Nathan's life

Hello, my name is Nathan,
and I have a lot to say about myself!

Melanie is beautiful because she's a girl,
and I'm not a girl so I must be handsome.
Matthew and Daniel are cute
'cause they're still a bit little.

I like to dress up (don't tell Daddy!)
Right now I'm a pirate,
'cause I've got one of those things tied around me
like real pirates have.
We're having a birthday
so I'm dressed up really nice.

I like to take care of Daniel when he's grumpy in his chair
and I tell him "it's okay" (over and over again).
Sometimes he still keeps on crying
so then I tell Mom that she needs to feed him.

There are so many things to do these days,
and I'm having a hard time getting everything done.
It's a good thing Mommy gives me sugar sometimes
so I have enough engergy.

Sometimes I sit still and color very carefully
and then I usually do three pictures.
It's very hard work, but I make sure I get them all done
before I go off and see what Melanie and Matthew
have been up to since they got bored.

I'm a big help for Mommy; I do lots of vacuuming for her and I pick up the toys and keep Daniel happy and keep an eye on Melanie and Matthew (which Mommy doesn't always like) and I shoveled the driveway the other day but Mommy had to do the last bit at the end of the driveway so that I didn't go on the road and...