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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Colton's First Birthday!

We celebrated Colton's 1st Birthday on Saturday, May 15th. Several of our closest friends, their kids and our wonderful parents came in for the party. Colton is one lucky little boy to have so many people care about him.

Here are some facts about Colton at one:

Colton weighs 27 lbs. 3 oz. (75-90%)
He is 32 inches long (95% and up)
Colton only wears either 24 months or 2T clothes
Colton has two teeth on the bottom and two incoming teeth on the top.
He likes food and will eat just about anything but his favorite is to eat whatever Mommy and Daddy are eating...no more baby food for him!
Colton either crawls everywhere or walks around whatever he can...he can also stand for periods of time without assistance and will be walking very, very soon.
He loves, loves, loves the water and will be taking swimming lessons this summer.
Colton loves books and will often grab a few and sit down and "read" them as he turns the pages...this kid is dang smart!
Speaking of being smart, one of Colton's favorite toys is a stacking toy that he can stack two different ways...he does with ease, time after time.
Colton has a very funny, almost silly, side to him. He enjoys laughing and playing the take away game with us until he is laughing with joy.

Eric and I are very blessed to be Colton's parents and to experience his love on a daily basis. A year ago I made a goal to take one picture a day of Colton. Although I technically did not get a picture everyday, I took over 800 pictures over the year. We hope that although many of our friends and family live far, you've been able to feel connected to what has been going on in our lives here in Nevada. Thank you for your love and support over this past year. I will continue to blog about our lives but it won't be on the same scale that it has been this last year. Enjoy!


Colton welcoming his guests. The theme was Winnie the Pooh.


Yummy cup cakes.


Colton's First Birthday cake.


One of the three tables that was decorated.


Pictures of Colton each month of his first year.


Colton playing with his buddy Nolan who is three months younger.


Colton enjoying Annette and her sunglasses.


This room was the one and under room for kids, as the bigger kids were playing in the moon bounce.


Colton stripped down to his diaper, getting ready for his first taste of cake.


Colton's guest looking on as he is about to dig in.


I think Colton enjoyed playing with the cake a little more than eating it.


Happy, happy boy!


Uncle Andy took this cool picture. As you can see, Colton has cake above his eye. That's because as his hands were full of cake he decided to rub his eyes.


Colton opening up one of his many gifts. This kid is spoiled!


Just being his silly, happy self.


Colton playing with Mommy and Daddy's gift.


Checking out the moon bounce with Grandma Ruby.


Enjoying a gogurt with Uncle Andy in the moon bounce. See the video below of how much Colton wanted one.


Each guest got their picture taken with the birthday boy and was given it as they left. This picture was taken with Grandma and Grandpa Gant.



Singing "Happy Birthday"




Colton likes what he sees....

May 9 - 15, 2010

This week was such a busy one. We had all six grandparents coming into town for Colton's birthday and a big party on Saturday. There will be a separate post about the party. Colton is really starting to look like a toddler and not a baby anymore! Enjoy!


Colton was so exhausted from crawling around, he simply fell asleep where he was.
05/09/10


Colton likes to crawl to something that he can then stand up against.
05/10/10


Colton being his silly self.
05/11/10


Colton's first experience with bubbles....he liked them, a lot.
05/12/10


Colton was fascinated with his Daddy shaving. He just stopped what he was doing and stared at Eric.
05/12/10


Colton on his 1st birthday.
05/13/10


Colton is such a little man....he is certainly not a baby anymore!
05/13/10


My dad and Ruby were in town for Colton's birthday and we went to dinner. Colton wanted his grandpa's glasses and thought that they were pretty cool.
05/14/10


Lindsay, one of Colton's babysitters, and Colton reading a book at his party. More to come on the party.
05/15/10

Saturday, May 8, 2010

May 2 - 8, 2010


We are a week away from Colton's first birthday! It's amazing how time flies. Next week will be filled with lots of pictures from his birthday and a look back over the last year. Enjoy!

This is how I found Colton when I went to get him out of bed in the morning. His new favorite thing is to stand up in his bed no matter what time it is!
05/02/10


It has been gorgeous here in Vegas. We ate dinner on our porch overlooking the beautiful Vegas skyline.
05/03/10



Colton started to crawl full time a few weeks ago. I realized that I hadn't taken any pictures of this BIG event.
05/06/10


As other Mom's know, once he started crawling he gets into everything now! It seems like I am cleaning up after him ten times a day!
05/06/10



Speaking of getting into things. Colton loves to open drawers and this particular day he found Mommy's shirts and pulled them all out.
05/08/10


When he noticed me, he immediatley started to crawl towards me.
05/08/10



Colton got caught up in all of the clothes that he pulled out and decided to go back and get more!
05/08/10



Colton's pretty content here. What a cutie!
05/08/10


Colton crawling!

April 25 - May 1, 2010


We can't believe how big Colton is getting and all of the things that he can do. He is a pretty funny kid as well. Enjoy!

Colton wants to be a big boy so bad. He knows exactly what to do with a big cup, even if there isn't anything in it.
04/26/10


I made spaghetti for dinner and Colton loved it....so did the floor :).
04/29/10


Messy face Colton.
04/29/10



Colton can pretty much get around to wherever he want to go by crawling or walking around things. Here he wanted to play with Daddy's game controller. Another couple of inches and he'll be able to get it!
04/30/10

Colton slurping!





Colton being a cute kid!