Nigel Update

I know you really only come here for Nigel updates, so here's what the little man has been up to....

• Storytime at the Amon Carter. This week's theme was cowboys. They read 3 stories and talked about 3 paintings about cowboys and horses. Nigel also got to make a sheriff's badge.
  
• Pool time with Aunt Nancy and Uncle Dan at their house, and swimming with James and his mom at the Y.
• In-house exercising. Since it's so hot we haven't been getting to the playground much, so Nigel and I have been doing exercises at least once a day (in addition to his playtime at the Y). His favorites are doing squats while counting in English and Spanish and pretending to box.
• Getting Nigel to color or be crafty is like pulling teeth these days. But he's REALLY into these Hooked on Phonics learn-to-read worksheets that my mom bought him. He loves tracing the letters with his fingers and rhyming. He's starting to try to sound out words on signs and books. It's pretty exciting.
• Reading books from the library. This week's favorites include The Daddy Mountain and Olivia and the Missing Toy.
• Making more ice pops. This week's flavor combo of cantaloupe and crystallized ginger was inspired by my pal Mollee over at My Broken Stomach.
• Continuing to explore new foods. Corn on the cob, breaded eggplant, almond milk and Lara bars are some recent hits!