Beautiful Weather
I really love this time of year....We can come home from school and just play in the backyard until it gets dark...The weather was so nice today, so we had fun playing baseball, Nascar, and riding bikes! Here are a few of my favorites of Colbers today....


He claps for himself all the time now...My boys have never suffered from low self-esteem :)
I just love this picture for some reason....
"ooohhhh...ball"
Colby's lil stinker face....

No More Training Wheels!!
Jack has been wanting to ride his bike without the training wheels, so Daddy took them off this afternoon....He had a lot of help getting those wheels off!
Daddy pushing Jack to get him started....
There he goes!!!
He did a little crashing too :) He was a good sport about it...
Daddy explaining how to start on his own....
Giving it a try!

Kylie's Birthday Party
Happy Fourth Birthday Kylie!!
Sweet friends...
Jackson hitting the pinata....
Colby was all excited to do the pinata!
My handsome boys...
The boys working out the candy from the pinata....
Colby is so balloon "boon" crazy these days!

Sweet Boys...
The boys were sweet this week...Jack was laying down, and Colby went and got his bottle and baby, and laid down next to him. I'm so moved by how much Colby loves Jackson! He just wants to be around him and do what he does!

The night before, Kaleb and Jack were playing tennis off of the wall...So Colby found the racket and was trying to play by himself :)
Colby finally realized that he can pop up and play trains!!

Race Car Fans...
Not much to report around here...We had a nice weekend...Did a little shopping, went to Build a Bear, and had lunch at Ruby's. Sunday we hung around the house, watched the NASCAR race..we are a house divided between Matt Kenseth (Mommy & Colby) and Junior (Daddy & Jackson). Both our drivers were so close to winning...but no luck in the end...Lots of good crashes to see this weekend though!
Colby made the two boxes into a little tray for his "gol gol" snack :) (goldfish, for those who don't speak Colby!)
My boys watching cartoons and drinking their milk in the morning...once in awhile, they are good and just sit there while mommy gets ready...Usually they are all over me though!

Lazy Weekend
After a long weekend of rain & laying around with colds, we went outside Sunday afternoon for some baseball. Colby's been carrying around a bat (or golf club) and hitting any ball he can find, and recently he's wanted to play with the T-ball. Daddy & Jack gave him some lessons!

He's so happy it worked!This is how it's done brother!
Just a little insight into my life as the only girl in the family....Crazy boys always running around & yelling! Jack is hanging off the back of Kaleb here :)
We kept hearing Jack say, "He's eating the paper!" but for some reason it didn't register to either of us. A few minutes later, I see Colby is in fact eating the Andes mint--paper & all! I snapped a quick picture before taking it away from him :)
My handsome boys ready for some breakfast after church....

This is Colby's face after he's been disciplined. He thinks "no" and time outs are funny. We are in for it with this boy!

Happy 18 Months Colbers!
Wow! Our little boy is 18 months old tomorrow! So hard to believe. This is such a great age! His language is developing, he's doing more and more, and is such a happy boy! The tantrums have begun too :) He had his checkup today and got two shots (he didn't cry at all!). He is 80th percentile for his height at 33 1/2 inches tall! He is 50th percentile for his weight, at 26 lbs. I think being sick this last week made him lose a little weight, but he is still doing well regardless! The nurse was noting how fun it is to watch a preemie grow, as their growth rate is just so much faster on a month-to-month basis, and it is amazing at how the body catches itself up!


Here is a pic I found of Jackson 18 months ago!! He looks so young :) This was taken right after Colby was born...
So then I found a picture of Colby 18 months ago :) So little!!!