Jumping Elmo = Jumping Collin

These days Elmo is the coolest guy around, well and so is Mr. Noodle.  SO, what ever Elmo is doing so must Collin be doing.  Today Eric and Collin came to visit me at school during my conferences and as I was walking them out I look back at Collin and he is standing on the sidewalk with his hands in the air pushed up on his toes.  After watching him for a minute or two, I finally realized what he was trying to do. JUMP!  There is an entire Elmo dedicated to jumping which has become one of favorites these days, so it all started making sense.  So I went over to Collin and lifted him up and down and we practiced jumping.  He then continued to try so hard on his own but was never quite able to get off the ground.......

A visit from Grandma Shelley

Last weekend Grandma Shelly came all the way from Ohio to visit.  We had a wonderful weekend...except for the part when Collin got the flu Saturday afternoon.  Grandma Shelley arrived Thursday afternoon and Collin and Eric went to pick her up at the airport.  Then Friday, Eric and I both had to work, so Collin stayed home with Grandma and hung out all morning.  It sounds like they had a great time between playing in the play room, in the family room, and outside!  Then Collin, Eric and Grandma went to get Colllin a haircut as well as went to the park.  Saturday we had planned to go to the farm right up the street but decided because it was pretty cool in the morning we would save that for the afternoon.  So instead we went and ran errands in the morning.  Collin was soooo lucky to have gotten a new wagon from Grandma so after nap Eric, Grandma and little helper Collin put it together.  Here are some pics!

Here is just one pic...i will add more later!!

Pics from the summer....

My favorite "clothing atire" and My favorite thing to do



At the lake

At the lake

Once again...I love any thing that cleans...or makes noise!

                                                    What??? I wasn't doing anything wrong...... 



Our trip to St. Louis Botanical Gardens



I walked that whole bridge by myself!

 Chillin' at the park



Grandma and the three boys....the best we could get of the little boys and Frankie's full force smile:)0





Our Soccer Player

This weekend we went up to KC for a quick but very fun filled day!  Kristin and I had realized that it had been way to long (since August) that we had seen each other.  Since we had an open weekend, we took full advantage to head up to visit.  It had been quite a while since Collin had seen his cousins and seeing them all together just gets me so excited about the future ahead.  We were lucky enough to get to go to Frankie's soccer game and then later that day went to his birthday party.  Collin quickly saw all the big boys kicking the soccer ball around and he quickly decided he too was going to be a soccer player! 

A True Soccer Player Picture

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Running out on the field with Daddy after the game

A big ol' apple is also one of Collin's newest adventures.  Like you can imagine this little dude likes to eat.  However, I don't mind if he wants to eat if it is just things like apples.  The other night he saw me eating an apple.  Of coarse, at this time, anything Eric or I eat, he must eat as well.  So he just started taking little bites of my apple.  Then the next thing I knew, he was holding the entire apple chomping away, all the way down to the core. 

Sharing with Mommy

I KNOW IT"S BEEN FOREVER....

Okay so I know it has been quite awhile....maybe 3 months or so...but I was some-what rebelling against the blog spot for a short period of time.  I was having an issue publishing things and after taking the time to get a post all ready, I had just about had it, so I refused to post it again. 
   But I guess now that I am over throwing my fit....and there has been quite a lot that has occurred in the past three months, I realized I need to/want to get back to my blogging! 
   SO here are just a few things to get everything all caught up on our past 3 months.
 1. I am pregnant!!  Collin is going to be a big brother, to a little sister that is!  As of January 10, Collin will no longer be the only "baby" in our family and will get to start sharing his mommy and daddy!  However, according to all Collin's teachers at school, they seem to think he will be the best, most protective big brother:)
  2. Talk, Talk, Talk: Collin is such a talker now.  Both nonverbally and verbally his language seems to amaze me everyday.  He is able to understand just about everything we say or ask of him, and he is learning more word every day.  HE may have his own version of these words but his momma sure knows what each is!
     So far some of his favorite words are: "Roe Roe's" (Cheerios), More, Me, Please, Up, Duck, Walk, "Wal Walk" (shoes because we walk with them), Broom, Ruck (Truck), Ball, Nana (banana), of coarse momma and dadda, and I am sure there are still some others! 
  3. Animals: Collin loves all animals....especially dogs! You have a dog, bring it on over and my little guy will be entertained all day.  Plus all you have to do is say the name of the animal and he will give you the sound.  He does have a few original sounds: Penguin: we say happy feet and he instantly stomps his feet: Giraffe: He knows a giraffe has a long neck so he will go and find our necks.  Fish: he makes a fish face
   4. Cleaning: Collin has developed a love for cleaning.  He is just a tad obsessed with things like the vacuum, the broom, using a paper towel and spray bottle to wipe things up, the lawn mower, ect.  I guess it is not too bad of an obsession but at times I would rather we just sit and play with his trucks and not always have to clean......
   5. The park: Over the summer we probably went to the park almost every day and now even on the weekends we at least go daily to the park.  Collin has no fear when it comes to sliding down huge slides and loves to climb through tunnels, go up steps, over bridges and swing.  I think the little man would live at the park or even just outside if he could!

Okay well here are just a few things, I will post some pictures, as soon as we can find our connector cord!