Sweet Summer time

As a teacher, how can summer not be my favorite season?!?! This summer has been especially fun because Colton is growing and doing more each and every day! He is quite the active and vocal little man. Here are some of my favorite parts of this summer:

- I love how each morning he calls my name to come get him out of bed (sometimes earlier than I'd wish for) and then we snuggle in mom's bed and watch cartoons before breakfast!
- I love eating all the "food" he makes me in his kitchen....and drinking the endless supply of "super hot coffee" (as he calls it). I wonder where he learned to make coffee :)
- When he plays hide-and-seek, (he's still in that stage that if he can't see you, he thinks you can't see him) he puts his lovey over his head and says "Where's Colton" and when we ask him....he says TARGET!!! I guess we go to Target too much!!
- He is doing such a good job sleeping in his bed. He usually goes right to bed and doesn't get out unless he calls us.
- He is becoming a pro in the pool. He is such a dare devil and goes in the deep end (with his floaty vest of course!)
- He is SO smart! When we are out driving, he recognized places. He knows: Mom's school, Dr. office (yes! he loves it...weird, I know!), both sets of grandparents houses, where his babysitter and friends live, and he even know familiar restuants we go to! Where do they learn this stuff???
- He knows how to play on the iPad...and how to pick out his own games! Such a 21st century baby!
- He is such a good little shopper with mom...loves to go for car rides!
- His vocabulay is so big! He can say and name just about anything!! It's amazing! However, he's never quiete!!!

Though some days may be more challenging than others, I still love every minute of my summers with him. Let's face it....he's two and going to throw some fits, but when he's done....I can't help but think I have the cutest baby on the planet!!!

Riding in style!

 Saw his first movie this summer! Kung Fu Panda II

Disney Part-2

Wednesday:
On Wednesday we had a little rain. We decided to have a more relaxing day and we headed to the pool. The resort's pool was great. It wasn't crowed at all and they had a whole seperate kids swimming pool. It was no more than chin deep and had a jungle gym for the kids to climb on and slides. He had a blast! After spending the morning there, we headed to Downtown Disney for lunch. We ate at the Rainforest Cafe. He was in love. That resaurant was great!! All the animals move and seem so life like. They even have a "thunderstrom" every half hour. Food was excellent too. After lunch, we just walked around and shopped. We got treats at the Goofey Candy store. Colton LOVED his chocolate covered pretzel. We also played in the water fountains they had. That evening we went back to Epcot for dinner. We ate a Japanese restaurant. It was yummy!!!

Thursday:

This was our last full day in Disney. It was a VERY rainy day:( We went to another character breakfast at the Beach Club Resort. Colton got to meet Donald agian and Minnie. After we ate, we headed to Animal Kingdom. We took him on a Safari ride through the jungle. The animals were out walking around! I don't think anything was hiding from us. The only thing I have to say about Animal Kingdom, is the St. Louis Zoo spoils us!!! It was just as good, in my opinion! We had lunch in Animal Kingdom and head back to the hotel for a nap. That night we went to Holleywood Studios for our last dinner. On the bus ride there, it started to POUR....and it never stopped!!!!! We were in ponchos and had poor baby Colton under an umbrella. We were soaked!! So we didn't get to see much that night. Dinner was good, we went back to a restaurant we had been to for breakfast, Holleywood Vine I think. So after we ate, we headed back to the hotel to dry off!!

Hi Minnie

 Riding a rollar coaster!

 We didn't let the rain stop us!

Friday:

We headed home this day. We got up and went to breakfast on our resort. The luggage people were waited on us when we got back....opps! Then we went to the main building on the resort to check out and wait for the Magical Express to take us the airport. It was a short 45 minute bus ride. Once we got to the airport, we had an early lunch and waited for the first plance ride. The ride to Atlanta wasn't too bad, but the ride from Atlanta to St. Louis, man.....I think Colton was ready to be home. Mom and Dad too!!! We had tears and fits, but we made it!!!!!

The Disney vacation was amazing! I will do it every year. He was so happy and loved every minute of it. I made a book of the pictures he loves to look at it! I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone!! :) An amazing first family vacation!!