Thursday, May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012



Colton ventured off to school today,while Levi enjoyed his alone time with mom!  After Colton was picked up, the boys came home to play there for the rest of the day.  As evidence of his stellar sharing skills, Colton is feeding "Dee" one of his goldfish in his picture.  And in his picture, Levi is showing off how super his eating skills have gotten...note the lack of mess on his face...and that's at the end of the bowl!!!

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

May 30, 2012

Colton and Levi braved the Beryl today to head to the JCC with mom and then on a couple quick errands.  The rain was just too gross, though, so the boys were anxious to get home and spend the rest of their day playing...together even, which they both seem to be growing fond of (thankfully!).

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

May 29, 2012


An exhausted Colton started off his day at school, while Levi joined mom for a quick errand and then spent the rest of his morning at home.  Once Colton was picked up, the boys headed right home and just chilled until nap time.  When the boys were back up (and Colton finally seemed well-rested!), they spent some time playing outside before dinner and then got cleaned up and ready for bed for the night.  

Monday, May 28, 2012

May 28, 2012

Today's Memorial Day was spent at the beach (of course!).  Colton loved every minute of the sand, ocean, pool, and hot tub fun, while Levi was not as receptive...we will make a beach boy out of him by the end of the summer!  Both boys did enjoy the cookout at Nene and Papa's house afterwards and were both totally worn out by the time they got home (although Colton seemed to get a second wind after his bath and is still up in bed reading as we type this!)

Sunday, May 27, 2012

May 26-27, 2012

Colton and Levi have had a good start to their Memorial Day weekend.  Saturday was spent at the JCC pool with mom and dad, and at night, the boys spent some time with Ry and C who were nice enough to babysit so mom and dad could get out for a bit.  On Sunday, Colton had a blast splashing around in his backyard pool (and mom went a bit overboard taking pictures of him doing so, so sorry for so many!).  At night, they headed over to the Moorhead's house for a cookout.











Friday, May 25, 2012

May 25, 2012

After getting their start at the JCC this morning, Colton and Levi headed down to get Colton's hair cut.  Colton recognized where he was as soon as we pulled into the parking lot...giving us a "cut" and "choo-choo" (they have a train table inside) to let us know!  Colton did an awesome job getting his hair cut, probably because he knew it was time for a "pop" at the end...and Levi did an awesome job hanging out with Mom.  Colton stopped by the One Hour office on his way home to show his new do to Dada and Ry and then came home to rest up.  At night, Colton and Levi met Gigi and Jimmy at Wild Wing for dinner out on the patio.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

Colton started off his day at school while Mom and Levi ran some errands.  After school, Colton headed for his final swim lesson.  At the end, Colton got his first report card.  It checked off the skills he has acquired and said he has made really good progress!  Now we'll just have to wait for summer camp to start to take some more.  Once that was done, Colton got a very special treat (an Oreo blizzard) and then the boys headed home for the rest of the day.  On a side note, Levi's picture for today is the sight Mom is greeted to when she goes to get him first thing in the morning..except there's a big ole grin to go with it (the camera kind of scared it off his face this morning!).

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

May 23, 2012

Today was Chipper's 4th birthday (!), so naturally the day was spent celebrating our favorite pup...pancakes, a beach trip (with Chip Chip of course), gifts, and a special birthday cupcake (for Colton too!) after dinner...











Tuesday, May 22, 2012

May 22, 2012


Colton was off to school today (sadly he doesn't have very many left!) while mom and Levi stayed home to conquer some things around the house. After Colton was done, everyone came home to do some playing...outside before naptime and then inside afterwards considering there were some crazy thunderstorms going on!  Colton is really enjoying his puzzles lately, while Levi is a rolling over machine...the boy won't stay still!

Monday, May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012


Colton and Levi had a pretty normal Monday, joining mom at the JCC and then to make the weekly grocery store run.  Afterwards, the boys came home to spend some time in the yard playing (much needed after lots of rain around here recently).  The highlight of the day was watching Levi play with his little toes...his new favorite toy!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

May 20, 2012

Colton and Levi were both obviously worn out from their weekend as they both slept in (Levi til 8:15 after a brief 5:30 wake up and Colton til 9, a possible record for him!). Once up, the boys enjoyed a pretty lazy Sunday with mom and dad. They went out for breakfast (Colton was very excited to get a "pop"...he remembered that part from the only other time we had been there!) and then made a stop at Target before coming home for the rest of the day. At night, the boys joined mom and dad for dinner at Carabbas and then came home for carrots(Levi)/Oreos(Colton), baths, Sesame, and bedtime.

May 18-19, 2012

On Friday, Colton got a chance to show off his newly acquired swimming skills for mom when she took him swimming. He is pretty impressive these days...kicking, blowing bubbles, putting his eyes in, and jumping in on his own! After a couple quick errands, the boys came home to take their naps. At night, Colton and Levi went to Wild Wing with mom, dad, and Gigi to meet Uncle Jordan, Aunt Stephanie, and their cousin Gavin for dinner. Afterwards, they went back to Uncle Jordan's house to see his new train set.
Saturday was a busy day. First the boys headed off to the One Hour company picnic. They both loved getting plenty of attention from everyone there. When that was over, they went out to the Chesapeake Jubille for a bit. They headed back to their grandparents' house to watch the fireworks which Levi loved, but Colton was just way too tired to enjoy, so they left a few minutes into it!





Thursday, May 17, 2012

May 17, 2012

Colton and Levi were both excited to start their days...Colton because it was a school day and swim lesson day (although we think he was way more excited about the "treat" afterwards) and Levi because it meant more eating...the boy loves his food!  After school, Colton was even more excited to see that Nene and Papa had come to watch him during his swim lesson and he responded by doing an awesome job!  After getting home, the boys spent the rest of the day and night hanging out with mom and dad.

PS: We promise this will be the last Levi eating picture for awhile but he's just so darn cute (and messy!) while doing it.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012


Colton and Levi were pretty good sports (Levi was an excellent sport...Colton has started showing some of those dreaded "terrible two" signs) today as they ran a few errands with mom to get ready for the One Hour picnic this weekend.  Luckily, one stop was Toys R' Us and while there, Colton was excited to get a new sprinkler for the backyard that he promptly tried out once we got home!  Levi spent most of his day eating!  This boy is certainly loving all the new things he gets to taste, although carrots still seem to be his favorite!  He even seems to think he can feed himself, but that just tends to lead to big messes!  
And for a little added fun, Mom snapped this shot of Levi fast asleep last night:
And was immediately reminded of this picture of Colton:
                                     
Strangely, the pictures were taken when the boys were basically the exact same age...about 4 months and 1 week old!