Happy Halloween!

This is a little sneak peek before we go trick or treating tonight. Last Sunday, Colton's school had Trunk or Treat.

Colton's first glimpse of a clown. He was mesmerized.

Off to get some goodies...

Our friends' "trunk" was decorated like Seseme Street! So fun.

First taste of a lollipop and candy for that matter.

Daddy and Colton...

He's got this trick or treating business down pat.

One of the trunks was decorated like "Jonah and the whale". He really liked that one and didn't want to come out. Happy Halloween everyone!

Great Big Pumpkin Farm

Sunday, Colton and I met Bunny at the Great Orange Pumpkin Farm in Richardson. It was extremely hot, but we had a great time!

Kissing the pumpkins.

I've never seen so many pumpkins!

Mommy and Me!

One year ago in the pumpkin patch...

Saturday, we went to the Fall Fair at Prestoncrest.

He loved riding this mini-rollercoaster!

Back at the pumpkin farm, patting the pigs!

Making sure we see them too.

Colton learned to say "Boo"! this week, too. He loved the ghosts but at the minute I took the picture he spotted an airplane.

Before we had time to think it through the man took off in the tractor with Colton in tow. It was a pretty fast ride (at least for Mommy) but I think Colton really enjoyed it. He did not want to get out.

First hayride!

Feeding the goats.

This is great!

Following the ducks.

Happy Halloween!

15 Months

These pictures are actually from last month, but I wanted to be sure and post them. Papaw took Colton and I to the balloon festival. We had a great time seeing all the beautiful ballooons!

Watching the balloons launch with Papaw.

This past Friday, we met Maria and Madden at Firewheel for a playdate. We had a great time shopping and visiting! Thanks for meeting us.

Sweet Madden smiling for the camera. Maria, you are a wonderful mom!

Colton has always liked apples. Usually I cut them up and peel them, but one day while the refrigerator door was open, he reached into the fruit drawer and pulled out an apple. He then proceeded to eat the entire thing, peel and all. Since then he has had about 3 full apples. He can eat on them for hours :) Healthy boy!

I'm loving being home on Fridays again with my little man. Sometimes, Mom needs to spice up the routine so this Friday we had a picnic on the kitchen floor. Notice he had another apple with his meal.

Here are Madden and Colton together.

Here are a few things to remember about 15 months:

• Saying "Amen!" with the song, "If you're happy and you know it" or after bedtime prayers. He says it in the sweetest way (Mamen).
• Saying "hi" whenever he sees me and smiling.
• Pretending to talk on the phone and saying "hello". The other day he picked up a domino and used it as a phone.
• Started waving like a big boy.
• Completely off the bottle. That was harder on Mommy I think. That was my only cudddle time with Colton. He has done great and doesn't complain as long as we keep the bottles out of sight. And he does let me hold him while he has his night sippy cup.
• Waking up at 4 or 5 am most mornings recently.... WHAT IS THIS ABOUT??? Yikes! Sometimes he will go back to sleep until 6 but then he is ready to start the day. He used to sleep til 7 or 7:30. This going to one nap has been such a weird transition. I read today that we need to put him to bed extra early until the transition time is over. He usually is asleep by 7:30 but tonight we put him down at 6:45. We'll see how the moring goes.
• Started "ROARING" when he sees a lion, tiger or polar bear.
• "Whoo, whoooing" when he sees his owl book.
• Still loves birds, outside, airplanes, cars, balls, climbing, Sonic ice, music, Praise Baby and dogs.
• Can point to the moon.
• Says "hot" a lot! When I'm cooking, I hear this constant little voice saying "hot, hot, hot, hot..." and then when he eats... too funny.
• The pacifier is supposed to go next...that may take a while. He loves it so.

We got our 4th haircut Tuesday. I thought I would save some money so I took him to a "regular" haircut place. I don't know a thing about boy's haircuts so when she said she would use the clippers on a 6, I didn't think a thing about it... then she started the cut and his hair was just gone! It's soooooooo short! Lesson learned. I don't have a picture yet, but here's a video of him looking in the mirror and saying Hi.

Blame it On the Rain...yeah, yeah!

Today was Fair Day for our district so we enjoyed a nice rainy day at home. How do you tell a 14 month old that we can't go outside because water is falling from the sky? Well, you can't! They do not understand. We took a walk in the rain this morning. Right before noon the rain stopped so I thought we could go outside and not get wet. Boy was I wrong. Colton found and stomped in every puddle on our street. He was soaked...but very happy!

14 months...

This is one of my favorite recent pictures of Colton. I think it captures his passion for life :) Or at least the bath anyways. Yes, we are finally back in favor of bathtime again (as long as it is in the duck tub). This is Colton in his duck tub catching his reflection in the drain cover. Apparently he likes what he sees.

I can't get enough of that little grin!

Here we are in one of Mommy's favorite places in the whole world. We've just recently discovered Breckinridge Park. It has acres of lush grassy areas (remember my affinity for the green stuff), a pond with ducks and cool playgrounds tucked among the trees. We've been there twice and are thinking about making it a weekly trip. Here is Colton after playing a round of "Ring Around the Rosy".

This is from Monday - Grandma and Grandad came by for a quick visit. Grandad was kind enough to take Colton out in the rain for a short walk. Colton also got to spend last Friday with Grandad while Mom went to work. Colton wasn't well enough to go to school but not sick enough to need Mommy. Grandad and Colton went to visit Grandma at the elementary school she works at, took several walks and had a great time playing! He stayed Friday night and all day Saturday with Grandma and Grandad, too! I know he had a wonderful time! In fact he had such a good time that he called Grandma today without me knowing. I thought he was just playing with the phone and he kept saying, "Hello", "hello" over and over - turns out Grandma was really on the other line! Too cute! So this is a day to remember - October 6 - Colton made his first phone call!

More Memories from September...

Colton and I planned a surprise party for Jack last weekend. He was truly surprised and we had a great time. We had a cookout in the backyard complete with fun patio lights but of course I didn't get one picture of the backyard... Thanks Don & Tianay for taking him to A&M for the day so we could get everything ready. And thanks Bunny for ALL your help that day! You should start a side business for party planning and set-up! You're the best!

Colton in the ice bucket sans ice.

One of Colton's first masterpieces from school. He actually painted the brick and put Humpty on the page. Let's just say that Colton couldn't put Humpty together again, either, so its a literal interpretation of the story :)

14 months...

Colton has also learned how to use his parents as ride-on toys and finds it highly entertaining.

Poor Daddy... I can't imagine why he's all tuckered out.

Showing us his tummy. It's amazing how much he understands. We're about 50/50 on pointing out our eyes, nose and mouth.