Field Trip: Fort Worth Zoo

With the beautiful weather we had on Sunday Brad and I made the last minute decision to take Colin for his first trip to the zoo. One of the few animals he can recognize, point out and say is "Lion." So we knew we had to see the lion before we left. Of course, the lion was his favorite. When we got there, he pointed right to him and and started saying "Li, Li" (his word for lion). Then we got a real special treat, the lion roared for us, and almost right in front of us!

Overall Colin did really well, he wanted to walk a lot, which slowed us down a bit, but like Brad said, the day was all about him so it didn't matter how fast we went. I'll let the pictures tell you the rest of the story:

First picture of the day; Zebra!; Posing with Momma

Elephants!; "Li, Li!"; Lady Lions



With Daddy in the bird area; Checking out a big bird; Walking with Dadda!



Colin's new stroller, and his silly face; With Daddy at the Parrots; One of his favorite things about the zoo was all the water features, lots of water falls!





Colin's Souvenirs from the zoo, he's got a funny Dada:

American Idol Baby

Colin got a Karaoke toy for his birthday, he just recently figured out how to use the microphone:

Precious Moment

I had to share this. I was putting Colin down for his morning nap just a few minutes ago, I was cradling and rocking him and sang him our normal four sleepy time songs. After each song I sang he smiled up at me, and started clapping until I started singing again. How cute is my little man?

Monthly Newsletter: Month Fifteen

Dear Colin,

A few short days ago you turned fifteen months old. I say short, because these days seem to be flying by. You are growing up so quickly right in front of us and I just want to remember every piece of every day I have with you.

This month, I'm going to let the pictures tell the story.

You and Henry are pretty good friends now. And that cool shirt is from Uncle Kenny.


We played outside, A LOT this month, the weather was beautiful!



Play, Play, Play! You are in constant motion!


You got really sick (ran a temp of 104.5!) last week, this is you while you were sick, watching Sesame Street one morning with your Elmo doll.


A mini slideshow: You love to put things on and off, pull things in and out, and just learn how stuff works in general. Here you just wanted to put the lens cap on the camera!







Always smiling!



More play, play, play!



No more pictures Momma! Bye Bye!

This is one of the many points in our lives together when I will be learning from you. This time I've learned I need to stop worrying about the future and simply enjoy what you're giving us now. So what if you can't walk yet, you can put a diaper on your head and laugh about it.

Love,
Momma

Junk Mail

This is for all those out there looking for ideas of what to do with your junk mail, besides through it in the recycle bin. We found a very fun, creative idea to put it to good use, though we must give Colin all the credit for this one.

View from the recliner - Part 4(?)

Today was just another typical Sunday in the Baker household. Colin spends most Saturday nights at Grandma & Grandpa's house, so Rene and I get up, go have a breakfast out somewhere (usually Cracker Barrel like we did today), do our grocery shopping (we've found Sunday mornings are great for grocery shopping), then go pick up Colin from Grandma and Grandpa. We usually stay and visit for a little while, then head back home around lunch time. The rest of the day is what we call "Coly Bear and Dadda day". Since Rene is at home with Colin each day, and he spends Saturday's away, Sunday's are when I get my little extra time with him. We play, laugh, and crawl/run around without a care in the world (except wondering when vacuum will wake up from his nap). While Rene was still expecting Colin, I was told by a co-worker that raising children is one of the most difficult and rewarding things in life. I can say now that he is right, but I can't imagine there being any level of "difficult" that would make me want to miss out on the "rewarding". Yes, today was just another typically Sunday for the Bakers, but they sure are special to this dad.

Elmo!

Colin is a huge Elmo fan now. We were at the store a few days ago and found an Elmo towel that we knew he'd just love. So we splurged and got it for him. We used it for the first time tonight, we showed it to him and asked him who it was, and he said "Elmo!" with a big grin. He's too cute. Daddy is pretty cute too...if you ask Mommy.