He had been asking for a hamster for MANY months. We told him when he turned 5 he could get one (hoping he'd forget). He didn't... Instead of a hamster we adopted Eliza from his cousin who had one too many animals.
We made her a large cage. She runs laps each morning & evening. It's like an exercise routine. She also begs for lettuce everytime she hears the rustling of a plastic bag. And she can be quite vocal. Her favorite foods are apples, pears, lettuce & Timothy hay.
Enough with introductions... meet Eliza...
Then came the party. Can't have a party without a party hat!
Pop (Craig's dad) has a birthday just a few days after Nate. They celebrated together.
This is Nate's official annual birthday portrait in the leaves.
I think Craig was running backwards for this shot :).
Now Andrew has way too many facial exrpessions to post, so here are a few from playing in the leaves.
My personal favorite...
