Fourth of July Fun at the Lake

We had a great long weekend celebrating the Fourth of July at the lake with family and friends, lots of food, fireworks, boating and fishing and just a lot of fun! Colton loves the lake and he had a great weekend!

On Saturday night, Jeff and I went to a wedding and left Colton behind with Mammaw and Pappaw. They played and watched the planes for the air show fly over. Mammaw took these great pics of their evening!On Sunday, my dear friend Kristy and her sweet baby Charlotte came by to play for a bit. We had a great time catching up while the kids played! Uncle Paul and Grandpa came out to play and hang out as well!Colton enjoyed floating in the lake by the dock. Since the water is so low, it is really easy for Austin to get in. Brazos, the dog next door, and her are buddies and enjoyed playing fetch together! Happy Fourth of July!!!We had a relaxing day on the 4th. We floated in the lake and went on a boat ride.I love love long summer weekends like these!!

15 Months

A little late…Colton turned 15 months last week. He is a little sponge! He seems to be learning new things everyday and we are amazed at the things he knows and remembers! We sure are having fun with our little boy this summer!!

• Colton continues to be a great sleeper and we have transitioned now to one afternoon nap in the afternoon. He will go to bed at night around 8 and sleep till 8-8:30 am.
• Colton continues to be somewhat of a picky eater. He has his favorites for sure…pizza, chicken nuggets and grilled cheese. We keep trying new things! Hopefully he will grow out of this phase soon.
• This month Colton cut 4 molars all of the sudden too! He just about has another bottom front tooth in too making the teeth total almost 13!
• He is still wearing 12 month clothes and size 4 diapers.
• Colton is learning and mocking words all the time! He talks gibberish most of the time, but vocabulary is growing! One of his new words is “Done”. He will say this when he is finished (or thinks he is finished :)) with a meal.
• He has learned to say “No” and knows how to use it! We will ask if he wants something and if he doesn’t he will firmly say “No” and most of the time push your hand away.
• Colton likes to be outside playing! Wish it was not so hot so we could be outside more!
• He really likes the water! He has enjoyed the pool, the baby pool, splash table and the lake! His most favorite thing water related is the water hose! Loves it!!
• Colton started mocking my mom and sister (who have had allergies pretty bad this season) blowing their nose. He will put his hands to his nose and mimic the sound with his mouth. They did not teach him this…he just picked it up. And the funny thing is he will do it at random time…I guess whenever he feels he needs to…haha!
• He seems to really love animals! His favorite movie and books are about animals and had a great time at the zoo. He loves to point out “doggies”, birds, ducks and any other animal he sees. He can recognize in pictures: duck, dog, cow, zebra, elephant, polar bear and penguin.
• Some of his other favorite things right now are: Elmo and Sesame Street, balls, cars and trucks, music (he even has been dancing more), saying “hi” and giving sweet little hugs, the remote control, running around playing in the house, of course he still loves books, Frankie, Gymboree and signing the itsy bitsy spider (he tries to do the moves too!)

Colton visited his Uncle Nathan at the Fire Station. He thought the big truck was really neat!!Messy from eating some yummy chocolate. Colton has a sweet tooth for sure!Enjoying being outside and playing in the water.

We love you sweet boy!!

Lake Fun

We had a fun weekend at the lake this past weekend! Colton enjoys it so much better now! Here are some pics from our summer fun.

Colton loved playing in this pool and with the water hose (which could easily be his new favorite thing!) Yay for summer!! Just too funny not to post...haha :) Ready to go on an evening boat ride Fun on the boat! Helping Daddy drive the boat Colton also got his first corn on the cob. He liked playing with it and biting off the corn...but it did not stay in his mouth long...such a picky texture eater!
We love our summer weekends at the lake!

ZOO!

This morning we took advantage of the cooler weather and took a trip to the Dallas Zoo. We went first thing in the morning when it was nice out and the animals were all out and active. Colton loves animals! His favorite video is baby Noah, all about animals and his favorite books are about animals. So, he had a great time and enjoyed seeing so many animals in real life! He was pointing at everything and looking so intently. I have a feeling we will be making several trips back!

Ready to see the Zoo! The Gorillas were right by the glass so Colton was able to see them really well! We were really impressed with the new Giants of the Savannah exhibit. They did a really nice job with this remodel! There were so many Elephants and they were easy to see! Colton liked watching them and so did Mommy! :) We made our way to the Giraffes and you were able to get so close to them. Colton thought this was really neat too! Thought this was hilarious the way this Giraffe took a drink while we were watching! "Mommy...look at the Cheetah!" The Lions were right by the glass! Colton wanted to pet them...we think he may have thought they were big doggies. :) On our way out of the exhibit we passed back by the Elephants and one came right by the cage edge and was sticking his trunk out of the slots. Colton was watching so intently! "This elephant is just my size to ride!" Colton liked all the birds they had. He can say "bird" now and is constantly pointing them out when he sees them.He had such a good time he fell asleep as we were leaving. :)

Father's Day

We had a laid back Father's Day weekend and enjoyed spending time together! Jeff is such a wonderful father and Colton lights up when he is around. He absolutely loves loves his Daddy!!

Daddy is so much fun!!

Colton even helped Daddy mow the yard this weekend! :)

First Swim of Many This Summer!

On Sunday we took Colton to the pool for the first time this summer. He had a great time...we knew he would with his love for water! (the bath, the doggie water bowl, etc.) I am sure we will have many many more pool days ahead!

Swimming with Daddy and Mommy Splish Splash!

We tried these shades and they lasted all about 2 seconds...just enough time to get the picture! :) He had such a good time that he fell asleep while eating his lunch!