cookie making

Sometimes the good things in life don't come as fast as we want them to.

Here is a typical Colin expression. He is growing up so fast and looks like such a big boy in this picture.

our little climber

A few weeks ago I bought a little tykes climber off craigs list and Brent picked it up after work. Colin couldnt wait for us to put it together and started climbing on it right from the start. Its so cute to see him run out to it first thing and start playing on it. He loves to climb up the slide and also slide down backwards (we're going to have to teach him the correct playground safety rules one day) Colin also likes to pick the peppers from grandpa's garden and then run over to his playground, crawl under it and eat his veggies!

our beautiful family

A rare picture with all three of us looking right at the camera. And Colin is even smiling a little!

chocolate and trash cans

Colin's Aunt Mary has been getting ready to go off to college which means Colin has gotten to play with some pretty cool stuff. Mary has been storing her things in the living room as they are bought/packed up. His favorite thing to play with was her trash can. At first it was great to throw his toys in but then he figured if toys had that much fun it in - why not try it himself. The good thing about having all mary's things in the living room is that they are blocking Colin from the candy dish that grandma and grandpa keep stocked just for Colin. Luckily he hasn't figured out how to climb the mountain of things to get to the chocolate.

beach bum

A few weeks ago I took Colin to the beach and then met Brent and our friend Mike for dinner. Colin loved the sand and when I wasn't looking he kept trying to get his sandy hand in my mouth. Sand is not so fun and is sticky and gross when you eat it. Colin loved watching the kids dig for crabs and would go up to them and try to take their toys when they weren't looking. (we have since bought Colin his own set of sand toys) Colin's favorite part of the day was the little spout on the boardwalk where you wash your feet off. He loved playing in the water and thought it was great watching everyone get sand off them. Afterwards we were sitting on a bench watching the people walk by when a policeman on a bike stopped by. Colin was eating his goldfish crackers and immediately put the bag behind his back (I guess so the policeman wouldnt take them) but the policeman asked if Colin was hiding dope in his diaper! I wasn't sure if that was a joke or not but I don't think we look like the kind of people who would do that. And really who jokes about that? I thought Va beach was a family friendly place. At least he didn't look in Colin's diaper and Colin didnt have to share his goldfish!