Hello world!

I hope you all had a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend!  We are basically just returning from ours! 

Saturday was an interesting day. It started off normal. I exercised, came home and picked up the boys for our friends birthday party. Spent lunch time at the park. We ran a quick errand and then headed home. On the way home and almost a mile from our house we got hit by a drunk driver. We were making a turn and waiting for traffic when out of nowhere someone slammed into us from behind. They didn't even hit their brakes and were going probably 30 mph. Thankfully we were in our truck and have a big ball and hitch, which is what they hit. They broke the hitch, but that was about it for our damage. Their vehicle was totalled.  Thankfully minus some whiplash we were all ok. The other driver spent the weekend in jail and we were ok to enjoy the rest of our weekend! 

Ryan's brother came in Saturday night... With the intentions to use our truck to tow his old truck. Ha! That wasn't going to happen! And we were also going to go down to Grants and use the truck to tow Ryan's car out of the garage there... But that also wasn't going to happen!  We had wanted to Ryan's brother out on the lake too, but couldn't tow our boat! 

Sunday we relaxed. Went to church, had a sushi lunch, did a crazy workout and went for a walk by the river after dinner.  We also convinced our good friend to go boating with us on Monday and tow the boat!!

So that is what we did! Got to spend a nice day out on the lake Monday cruising around! 

Tuesday after a quick chiropractor visit for my neck I went with my brother in law to Socorro for the night to visit my parents and we came back yesterday! My parents had found a turtle wandering the road the day before we got there and saved it for Colin. We ended up taking it home, but I did a ton of research on the drive and discovered it needed lots of water and we just didn't have that to offer it without building a pond in our backyard. He was pretty big so we would have needed a giant aquarium if we kept him indoors and I felt bad taking him from the wild... So we brought him to the river! I put him about a foot from the water and he quickly dived in an was happy as can be! 

Mamas day

A mothers day weekend in pictures! 

While getting ready for the weekend Colin tried his first attempt at mascara... He failed. But he kept saying he looked pretty!!

I did some dress shopping for our summer wedding. This was my favorite, BUT I didn't buy it!  Hoping to go again this week and look for some more!

We stayed at a hotel with my parents and the rooms connected so once Colin fell asleep Ryan and I snuck out and left my parents with the sleeping child! I was super paranoid the whole time that he would wake up and open the hotel room door and walk away without my parents hearing! Ha! So I only lasted one drink before we came back!!

Sunday we went to church with my family and then out to lunch. Colin enjoyed his food a little too much! 

Me with my mama! Love her! Happy mamas day!!

God daughter and handsome son!! They loved hanging out together today!! 

And finally getting a pedicure, a wonderful mothers day treat!!

2.5

Colin is 2.5 today. Say what??  Two and a half years old.  In a half a year he will be 3!  :(  My baby is growing up WAY too fast! Make it staaahp!


So for a little Colin update!

He is 27 lbs and 37 inches, wears 2T clothes, size 7 shoes and size 4 diapers.

Colin LOVES playing outside, chasing the dog around, playing with water, Curious George, anything with wheels or an engine and music, specifically guitars.

Can identify colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black and white), some shapes (circle, triangle, diamonds), and a few letters. 

You love singing the abcs except your version goes, abcdefg wxy and z. :)  

You don't stop talking. ALL DAY LONG. You wake up talking, Where'd daddy go? Daddy go to work. Daddy take the Truck or the race car or the jeep?

You tell me EXACTLY what you want to eat or wear or do for the day and whether or not it is acceptable to you.  And if you want food, you help yourself in the fridge or closet or counter. You are very self sufficient and I think you could probably survive quite awhile on your own... until you needed a diaper change or got your hands dirty!

You also are very in touch with feelings. Worry if people are sad or sick. Although we still have issues with you being mean to other kids, but that is normal.  You have a few best friends that you are NOT mean to. You LOVE the neighbor boys, Braden and Judah who are older than you and you love our friends Brooks and his little sister Chamonix. I'm convinced you are in love with Chamonix. Since she's been born you hug and kiss her and talk about her constantly.

You think your grandpas are the funniest things ever.

You have a major sweet tooth and love chocolate almond milk (choch chee milk), and cookies (tootties).

Your favorite foods are yogurt, berries, apples, pepperoni, ham, cheese, pasta, hot dogs, chips and salsa and most recently apple juice.

My favorite thing you say:

What are you Dooning Mommy?