Saturday, January 9, 2016

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving in St. Louis with Brian's side of the family.

The weather was amazing- Thanksgiving Day was warm enough that we walked to the park for Colton to play. We also took him to the Science Center one day. Overall we enjoyed a lot of delicious food with family and friends!

Family Photos
Since we were all together, we got a Nicklaus family photo!
Our little family
Taking a break from pictures
Enjoying Grandma and Grandpa's House
He loved playing at Grandma and Grandpa's
Colton loved their kitty!
He found a chair that was just his size
Meal time!
Park (Thanksgiving Day)
As always, Colton loved playing at the park
There were some other people there playing soccer- he kept chasing after them
Exploring the playground
Juice break
Science Center
Learning about power
Help from Grandma Carol
Playing with Grandma and Grandpa
Helping to build a car
Playing with atoms, naturally
Watching Grandpa David build a tower
....Then Colton destroyed it
(I think Brian and David enjoyed building towers even more than Colton did!)
The destruction:
Colton helped build the arch
The finished product (before Colton destroyed it, obviously)
Travel
When packing, Colton wanted to make sure I packed enough socks for him.
On the drive to St. Louis, Colton fell asleep with a soccer ball on his head. Toddler are so strange.
Enjoying a meal at Subway on our way home


Thursday, January 7, 2016

November

Here is our life in photos from November!

Playing at the Park
Sliding with Daddy
All bundled up!
He ran after a dog. 

Library Classes
Giving Lilly Lamb a hug!
Ready to play and read!
Bubbles!
Trying to grab the bubbles
Brian joined us for a class on his day off
He loves bubbles so much!
He also enjoys puzzles at the library

Snow!
All ready to go in his winter coat.
Fascinated by the first snow of the year

Other Random Photos
At the mall playplace- he looooooves crawling into the treasure chest
The broom!
In early November the weather was so nice that we enjoyed snack time outside!
He found a stick and a rock. 
Just making a mess with baby wipes. 
He loves Daddy.
More Daddy love
Looking out the window (and looking so cute!)
We celebrated with our little friend Clive at his first birthday party! Colton was more than willing to help Clive play with his new toy. 
Colton got a new toy from Uncle Dyson and Aunt Hannah for being in their wedding. He loves it so much! 
Throwing one of his tantrums.
His first time riding in a super-cool grocery cart (there were even flames on the side.)
He knocked over our trashcan after mistakenly thinking that I had thrown away a granola bar. (...I only threw away the wrapper). 
Journaling deep toddler thoughts
Playing with his slide
Little Smurf!
Brian and his friend Dan went to a Rams game in Minnesota one weekend!
While we were unpacking our new Keurig, Colton decided that it was the perfect place to put three of his balls.
We had a Thanksgiving meal with our Community Group. Colton and his little friend Nolan loved playing in a box!
Boxes are the best!
Also, Colton enjoys eating socks