Feeding the Ducks

It was such a gorgeous day on Monday that I decided to take Isabelle and Colton to a nearby park to feed the ducks. I had been saving the heels of bread the last few months and freezing them for such an occasion. Since the sun was shining and it was near perfect weather, we made an after-school activity of it.
Colton was really excited to see the ducks!
Watching his cousin, Isabelle.
Look at all the ducks! There was even more that came over after we had run out of bread. Too bad those ones missed out.

North Carolina

This was Colton's first time to North Carolina. And his first long car ride. He did pretty well in the car. Friday night we drove mostly through the night, so he slept most of the way. We left our house at 7:30 PM and got to Aaron's dad's house at 2:30 AM. On the way home we traveled during the day and he did well. He got to see the ocean for the first time when we went to a nearby pier. I'm not sure what he hated the most; the crashing waves or the strong wind. Actually, he did pretty well. He just clung onto me tight. Every once in a while he would get brave enough and lean out from me to get a closer look at the ocean. Sorry we didn't get any pictures of the pier, because we forgot the camera. Here some other pictures though: Here he is with Grandma MacRoy (his great-grandma)
Colton with Papa.
Here everyone is: Sarah, Aaron, Kimberly, Dad, Colton, Isabelle, Grandma MacRoy, and Heather. Marylee was taking the picture. As you can see from the pictures, I got my hair cut. It was down to my shoulders before.

Even though it was a quick trip, we enjoyed being with Aaron's family.

Trying to Bounce Like Tigger

We borrowed a johnny-jump-up from a friend, and Colton was just so excited to try it out. He loves it. He really gets going. So, I tried to take some pics of the action, but it's hard to capture the real excitement.


Ok, he looks terrified here, but really, we're having fun.

Splish Splash I Was Taking a Bath

You know, every parent has to take the "tub time" pictures. I was giving Colton a bath, and I thought he just looks so cute playing that I just have to take pictures.
Chewing on Tigger. Yum!
"Alright, world. Here I come!"

Horrible Mom

Ok, I finally did it. I did something I swore I would never do. All moms do it once to atleast one of their children. But, I was going to be the exception. I dropped Colton. That's right, I'm an idiot. Here's how it happened:

I got Colton in his carseat, which was up on the couch, so I could go get Aaron from work. The phone rang. Something told me that I should just let the answering machine get it. Nope, didn't listen to that thought. The phone was upstairs, so I left Colton in the carseat, ontop of the couch, and not buckled in yet and ran upstairs to get the phone. When I answered the phone I heard a thump and instant crying. I said, "oh, my gosh," and Anne who was the one on the phone asked, "What, did he fall? I'll let you go." While this conversation was going on, I had run down stairs and saw Colton lying face down on the floor with the car seat on top of him.

I felt so horrible. I don't know how I could have let my little baby do that. I held him for a bit until he stopped crying. And of course, all was well. It probably scared him more than it hurt him.