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Connor Jay has arrived!!

2011-05-16T22:10:00.000-07:00

Mom and Dad are ready for baby #2!!

Damn, its cold and bright out here!

Put me back!!!

Connors specs: 8 lbs 9 oz. 20.5" long. Tiff was guessing he would be about 25 lbs.

Connor is in good hands with this support team.

Connor was so happy to meet his grandma Judy, it brought a tear to his eye.

That was a piece of cake. Ok, not really.

Connor had to take some time to think about the crazy ride he just took.

Grandma Pat and Grandma Judy just stared at him for hours on end.

Wouldn't you?

Nathan was so excited to meet his new little brother.

Best buds already.

The Balkenbush Boys

Grandma Pat is a pro at this.

Of course Nathan was obsessed with his feet.

Mom and her boys.

They are little, but still quite nice.

Nathan is the foot whisperer.

PPPPttttt!

Just pick me up and feed me will ya?

Connor Jay Balkenbush

He sleeps....alot.

Where's the booby?

How come Tiffany and Connor did all the hard work, and dad looks like the one that got hit by a bus?

Nater was glad to get his little bro home.

Connor is enjoying his new digs.

Mom is also glad to be home.

We should all sleep so peacefully.

In mommas arms.

Nate was glad to get home so he could play his favorite sport...pant-less baseball.

But dad, why do I need to put my pants back on?

Batter up!

Out of the Park...or at least out of the back yard. Our neighbors are getting tired of constantly throwing balls back over the fence.

Nater likes to pull his chair up close to his brother in his swing.

Nathan was so excited to have a new little brother, he could barely contain himself!

In fact, he couldn't.

2010-02-10T20:49:00.000-08:00

I tried endlessly to get this video to upload to this site. But alas, I was awesomely unsuccessful. I think it was too big.... and rather than shrink it down and compromise the integrity of such an important snapshot of Nathan's childhood, I put it on Youtube for the whole world to see. Click on the yellow link below and Enjoy!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F3x8qkQMgU

FORE!!!!

2010-02-06T19:11:00.000-08:00

He's got the swing of Tiger Woods, but the similarities end there.

Christmas Part 1

2010-02-06T10:01:00.000-08:00

Christmas morning at home. Since Nater was so good all year, Santa brought him a Train set, a new chair, and all kinds of goodies.

Christmas Part 2

2010-02-04T21:00:00.000-08:00

Christmas at the Petro house. Lots of presents, lots of fun.

Ride 'em Cowboy

2009-09-22T21:09:00.000-07:00

Ya'll reckon Nater can ride this buckin' bronc for 8 seconds? Yee Haa.

MMMMMMMM......El Cuervo!!

2009-09-22T20:47:00.000-07:00

Do not watch this clip on an empty stomach. Thank goodness Nate like Mexican food, or we don't know what we would do.

Look Out Tiger!!

2009-09-16T21:17:00.000-07:00

Nate's getting pretty good at golfing around the Petro Country Club. And Tiff shows how scared she is of large insects.

A Day at the Beach

2009-09-15T22:23:00.000-07:00

Nathan dippin his toes in the Pacific.

A Saturday Morning with Nathan

2009-09-15T21:52:00.000-07:00

Nate started walking at about 12 months and now that he's mobile, he's a man about the condo.

Naked Baby Flippin' Light Switches

2009-07-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

What could be more fun than watching a baby in the buff flip a light switch? I can't think of anything.

Mr. Nate shows off his standing skillz

2009-07-07T22:07:00.000-07:00

Not walking yet, but standing tall!

At the Workbench

2009-06-15T20:42:00.000-07:00

So you're supposed to hit the blinking screws in sequence to get to the Bob the Builder song, but Nate found a secret button to bypass that and get right to it. He's pretty proud of himself.

His Future's So Bright......

2009-06-15T20:27:00.000-07:00

Press "Play" if you want to see a dude cooler than the Fonz.

Introducing Dr. Dunkinstein

2009-05-12T22:26:00.000-07:00

If you step to Air Nathan, you gonna get dunked on!!

Nate the BlackJack Dealer leaves the Table

2009-05-12T22:16:00.000-07:00

Nathan shows how a classy Las Vegas BlackJack Dealer leaves a Table.

Nate loves his pal Big Red

2009-05-07T21:35:00.000-07:00

Nate challenges BR to a MMA Battle. Will BR break Nate's deadly submission hold?

Bangin' on da Xylophone

2009-05-07T21:17:00.000-07:00

Aunt Vicki conducts Nate's Concerto

I'm Standing Now

2009-05-07T20:41:00.000-07:00

Standing Now. Walking tomorrow. Break Dancing the day after that.

What Ever Happened to Big Red????

2009-04-12T09:33:00.000-07:00

Warning: The following video contains material that may not be suitable for people with allergies to big fat cats!

From The Archives: The Nathan Interview

2009-04-12T08:40:00.000-07:00

I thought I would post the exclusive interview that Nate gave to a nerdy reporter several months ago. He was much younger then and his views have changed somewhat since then. The reporter however, is still nerdy.

He's got the Crawling thing down

2009-04-11T22:21:00.000-07:00

There is no stopping him now. The only thing Nate likes doing more than crawling on carpet is eating carpet.

Nate is Crawling!!!

2009-03-31T20:37:00.000-07:00

And so it begins. Nathan is now mobile. Let the fun begin.