{"id":2377,"date":"2011-06-03T12:54:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T17:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2011-06-03T12:54:37","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T17:54:37","slug":"retrospective-nathan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/03\/retrospective-nathan\/","title":{"rendered":"Retrospective: Nathan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I celebrated six whole years of motherhood, yesterday. Six years of life for my son, Nathan. It was also his last day of kindergarten! <\/p>\n<p>He wanted to go bowling, so we went to a little alley a few blocks away. We were starving when we finished, so we stopped at a favorite restaurant of his for dinner. They sang to him (his face was adorable when they showed up and burst into song) and gave him a free sundae! After he was done eating it, he made a request that we make this a birthday tradition for the rest of his life. That&#8217;s right, ladies&#8230;to win his heart, just give him some ice cream topped with fudge, whipped cream, sprinkles, and a maraschino cherry. He&#8217;ll be forever yours.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look back. A photo from every year of his life&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/5793238205\/\" title=\"n-ret1 by yarnattacks, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2752\/5793238205_0e3ace0f3d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" alt=\"n-ret1\"><\/a><BR><BR><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/5793799636\/\" title=\"n-ret2 by yarnattacks, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2465\/5793799636_958a72d377.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" alt=\"n-ret2\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And now, he is SIX.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/5793242775\/\" title=\"153.365: SIX by yarnattacks, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2697\/5793242775_d10a647ee5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"153.365: SIX\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Handsome and funny and full of energy!<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/5793801592\/\" title=\"6-3 by yarnattacks, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2164\/5793801592_e366ee9d1f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"6-3\"><\/a><BR><BR><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/5793241047\/\" title=\"great pose by yarnattacks, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5302\/5793241047_a0583c6c0c.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"great pose\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Our first day of summer vacation is going smoothly. He has a workbook to help keep his brain from shutting down and I&#8217;m starting a chore routine of cleaning in the mornings.<\/p>\n<p>Plans for the rest of the summer include: not dying from heat, planting the rest of the tomato plants, taking a Metro ride to a museum or two (&#038; to try out the Metro Rail!), working on our reading skills, getting Andrew to learn his ABC&#8217;s, and eating lots &#038; lots of frozen popsicles!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I celebrated six whole years of motherhood, yesterday. Six years of life for my son, Nathan. It was also his last day of kindergarten! <\/p>\n<p>He wanted to go bowling, so we went to a little alley a few blocks away. We were starving when we finished, so we stopped at a favorite restaurant of his for dinner. 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