Donuts and Juice at the Park

Enjoying donuts and juice at the park

He was soo relaxed in this swing it was precious!

Yesterday Austin was off we decided it would be the perfect day for the 3 of us to go on an outting to celebrate Colby's 2nd birthday! We chose City Park for a breakfast picnic. We don't do donuts often at all so this was a treat for us all! Colby has only had donuts 1 or 2 times his entire life! Well he ended up loving them...he ate one whole donut by himself!

We ate and played at the really nice playground area. When got there we were the only ones there so it was really nice. We also went early enough it wasn't too hot either. After playing we decided to take a walk over to the lakes and see the ducks. Colby loved the ducks...he thought they were so funny! At one point we had like 50 ducks following us! It was halarious! We didn't bring any bread either. Colby was eating crackers so I am not sure if they smelled that or just saw people and thought we would feed them! We all worked up a sweat on this walk so after that we headed to the truck. Colby was ready for some AC and some juice!

We drove over to the church afterward because we had left his favorite sippy cup there Sunday. We went to retrieve it since we were close by! Turns out our friends Kristie and her son Cade who is in Colby's Sunday school class were there too! We let the boys play together for about an hour. It was a good time for Colby to burn off more energy. The boys play really well together. Cade is 1 actually 10 months behind Colby.

After that we came home and had lunch and Colby took a looong nap. It was almost 4 hours long! I was pretty shocked he slept that long but it was a nice break for Austin and I. Our friends Josh and Laura came over for dinner. Colby was such a ham he loved the company! He was in the best mood which was great!

It was an awesome day! I love simple days like that where we create memories as a family! Every year I want to celebrate with Colby somehow just the 3 of us. Since his b-day is Saturday and that is the day of his party we opted to do that yesterday!

What a morning!

Must have been a full moon this Sunday! Things were crazy from the moment we got to church! From kids pooping everywhere to fussing because of teeth then during extended care Colby fell over a folding chair and squished his fingers inside the chair! It was nuts! I was with him during Sunday School then extended care and was right there when he did it! I am thankful that I was there....I'm not sure if the teachers would have come and gotton me or what I am just glad I was there when it happened.
It ended up with me leaving early and meeting Austin with him downtown at Urgent Care. The doctor examined him and said they weren't broken just badly bruised. I am glad though we went ahead and took him atleast for my peace of mind! I would have spent all day worrying about them if not!
After such a crazy, long morning he came home and took a looong nap which was great! It was the first in several days. Austin got home early and we were able to have a nice family evening together!
Other then the finger incident it was a great day in church. Colby had several friends to play with. He was 1 of 6 in extended care. There were 1 year olds, 2 year olds, and 3 year olds in his class! He has a great time there and I am truly thankful for that also!

Bounce Bounce

Today since Austin was off we brought Colby to a Bounce House place. We had never been nor had he ever been in an inflatable before. I knew he would love it though! He loves bouncing on the beds and couches. He also is so full of boundless energy. I figured with Austin being with us it would be a fun time to check out a new place.

I heard about this place called the Bounce Spectrum in Metairie. It is basically a HUGE room filled with about 9 or 10 big inflatables. It ranges from spacewalks, to slides, to basketball goals. Colby was ooohing and ahhhing when we walked in. He right away wanted to play. He was a little timid at first though he didn't want to be in one with other kids. After about 15 minutes he somehow found his snack and sippy cup and just wanted to sit and snack. We let him have a break which he also went to the potty! First time in public! After we sorta had to force him back into it. I knew he would love it though if he would relax just about like everything else. Austin finally took him down some of the bigger slides and he got such a kick out of it. After Austin playing with him for awhile he got really into it. He played hard for about an hour. He was climbing in and playing by himself by the end and the other kids didn't scare him. I am so glad we found out about this place! Its such a great place to go on a rainy or hot day! It was also very clean and organized. We went when they opened at 10 and stayed until about 11:30. They closed at noon for a field trip which I liked. They let you know when field trips will be there so you aren't stuck there with a bunch of crazy older kids. Most of the kids there today were under 8. Also the place was so big Colby mostly was able to have an entire inflatable to himself!

After playing hard we decided to eat lunch at McAlister's before coming home. We came home and Colby went right down for nap. We actually didn't hear him play at all today. Which was my goal to tire him out so he would rest well at naptime!

It was great having Austin around this afternoon we ate an early dinner. He cooked chicken alfredo for us so we ate then took a nice stroll around the block. Once we got home we bathed Colby because he was so dirty but it wasn't quite his bedtime yet so we let him watch Wonder Pets before bed! We both love days when daddy is home! They are so special!

Monday Fun!

Playing at Barnes and Noble

Half asleep and half awake in his big boy bed!

Well it felt wierd today to not have to be anywhere! For the last 2 weeks with swim lessons our days were very predictable! So we woke up today with no place to be but wanted to get out of the house for Colby to burn off some energy! My first thought was the library storytime but then realized it would be closed for the holiday...then I thought the park...then it rained! I was quickly running out of options! I didn't want to go across the river either!

I figured Barnes and Noble is fun...Colby loves the train table...we could just go and he could play and I could just look at books while he played! So that is what we did! He loved it too...I think he played for about 30 minutes while I just sat and watched or looked at children's books. I was tempted to buy more books but he has soo many! I figured I would wait and see what he got for his birthday!

After we left we just drove around for a little while...I would have liked to have stayed out longer I even tried calling a few friends to see if we could stop and visit but everyone was out of town. We came home and Colby enjoyed playing around the house.

I knew he probably wouldn't take a good nap since we didn't do a whole lot this morning. Sure enough at 1:40 he was still playing. I went and layed him down. I guess he went to sleep but then probably only slept a little over an hour before he was up! So the rest of the day he was kinda grumpy! Austin got home a little early thank goodness! We ate our pot roast, with potatoes, rice, and carrots for dinner. It was too wet to play much outside although we did let Colby out in the front right before his bath so he could burn off some energy! All in all it was a pretty nice day!

Happy 4th!

Today has been a wonderful today! We began the day at church. I thought it was great for the 4th to fall on a Sunday so we could have a patriotic service. I will begin with Sunday School though. We had all 3 boys today (Colby, Cade, and Broc). They were all very good...the time flew by too...when all 3 are there I feel like the hour goes by so fast! Its now a little more tiring because I not only have to change diapers but I get to take Colby and Broc to the potty as well! Gotta love potty training boys!
I thought I was going to have to work extended care too because the workers didn't show up until almost 10:30. Colby thought I was staying too so he screamed and cried when I left. He doesn't normally do this when I am able to scoot out right when the transition happens. I left him even though it hurt me so much to do so...I know its in his best interest. He has to get used to situations like this. I went back to check after like 5 minutes and he wasn't crying anymore so I knew he was ok. Church was awesome...we were reminded that not only are we citizens of this great country America but more importantly we are citizens of God's Kingdom Heaven! It was a great reminder that even though things on this earth aren't always perfect there is a place where oneday everything will be! I also loved singing the patriotic music although I wish we would have sung more!
After church we went to my parent's house. They were having lunch over there. I enjoyed hanging out and watching Colby play. He loves all the toys there...I even had fun playing with him with some of my old toys! He went to bed before lunch though. He hung in until about 1:30 but was getting very tired by that point. I knew if we let him stay up he would have just been tired and cranky and it always works out well that he sleeps while we eat so we can relax and visit. If not I feel like I don't get to talk to anyone!
He played shy a lot today which is a phase he is going through. I try not to make a big deal out of it because I have read that if you do the child becomes more shy. I think the more people talk to him the worse it gets sometimes he just has to "warm" up to others...I was that way too as a child so I don't worry about it!
This evening we are just going to enjoy some family time the 3 of us. We bought some fireworks for Colby last night when we went to Belle Chasse. We did a few sparklers and poppers and he thought they were pretty cool! Part of me wants to take him to the big fireworks on the river but 1) its not until 9 and he is in bed wayy before then and 2) I think it might be too much for him right now! So maybe when he is turning 5 we will take him! Its something to look forward to!

Last Day for Swim lessons!

So today was Colby's last swim lesson for this year! I was kinda sad but at the same time glad that we will get to move on to something else! They were really fun but after swimming for 2 weeks straight and nothing else it will be nice to be able to not follow that schedule anymore. He did great today which was a relief that he went out on a good note...especially after 2 bad days just this week! He did wonderfully he was all smiles and showed off his cute personality and good swimming skills. He swam all by himself to the steps...I can't wait to get him in my parents pool and really let him show off for them!
He also did great sleeping last night he again didn't get up out of his bed until about 8 this morning! Naptime also went much better today! As far as I know he stayed in his bed until around 3ish giving him atleast a 2 1/2 hour nap! YAY I am so proud of him growing up! Its sad in some ways but exciting nonetheless!
The rest of the day has been very low key for us as has been the week! We are both pretty tired after swim lessons and don't feel like going anywhere else! Tomorrow is grocery shopping so nothing too exciting there! Looking forward to the 4th of July though! Hoping maybe Colby can see some fireworks I dunno though if he'll be up that late we'll see if we can keep him up! I want to take him to 4th on the River but probably not until next year or the next will he be big enough for that sorta thing! So that's all the news for now!

Thursday

Well the last 24 hours have been interesting....Colby slept in his bed last night very well. I don't think he ever even got out until this morning at 8:15 at that point he was trying to get out of hiw room. I hope he continues doing this well. I didn't sleep well all night though I kept listening for him to wake up either because he fell out or he got up playing. I also thought he might wake up earlier then normal but 8:15 was pretty good.

Today with swim lessons though he didn't do so well. I had a feeling this would happen. He hasn't pooped since Tuesday with the whole experience so I wondered if we would have a repeat! He seemed fine at home though and was even quite ready to go swimming. He couldn't wait to get in the pool. After about 10 minutes though he had enough. Not sure if it was him having to poop or he just wanted to get in and out on his own time or what. At my parent's pool he gets to play on the steps and get in and out as much as he wants o I wondered if what had some to do with it. As soon as swim lessons were done though he was playing with toys and happy again. When we got home though I made him sit on the potty and told him to pee and poop. Sure enough he did both!He has now pooped on the potty twice I can't believe he is doing so well with potty training!

Today for naptime once again I wondered how he would do in the big boy bed. I heard noise for quite awhile so I decided to go in at 1. Sure enough he was standing by the door. He got upset when I layed him back in bed so I sat down by the bed for about 5 minutes and rubbed his back. It seemed to calm him a little but he didn't seem convinced to go to sleep. I left out and sure enough I heard him back up. I gave it until about 1:30 and went back in and put him in the bed. Again later I heard more noise this went on until about 2:30. You could tell he was soo tired. He was fighting sleep bad. I figured naptime would be harder then nighttime b/c he does have "bad" nap days more often then he has "bad nights". Finally this time I got firm with him and told him he had to stay in his bed. After that he seemed convinced and now its 4:30 and I haven't heard anymore noise. I think I am about go in there though b/c I don't want him sleeping until 5 and having a hard time going down tonight! Oh the joys of growing up though! Its been quite a day! I love it though! I love that he's such a big boy!