Lazy Weekends....

Because of how Michael's schedule is at work, he has had to work every weekend in February so far. At first, I dreaded having a rambunctious ALMOST 16 month old by myself all day. As it turns out, Colten and I have had a great time. Of course I've had those days where I watched the clock praying for 5:30 p.m. to get here. Cleaning house, doing laundry, and entertaining a small child and a hyper dog all at the same time is exhausting. But overall, Colten and I have had a great time. Next Saturday I have to work all day, so Colten will have that special time with his daddy. Colten has been such a mama's boy that I wondered if he would ever cry and want his daddy the way he cries and wants me. He's getting closer and closer to his daddy every day. Just yesterday he walked to the front door and said "Da da?" I had to tell him that "daddy went bye bye." He was so sad! But we are so grateful that Michael has a great job that he loves...and that allows us to have FREE HEALTH INSURANCE!!

Today, I did the impossible! I took Colten out to eat breakfast at Burger King. We sat inside and had a NICE, QUIET MEAL! No screaming, no food throwing, no sippy cup tossing. He was such a good boy! Afterwards, we went to Food Lion to pick up a few things. After that, we went to the park and played on the slide and the swings! We even saw three little dogs. Colten immediately started barking back at them. It was so cute! We came back home and had a great time playing outside before lunch and naptime! Such a perfect Sunday with my little man.

His newest works are Cookie, Cat, and Yucky (or as he says it, CUCKY).

Be sure to check out the video above! It's from our messy lunch today!

My Little CLIMBER!

So it looks like I have a climber on my hands! Colten has figured out to how stand ON TOP OF my Dining Room table. I spent half of the day today trying to keep him from climbing on top of the chairs, the table, bar stools, and couches. He's very adventerous and seems to show NO FEAR. I can tell he's going to be a passionate, fearless person, just like his mommy!

Colten's daddy has to work all weekend, so we are getting lots and lots of quality Mommy-Colten time. We had fun today! We watched the Wiggles, had a nap, and Colten helped Mommy clean the kitchen and living room. He's such a good helper!

Colten learned a new word today...BOO! He doesn't actually say "BOO"....it sounds more like "BEE!" He likes to jump out and yell "BEE!" It's so cute!

Here are some pictures of Colten I took today:

No, no no!

So the other morning during breakfast, Colten shook his head at me and yelled "No, No No!" I guess he wasn't in the mood to eat his banana. I can't believe how much he is growing every day! He's picking up new words really quickly, also. Just the other day he brought me his shoes and said "Toos, Toos." We went to the playground today, which usually turns into a full-out scream fest when it's time to head home. When it started getting windy and cold, I told Colten: "Say bye, bye Colten. It's time to go home." He waved bye-bye and began walking home without fussing!

He is such a dream come true! Here are some pictures of me and of my 15 month old heart breaker!


My new haircut and highlights: