Hanging With The Hoofs

Christmas 2012

2012-12-25T18:34:00.002-08:00

We woke up at 8:00AM all excited for Colton to open his presents. Since Barry wasn't home, we were able to Skype so daddy could watch little man open his gifts and participate in our Christmas morning. We miss him so much when he's gone!

After he opened some of his gifts and we visited with daddy some, then it was off to Nana's house for Christmas lunch. This was my content little man before everyone else arrived at Nana's house.........

I couldn't pass up taking a picture of our table centerpiece that mom had, it was beautiful!

When everyone arrived, we ate lunch and boy was it every yummy! We were all stuffed, there was so much food. Finally after lunch Colton and Noah were able to open their gifts and then play, play, play.....................................

Thank goodness Nana bought them the exact same gift this year, that way there was no fussing or fighting over who was playing with what toy. These two cousins act like brothers more than they do cousins, but with only 10 months apart in age, I guess that's what happens. The boys both received superheroes for their Christmas presents.............Colton had Hulk and Iron Man and Noah had Spiderman. Those boys played for hours with their superheroes..............

While the adults were visiting, the boys took a nap. Once they woke up, we then decided we wanted more food in our bellies, so we ate some more, then once we were stuffed, we were ready to take it easy on the couches. After we visited a little more, we all decided it was time to go home. We all needed our rest since we had to go back to work tomorrow. This was our Christmas Day 2012......................wouldn't have missed it for anything.

Our Fun Day

2012-12-24T19:27:00.001-08:00

I wanted to get out of the house and do something fun. I wanted to try a new restaurant and I wanted to go to Dick's Five and Dime Store in Branson, so we headed out last Friday for a road trip. We ate at Joe's Crab Shack.

Inside, it was awesome where we sat..................right under the shark...............

We ordered some Great Balls of Fire and let me tell you.......they lived up to their name, they were very spicy hot! Then Colton and I shared the popcorn shrimp and fries. Mom ordered some calamari and we all tried that as well. I know........can you believe we tried fried squid? Well I'll have to say, I thought it was yummy!

Next, we headed off to Bass Pro for the kids to play. They shot guns, bow and arrows, drove remote control trucks, sat on 4-wheelers, road the carousel and tried on hats.

They had a lot of fun. Our day was awesome spent with family.

Cookies for Nana

2012-12-24T18:57:00.005-08:00

Colton and I had a fun and exciting morning making cookies to take to Nana's house today. This was one of the best days off for me since I've been on vacation. When we were making the cookies, Colton said, "Mama, this is so much fun, it's amazing! I love this day!" Amazing........how and when do they learn such big words at only the age of 4 1/2 years. He really did have a lot of fun helping make the cookies. I'm so glad we did it. They actually turned out to be quite delicious. Since this was the first time we've ever made them, that is really saying something. Here's the recipe in case you are wanting to try something new. Enjoy.

Toffee Bits Cookies
from www.hersheys.com

2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 (8 oz. pkg.) HEATH Toffee Bits

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until well blended. Add eggs; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in toffee bits.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 dozen cookies.

Simplicity

2012-12-17T21:27:00.004-08:00

Just wanted to post something simple. I absolutely adore this picture of Colton where he looks so happy and content just sitting in the floor. That's what every day should be like. Just wanted to share it with you all.

Christmas Get-Together with Friends

2012-12-17T21:20:00.004-08:00

Tonight we exchanged our Christmas gifts with our good friends, Angel and Katie. The kids took some cute little pictures before opening their gifts. I could not pass up sharing these. They were way too cute and funny to keep to myself............see for yourself.............

I love how happy and excited they look.......................they wanted to open these ALL night long, but we made them wait until after we ate dinner. Anticiptation!

They then played with their gifts the rest of the night while watching Madagascar 3. Funny kids!

Photo With Santa

2012-12-17T21:13:00.000-08:00

When Colton and I went with Dan, Angel and Katie to Branson Landing a few weeks back, I had a picture made of Colton sitting on Santa's lap. Here it is:

When Santa asked Colton what he wanted for Christmas, he couldn't think of anything apparently because he told Santa, "I don't know." My goodness........what kid doesn't know what they want for Christmas?

Thanksgiving

2012-11-23T12:24:00.001-08:00

We went over to mom's house for Thanksgiving. We had so much good food this year, We had turkey, mashed taters and gravy, stuffing, corn, green beans, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and rolls. The best part was the desserts, we had a ton to choose from........pumpkin pie, pecan pie bars, cheesecake with strawberry topping and upside down pineapple cake with caramel topping that is delicious!!!! Just take a peek........

Colton and Noah had their own table this year............

After lunch we went to the living room to visit and play. Daddy and Colton were playing in the floor.

This cracked me up....................... I couldn't pass up this picture of Ashley really telling Gabe just how it was..................... tee hee................

I was really thankful for another Wonderful Thanksgiving.

Silver Dollar City Christmas Lights

2012-11-23T12:11:00.002-08:00

We had a great road trip with our friends on Wednesday to Branson. We decided to go and get the kids pictures taken with Santa at Branson Landing and then head to Silver Dollar City. We first let the kids ride some rides before it got dark.

We headed off to grab something to drink since Colton was really thirsty. Angel bought a red velvet funnel cake with cream cheese icing on it that she shared with me and it was wonderful!(I wish I would've got a pitcure of it....but it was gone too fast). We left to head to let the kids play at the treehouse area and I ran into this scenery and I had to snap a shot.

We finally let the kids run and play here for a little while.

This picture cracks me up, it looks like Colton got caught with his hand in the cookie jar..........

I started walking around and found this tree that really stood out to me, it is nothing gorgeous, but to me I thought it was beautiful. It truly grabbed my attention.

We finally started to head out and leave and ran into the Christmas Tree music show. It was awesome to see the huge Christmas Tree turn different colors while the music played.

I was so excited this year to get to finally be able to stay late enough to see all of it. It was the first year I had ever seen this and I had a great time!

Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

2012-11-17T14:54:00.002-08:00

Enchiladas are one of my favorite dishes, so when I found this next recipe on Pinterest, I knew I had to make them. They turned out really good. However, I did make a few changes to the recipe, I used red enchilada sauce instead of green enchilada sauce and I used pinto beans instead of black beans. Other than those two changes, I followed the recipe exactly. Mom came over and helped us eat them and we all enjoyed them, they were very good. I think next time, I may try corn tortillas instead of flour tortillas and see how that works. Hope you enjoy this recipe!

TO-DIE-FOR CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
from www.pearls-handcuffs-happyhour.blogspot.com on Pinterest

2-3 chicken breasts, shredded {OR rotisserie chicken}
1 {8 oz.} pkg. cream cheese
1 28 oz. can green enchilada sauce {I used Las Palmas}
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
2 cups cooked rice {I used boil in a bag because I can't cook rice to save my life!!!}
Tortillas {I used Mission flour tortillas, but homemade would be muy delicioso!}
1-2 cups shredded monterrey & colby cheese

Cook chicken and shred; boil rice. Mix the shredded chicken, cream cheese, and 2 cups of the enchilada sauce together. This mix makes A TON!!!!
Pour half a cup of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
Layer the rice & black beans to your taste…and top with the chicken mixture in each tortilla.
Roll up each of the tortillas and place them in the baking dish seam side down.
Top with 1 cup of the enchilada sauce…and 1-2 cups of shredded cheese. The more, the merrier so we piled on the full two cups. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake at 375 for about 25 minutes.
Uncover the enchiladas, turn on the broiler, and broil for about 3-5 minutes uncovered...just long enough to brown the cheese.

Daddy Time

2012-11-13T10:38:00.003-08:00

Since Barry was able to be home with us another night, I was able to grab my camera and snap some shots of Colton and Barry playing around. Colton had to dress up in his Spiderman costume and do a little boxing with his daddy. Daddy is so much fun because he gets right down in the floor with little man to wrestle, box and tackle.................boy stuff. Colton misses this a lot when Barry is not around, so whenever he gets to come home for a few days, this is always on Colton's list of things to do with daddy.

They had a great time until daddy was wore out and needed to rest. Colton was not happy, apparently he wanted to fight all night long..............so it was then pouting time...............

..........oh well, not always can we get our way and play 24/7. There is always next time.

Pecan Pie Bars

2012-11-12T14:46:00.004-08:00

I was craving something sweet today and decided to get on Pinterest and check out some dessert recipes to try. I found these pecan pie bars that looked very tempting and knew that was what I was looking for. These turned out awesome and they were so easy to make. It's like having a thin sliver of delicious pecan pie. YUMMY! Hope you enjoy!

PECAN PIE BARS
from http://www.ibelieveicanfry.com/2011/11/pecan-pie-bars.html

1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup (dark or light, doesn't matter)
1 Tbsp butter, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg, beaten

Unroll dough and separate into 2 long rectangles; place in an ungreased 13x9 pan and press along the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides, pressing the perforations firmly to seal. Bake for 8 minutes in a 350-degree oven. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the pecans, sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, vanilla and egg. Pour over crust and bake 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting, and store at room temperature.

P.S. Barry loved these too!!!

Southwestern Taco Soup

2012-11-04T18:16:00.002-08:00

Yesterday was spent indoors most of the day. We went to mom's house for some homemade potato soup for lunch, then I decided to try a new recipe from Pinterest. I changed it up because I felt like it was lacking something in flavor, so I added a few extra ingredients. It turned out pretty good, I won't say it was the best soup ever made, but it was OK.

SOUTHWESTERN TACO SOUP
Adapted from http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/creamy_sw_taco_soup.html

1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 10-ounce cans Ro-tel tomatoes, undrained (tomatoes with green chilies)
2 cans of beef broth
1 can of pinto beans
1 can of corn, drained
3/4 cup of milk
1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix
2 teaspoons salt, or to taste

In a large soup pot, brown the ground beef with the onion and garlic; drain. Add the spices and cook a couple minutes. Drop the cream cheese in bits into the meat. With the back of a big spoon, smash it into the meat until no bits of white remain. Stir in remaining ingredients and heat through.

Makes 8 cups or 6-8 servings
Freezing not recommended

BANANA BREAD BARS

2012-10-29T19:38:00.005-07:00

Barry is always teasing me when I make something for us to eat that is NOT homemade. If I make a cake out of the box, he asks why there isn't any flour all over my face from slaving in the kitchen to make the cake or why there isn't any flour left on the kitchen counter.......... he just has to tease me about it.

Well tonight he got a BIG surprise, I actually made a homemade dessert and was it ever D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S..................YUMMY! He ate three bars fresh hot out of the oven. Not only did they taste great, they smelled so good while baking. I DEFINITELY recommend trying this one out. Barry also says to tell the men out there that like bananas........."THESE ARE GREAT!" It's another WINNER from Pinterest.

BANANA BREAD BARS WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING
from Pinterest from lifessimplemeasures.blogspot.com

Banana Bread Bars:
1-1/2 c. sugar
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. butter, softened
2 eggs
1-3/4 (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)

Brown Butter Frosting:
1/2 c. butter
4 c. powdered sugar
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 tbsp. milk

1. Heat oven to 375F. Grease and flour 15x10-inch jelly roll pan. For the bars, in a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts.

2. Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

3. Meanwhile, for frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately.
***NOTE***
When browning the butter, make sure to pay close attention. The 'turn' happens quickly and before you know it, you'll have extra burnt butter, which is not good...

4. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting). Using a spatula, spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bars (the frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm).

Yield: 2 dozen large bars

Campbell's Farm

2012-10-27T14:47:00.005-07:00

Today we headed out for our yearly Pumpkin Patch ritual with our bet friends, Dan, Angel and Katie. We first stopped at Steak-N-Shake to eat lunch and kiddos were acting silly(of course).

Next, we were off to Campbell's Maze Daze for all of us to play and look at pumpkins.

The first thing the kids wanted to do were jump in the inflatable dragon. They had lots of fun.......

Once they were finished there, Colton was off running to the kiddie train ride and Katie was off to the playground equipment.

Uh-oh...............another swing set and slide is spotted............we are off again and fast.............

We actually ended up getting to sit down for a little while to watch the Magic Show.

The kids really enjoyed it................who would've thunk it? This picture was just too cute to pass up. Look at these two little ones actually sitting STILL watching the show on hay bales...............

Next we thought we would stand in line for the hay ride, but we adults got a little impatient for that and the kids too..........so we were off again. Dan and Angel found this mama and her chicks.......too cute!

We then saw the wooden teeter totter that Colton wanted to try out with Katie.............

This only lasted a little while and we found ourselves off again to the kiddie train ride.

And what is this that I caught Angel trying to steal? Yes.......................a corn cob...............

Barry began teasing her, so she told him just to eat it......................silly BIG kids.................

Finally we were off again to try to get on the hay ride because we heard the tractor coming..............

Don't we all just look thrilled?

Last, but not least...........Katie and Angel being silly.............and Dan trying to act normal............

LOVE IT! We had a great time. Glad we went, I wouldn't miss our yearly tradition, we always have fun.

Chile Colorado Burritos

2012-10-24T19:02:00.000-07:00

Tonight I tried another recipe I saw on Pinterest. It turned out pretty good or so mom and I thought. I was hoping Barry would make it in on time to eat some with us, but he called to say he'd be arriving late.......go figure.......he'll be in later tonight though, so all is good. It should make good leftovers though!

I'll share this one too, hope you enjoy!

Chile Colorado Burritos
from Pinterest from food-pusher.blogspot.com

1 1/2 to 2 pounds stew meat or other beef cubed (top sirloin is great)
1 large can mild (red) enchilada sauce* (at least 19 oz.)
2 beef bouillon cubes
1/2 can refried beans (optional)
5-7 burrito size flour tortillas
1 cup or so of shredded cheddar cheese

Put beef, bouillon, and enchilada sauce into a crock pot and cook on low for 7-8 hours**, or until meat is very tender. (Can also cook on high for maybe 3-4 hours.) I've also cooked it in a dutch oven for about 4 hours at 325 degrees. More meat, more time. A third option is to cook it in a large heavy saucepan--bring it to a boil on high heat, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the meat is tender. If you go with a method other than the crock pot, make sure the pot is covered and pretty well sealed to minimize evaporation of the liquid.

When beef is done (very tender and flakes off when stirred), taste and add more salt, if desired. Heat up refried beans in the microwave (covered and in a microwave-proof dish, of course)and put your oven on broil. On an oven-proof plate, or cookie sheet even, lay out a tortilla. Place on tortilla about 1/2 cup of the meat, drained by using a slotted spoon, and a spoonful or two of beans. Roll into a burrito (hopefully you know how to roll these). Pour some of the remaining enchilada sauce from the crock pot over the burrito to cover it. Sprinkle with some cheddar cheese. Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 2-4 minutes.
Makes 5-7 burritos, depending on how full you make them

My Little Spiderman

2012-10-23T18:46:00.001-07:00

Well Colton and I were talking about going to the zoo later this week with our good friends, Angel and Katie. Kids get to dress up in their Halloween costumes and can get candy and also see some of the animals at the zoo. He is really excited to go and asked me what he was going to dress up in and I told him his Thomas the Train outfit. Oh my goodness......you would've thought the world had come to an end. He didn't want to even hear of that!! He informed me that he wanted to be Spiderman this year. He went on to tell me where he even saw the Spiderman costume that he wanted.......of course it was at..........Wal-Mart. Next, he proceeded to tell me he knew exactly where it was if I could just drive him up to Wal-Mart he would show me. Funny boy. We then called daddy to tell him what he wanted and of course Barry told me to go get it for him. If he wanted to be Spiderman for Halloween, then that's what he would be. This is what we came home with today.......

My Little Spiderman!

He wore that outfit all day long...............then he turned into my sleeping Spiderman.................

Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

2012-10-23T18:25:00.002-07:00

I decided to finally give my new found love of Pinterest recipes a try. I made the Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chile tonight. It was really good, a little spicy, but not bad at all. I like easy recipes that taste good and this is definitely one of them I'll be making again. You might was to try it out. Enjoy!

Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
from pinterest at http://rita-may-recipes.blogspot.com/2011/11/crock-pot-cream-cheese-chicken-chile.html

2 chicken breasts, still frozen
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 can corn kernels, do not drain
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 pkg. Ranch dressing mix
1 T cumin
1 t chili powder
1 t onion powder
1 8-oz pkg. cream cheese
salt

Put the chicken in the crock pot.
Top with the tomatoes, corn,
the drained and rinsed beans,
ranch dressing, cumin, onion and chili powders,
stir to combine then top with the cream cheese.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours, stirring one or twice
to blend in the cheese.
Shred the chicken into large pieces
and serve over rice.
Can also serve in tortillas or taco shells.
Serves 4

The Optimus Prime Visit

2012-10-23T18:18:00.001-07:00

The night all the family was over at our house with the kids sword fighting, Gabe decided he'd put on Colton's Transformers Optimus Prime Helmet and suprise the kids. With this helmet you are able to talk through it in a robotic sounding Transformer voice........which is somewhat scary sounding. He thought the kids would get a kick out of getting a visit from the well-liked Transformer Optimus Prime.

Turns out...................they didn't find it so funny. They were scared to death when he began to talk. I wasn't fast enough to get any other pictures of the kids reactions, because they were running scared, crying and screaming...........he had to take the helmet off fast and show them it was just Uncle Gabe. Then Colton and Noah wanted to try the helmet on themselves, so here are their pictures with the helmet on.

Noah

Colton

My Sister's Visit

2012-10-23T18:08:00.005-07:00

Colton has been awaiting my sister and her family coming to visit us. He loves his cousins, but they live in Oklahoma and we don't get to visit them very much at all. However, when we do get together, Colton has a blast playing with them. He particularly talks about his older cousin Patrick.........ALL THE TIME! He loves Avery, his smaller cousin and Victoria, his older cousin, but there is just something about "HIS PATRICK" that holds a special place. I think it is because Patrick takes time to listen to him, play and interact with him. He just eats that attention up!

Everyone came over ot the house Friday night and the kids were putting on a show with their sword fighting.

Victoria was like the rest of us......she just sit back, took it all in and watched them have at it.

Then later we went back to mom's house where the kids were more calm and actually sit down in the floor and played with their toys and each other. Avery and Colton even hit it off better this time........

After playing all day, Avery decided he'd lay down, watch Colton play and just chill out to relax for a while............CUTE!

They had a really good time together. The next day when we had to take them back, Colton cried for the rest of the night and part of the next day for "HIS PATRICK".................and all I've heard for the last three days has been, "I love my Patrick...........when are we gonna see Patrick next?"

Day With Daddy

2012-10-01T18:36:00.001-07:00

Today Colton and daddy finally finished all of the items that were on the check list. Last night they wrestled, boxed and had a nerf gun fight. After daddy chased Colton around and finally caught him......................

..........he then rode his bike around. Daddy had to help him get on it first of all.

Then off he went, with daddy right by his side in case of any crashes.................

Then love and squeeze hugs at the end!

Next we were off to Bass Pro to see the fishies and turtles.................

and I took a picture of Colton with Daddy and the BIG bear..............................

and we just had to stop and check out their hats and guns..............................

..............................then we finally went home. We had a wonderful day with daddy!

Goulash

2012-10-01T08:07:00.002-07:00

I was watching an episode of Paula Deen's cooking show on satellite last week where she made her son, Bobby, his favorite dish which is Goulash. It looked so tasty and tempting that I knew had to give it a try myself. She made it in a cast iron dutch oven and I have been wanting one of those for several months now. I knew it was finally time to buy one! I went and made the purchase and came home to make the recipe. It turned out great or so Barry and mom thought, so I'll share her wonderful recipe. I forgot to take a picture of it before we devoured it from the dutch oven, but this is what was leftover. So it makes quite a bit...........

Bobby's Goulash
from pauladeen.com

1 tablespoon Paula Deen’s House Seasoning(**see below)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 bay leaves
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
2 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
2 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce
3 cup water
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 large onion, chopped
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked

In a Dutch oven, saute the ground beef over medium-high heat until no pink remains. Break up the meat while sauteing. Spoon off any grease. Add the onions and garlic to the pot and saute until they are tender, about 5 minutes. Add 3 cups water, along with the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, soy sauce, House Seasoning, and seasoned salt. Stir well. Place a lid on the pot and allow this to cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Add the elbow macaroni, stir well, return the lid to the pot, and simmer for about 30 minutes. Turn off the heat, remove the bay leaves, and allow the mixture to sit about 30 minutes more before serving. Serve with garlic bread and a salad.

**Paula Deen's House Seasoning is just 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper and 1/4 tsp garlic powder

The Check List

2012-09-29T18:43:00.005-07:00

Colton made a list of things for him and his daddy to do while Barry was home. They headed outside after breakfast while I cleaned up the kitchen to get started. When I finally got outside, this is what I found...........twinkies with their matching bandanas..........my funny boys. They had already mowed the lawn and Colton was wanting to ride the big 4-wheeler.

Colton settled on riding his gator while daddy got the big 4-wheeler started...........

Next, they immediately got started on the first thing on Colton's list.........FISHING.......it was number one on the list...............

Fishing soon turned into Colton's favorite thing.................throwing rocks in the water........Colton said the fishies like it(yah right). He's trying to find the best rock......................

He's getting ready to throw it.....................

He throws it as hard as he can......................

And it makes a big splash.........................

He's very proud of himself............................

He's getting ready to throw another stone.....................

What a funny boy. When I finally left to head home, I had to get one last picture of my boys together.............

When the boys finally got home from fishing, Colton told his daddy, fishing.......check, riding the 4-wheeler.......check, mowing the lawn........check, playing in the playhouse.........check. He was telling daddy what all was finally checked off his list. The remaining items on the list are: fighting, boxing, wrestling and shooting nerf guns.

Mens And Boys

2012-09-27T19:27:00.004-07:00

For the last three days, Colton has had some of his toys laying in the floor like they are sleeping with covers. He had them all lined up in a row with his old baby blankies placed gently over all of them. When he ran out of his old blankies, he started using his Spiderman washcloths. Take a look.........

Tonight Barry is coming home, so I told Colton that he needed to pick up his dolls before daddy got home. I didn't want Barry to trip and fall over them. Well Colton informed me with his hands on his hips and a very stern adult look on his face that they were NOT dolls........they were "MENS AND BOYS".........goodness gracious, what in the world was I thinking? Get it right mom! Lesson learned!

Serenaded

2012-09-22T21:03:00.001-07:00

Today mom and I were serenaded by Colton in the car ride to get her oil changed. His new favorite song to sing is "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". He sings it so sweetly, it's absolutely adorable in his little baby voice! He can actually stay on tune through the entire song, which is great. He might still yet be a truly good singer after all!

He's always sang in church, but sometimes he's not on key. I was truly impressed today when he actually sang "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" all the way through and hit every note!

However, this is the way Colton sings "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"...........it's truly his own version.

Chwinkle Chwinkle Littwl Star
How I Wonder What You Are
Up Above The World So High
Like A Diamond Has The Sky
Twinkle Twinkle Littwl Star
How I Wonder What You Are
Up Above The World So High
Like A Diamond Has The Sky
Chwinkle Chwinkle Littwl Star
How I Wonder What You Are
Up Above The World So High
Like A Diamond Has The Sky
Chwinkle Chwinkle Littwl Star
How I Wonder What You Are

............................and he just keeps going and going and going. We could not get through to him that the ending line of the song was to end with "How I Wonder What You Are". He just kept singing it over and over and over. He also sings the one line with his own interpretaion of "Like A Diamond Has The Sky" instead of "Like A Diamond In The Sky". Plus he still can't say his letter "L" quite right, he says them with a "W" sound and his letters "Tw" like "Chw". My funny little guy.

Colton And Noah

2012-09-09T19:40:00.002-07:00

These two cousins love each other so much. They act like brothers most of the time they are together. They fuss, they fight, they argue, they tease, they laugh, they tickle on another, they hug and kiss too. We went out to Tres Amigos for lunch today after church and the boys made each other laugh and also picked at one another, but it all ended in hugs. Just take a look!