Playing with Daddy!

Game Night

Friday night we went to the batting cages. I did horrible this time! I only hit maybe 5 or 6 of the 24 balls that were pitched to me! I don't know what the deal was! Brady did awesome, of course! Before we hit some balls we let Kolton play on some of the games. He loved the bowling!
While Brady got the card, Kolton sat here and "raced" his car. He's a very skilled race car driver--he doesn't even have to look at the screen!
Then we went bowling. Brady helped him out a few times to get him going. After a few tries, Kolton was ready to do it himself. He didn't throw the balls, though, he would roll them down the lane. Poor little guy couldn't get them going very fast so he would only knock down a pin or two if he was lucky! :)


It was fun to let him do that! I know it doesn't look like he is loving it by the serious look on his face, but he was loving it! We had a lot of fun!


I can't believe we leave for Utah one week from today! I'm so excited! I'm so happy for my brother and his soon to be wife! I'm excited to see them all and spend time with them! I want to start packing now, but that would just be crazy--or would it? :)

M&M Cookies

This is what Kolton does with a package of cookies:
He "tasted" 11 cookies only to put them back after just a couple nibbles. Some were eaten more than others, but some just had one bite taken out of them. What a silly kid!

Our {NEW} Toy

Tonight Brady and his Dad went and pick up this "new" toy for our family! The Lancasters, a family in our ward was giving away their trampoline for free and so we jumped (no pun intended) on it and called right away! Kolton absolutely LOVES it! He loves jumping on his own, but especially loves it when Brady or I get up there and jump with him. He giggles and giggles and giggles. We definitely need to get a trampoline enclosure, though! The only trampoline he has ever been on is my parent's trampoline and that one is in the ground so we don't have to worry about him falling off. Anyway, it definitely was a hit and we are excited to have it!

Here is Kolton his first time trying it out. It took us a long time to set this thing up and Kolton had to watch the whole time and so he was pretty excited to finally be able to get on and go at it.

He was seriously scaring me as he would run around and to the edges of the trampoline!

I don't know what the deal is, but you get pretty filthy after jumping on it! Look at that face!

Kolton and Brady dancing/jumping! ;)

This was one of Kolton's favorite positions to jump in on the trampoline.

Swimming with the Revells!

We had such a fun weekend! We got to hang out with the Revells! We spent some time at their home on Friday night and then went swimming at Shana's parent's house on Saturday night! It was so fun! Sadly, Kolton is literally scared for his life when he sees Kit, but we work through it...Seriously, though, poor Kit scares him. Don't know why-hopefully Kolton will get over that soon!

Here's Kolton and Brady swimming. Kolton didn't spend a ton of time in the pool (Kit was in there) but when Kit went to make dinner, Kolton took that as an opportunity for some fun in the water! ;)

Brigham sporting his lovely orange goggles! So cute! He is only 2 1/2 and can swim without his floaties under the water! This kid can hold his breath for a good 30 seconds or so! It is awesome!

Kolton had fun playing basketball when he wasn't in the water.


Brigham loved this! Kit would run off the diving board with him and would throw him in to the air as he jumped off. It was so funny!

Brigham and Kolton posing for a picture.

Here's a video of Kolton swimming. It is so funny to me the way he swims. He moves those little arms and legs so fast but doesn't really seem to GO anywhere. If he's lucky, he'll go in circles. It is too funny!

Thanks Shana and Kit for letting us come and have fun with you! You guys are such awesome friends!

Yes, we start 'em young...

And with the chocolate too...

This is just a video from this morning's bath. He discovered a new way to make a BIG splash.

A Few Summer Days

We have had a busy week! Last week, Kolton and I went to Pelican Bay with the Foys, Lambournes, and the Nicholsons. It was fun! Kolton loves to play in the water, so he really enjoyed it! You can see pictures here. I didn't feel like lugging my camera around, but Brittney took some pictures. We also went swimming with the Foys at their pool, where Kolton really is getting so good at swimming! It is so darling!
Brady's second season of softball started last week as well. He absolutely loves it! It is fun for Kolton and I to go and cheer him on as well as chat with the other wifes and their children.
Kolton also came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. Oh My Goodness! Seriously, I don't know why this disease isn't talked about more! It is THE worst! I don't know if Kolton just got it really bad or what, but it has been the hardest last several days there is! Thursday night we didn't get home from Brady's game until about 10:45, so by the time I put Kolton to bed, it was about 11:15. He woke up at 11:45, but went back to sleep on his own but then woke up again at 1:01. He usually doesn't do that so I figured something was wrong (whether he was scared, or whatever). So, I brought him into bed with us. He just squirmed and cried for several minutes so I took him out to the living room so we wouldn't disturb Brady. We were up until 6:30!! He just was in a lot of pain and really unhappy. He finally fell asleep on me on the couch at 6:30 and that is where we slept until 9:30. Then we noticed he had a rash all over the palms of his hands and feet and several blisters in his mouth. He would not eat or drink ANYTHING. Kolton will drink 6-8 sippy cups of liquid each day, easily, but we were struggling to get him to drink 1 cupful. Sunday was the worst with a high fever and still no eating or drinking and a lot of crying and whining. Poor guy! It was so sad! He had at least 10 blisters on the roof of his mouth and at least 5 ulcers on his tongue. Then the rash on his hands and feet turned into blisters (which aren't supposed to hurt actually). Finally today he has eaten! Yay! He ate a normal breakfast and a normal lunch with a normal snack! I'm SO happy! He even slept in his crib last night until 5:15 without waking up! I am so glad a kid can only get this once and he doesn't have to suffer through it again!


Kolton loves apples and loves to stand at the counter whenever I'm working in the kitchen, so we paired them together and he ate an apple while I worked on unloading the dishwasher.

Kolton does a lot of running around at the softball games--it is actually rather tiring to keep up with him and keep him close. For a few minutes, though, he stopped and just watched them play through the fence. It was so nice!

Here are all the babies that come watch their dads! Kade, Tucker, Ross, and Kolton.

My poor sick baby...I should have taken pictures of the blisters to show you! We brought the matress out to the living room again so he could lay there all day and watch t.v. with us.

Kolton is hilarious when he plays with his basketball goal. He will use balls like this one and try and make a basket in the hoop like that. It makes me laugh!

Kolton and I were playing in his room today and he left and brought back Brady's shoes that were in the living room. He looked so cute in them!

We tried to fix his hair today with some of Brady's hair gel. It actually stayed up, so that was nice. He definitely needs a trimming of some of the hairs, but we're waiting to do that in Utah...

the 4th and 5th of JULY

We had a really fun 4th (and 5th) of July! Things are getting more and more fun as Kolton gets older! It is so much fun to watch him as he grows and experiences things!

We went to WhiteWater Bay on the 4th of July and surprisingly, it wasn't horribly busy. We got there when it opened (to get good seats) and stayed until about 3:30. Kolton had a lot of fun. We have been going swimming a lot with Brittney and Kade and last week we went swimming with Brooklyn and Kashton Gulbransen and so he has been getting better and better at swimming. He now can use his floaties and keep his head out of the water pretty much the whole time (as long as no minnie waves hit him).
Here's Kolton and Brady eating lunch. We just brought sandwiches, pretzels and granola bars.
Here's our family while eating lunch. Look at that blue eyed, blond haired kid!

Kolton was just old enough to be able to enjoy the kid area they had. He was tall enough to walk around and not fall down. He really enjoyed going down the slides they had and splashing the water. He also really liked the lazy river and the wading pool. He looks like a little frog when he swims. Its so funny! He doesn't move anywhere, but he kicks his legs and flaps his arms pretty hard.

Taking a little break to eat some pretzels after he puked all over me. It was so gross! I was taking him around in the lazy river right after we ate lunch and he took a huge gulp of water and puked his entire lunch all over my shoulder and chest. Luckily, Brady was getting in, so he took Kolton and I went to the bathroom to wash off. These two little girls were in the bathroom and asked what happened. I told them and they backed away (as if the puke could jump off and get them :)) and just stared. Then as they were leaving, one of the girls took a handful of water and poured it on my shoulder--I'm guessing to help me out a little. It was kind of funny.

Look at those pruny feet! After spending 5 hours in a pool, its bound to happen! :)



And this is what he looked like literally 30 seconds after we put him in the car! :)

This is actually from Friday (3rd). He woke up after a really short nap and just wanted to lay on Brady for about another 20 or so minutes. It was too sweet.


Our family on the 4th of July after coming back from a firework show that was cancelled...

Kolton on his first day of Nursery! Yay! :) He lasted 30 minutes and then they brought him to us, but that's ok..baby steps! I figured he wouldn't stay too long because he doesn't know the nursery leader at all or any of the children, so I just told her to keep him as long as she could handle it and then bring him to me.


The fireworks were rescheduled for Sunday night so we got there at about 9:00 and waited for the fireworks to start at 9:30.

Kolton was so cute when the fireworks started. He had been watching people set their own off before the show started and would get a little startled by them and run and sit on my lap and then would watch them very intently, but when the show started he ran to the blanket and laid down and put his hands behind his head. It was so cute! So I decided to lay down next to him. He's turning into a little boy!





And a little video of swimming.

Change it for a SMILE!

Kolton was getting a little impatient and grumpy yesterday while I was making dinner so Brady drew this smiley face on his belly. He thought it was pretty cool and was no longer pouty!
Kolton loves to read books! He will bring you book after book after book for you to read! Sometimes, if he's in a good enough mood, he will read the book himself. I love it!

Oh, and he had his 18 months appointment on Monday and seems to be growing fine! He is 33 1/2 inches tall (I'm 62" tall, so he's already over half my height!) which puts him at the 88th percentile for height. He weighed 26 lbs which is the 52nd percentile and his head size is in the 80th percentile. I didn't pay attention to what the actual measurement was, I just thought it was funny because the doctor was going over the numbers with me and then she said "So, he has a big head, but not huge or anything..." I was like, "gee, thanks...my kid has a big head, awesome." I wasn't really offended, I just thought it was cute. I really do like his doctor! But, he has to go back this Monday because one of his ears is still red from the ear infection a week and a half ago so she wants to make sure it isn't still there on Monday and then he has to go back the following Monday for a shot that he can't have until after July 12, so we'll be at the doctors office 3 Mondays in a row! Awesome! :)