Beach Boy in His PJs

Here are some cute photos of me in my pjs at the beach this weekend.






Me playing with my car.


Here's my ham face!

Beach Boy

Dad took me outside while Mom was showering and snapped these photos of me playing on Grandpa Dean's float collection.




The sun was really bright.
I left my sunglasses in the car. . .

"Aaaaaaaaah, get me down from here Dad!"









There are lots of apple trees at the beach too.

Playin' at the Beach

We went to the Beach House for Thanksgiving and the long weekend.
We had such a great time.

I played with my cars and trucks. I also played with the cds and dvds. I loved piling them all into my box of toys. I think they were sneaking out of the box while I was sleeping because everytime I woke up they were back in their places, so I would just have to pile them all into the box again.

Things I learned this weekend:
I learned that the wood stove is bad and I should stay away. Everytime I crawled by it, I had to stop, sit and say "ha" (or something like that). I sometimes had to crawl backwards past it. I look pretty silly crawling backwards.

I learned where my head is. Now if you ask me: Colton, where's your head? I can pat it.
(Now I just have to learn how to rub my tummy at the same time? .....Maybe that is part of Papa Charlie's man learning?)

I learned how to make the "aahhhhhh" indian noise from the old cowboy and indian movies. The one where you pat your mouth with your palm while saying: aaaaaawwwwhh. I think I was supposed to learn to find my mouth, but making this noise was so much fun I just couldn't stop!

I practiced doing lots and lots of walking.
Here I am watching my hand wiggle as I'm walking across the living room. I thought this was hilarious!

Awwww so cute!

Sometimes I just have to admit. . .I'm one cute baby!

Busy Boy

I was a busy boy last week.

I took lots of steps.

I also learned to stop at the bottom of the stairs and wait for Mom before I go screaming up them. Well, most of the time I wait. Sometimes I think it's funny to just giggle and race up them so Mom comes running after me. This game is especially funny when Dad plays too.

I also practiced lifting my bigger toys from the floor onto the chairs. This is big business and took lots of coordination. Mom arranged the chair so I had to walk from the chair to Mom and Dad and then back.


I was very interested in my firetruck this week.

Pushing it all over the house - but also lifting it up onto the chair seats.
This took me multiple tries before I mastered it but I finally managed to get it onto the chair seat and once I wanted to do it over .....and over ....and over again.









My walking toys were also a big hit recently.

I really get frustrated when I can't turn the corner or my walking toy gets caught on something and I get stuck.

I'm a Walkin' Walker

I really started walking lots this weekend.

Not only was I doing a lot of walking, I was also doing a lot of blabbing, and some laughing, and some dancing.

I learned how to put this cap on and off of this water bottle. Nani and Grandma Alice taught me how to clap. Every time I got the cap onto the water bottle I would smile and smile and clap my hands. I was a real crowd pleaser.

I was really busy this weekend, lots of climbing. I have been practicing my stair climbing. So far, I've mastered the art that is the backward belly slide in that ever so slightly in control manner that is the essense of being a 1 year old.







Here's a photo of my Nani and my silly cousin Henry.





And here's my cousin Jack and my Papa Charlie.

Sunday Faces

I was full of faces today.

I really-really-really like multigrain cheerios. Every time I pick one up out of my toolbox and put it in my mouth, I say: "MMMmmm"


I can't believe Mom didn't realize they are sweetened. She's never going to buy me these again, I know it.




All I did was EAT all weekend. That's why I was so cranky Saturday morning. I was just hungry.

Eat, eat, eat - chex, yogurt, raspberries, cheerios, cheesestick, raspberries, watermelon, banana, crackers, puffs, peaches, rice, cheesestick, chex, fruit bar, raspberries, blackberries, watermelon, cheerios, chicken, mashed potatos, peas, peaches, eggs, cheese, sausage, chex, banana, raspberries, apple bar, fruit snacks, crackers, dried apple bits, puffs, tropical fruit cup, chicken, blackberries, kung pao beef, fried rice, bbq pork, crab ragoons.

Window Watcher

Looking out of the window is one of my new favorite things to do.

I think it's because I have finally grown tall enough to be able to see out without having to stand on my tippy toes.

There are so many exciting things going on outside. I am especially fascinated when a person walks past with their dog. I also like looking at the leaves on all of the trees blowing in the wind.

Today I took 4 or 5 steps from the window to Mom. I tried two more times after that and fell both times. . .this walking thing is tricky.

Oh, and the remote is another favorite of mine. Although not so new.

Saturday Night Life

We don't really do much around here on Saturday nights. . .

Lot's of smiles and funny faces.

I've been practicing my walking steps. Mom and Dad get really excited when I walk.

I am in a big hurry to get everywhere.

Grumpy Saturday Morning

I was a grumpy boy on Saturday morning.

Mom just couldn't figure out what my problem was.




First I was sad.

Then I got mad.

Rainy Friday Night

Here I am with Dad when we were on our way out to dinner on Friday night. It was rainy so Mom made me wear my hood. I don't like it.

Dad and Me

More Faces

Lately I have been making a lot of funny faces. Here are some faces I made tonight after dinner.

I am always in a really good mood after dinner.

Tonight for dinner I had chicken, peaches, strawberries, mushroom risotto, and french fry bits. French fries are pretty good, but peaches are a lot better. I ate the whole cup!

Oh, and don't worry: I can still make the "ham" face.

Hugs

One of my favorite things to do now is to give hugs. I am always giving hugs to Mom and hugs to Dad and hugs to Avery. Sometimes I even give hugs to Froggy Bear and my Shark. These are photos of me giving hugs to Dad.