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| "Nathancito" by dkeil (Doug Keil) 2012 24x18in. acrylic on canvas |
I love this little guy.
He is so fun, full of life, ridiculously cute and sweet (when not hungry or tired.)
I've always loved kids and thought it would be nice to be a father, but being an uncle is one of the best things that I have EVER experienced in life.
We read together all the time- his favorite books are
Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever and Blueberries For Sal.
We also like to look at Learn from the Great Teacher and My Book of Bible Stories.
He loves to look at paintings too, pointing out different things in them that he is interested in.
Recently, he loves the song on the new DVD "Be Jehovah's Friend" and wants to gather us all together to sing with him. It almost makes me feel like crying it's so sweet. Other than that, we play with blocks, make drawings, look at flowers in the yard, and our favorite thing in "the whole wide world" is to take bike rides together- Nathancito rides along in a hiking pack I found at the thrift store for $5. He squeals with delight as we ride around town. Especially when we cross the grassy field at the school near the house where I grew up.
He's such a great kid. Here's my portrait of him, trying to relate that beautiful, innocent, sweet energy that makes him so wonderful.
I love you Nathan!
-Uncle Doug
