All cool things come to those who ROCK!

This is what Caleb told me the other morning...or it is just written on his t-shirt! I know he was thinking it though! This is just a taste of the cuteness that I have to leave every morning. I get Caleb up (or he gets himself up) around 6:15. About the time that Ad leaves for work (about 6:30), Caleb's "show" comes on. That would be Paddington Bear. i don't know if it's because he's still tired, or loves bears with English accents that are from Peru, but he will just sit and watch and not really move! Of course i had to capture this on camera and as you can see he did not even move while taking the pictures...in fact if i walked in front of him and he was close enough to reach, he would try and move me out of the way! Don't mess with Caleb when Paddington's on!


The flash was even on here!


The "blockhead" shot. Again, love that football shaped head!


Still not moving (at this point he was getting really annoyed with me!)


Paddington and his hijinks...makes me want to suck on my blankie too!


I also wanted to get some before pics of Caleb in his cute outfit...the after pics (when I pick him up from the babysitter) would not be pretty!
You can always tell that he has played hard! But seriously...He should be the spokesbaby for The Children's Place! I think so anyway!


No this isn't Caleb, but I just thought it was funny how much Neko blends into the couch...with the exception of his gray helmet and sideburns!

Relaxing on the weekend!

I love the weekends because I get to spend time with my boys...especially after a hard long week at school! Last week was one of those weeks! Anyway, after I gave Caleb a bath and put him in his jammies at night, he usually has a little time to play. Tonight, he caught up with his dad who was playing some video games! Caleb likes to watch and also play with the controller! I'm thinking he may give his cousin Kooper a run for his money someday with the video games!! I just thought he looked so cute here sitting on his knees by his daddy!


Seeing how the controls work!




Is this how I do it...Dad? Mom? Anyone?


Yes I know you're looking at the back of Caleb's head, but Adam and I have discovered that when you are looking at the back of his head he looks a lot like Charlie Brown! I mean, it does look like it's shaped like a football right?!? Maybe it's just the ears...he's still our little Blockhead!


Excited to go to bed!


OKAY...this is the funnest video and sorry if it's a little dark. It's in the garage and we don't get the best lighting! Anyway, every time I take Caleb out of the car, he has to push the button to close the garage. He will push in and then watch the door until it is all the way closed. He actually gets really excited about this and goes for the red button as soon as he gets out of the car! I actually had to teach him how to do this, so I am giving myself a little pat on the back for Caleb learning how to push a button!

On the Go...ALL of the Time!

Our boy is just constantly on the move! He can crawl backwards and army crawl forward. He is almost there!! Caleb somehow manages to get into anything and everything and I'm looking forward to when he can walk and get into everything...not really, but I'm sure that it'll be a treat! Something to blog about right?!? He is starting to eat more real food, not a lot, but enough to work with some new textures. I try to give him a little taste of everything, so we'll see what the next few months bring. Here are a few fun pics from our week...ENJOY!


This is a picture of Neko's new lounge spot. This is supposed to be for Adam, but I think the cat sits in it more!


Caleb was a little upset that I was taking pictures of the cat, so I snuck one of him in!


Since we've gotten back from Christmas, Neko has been so desperate for loves, he has started to try to get them from Caleb. If you know our cat, he has had NOTHING to do with Caleb. Now he lets him pet him and pull his ears and tail...this is HUGE!
I love Caleb's face here...it looks like he's done something wrong!


Playing and getting stuck in his toys before bedtime!


Seriously...you're just going to stand there?!?



Here is a little video of Caleb just moving around!

Back to work!

It's been another crazy week in the Colson household trying to get back into our routines! Caleb quickly got back into the swing of things and had no problem adjusting to going back to Janet's house to play! We finally have him in a set routine and he is going to bed at 8 every night AND sleeps until 6:30 on the weekdays (which is when I have to get him up) and 7 on the weekends! We think that this is just great! Caleb always sleeps through the night, but we've never really had the set bedtime until now! He also turned 10 months on the 7th and is growing so fast! Last check up he was at 25lbs. and 31 inches long. I can't believe just how quickly time has flown by! He is so much fun, and of course likes to see how far his voice can travel in the chapel at church! We love the couches in the foyer!
Believe it or not, I missed my 2nd graders and was excited to get back into the swing of things at school. I still missed playing with Caleb all day, (especially after Janet would send me picture texts of him playing at the park) but was glad to get some structure back too! I look forward to picking up my boy at the end of the day to see his big smiling face. Oh yeah...we've had close to 80 degree weather this past week, so our shorts and t-shirts welcomed us back!
Adam is also just as busy as before with his research and is preparing to take his 2nd year exams in February or March. This is a hoop that he has to jump through at Rice and he has to pass them in order to continue with his Doctorate Degree and is a little anxious. I know he's going to do FANTASTIC! Anyway, here are a few pics from our week...


Sleeping Beauty...Caleb has a habit of crossing his feet which is so cute. I went in to check on him one night and saw that he was doing it, and went to get the camera. When I got back he had moved! I took a picture anyway!


My mom is totally cringing at this mess I know! Caleb is on the move all of the time now and just rolls from toy to toy! Don't worry, we pick them up before we go to bed!!!


I'm totally PUMPED that Caleb is starting to hold his own bottle! I mean he's 10 months old right?!? This should've happened a long time ago!


Caleb's in bed...what do we do now?? Take a picture?!?


This picture is for my dad...Adam was telling him about this AWESOME Dr. Pepper that they sell here in Texas and we tried to find him some in Utah! We didn't find any, so we went to the store down here to pick some up! I know you're not here to have some dad but this is what the bottle looks like! We'll save ya some!! YUMMERS!

Holiday Vacation Fun!

Before we left...Caleb is breaking in his Dad's Christmas present!


Looks VERY comfortable!


Oh my goodness what a two weeks it has been! I feel that for a vacation that was supposed to be just incredibly relaxing, we were just sooooo busy! We had a lot of fun though traveling up north to Idaho and Utah to visit our families. Caleb got to play and meet a lot of new people and he traveled like a champ! I think that we wore him out, and personally, Adam and I are the ones who are completely worn out. It was hard to go back to work! Anyway, for those of you who don't know, we went and visited Ad's parents up in Stanley, Idaho (to the mountain home) and got to see their new log home for the first time! It is a really nice home and we had a lot of fun playing in the snow and just getting stuck in the mountains...there seriously were times when all the roads were closed to get out! Adam's parents actually ended up taking us to SLC where we got to play a little more with my family...not in the snow...but we did get to go to some movies, shop, and I got to have my hair modernized again from Nikki! We had a great time with our families and were sad to leave. We took a lot of pics and I am not going to post them all...these are just some highlights (I apologize for there being so many!) and I'll post more as I get them on the computer! We hope that you all have a Happy New Year!


Caleb's first adventure in the great outdoors...he didn't love it!


Dad saving him from the snow!


Family picture...classic


Dad and Uncle Jared playing in the snow...


Caleb looking pretty happy...he HATED that snow suit!


Christmas morning...Present time!


Caleb posing for his GapKids ad


This is called the stank eye...it's a new trick he's learned!


This is a view from the loft of the house...it looks pretty cozy down there!


Mom and Dad spending some time in Sun Valley!



Caleb and Great Grandma Parker, he looks too big here!


Some playtime with his cousin Chelsie


A winter wonderland view from the house!


That's a lot of snow y'all!


Frosty peeking in looking for some food!


Here are the Sawtooth mountains...the sun finally came out on the last day we were there so we could get some good pics


The mountain home

Caleb's Merry First Christmas!

Because we are going to be traveling up north for the holidays and can't take a lot of presents with us, Santa Claus came early to the Colson household, and our boy woke up to presents from Santa under the tree. Because he doesn't understand what in the heck is going on, we waited until tonight to have him really dig in and see what Santa brought. He got a Tickle Me Cookie Monster, Two Elmo Soft Cloth Books and a Plush Color Ring Stacker (that one is from Santa's Helpers GMA and GPA D!) He of course has gotten clothes, but we didn't feel the need to take pictures of those! He also got a cute stuffed Dalmatian Puppy from his Aunt Trina, who works with Ad in the Chem Lab!
What another great First for Caleb!


Presents under the tree!


I've been a good boy...look what Santa brought me!


I love my Cookie Monster and he's just my size! I didn't even get scared when he started making those silly noises!


Ummmm...it's getting close to bed time...this is a classic Caleb face!


Reading Mom and Dad a bedtime story...


Realizing that he can't read upsidedown!


Neko's old habit where ever the tree may be!


I took this picture last week...Caleb is trying to watch his soaps and his dad was getting in the way...

It has also been very chilly down here lately and actually snowed little pellets last week for like 15 minutes. A majority of the kids down here have NEVER seen snow and just went CRAZY when they saw what was going on outside. It was so funny to watch them get so excited! Of course the cold weather doesn't last long because tomorrow is supposed to get up to 80 degrees again. That's just the price you pay for living in the south. I know I'll be looking forward to the milder weather, when we get up to the freezing cold weather of the north...if I don't post before then, I hope that y'all have a merry Christmas!!!!!

What a WEEK!! 9 Months Today!

WOW! We've had just the busiest week starting off with me having to Caleb to the doctor for the first time for something other than his regular check ups. He had been really congested during the Thanksgiving Holiday, but didn't really act like anything was bothering him. Finally on Sunday night, I started to really see the effects and took him in on Monday. It turned out the he had a double ear infection and RSV, which is a respiratory virus kind of like Asthma. Anyway, we have to give Caleb breathing treatments at home every 4 to 6 hours, which is what you're seeing above. Caleb absolutely hates it, so I have to wrap him in a blanket like a burrito! He's finally learning to settle down and take them and has been feeling a lot better! I'm glad that we made it this far without Caleb being REALLY sick! I'm hoping that he'll stay healthy as the weather gets a little cooler! I have to take him in for his 9 month check up tomorrow and I'm excited to see how much he has grown.

We also went and got his pictures taken with Santa. He was truly puzzled to who that man was in the red suit and the look that he gave Santa was priceless!! We also went and had our family pictures taken last weekend and didn't really get a ton of shots because we had a very impatient munchkin. It probably wasn't the best idea to go and take him when he wasn't feeling well, but he really wasn't acting sick!! We'll get some more when we head north for Christmas...Bailey don't forget your camera!!!!! Anyway, we hope that y'all had a great week! Here are some more happier pics from ours!



My muchkin on a roll...he's starting to move up to his knees!! We're hoping for some movement to go along with that soon!


A little smirk...


Our Christmas Tree...don't worry, we put it on our dining room table so Caleb wouldn't be tempted to grab. Neko the cat still lays underneath it!!


Bath time smiles with Daddy!


Exercising in the ExerSaucer! Caleb can really get bouncing and moving in this thing, I'm waiting for him to tip it over!

I've just noticed that Caleb isn't wearing pants in any of these pictures! I do dress him in pants...sometimes they just don't get put back on! His knee socks make up for them!