My Baby Is ONE!!

OK I am having a mommy moment sitting here tearing up because Colton is one. How did this year go by so fast? I feel like I was just at the hospital meeting him for the first time. But this year has been so much fun and I can't even begin to explain how happy I am that Colton chose me to be his mommy. He is the sweetest little boy and he makes everyone around him happy. Since the second that he was born we knew that he was going to be special. He has a way of calming you and making you feel so loved, he is patient and mellow and always so happy. He is going to do great things in his life, that is for sure.

Colton has now started to walk, he started doing it the first part of December and by Christmas he was walking all over the place. He has 4 teeth now and they are so dang cute.. he is going to have Michels teeth for sure.. big! He says "ma ma" and "da da", "ba ba" and I am pretty sure he says "bad boy" ha ha. He thinks it is funny to pull the plug out of the wall about 5 times a day and every time he does it I say, "bad boy!"so now when he does it he gets a naughty little grin on his face and says something like "ba boy".  I can't help but laugh. He also likes to push cars around and makes the cutest little sound affects, I am assuming that he learned how to play with cars by watching Kaden. Speaking of Kaden... he loves to pick on Colton but he is also the cutest brother. I caught him snuggling with Colton today in his crib and he was letting him play with his Woody doll. It was so cute. I am happy that they will be good friends. Here are some more things that Colton does:

-He crawls under the sink on a daily basis
-He loves the toilet......
-He climbs onto everything
-He likes to eat food.. any kind!
-He loves to pull my hair 
-He is a major snuggle bug (loves to sleep with mommy)
-He talks on my phone
-He loves to play with Kaden
-He has the cheesiest smile
-He LOVES his daddy

This little boy has blessed my life in more ways than one and I am so happy that I am his mom. I am looking forward to many more birthdays with this little ham... I just hope that the years to come don't go by as fast as this one did. I love you Colton Boo, HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!

New Employer: Kaden & Colton Inc.

I have been staying home with the boys for about 2 weeks now and let me tell you something; I love it!! It has been so much fun being with them all day every day. I love knowing that I am the one that is caring for them and not some one else (even if it is my amazing grandma). I have been trying to do some activities with Kaden that will help him get ready for pre-school and he has so much fun. So far we have finger painted the  American flag, and learned the song "You're a Grand Old Flag" and The Pledge of Allegiance. He learned his shapes and tried to say "octagon"... it came out more like "oktgong" ha ha. He was really good at drawing circles. He likes it when I draw monsters for him, too.

We built a fort in the kitchen the other day. That was a lot of fun... even for me! Brought back fun memories of childhood. He got his favorite buzz chair, some fruit snacks, and camped out with Colton for a while. Then he thought it would be fun to tear it down. Of course.

I got him a squirt gun and he is obsessed with it! He likes to go out on the porch and shoot guys (innocent passerbyers) until one day he got what was coming to him. Three kids got there squirt guns and let loose on Kaden HA HA HA!!!! He loved it though. They sprayed each other for about an hour. I thanked them for keeping him entertained. :) Now that the weather is good I have been taking him to the pool and trying to make him feel more comfortable in the water. He is very afraid of swimming (but that is OK, I was too) and I finally got him to be more relaxed. He will now jump off the edge to me (which was a HUGE surprise) and he will let me hold him up while he doggy paddles around the pool. I have been so proud of him.

I have been trying to make a chore chart for him but he is already such a  BIG helper with everything. He will help change Colton's diaper, get burp cloth's, sit and talk with Colton so he doesn't cry, cleans up his room before he goes to bed, helps clean up Colton's toys and last night with out me even asking him he went around and collected all the shoes on the floor and lined them up nicely by the front door. It was so CUTE! I said thank you and he said "You're yelcum, mommy!" with a big smile on his face. I love him so much!!!!!!!!!!

Colton has also started to do some new things since I have been staying home......... TEETHING!!!! Poor baby. He has not been very happy (Well, he is never NOT happy I guess he is just LESS happy.) I feel so bad for him. He wants me to hold him all day and when I don't it makes him cry, which makes me sad, so I end up holding him..... all day. Which is OK because who am I to turn down a snuggle?? I just wish I could get more done.  He now eats his toes and looks like some kind of pretzel while doing it, ha ha! And he LOVES to watch The Wiggles... I do not. But whatever makes him happy, I guess. :) I think he likes all of the bright colors. He has also started to tease Kaden. He likes to kick him. It is really cute, and Kaden doesn't mind. He thinks it is funny.

Now that I am home in my free time I like to go and look at all of the money saving blogs. My absolute favorite is Freebies2deals.com!! IT IS AWESOME! I check it in the morning at at nap time (2:00) and she tells you everything that is on sale or things that you can get for FREEE!!! So far I have got:

Essential Swimwear swim suit= FREE!! + 4.00 s&h (orig. $34 top, $19 bottom)



Seven Slings Baby Carrier= FREE!! + s&h (Orig. $45)



Tast Of Home Cookbooks= $5.00 each + FREE shipping (normally $25 ea.)

Miracle Whites Whitening Trays= FREE!! + $4 shipping

Not as cool... but FREEEEE!! at Walmart w/ Coupon. ($8.00)

48 Case of Ready To Feed formula= FREE!! + FREE shipping (Orig. $55)

If you haven't had the pleasure of reading this blog.... I suggest you do!! It will save you SO much money. She teaches you how to use coupons, what deals each store is having, and what you can get for free. I love it! Oh and today (I WISH I could have purchased it) this was a deal from Groupon.... A 7 night beach resort vacation for $399.00!!!!! TOTAL!!!! To this place or 7 other resorts.

Sighhhhh.... I wish I was there right now!! Isn't that deal AMAZING!?!

Anywho- that is all I have to talk about tonight. :)

Who Am I? I Forgot. Things that I like... I think.

I love Target. My wallet, and my husband DO NOT!

"Our love fern! You let it die! Is that what you're going to do to our relationship? Let it die?!

Beautiful photography

My FAVORITE cookbook... EVER!

I am obsessed with Bakerella.. and cake pops!

I would spend my whole life right there, if I could! ;)

Cupcakes. I love them.

One day I will go there. I wish I was an Italian. Who wouldn't like the country shaped like a boot??

I also LOVE England... I would live there if I could.

Who doesn't love Disney movies? Reminds me of being a kid.

I love House of Smith's blog.... and all of her decor!

Shoes....... I love them. But my husband is small. :)

I love pasta... any kind.

I NEEEED the sun. My step-mom says that I am like a battery and I need to be charged by the sun. When I don't have it, I shut down. So true.





I have a frequent shopper card here....

Extra oreo w/ hot fudge.

Pedicures...

Pink nail polish is my fav.

For some reason I am obsessed with mini things.

I love penguins. Even cried (hard) when I watched March of The penguins.

I love them, and miss them.

I could watch this channel all day.... seriously.... all day!

Embarrassing, but true. I still sleep with my baby blanket.

Hate McDonald's. But LOVE their fries.

Nuff said.

Mmmmm......... so good at 11 o'clock at night!

OBSESSED!!!!!! I will meet her one day. And she will cook with me!!

Mouth. Watering.

Whelp. That is a little bit about me. And as you can see, I am defined by food. I love it. I have loved food since I was little and I used to have "nightmares" that I went to heaven and there was no food. That would be tragic. :(  But..... these 3 people are my absolute favorite things in the whole world.......