Trains and Rocks

Another post about our weekend... This time our long Memorial Day weekend. We started out Thursday night with a concert at Grizzly Rose - a young un' Easton Corbin - "I'm a Little More Country Than That". Colter had his first sleep over at Aunt Marcia, Uncle Mike and Blake's house. He had fun. So did we!

Another big event of the weekend, was our drive to the mountains. Colter's first time; my first time in about two years. We went to Georgetown to ride the Georgetown Loop Train.

Here's Colter excited to go ride it.

All Aboard!

Colter had a great time!

The open-air car was neat. Colter stood on the seat to get a better view.

The bridge was really high. Yikes!

There were a few other little kids on the train. But mostly older people. Must be the attraction of this slower paced activity.

Sepia toned.

The mountains are gorgeous! We are really lucky to have them in our backyard - just an hour drive from our house.

Here comes the steam train. Choo-choo!

Kory wished we had taken the steam train instead of the diesel train.

Standing next to an old train. This is what it would look like if Daddy and Colter were back in the olden days. Although, Kory would probably have on slacks and a hat. Not shorts and a fleece.

Flowing stream.

A fun ride was had by all of us.

Another view of the area.

Mommy and Colter. Just think, some day he'll probably be taller than me.

Afterwards, a stop in Idaho Springs to eat some pizza at Beau Jo's (our favorite is the Dude Ranch).

We took the back way home on the scenic hwy 103. Amazing!

Also, this weekend, we did some planting. And by 'we' I mean very loosely 'we', as Kory did most of the digging.

However, I did put the petunias in the hanging baskets. And the tomato plants in the buckets.

Here comes Colter, ready to help.

Helping, by sitting on the blanket in the grass.

We also fixed the sprinkler systems at our three rental houses. And here I really loosely mean 'we', as Colter and I just watched.

Colter had a blast playing with his water table I got off craigslist.org for only $15.

He likes to take water in his shovel and drink it.

Yum!

Other food ate this weekend by Colter were his three meals a day, and of course two snacks.

Colter loves rocks. Wherever we are, school, train ride, front yard, back yard, he will find a rock. Actually, two rocks, one for each hand and sometimes another for his mouth. Careful, baby, don't choke!

Rocks are fun to put in Daddy's sandals.

Finally, we ended the long weekend with a dip in the little pool.

Splish-splash!

Splash-splash!

Then, we rigged up the slide to go into the pool. Weeeee...!

Weekend

Photos are the best part of one of my favorite blogs to view/read. This past weekend I took home the camera I use at work, a Nikon DSLR. Today I edited the photos in Photoshop using some of the actions I downloaded for free on The Pioneer Woman's blog/website.

Friday night, it was just us kids (me, Colter and Molly). Kory had a function at the new PAL (Police Activity League) building he built.

So we went outside to play. Colter had a good ol' time playing on the castle slide.

And he goes down even faster going shoe-less. Weee.......!

Then, we played fetch with Molly...

"Ball."

"Ball."
"Ball." (One of Colter's favorite words.)

A boy and his best friend.

Watch out Molly! That little one will steal your water.

Mama, where's Dada?

Dada-diddle diddle-Dada?!?!

Leg hugs are the best!

There's Dada! Saturday morning breakfast - cooked some eggs, bacon and toast.

Although, Colter couldn't wait that long and scarfed down some baby cereal and dry cereal. He's getting better with utensils and seems to prefer to use his left hand.

"Hat." Yes, Colter that is where your hat goes.

The rest of Saturday included hanging out on the deck.

While Dada got the house prepped for painting.

Uhh... close-up.

Kory in his favorite room of the house. Garage. But, don't forget half of it is my car's and don't you forget that!

Molly just hung out. She is really good about staying in her yard, whether it be the fenced backyard or the front yard. Even if no one is around, she knows not to take off.

Poor Molly has a clogged tear duct. It costs a lot to fix it and it is not guaranteed that the surgery will fix it. So we have to clean the mucous out every day.

Colter likes playing on the patio in the back of the yard. He can climb up the stairs, but is a little apprehensive about coming back down. Careful!

Colter found a pine cone. And like any other object that his hands come in contact with, it went right to the mouth.

Some more Molly fetch play time. This time with Dada and his well deserved beer.

Molly's still got it. She is almost 8 years old.

When all fetching was done and Molly needed a rest, Dada helped Colter down the patio stairs.

Some more relaxing in the patio chair. Note: this was the 48th outfit of the day. Colter makes sure his clothes get fed, too.

And finally, the weekend was wrapped up with some cuddling and the finale of Lost. Kory got a phone call from Grandpa Dave to share in this momentous occassion.

Still Here!

8/16/09.... was the last time I posted anything to my little family life blog. Big-time yikes!

Since having (err... being forcefully made) to go back full-time to work, I haven't thought of my blog outside of work. So I realized inside of work would be a great time to start posting more, since I'm soooo... busy here! I should really be posting updates, especially to 'journal' about my fast-growing baby. I like this outlet for doing so, instead of writing it. And I don't get that many visitors, so I don't have to censor too much :-)

While not working, I really enjoy my time with Kory and Colter. Here are some things Colter can do at 15-months (and Daddy at 362 months).

[At his 15-month appt. he weighed 22 lbs (18%) and was 33'' (94%).]

Colter is getting really good at walking, at times he can even kick it up to a jog. I love picking him up at daycare, he sees me and runs to me. Toddler hugs are the best!

He crawls up and down the stairs, no problem. And with a little hand holding can walk up and down said stairs.

Still prefers to say dadada, instead of mamama. I know that will change and there may come a day when all I hear is "mom", "Mom", "MOM".

Loves opening and closing doors and has even said 'door'. I think it's the mechanicalist in him.

That's also why he has loved books. Its more about turing the pages than it is what is going on in them.

Colter says 'hot' a lot. I taught that to him one day while baking something in the oven, so he will learn to stay away from the oven.

I think he can say dog or Molly in some form, but haven't figured out when he is saying it - dooggie, duug, etc.

He was doing this yodeling thing for awhile. "Diddle-diddle dadda" "Dodi-Lodi". Really cute! Thus, I like to sing Snoop Dog to him - "Lodi dodi, Colter likes to podi. He don't botha nobody".

He loves picking up rocks and holding one in each hand. He does the same thing at meal time. One hand, usually the right one, must be holding part of the meal (such as a cracker) while he puts the other food in his mouth with his left hand. Cute!

There are many other great things to type down about my toddler Colter, and hopefully I will keep it up!

Giddy-Up!

Colter LOVES his jumperoo!

Ride 'em little buckaroo.

Off We Go!

I think we can say Colter is officially crawling!

Starting about Friday, he moved with both legs and arms, instead of just rocking side to side.

Colter Rolling

Colter has really started to roll. He has rolled across the room.

Colter Playing Fetch with Molly

Colter enjoying kicking his legs in the bouncy seat.

Colter 2 Months Old

Here are some photos taken by my friend Tracia. Aren't they awesome!!!

Colter Elbows

Colter having tummy time, but now on his elbows!