Visiting Rachael

A few weeks ago Colton and I stopped in Winterset to visit my friend Rachael and her husband James. They just moved there from Iowa city- it is so nice having them closer- only 15 minutes off the interstate. We will have to visit them more often!

We ate some lunch with them and played outside. Colton loved roaming around their backyard and playing with all of the leaves. She took about 100 pictures of him - so here are a few that captured the fun Colton was having. :)
Always has to do his scrunch up face

My favorite one!

Thanks for the pictures Rachael!!

Weekend Recap

Thursday morning Colton and I headed to Marshalltown. We went to eat with my grandparents and dad then we hung out at my grandparents house for awhile before I dropped Colton off with my mom and headed to Des Moines to meet up with some of my friends to go to the Dierks Bentley concert.

The group of us girls that went. Dierks! Another Dierks shot Friday morning I headed back to Marshalltown. We had a busy day shopping and playing with my mom. Friday night my uncle, aunt and their kids came to town and we went to eat for my uncle's birthday and my dad's birthday. It was a good time getting to see them since we don't see them too often! Colton loved playing with the kids!

We went to eat at Zenos in Marshalltown. For your birthday you get a cheese bread- so since Colton's birthday is Thursday we got one for him too- he didn't really know what to think and was more interested in everyone singing! Colton got an early birthday present...He loves his ball popper!

Friday night after everyone left, I layed Colton down for the night around 9:30. At 11:30 he woke up screaming. He wouldn't stop for anything and eventually my parents and I took him to the ER in Ames. Turns out it was another ear ache in both ears. Plus the cold he has been fighting for 2 days. They gave us better medicine than what we have used the past times and also some ear drops to help with the pain. We got home from the ER around 3:00 in the morning- I felt bad for my mom, she had to get up at 5:30 to go to work! Once we gave him his drops and medicine and got home, he slept well until 7. Poor guy!
We got home yesterday afternoon. We watched lots of movies and just layed around all afternoon- he was pretty worn out!

He still is acting like it bothering him- but not as much as before. Hopefully he starts feeling better soon...can't be sick on his birthday!! :)

Tractor

A video of the little guy playing yesterday...

Each day when we take Mike lunch in the field, Colton has became more intrested in what Mike is driving- he has started to point and say tractor...dada. It is cute! :)

Weekend

This past weekend, Colton and I headed to Marshalltown to visit my family since Mike was in the field all weekend. My mom had to watch the Iowa game Saturday morning. She scared Colton once when she yelled at the TV.... he just looked at her and was like why are you yelling?! It was pretty funny....those of you that have watched an Iowa game with her know what I am talking about! We headed to Menards to pick up a few things-Colton got to try on some Christmas antlers. He didn't like it so much...
Playing around with Uncle Josh

It was hard trying to get a picture of them both smiling- Colton kept trying to do his scrunch up face and Josh doesn't like smiling for pictures.

Kisses :)

Colton has a new found love for his Elmo dvd. It has the Sesame Street characters and little kids singing a bunch of kids songs- like itsy bitsy spider (his favorite) and on top of spaghetti. At first he didn't care too much about it- now he gets angry if I take it out. It is the only thing he shows interest in on the tv- and that is okay with me!

He has began dancing as he watches it now....I tried to get a video of it at my parents- it is pretty dark but hopefully you can see it! He just started swinging his arms the other day....who knows where he learned to dance?! :)

Ready to be shipped....

Just kidding!!

Poor guy has had a rough few days. He is getting 2 molars in right now, they just broke through his gums. We also went to the dr. yesterday and he has some fluid in his ears. They put him on 2 medicines so hopefully they will help and he will get feeling better soon! He keeps hitting his ears with his toys, so you know he is in some pain :( He did fun in the lobby at the dr. office- it was the first time we have been there since he started walking. He was just walking around and around waving at the nurses and occasional patient walking through. We go in the upstairs part of our doctors office, so not many patients are waiting there. (Thank goodness with everything going around!!)

What would the shipping be for this 25 lb. 14 oz boy?! :)

We keep his farm set in this box- he thought he was pretty funny when he got to play in it last night.

One of his favorite things to do now is look at books and be read to- he brings me books all the time and just waits for me to start. I just love it! :)

This little piggy...

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween- 2 nerds and a cow! We got all dressed up before trick or treat, handed out some candy for a little bit, took Colton around town and then Mike and I went to a costume party. It was a busy but fun night! Colton loved seeing all the kids around town. Luckily it was nice enough to walk around town with Colton. He got lots of treats- which are slowly disappearing thanks to Mike! :) This picture just cracks me up!! After trick or treat- he had to have his first taste of a sucker at least! Of course he loved it and got mad when I took it away.