I love this time of year

Even though I love the warm summertime, this time of year comes in close second! I love snuggling up on the couch with a blanket and hot chocolate, eating tons of food and spending lots of time with family. This Thanksgiving was just as exciting. We actually got two, one with my family and one with Dan's. Colton loved the Jello at both houses!! :) The small things in life make him happy!

As Colton gets older, it makes me realize how quickly time passes. It feels like we were just doing Christmas 2010 and here comes 2011. Dan and I always talk about..."Remember when he was a baby and drank bottles? Remember when he couldn't move on his own? Remember when he laid in his swing? Remember when he couldn't open cabinets, drawers, doors????" And now he is an independent boy. He helps clean up his own messes, picks out his own snacks and is starting to have opinions about his clothes! Oh boy! But all of it makes me want to cherish every second with him. It is going by too quickly. Before we know it, it will be his first day if kindergarten! Stopping and doing the little things with him can bring a smile to any ones face. Good or bad day, he can cheer you up. One of my favorites is when he gets into your face, puts on that cheeser grin, squints his eyes, and waves in your face saying "Hi Mama"! Love it! Love him!!

He grows cuter and cuter everyday. I am so excited for the month of December! Breakfast with Santa at my school is Saturday! We will post pictures this weekend!

Some cute shots from this week....

Relaxing on the couch-snuggling!

Daddy made me Spagehtti O's with meatballs....yep, I picked out all the meatballs! Then smiled with them for Daddy!

A Smart Boy

This week we had our Parents-As-Teachers visit. This is were an early childhood teacher come to our house and does a screening with Colton. They "test" things such as: can he run and jump, can he stack blocks, can he say words, can he point to things he wants and ask for more, can he color with a crayon, can he problem solve and get a cheerio out of a toy bottle, and lots of other little tests! Our smart little boy passed them all with flying colors!! The only thing he "needs to work on" is putting together 2 word sentences. We will get there!! It seems like he says a new word everyday. He's latest is Night-Night as we walk up the stairs and get in bed!

When she asked him if he could stack 2 blocks, he said "NO" and got out 5 or 6 blocks and stacked them all! Such a smarty like he father :) I just love he cute personality...and he definitely has one!

His new thing to do this week is to get the pots out of the cabinets and then get some food out of the pantry (a can of unopened Parmesan cheese to be exact) and "cook" for mommy and daddy! He "ch ch's" and shakes some cheese into his pot, stirs it and eats it! It is amazing to see how much they really watch us and learn! If you give him a brush, he brushes his hair. If we ask him where lovie is, he knows exactly where he hid it earlier and will go get it! He amazes me everyday. We honestly think there is nothing cuter than our man! A little bias, I know, but we are mommy and daddy. We are allowed to think our kid is the cutest!

Coloring a picture!

It's November Already

October has come and gone....quickly! Colton was so cute on his "first real Halloween" as we called it. He got to go Trick or Treating and got lots of candy. He only made it about 2 streets before he starting handing the people at the door back some candy! It was too funny! He loved ringing the door bells and talking to all the people! Then we came home to hand out candy to our 2 trick or treaters!!! Yep....only 2:( I think there should be no school on Halloween!!! As a mom and a teacher! But all in all, he was pretty cute!

Helping Dad carve his pumpkin!

Putting the pieces on!

It was a Mr. Potato Head pumpking peice set! It matched his cosutme.

All finished! He wasn't into posing tonight:)

Getting ready to go Trick or Treating!

Just relaxing.....so cute!!!!

Also....yesterday I was in my best friend Courtney's wedding! She was stunning and her day was perfect! Congrats to her and her new hubby Adam! Love you!!! And of course I forgot my camera:( soooo when I get a cute picture from someone, I will post!!! The wedding was beautiful.