Party TIme!

Colton was super excited about his Preshool Christmas Party!  I forgot to take pics in his class :(  He enjoyed making crafts, a special lunch, decorating cookies, and getting treats bags!

Gatlingburg Family Night!

We always take for granted the beautiful Smokey Mountains that are so close to us.  Josh and I love going to Gatlinburg, so we decided to head there the other Friday night.  Our plans were to eat at The Park Grille and then enjoy the Christmas Parade.

We stopped at an overlook to take a few pics.

The parade had started at the first traffic light and was taking FOREVER to make it to where we were.  It was super crowded and cold.  We decided to head back to K-town and not get stuck in all the parade traffic.  SO glad we did.  We stopped at one of those candy stores on the way home...Colton and I enjoyed some chocolate covered oreos, while Josh got a caramel covered apple.

We had a great night together!

Colton is 2 1/2!!

It is crazy to think that Colton will be 3 in a little less than six months.  He has changed so much since he turned two!  The biggest change is how much he has grown up by being in Preschool at our church.  He loves wearing his backpack and carrying his lunch box to his classroom each day!  His teachers are awesome, and Colton talks about them a lot!  He also tells us which friends he "wrestles" with each day and who he plays with. 

Some of his 2 1/2 year old stats are:

• Wears 3T clothes & 4T pjs
• Wears size 9 shoes
• We think he weighs about 37 lbs.

What Colton is in to these days...

• LOVES Preschool
• Coloring, painting, drawing, etc
• Toy Story, Mickey Mouse, Chugginton, & Winnie the Pooh
• Enjoys going to Church
• Wrestling with Josh
• Playing with his friends/neighbors
• Reading books
• Talking, talking, and more talking

Favorite Foods...

• CHICKEN
• Pizza
• Pork Tenderloin
• Spaghetti
• Oatmeal
• Hotdogs
• Grilled Cheese

We LOVE our sweet boy so much and look forward to many more memories together!

Thanksgiving

I'm a little behind on our blog, so I am trying to catch up....We spent Thanksgiving at Nana and Poppa's house this year.  We had a yummy dinner, and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon.  Colton always loves seeing all the cows in the pasture behind their house.  We got some fun pics too!

My Favorite Face...

Nothing better than my happy boy!

Scrapbook

One of Colton's obsessions is looking at pictures of family, friends, and himself of course!  I showed him the scrapbook I made for him for his first birthday, and he now he wants to look at it everyday! 

Toy Story Reading

When Josh and I were in Atlanta for a little getaway, we enjoyed doing a little bit of shopping, especially for Colton.  We picked up this Toy Story CD and story book kit.  He has "read" the book many times along with the CD over and over.  His favorite part is the sound the CD makes when you are supposed to turn the page :)

Shapes!

Colton has started to learn how to make shapes with his fingers....

I was able to catch a quick pic of him making a triangle at dinner the other night...:)

Madeline's Birthday Weekend!

Mom, Colton, and I had a great weekend celebrating Madeline's 2nd brithday!  Here are some pics of the fun...

We had such a great time at Maddle's party...these two (only 6 months apart) had a blast playing together!  Happy Birthday Madeline!

Colton's Preschool Fall Party!

Last Tuesday, Colton's preschool class had their Fall Party!  As a teacher, I always LOVED party days!  So, this being Colton's first "school party," I was a litle excited!  All the kids dressed up, played fall games, and ate a yummy fall lunch!  I forgot to bring my camera to his classroom...oh well!

If you don't already know, Colton LOVES Toy Story!  So, it was only appropriate for him to be Woody! 

He was so excited seeing himself look just like Woody :)

Soooooo cute!

Fun Pumpkin Cupcakes for his class :)

Of course I had to bring a few treats for his wonderful teachers too :)

Fun on the Farm!

Some of our MOPS group met Stephanie Bailey's family farm last week for a fun Moppets Outing!  WE enjoyed hanging around the fire pit, going on a hay ride, finding pumpkins, and eating lunch on the farm! 

They have this great wooded area with benches and little house/sheds!  Lots of the kids were intrigued about the fire pit :)

Colton with his buddy Turner!  Love how Turner knows how to pose for pics!

Stephanie's husband took us all on a great hayride around their property.  Colton's favorite part was seeing the cows and hearing their loud moooooooos!

The three musketeers :)  Colton (2 1/2, Turner 4, & Paul 4 1/2)

All the kids raced to find a pumpkin...Colton wasn't too sure about all of that.

He tired to play soccer with his pumpkin...ahhhh ahhhhh!

My cute little farm boy :)

Graham's Party!

We helped celebrate Graham's 2nd birthday at the new playground at UT baseball stadium!  It was a "Cars Theme," and all the kids had a great time!

Our friend Ben Brown's company built this awesome play structure!

Colton helping out the birthday boy!

Marc, Kelli, and Graham about the blow out his candle :)

Super cute decor

Mater cake :)

Happy Birthday sweet Graham!

Pumpkin Patch!

Last Saturday morning, we joined The Ashton Family at Oakes Farm and Pumpkin Patch!  Josiah and Colton had so much together, especially looking at the animals and playing with the water tables!  I can't believe it has already been a year since we were there last year!

It was a bit chilly when we first arrived!

Colton LOVED this bounce pillow!

I LOVE this pic of the boys looking at the rabbits!

Such concentration at the water table.

Here is our big boy this year!  Check out last years pic next...

...I thought he seemed big last year!

I feel like Colton looks so much older here for some reason.

Pumpkin overload :)

What a fun day with sweet friends!