Holidays and Milestones

This week started with the 4th of July. We went to a friend's house for a BBQ and pool party. There were lots of kids there and Colton, of course, loved the water! We got home just in time to see the fireworks over the Vegas valley from our back porch.

Ahh, a daily occurrence...getting into the pots and pans.

Colton and Daddy hanging out in the pool on the 4th of July.

Playing with some new friends.

Watching the fireworks with Mommy and Daddy. We have a great view of the entire Las Vegas Valley and can see fireworks going off in all directions.

Colton all ready for bed in his festive pj's that are 4T's!!

Eric had the next day off and we decided to spend some money and buy Colton his first real pair of shoes....Stride Rites, a milestone. This is the first pair that Colton has not tried to take off. Colton has very wide feet so not all shoes fit him properly. We're so happy that he has shoes that he'll actually wear :).

Colton loved his new shoes so much, he took off immediately to see the bright colored shoes.

Ironically, he's in the girls section, but he picked up the black pair of Nike's that could pass as boy shoes.

This is one happy boy...here he is in his new Nike shoes.

Colton's second right of passage happened today....Colton was reading his books in his room as I was getting ready, or so I thought. I went to see what he was doing because I could no longer hear him "reading." I found him right outside the bathroom and then noticed the mess in the bathroom....toilet paper strewn everywhere....good thing the roll was not full!

The look of a guilty little boy.

The mess that he, I'm sure, had fun making.