Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This was a very special St. Patty's Day because it was the first time the leprechauns came to visit Colton! Leprechauns are mischievous little guys who like to come looking for gold and tend to create quite a mess in the process. Oh yeah...they also turn things green! Colt had a great time at our annual St. Patrick's Day party, learning about the leprechauns and finally seeing just what they do exactly! When Colton woke up he found green balloons, streamers, milk, juice, jello, grapes and some Lucky Charms! His favorite expression of the morning was "oh my gosh!" and when you asked who did this he'd say "not me!" Such a fun morning! Click here to see more pictures.

1st at Home Haircut

Since Colton is always seeming to need a haircut and he always gets a buzz cut, we thought we'd get a pair of clippers for home to keep him looking good in between visits to Anna (his stylist). This was our first try at it and although Colt wasn't to thrilled with the itchiness, he was a trooper and it turned out pretty good!

Colton & Samantha

We were so excited when we learned that our friends Jake and Krista were going to be having a daughter...our future daughter-in-law! When Colton first met Samantha he was less concerned with her and more concerned that Mama was holding her. Not knowing how he would react we went for our second visit and to our delight...success! Colt was his usual charming self and Sam of course won him over with her absolute adorableness! The night ended with a kiss and an I love you...a match made in heaven!

Swimming Lessons

Well not actual lessons...more like play time in the pool! Today Colton had his second Tiny Tots Swim class and he's loving it! He's learning how to swim with his arms, kick he legs, blow bubbles, bob under the water and jump off the side of the pool. Okay, the jumping off the side is more talk since he says he wants to do it, but when he actually gets up there he chickens out...but we're getting closer! Hopefully with a few more classes, Colt will be ready to jump off by the time we go to Hawaii!

Off to See the Octopus!

Colton loves everything having to do with fish right now, so when we heard that the Seattle Aquarium was releasing one of their octopus into Puget Sound we thought we'd head down to check it out. We made a day of it by taking the light rail train into Seattle (donuts for breakfast included!), spending the day at the aquarium and having fish and chips for lunch! Colt had a ton of fun checking out the octopus, fish, otters and seals, and he loved walking around looking for sharks and Nemo!

Now I Know My ABC's

Tonight after dinner, Colton decided he was ready to share his version of the ABC's...over and over again. Of course he gets a little jumbled in the middle, but all in all, I think he does a pretty good job! It goes on for a little while because Colt thinks you need more...he even stops half way through to rehydrate with a little milk!

Just Because...

No real reason for this post, mostly just doing it because Colton got a new hat last weekend and he looks absolutely adorable in it!