Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
he's soo two
C is going through some funny things these days - silly - things I want to remember. So I thought I'd share.
His obsession with orange shirts. For awhile now, whenever A gets home, he takes a shower, and C goes upstairs with him. After, he immediately runs to A's closet, opens it, and picks out A's only orange shirt. He insists on him wearing it. INSISTS. Now this crazy thing has grown into C always wanting to wear an orange shirt. Unfortunately, we only have two. I do usually win this battle in the morning, but once A gets home (and of course, puts on his orange shirt), C usually has to change.
His 'mink ball.' We went to Cape May a few weeks ago just for a night. We went to the grocery store and C insisted on this 50 cent pink marbled bouncy ball. I'm sure you've seen them, they're a dime a dozen. He LOVES this thing. I mean loves it. And he has other balls, including balls that bounce. So I'm not sure where this obsession came from, but he always asked for it, took it on our walks, etc. Well, before his birthday party, I decided to put it inside so we wouldn't lose it. C wound up coming inside for a while that night and must've brought 'mink ball' out when he came. I thought I brought everything in from the alley, but apparently not, because the next morning, C is BESIDE himself looking for 'mink ball' to play with. I looked EVERYWHERE - alley, street, house, everywhere. No luck. Of course, I see these balls everywhere, so I looked online to buy him a new one and can't find one. I texted our friends to see if anyone had accidentally gone home with it. No luck. So then I sent out a picture of C holding it and said, if you ever see one of these pink balls at a store, buy it, I'll pay you back! Sarah looked at Target for us - no luck. Bailey thought she saw them at CVS. Sure enough, we walked there that morning and there is a huge display of bouncy balls, mink ball included. C was so excited! You'd think that we'd find it and his obsession would be over, but no, he loves that ball. So funny. A was of course wanting him to get a different color, but he insisted on pink.
His new friend at the park.. who speaks no English. Almost every morning we take the dogs to the park to play ball. Usually, C wants to go to the park after. It's early enough that there is almost no one there and not so hot, so we go to the park to play after. The park used to have this awesome sandbox that C loved and it was removed. Instead now, there's this big dirt/sand pit that someone basically made. Every morning there's this little Chinese boy who is digging in the dirt with his grandma. He usually brings a bucket and shovels. Colton has started to play with him.. every morning. He'll bring a bucket and shovel as well, or his little mini diggers and share. The little boy is just a bit older than C - no English. His Grandma doesn't speak English either. But it is SO cute to see them interact with each other - all three of them really, not just the boys.
His 'ra' shoes. Ra is Colton language for Hot. Don't ask me why. His language has really started to improve, but for some reason he still pronounces H's as R's. I bought Colton a pair of crocs. No, they're not the cutest shoes, but they breathe and this kid has some stinky feet! A few weeks ago, he wanted to go bare foot and I let him (I know all you Rapaljes are cringing right now) and the ground was hot. I told him, hey, it's hot, put these shoes on (which were tucked in the stroller just for this reason). He put them on and said, 'no ra, warm.' Ha. Ok whatever kid. For some reason, that really stuck with him. Now when we're getting ready to go out in the morning and he has to put his shoes on, he either puts on his 'bu shoes dad' (the ones Dad got him), 'his 'bown shoes dad' (the brown shoes like dad), or his 'ra shoes' (his hot shoes). Ha.
His obsession with orange shirts. For awhile now, whenever A gets home, he takes a shower, and C goes upstairs with him. After, he immediately runs to A's closet, opens it, and picks out A's only orange shirt. He insists on him wearing it. INSISTS. Now this crazy thing has grown into C always wanting to wear an orange shirt. Unfortunately, we only have two. I do usually win this battle in the morning, but once A gets home (and of course, puts on his orange shirt), C usually has to change.
His 'mink ball.' We went to Cape May a few weeks ago just for a night. We went to the grocery store and C insisted on this 50 cent pink marbled bouncy ball. I'm sure you've seen them, they're a dime a dozen. He LOVES this thing. I mean loves it. And he has other balls, including balls that bounce. So I'm not sure where this obsession came from, but he always asked for it, took it on our walks, etc. Well, before his birthday party, I decided to put it inside so we wouldn't lose it. C wound up coming inside for a while that night and must've brought 'mink ball' out when he came. I thought I brought everything in from the alley, but apparently not, because the next morning, C is BESIDE himself looking for 'mink ball' to play with. I looked EVERYWHERE - alley, street, house, everywhere. No luck. Of course, I see these balls everywhere, so I looked online to buy him a new one and can't find one. I texted our friends to see if anyone had accidentally gone home with it. No luck. So then I sent out a picture of C holding it and said, if you ever see one of these pink balls at a store, buy it, I'll pay you back! Sarah looked at Target for us - no luck. Bailey thought she saw them at CVS. Sure enough, we walked there that morning and there is a huge display of bouncy balls, mink ball included. C was so excited! You'd think that we'd find it and his obsession would be over, but no, he loves that ball. So funny. A was of course wanting him to get a different color, but he insisted on pink.
His new friend at the park.. who speaks no English. Almost every morning we take the dogs to the park to play ball. Usually, C wants to go to the park after. It's early enough that there is almost no one there and not so hot, so we go to the park to play after. The park used to have this awesome sandbox that C loved and it was removed. Instead now, there's this big dirt/sand pit that someone basically made. Every morning there's this little Chinese boy who is digging in the dirt with his grandma. He usually brings a bucket and shovels. Colton has started to play with him.. every morning. He'll bring a bucket and shovel as well, or his little mini diggers and share. The little boy is just a bit older than C - no English. His Grandma doesn't speak English either. But it is SO cute to see them interact with each other - all three of them really, not just the boys.
His 'ra' shoes. Ra is Colton language for Hot. Don't ask me why. His language has really started to improve, but for some reason he still pronounces H's as R's. I bought Colton a pair of crocs. No, they're not the cutest shoes, but they breathe and this kid has some stinky feet! A few weeks ago, he wanted to go bare foot and I let him (I know all you Rapaljes are cringing right now) and the ground was hot. I told him, hey, it's hot, put these shoes on (which were tucked in the stroller just for this reason). He put them on and said, 'no ra, warm.' Ha. Ok whatever kid. For some reason, that really stuck with him. Now when we're getting ready to go out in the morning and he has to put his shoes on, he either puts on his 'bu shoes dad' (the ones Dad got him), 'his 'bown shoes dad' (the brown shoes like dad), or his 'ra shoes' (his hot shoes). Ha.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Colton's 2nd Birthday
Wake up in a crib full of a balloons! He was in HEAVEN!
(healthy) banana pancakes for breakfast!
Pool Date with friends - Jackson, Liam, & Maddie
Cupcakes from Meg!
Presents. He LOVED opening presents this year.
A tool bench from playgroup!
QT with Dad on the couch - lounging sickies.
Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes. Delish! Jackson, Peter, and Evers inhaled them!
So you can kind of see the set up - water table, baby pools, basketball, ride toys, squirt guns, beach balls, chalk, balloons - the kiddos loved it.
C was not really feeling the party - no surprise. He was beginning to get sick plus he hates crowds. He came out for cupcakes and later, when some people had left.
Had to include a pic of this adorable party animal.
Sickie snuggles on the couch, watching baseball :)
Colton refused to wear pants his entire party. Then, after getting wet, had to take his shirt off too. The majority of the night he was walking around with his booty crack showing. Classy parties we throw :)
Of course the kids would rather play on the trash cans than with toys - no surprise
Homemade strawberry shortcake cupcakes filled with homemade strawberry jelly
Pre-party - no pants then either!
bff Ben
Uncle Smooth came - and brought C lots of Michigan gear!
A super delayed second birthday post! Colton was starting to get sick on his birthday (Thursday) and only recently started to feel better. I, of course, got it after, so I'm behind with the blog!
Colton had a great birthday. We had a very fun, low key, relaxing day, then a party, a rally in the alley, the Saturday after. Almost ALL of his friends came (minus Theo). Even the newest playgroup member, Sadie came - only 5 days old! Needless to say, our alley was packed! Colton didn't love the crowd (and wasn't feeling great) and bailed on the majority of his party. He came out for cupcakes and once half the crowd left. He loved having 'pres' (presents), eating cupcakes, telling everyone 'I two,' and not wearing clothes - pretty standard 2 year old I'd say. It was nice getting together with EVERYONE here, which we normally have trouble doing - too many people, not enough space. The alley was perfect. Even Uncle Smooth (Ryan) came up from DC! AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, Dad was home! Success!
Friday, June 19, 2015
"i two"
Colton is two. Eesh. Where does the time go? I try to keep track of what's going on, what's changing month to month, but sometimes it's hard to keep up!
At two, Colton is really starting to enjoy playing by himself more. It's great. He'll stay in the back room alone for A WHILE now playing with his toys! He really enjoys taking the mornings slow, not getting out immediately, not getting out of jams first thing, just hanging out with his toys in his house. He's very into playing with his dinosaurs, his trucks, balls, and toys. He loves to 'shoot bask' (shoot baskets) and stack blocks. Since the beginning, he's been a reader and thankfully, he still loves it.
Colton is talking SO MUCH MORE. I can understand most of what he says - but sometimes, I still get stumped. His birthday and day after, he kept saying: I two, more presents, and cupcakes. Ha. The kids knows where it's at. His new saying is, 'watch this!' So cute.
He is still not a fan of crowds. For instance, his birthday party, he asked to go inside and play (alone with Dad) in the beginning.. to get away from the chaos.
He is not a fan of the heat! He is MY KID! He gets overheated so easily and is always sweaty!
He has always been SUCH a sleeper, but he can FINALLY stay up past his bedtime without having a meltdown! I think the weather helps, with it being light until much later.
He has gotten a lot more independent. He prefers to walk to the park instead of ride in the stroller, he likes to look both ways to check for cars (not take my word for it), and is getting more adventurous every day (he can now do the 'big kid' stuff at the park!).
He is just such a fun kid.. and all boy! I feel so lucky that I get to hang out with him everyday!
Pictures to come!
At two, Colton is really starting to enjoy playing by himself more. It's great. He'll stay in the back room alone for A WHILE now playing with his toys! He really enjoys taking the mornings slow, not getting out immediately, not getting out of jams first thing, just hanging out with his toys in his house. He's very into playing with his dinosaurs, his trucks, balls, and toys. He loves to 'shoot bask' (shoot baskets) and stack blocks. Since the beginning, he's been a reader and thankfully, he still loves it.
Colton is talking SO MUCH MORE. I can understand most of what he says - but sometimes, I still get stumped. His birthday and day after, he kept saying: I two, more presents, and cupcakes. Ha. The kids knows where it's at. His new saying is, 'watch this!' So cute.
He is still not a fan of crowds. For instance, his birthday party, he asked to go inside and play (alone with Dad) in the beginning.. to get away from the chaos.
He is not a fan of the heat! He is MY KID! He gets overheated so easily and is always sweaty!
He has always been SUCH a sleeper, but he can FINALLY stay up past his bedtime without having a meltdown! I think the weather helps, with it being light until much later.
He has gotten a lot more independent. He prefers to walk to the park instead of ride in the stroller, he likes to look both ways to check for cars (not take my word for it), and is getting more adventurous every day (he can now do the 'big kid' stuff at the park!).
He is just such a fun kid.. and all boy! I feel so lucky that I get to hang out with him everyday!
Pictures to come!
Thursday, June 11, 2015
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