We walked to the west loop and then back toward Navy Pier. Nolan and Daddy took a picture on our walk.
We went to Charlie's Ale House at Navy Pier for a late lunch and to watch the Sox-Cubs game. Nolan fell asleep on our way there.
He woke up to check out the game with Daddy! We realized that Nolan and Daddy were wearing the wrong colors for the cross-town classic. People thought we were Cubs fans...no way!
Daddy, Nolan and Mommy at Navy Pier
Nolan and Daddy looking out at the water
Nolan and Daddy at a statue near Navy Pier...it started raining just as we were leaving.
We had a great day downtown!