Potty Training

I almost hesitate to write this one, for fear it will jinx us! We have been working with Kolton since this fall on potty training, and we've been through the potty chair and the pull-ups and nothing seemed to be working. I even tried him in big boy underwear the last few weekends we were at home, and he still seemed to wet himself all day long. Brandon was getting really frustrated, but I tried to stay calm...at least Kolton knew he was wet now...those Pull-ups are a joke! Then, finally on the "snow day" we had a little break through and went all day with only a few accidents!! On Saturday and Sunday he went all day going to the potty and telling us when he had to go!! The trick for us was that he had to sit on the "big potty" backwards. He has never really wanted anything to do with the potty chair, except for the first day we brought it home and he peed 3 times in it! After that..nothing! So...hopefully, we're well on our way! I'm so glad we'll be out of diapers before a baby brother or sister comes along!! I have to post some pictures of my little man in his big boy underwear!!

Snow Day...

Isn't it crazy how our outlook on snow changes after we can drive? Oh, how we used to wish for snow days so we could stay home from school and play in the snow. Now we hope and pray the trucks have been out on the roads so we can make it to work! ...unless we're snowed in! Which actually happened to us last week! There were 3 ft drifts behind my garage, so I wasn't going anywhere! ...and even if I tried, there was a huge drift at the end of our driveway. About 4:30 a pickup w/ blade came down our gravel road, and then around 6, our neighbor came and bladed out the driveway so we could make it to work the next day. Crazy!! It was way to cold to go outside and play in the snow that day, but we did make it out on Sunday. Kolton had a blast, and now wants to wear his snow boots every day!
Oh, and then Daddy decided it would be fun to get the 4-Wheeler out...and got it stuck! Guess who got to help him push it out?! ...Hint...NOT the 2-year old!!

My Daycare Party

Kolton celebrated his 2nd Birthday at The Learning Tree yesterday. They had cookies and Go-gurts...yum!...and they gave him a new book, Skippyjon Jones, a very silly book! Kolton has 3 other boys and 2 girls in his class, but one boy was not here for the picture. I think they are all ornery, but he has so much fun. His teacher is Jo, and they sing lots of songs and read fun books. His favorite thing to do is play outside...typical boy!!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Gotta love the little songs...even if he's singing to himself!

Baby Brant is here!

Brandon's bother, Daniel and his wife Jessica, had their baby boy last Monday (wow...a week today!) Brant Adam is what they named him, and he is such a cutie! It's hard to remember the days when Kolton was that small. How time flies! We went for a visit last night, and I couldn't believe how much he's changed already! Maybe we can sneak over for another visit one night this week! Here are some pics from the hospital...Jess was such a trooper...no drugs!! She didn't even look tired!

Mozingo Haunted Campground

What a weekend! It was a nice day on Saturday, but unfortunately a little on the cold side. Luckily, Kolton's costume kept him nice and warm. This year he is a monkey, and it fits him perfectly! He's such a climber, and we always call him Mr. Monkey. It even has a banana in the pocket. For the hauted campground, we all dressed up as charachters from The Wizzard of Oz. Brandon was a scarecrow, and I was Dorothy.

Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

While not quite the Charlie Brown experience, we had tons of fun today at Hunt's Orchard in Amazonia! We started w/ a hay ride, Kolton LOVED the tractors! When we got there, it was 10 min until the show, we we got some marshmallows and roasted them over the fire...fun! and yummy! Then we watched the show of John Wayne and Roy Rogers...pretty good, but not good enough to keep Kolton entertained for very long. Especially once a few little puppies came up!! After the show, we tried out the hay maze, but he was too scared to go in. Brandon did carry him through the ti-pee made of corn stalks. The Grand Finale was the pumpkin patch! He wanted all of them!! Of course, he could not lift any of them, but he sure tried!! We finally found the perfect one, and he loves his "punkin".

My 1st Royals Game!

We decided to take Kolton to a Royal's game while on vacation this week. There was so much to see and play with, it was hard for him to pay attention to the game!! It was T-shirt Tuesday, so we all got those, plus since it was Kolton's first game, he got an Official Royals Fan certificate and anniversary pin. Brandon's brother, Aaron got us tickets through his work, and they were great seats!! Only a few rows behind the dugout!! What a perfect night for weather too! Only bad thing was that it did not start until 7pm, and we did not get home until after 11pm!! Good thing I'm on vacation...I should be taking a nap!

So Sleepy!

Mom is home this week on VACATION! After lunch on Wednesday, I was cleaning up the dishes while Kolton was finishing up. Usually when I do this, he yells for me "All done!" so he can get down, but he was so quiet, I wondered what he was up to! I went over to check on him in his chair, and he was asleep!! Guess we kept him out too late last night!!

The Muffin

I have told a few of you this story already, but I haven't had time to post it to the blog. One morning I made mini muffins for breakfast, and Kolton would not eat. He just held it in his hand. I let him take it in the car, figuring he would eat it on the way into town, before daycare...but my little man had other things on his mind!! As soon as we got in the car, he was holding it out, saying "I Elly", meaning "I'll give this to Elly"...wow...he's not even 2 yet!!! I just thought it was hilarious b/c he held it all the way into town and even walked into daycare, not dropping it...or eating it!! It is Love!!

Summer Vacation

Sorry for the delay in the blog this summer...I must say, it has been extrememly busy, and I don't even have a kid in sports yet!! The 17th of July, we left for Wyoming on a week long vacation with Brandon 's family. It was so nice to get away, and what beautiful country out there! We made stops at Jackson Hole, Yellowstone National Park and Mt. Rushmore. The boys loved seeing all the elk, buffalo and mountain goats...we even saw tons of prarie dogs at The Badlands! Despite the 12 hr drive, Kolton did awesome in the van! I think it helped that uncle Luke or "Uke"was riding in the back of the van to entertain him!!

Corn on the cob!

It's that time of year when we can't wait to sink our teeth into a fresh piece of corn on the cob...Kolton was pretty unsure of his first piece, and wouldn't take a bite until he saw Mommy and Daddy eat it. It's a little tricky for him to eat it b/c he wants to eat it up and down instead of the sideways, like we're supposed to. Also, the butter makes it a little slippery...but it was really fun to watch him eat it!

My Swimmin' Pool!

This is the second summer for this pool, but I'm afraid that he will outgrow it by next summer! He doesn't really sit down and "swim", he just climbs in and out and throws his toys in and out. He does love the water in this pool and his tubbie...however, we went to visit some friends, Coby and Danyell, and they have a big pool. Kolton was not such a big fan of that one! We actually went 2 weeks in a row thinking the second time he would like it better, but no such luck! Hopefully he will like it when we're on vacation...which is only one week and two days away!!!!

Tractors!

Still Kolton's favorite word...and thing to do!! This past Saturday was the Tractor Cruise, and both of Kolton's Pa-Pa's drove. It was an early morning, and Kolton has my sleeping habbits (hate to get up in the morning!)...so the only way we could get him up that morning, was to say..."Do you wanna go see Pa-Pa's tractor?"...and of course, he shot up in bed with his famous word..."Trac-tur"!

My New Ride

Well...not really new, Kolton got this car for his birthday (in November!), but Daddy just got it put together. Kolton loves to ride it around, although he's better at reverse than drive! These pictures were so fun b/c he was cheezin' it up!

We're Still Here...

Sorry for the absence from the blog. Our home PC finally failed us...after 7 years...pretty good to last that long, I guess! Anyway, we are back in the game and I hope we can continue to keep up on it, even though the summer is already going fast! Kolton is LOVING to play outside...he's even had a scraped knee. He can't wait to get home and play with the "bow-wow's". I've kind of given up on the dogs licking him all the time...just have to take a tubby when we get inside! He still likes to play in the dog bowl and water, but we've finally convinced him to feed the puppies instead of eat it himself! He loves riding the 4-wheeler (and lawnmover) with Brandon. He even fell asleep once on it! This year, we have started a garden. Our neighbors are sharing it with us, so hopefully we'll have some luck. It's fun to watch it grow, and Kolton loves to help. Can't wait to show you more pictures of our summer fun...camping, swimming and playing...stay tuned!

Driving Lessons

Kolton has moved on from the little red car to wanting to driveMY car...and of course the TRACTOR!! That is the word that comes out of him mouth at least 20 times a day!! We're still working on the RED tractor part, but he has said "Pa-Pa's Tractor". He is loving being outside these days...I just wish they would stick around!

SOMETHING ELSE TO GET INTO!!

We have locks on all the DOORS...but the locks we got for them wouldn't work on the drawers...so needless to say Kolton has found his way into ALL OF THEM!! His favorite is the "Ziploc, plastic wrap, foil drawer"...

HATS

Kolton has decided that it's fun to wear hats...even if it is just for a while! Val brought down a few more summer clothes of Coopers and there were some hat's in there. I think Kolton tried evey single one of them on! Then, of course, Daddy had to bring out the big cowboy hat...which probably had 3 years of dust on it!! It's still funny that he is saying "cheese" when we get the camera out! At least he's putting them on...I'd like for him to wear hats this summer to keep the hot sun off his head!

SNOW MUCH FUN!!

We've been wanting to take Kolton sledding every since Santa brought him a sled for Christmas, but every time it has snowed since then, it's been way too cold or he's been sick! So this weekend, we took him out to see what snow was all about! Of course, the puppies had to help us. I think he liked going down the big hill on his sled, but the crash landing left him covered in snow!! Needless to say, our venture out in to the snow only lasted about 10 minutes!! It was funny to see him try to walk in the snow...pretty much like he's stuck in the mud and then falling down, getting covered in snow and all wet!

Little Mr. Chatterbox!

Kolton is now 15 months old, and talking up a storm!! His latest word is "ouch"...which sounds like "uff", but he does it after banging his head against the floor, the table, the window...well, pretty much anything!! He's got a hard head, that's for sure!! We were also shocked to hear him say "cheese" the other night when we were taking his picture (climbing up on the bar stool!) I'm sure it has nothing to do with the photo sessions at the Cooper house every time there's a family dinner!

Other sounds he's making are "moo cow"...which is "boo-ow" and his horsey sound is a giggle (he-he-he) followed by the puff sound...I guess we like to do ALL the sound effects when we do the horse! :-) Our favorite is still "tickle", which he does a really good job at, and of course his peek-a-boo game of "where-go" or (where'd I go). This is a really fun age, where we can really tell he's picking up on EVERYTHING!! He even tunes into his cartoons for longer than a few seconds! Car rides are also more fun, as he's naming off everything he sees...even if we can't understand all the words he's saying yet! So far Kolton knows 4 signs and at least 20 words I can think of right now. Parent's As Teacher's is coming next week, so we'll see if he's on track there or not!!

Splitting Image??

OK, so the verdict is out on who our little man looks like.

Is it Mommy?

Or Daddy?

We're pretty sure it's a combo! He's got way more hair than Mommy did, but not quite the mop that Daddy had! :-) He has Mommy's brown eyes and dimples, but his smile is pretty close to Daddy's.

Can you hear me now...?

I guess the new generation sees us on our cell-phones all the time and wants one of their own. Kolton is always wanting to "play" with our phones! Jeff gave him an old one, but he knows it doesn't turn on! It's so amazing how fast he has learned to use the phone and hold it up to his ear...even if it is upside down! He even says "yell-o!" In one of these pics it even looks like he's texting...wow! It makes me wonder how we ever got along with out them and how we've come from the huge bag phones to the mini computer phones w/ the keypad!

These pics also remind me of the eTrade baby, when he gets a call from his "girlfriend"...check those out on UTUBE if you haven't seen them yet...hilarious!