Pee Pee in the potty!

I bought Colton a potty a while back just to have around because he seems to be interested in it. Usually as I am running his bath I put him on it to sit and he usually sits and then gets up and runs around. Last night, I put him on it and he sat and sat and I knew he was doing something and then when he got up he had pee peed in the potty!!!! I screamed and ran into the living room to tell Charles and we gave hugs and high fives to Colton. Colton was laughing and thought it was funny. Now we will keep trying!

Christmas 2008!

We had a great Christmas this year. Colton got a swingset from Meme and Pappy. We haven't put it together yet because we still need to finish our fence. Nonna and PawPaw got him a little electric 4 wheeler. He got an easel and an Elmo chair and a little Brobie jiggly doll from Monique and a lot of other stuff. He had fun! The day after Christmas we went to Granbury and spent a couple days with Meme and Pappy. We had Christmas with the Moores and got to see Mark and Beth, David, GG Moore and GG Green. We had a great time at Christmas and look forward to the new year!

19 months old

Today Colton is 19 months old. I can't believe how much he has grown. He is the cutest, funniest, sweetest little boy. He has been with Daddy this week while Mommy is working. Today is my last day this week though! I will be doing some cooking tomorrow. I plan on trying out cake balls this year. We will see how it goes. It's supposed to be pretty simple. I can't wait until Christmas!

Here is a picture of his shirt they made him at school. The snowman is his footprint! How cute is that! Also, here is another video of him making his favorite sounds. ENJOY!

New Videos

Here is a video for your viewing pleasure. It is of Colton counting, sort of.

Out with the old, in with the new

Tonight I did something I should have done long ago. I cleaned out Colton's room. We bagged up all the old toys to make room for the new ones he will get for Christmas and I packed away all his old clothes. It was very sad. I realized he's not really a baby anymore. He's a little boy. Needless to say, there are two big bags of things that I don't really want to get rid of in case we have another boy. Colton helped with this project as did Cleo, Caesar, Fat Boy and Dolly. Daddy came in to help as well. His room is very clean now. I still need to tackle his closet because there are things in there I know I can get rid of. We ate at Cici's tonight. It's one of Colton's favorites because he loves Pasta. "More pata. more pata" he says. Super cute. Thursday is his Happy Birthday Jesus party at school and I am in charge of bringing the cookie cake. I am getting very excited about decorating it. Should I bring little gifts for the kids or do you only do that at Halloween? I did it for halloween but I was the only parent that did so I don't think anyone else will be doing it for Christmas. I am off to bed now. I have to go to Huntsville tomorrow, YUCK!

SNOW IN HOUSTON

We had snow last night. Colton didn't like it so much. He gets very disgusted when there is dirt or hair on the floor. He points to it and growls in disgust. That is what he was doing to the snow. He also was very upset that it was on his shoes. We made a snowman though and then our snowdog, Caesar, licked it and knocked it over. Cleo was a wuss and didn't like the snow. I guess there will be no future in dog sledding for her.

Milestones

Colton is talking up a storm lately and his favorite word seems to be "No." He knows what he wants and he is determined to get it. He is also very polite and picks up his toys when asked. His sleeping has GREATLY improved and the last two nights there has been absolutely no crying when it's time to go to bed. He will usually wake up at least once crying but it's pretty easy to calm him down and then he will sleep the rest of the night. The first night he went to bed at around 9 and woke up crying at 10:30 and then slept the rest of the night. Last night he woke up around 2 crying so I think each night will get later and later until he sleeps the night again. I don't mind him waking up. I just hated the crying when it was time for bed, but now that that has stopped (I hope!) it's much better. He is just a happy kid. Always smiling and laughing and playing around. He's very well - adjusted. He's also very sensitive. Last night, he was eating his grilled cheese and he just had a little piece left in his hand and Cleo reached up and took it from him so I swatted her. Colton was so upset and he kept pointing to her saying "EO, EO, EO" (He calls her EO). He was very concerned with whether or not she was ok. I didn't hit her hard, but he made me feel terrible! In other news, I kind of got a promotion at work. It didn't come with a pay raise (yet) but it makes me have a lot more job security. In Feb. I will be taking over the design and production of all eight of our communities newsletters. This is a huge job and I hope I can handle it. I'm looking forward to it because I love doing that kind of thing, but it will be a lot of work. I may even have to work late a couple of nights! (GASP!) At least until 5:30. :-)

Thanksgiving Photos, Anniversary and Slumber Party

Here are a few photos from Thanksgiving. Here is Colton and Pappy with Biscuit. Colton loves Biscuit and vice versa. In other news, Colton's talking is getting so good. He is really able to tell you what he wants and he understands what you tell him. He is probably the funniest little boy I know. He is always laughing and smiling and he knows he is cute! It amazes us how much his speaking is improving each day. Soccer season has started and so far, it's a lot better than football. Charles is actually able to eat dinner with us and he hasn't worked a weekend yet. Charles and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary on Saturday. We went to San Antonio for the night. Colton stayed with my mom and had a slumber party with his cousin Ty. This is them taking a bath and Colton doing a very intricate drawing on the bathtub.

Here is a cute present that Colton made at school that he gave us for Thanksgiving. Our little baby is growing up so fast. Every night on our way home, we go through Green Tee to look at lights. There aren't that many up yet, but he still loves them. I have pictures of us decorating our tree but I have to upload them to the computer. I will post them when I do.

Thanksgiving

We went to Granbury for Thanksgiving to see Pappy and Mimi. Colton loved the horses, especially Biscuit, the mini horse. He can even say Biscuit. He kept everyone entertained that is for sure! We went to Canton on Saturday and that was quite an experience! So much shopping and walking. I will definitely go back. We really enjoyed ourselves. We all had a great time with Pappy and Mimi and got to spend some time with Mark and Beth, the parents to be. I think they got a glimpse into what a toddler was like! We can't wait until their little baby comes and Colton will have a new cousin to play with!