While the Boys are Away the Girls (& Kids) Will Play!!

Father's Day Weekend!!

Every Father's Day Weekend the boys put together their own fishing tournament down in Port Mansfield. The boys have a great time fishing and just being with the boys. Well, this year all of us girls decided why don't we all go down to Rockport and be together. Just the Mama's and all the kiddos!! It was Awesome!! Most of the boys drove down to Rockport first to meet up and then piled in a truck and headed South. Colton and I drove with Cody and then we stayed with Holly, Reese, Riley, Carla, Reid & Seth. We all piled in the house and had such a wonderful time!!

We all got together every day and every night. I made King Ranch before we came down and brought it one night for all of us to eat. The kids play so well together and the Mama's Love being together!!

One of the days we had the kids paint a canvas for their Daddy's for Father's Day. They also glued shells on a frame with foam letters that said #1 Dad! The kids had a great time painting and making their presents. It was a hit and the Dad's loved the presents!

Swimming with his "monster" puddle jumper. He just calls it his, "monster."

Reese sliding down the water slide with Kash.

Krista with Kash Man!

Reese & Colton having a blast in the water!

Reese & Colton on the water slide!

These two are always together! Reese loves her little cousin!!

Cage & Reese & Kash sliding

Reese & Colton playing in the water fountains.

Trying to catch the water.

Crazy hair after a fun day swimming!

Colton & Kash playing in their pool.

Reese & Colton swimming with the big kids!

Colton & Kash playing in the tube and playing hide and go seek from everyone!!

Good Morning Daddy!! We texted this picture to Daddy one morning when we woke up!

Mommy & Colton enjoying dinner with all of our friends! Yummy, Fries!!!

One night we did makeovers for all of the girls! Aunt Ray Ray with Miss Reese!

Mommy & Colton on the pier at the Beckel's house.

Sleeping angel!

Daddy with his Texas Trio - flounder, red fish, trout Way to go Daddy!!

The boys did great and placed first in a couple categories!! Way to go Boys!!! :)

milllKKKKK and Lots of it!!

Colton Loves milk, and when I say that he Loves milk, we mean it!!! We have to make sure that there is a sippy cup of milk ready for him when he wakes up and we need to make sure we have milk with us when we are out of town! He used to just say, "milll." Well, that isn't the correct way to say milk so Cody taught him to say the 'k.' Colton has now figured out how to say it using the 'k' but he makes sure we know he is saying 'k.' It comes out, "milkkkk." It's pretty funny hearing him say it and the fact that he is learning how to say the word. Now, we are working on him saying, "milk, please." He is learning to put two words together now. We do like to call him our milkaholic!

My Paintings!

I knew I loved doing artsy type things, but I have found a new Love! There is a place called 'Pinot's Palette' where you go and they take you step by step to paint a picture. They have a calendar of all different paintings and you sign up for the one you want to do. The two times that I have been I went with Shannon & Aimee. We had a great time and it has become a bit of an addiction. The only problem is where am I going to hang these paintings. If I paint them I don't want them to just sit in a closet. So, when I look at the schedule I look for things that I would like in my home. 

The first one we did was some wine bottles, perfect painting for our breakfast nook. The teachers did a great job telling you what to do step by step. 

It's Finished!!!

The second time we went was a painting called 'Candy Skies.' This one wasn't as difficult as our first and I Love how it turned out. On the way home I got to thinking, everyone called my Mom, Candy. 'Candy Skies' great way to think of it that Mom is in the skies looking down on me and my family! Then I showed Cody and he thought of the same thing and then noticed that one of the groups of flowers makes a heart! Very symbolic!! Love, Love, Love it!!! 

Still don't have a permanent home for either of the paintings. Right now they both hang in our breakfast nook. Most nights Colton points to them and says, "Mama's!" 

'Candy Skies!'

Kickball Game!!

Memorial Day Weekend 2nd Annual Stehling Ball Bash!! (Kickball Tournament) All of the friends get together at Jon and Michelle's for a kickball game!! Fun times for everyone!!! Note: Team Looking to Score WON!! :)

After the game, we had dinner and the kids had a great time swiming in the backyard! Big pool for the big kids and then a small pool for the little ones.

The kids got these fun wind blowers. I can't remember for the life of me what these are called, but I remember they were so much fun to have blowing in the wind!

Jon, Toby, Cody

Colton pretending to drive the boat. It's in the driveway!

Cody and I getting ready for the game!

Team Straight Ballin'

Toby & Stacy

Lanny & Holly

Team Looking to Score!

Team Shirts!

Good Game, Good Game!!

Holly & I

Daddy & Colton walking the field after the game. Nice shirt Daddy!! You played your heart out!! How sore were you the next day?! :)


Go Team Straight Ballin'!! Good Game!!

Diaperless and going in for a swim!

 

Swim diaper ON!! Having so much fun!!

He Loved the water sprinkler from above!

Look at that belly!!! Every time after he eats it shoots out!!!!

Playground at Little Beach!!

While we were in Rockport for Memorial Day Weekend Cody and I took Colton to the park that is at Little Beach. It was a very windy day and a great day to play on the playground!

Colton Loves sliding! Wheeeeeee!!!

Happy Boy!

YAY!!! He was so happy he climbed up by himself!

Swinging!!!! Again, the boy is always so happy!!

Hand in hand with Daddy!

Goodnight Moon

Every night before bed we read stories, talk about the day and say prayers. It is my favorite time of the day! We snuggle in his glider and read stories while he drinks his milk. Colton is so calm and relaxed and ready to read. He now has favorite books! It is so neat to see how he has grown.

At first we would just pick books and read them to him. Now he has books that he wants us to read ALL the time. Goodnight Moon is one of his favorites!! He has some animal touch and feel books that he loves too that we read a lot. Goodnight Moon is one that will never get old.

He is learning the book and all the different things they talk about. So cool to see him learning and remembering things from the book!! We point to things and he says some of the words and he Loves to say, "hush" when we get to the part about the quiet old lady whispering hush. He even puts his finger up to his mouth/nose. It's so cute!

I'm going to write the words to the book and highlight all of the words that he can point out in the book. It amazes me that he knows so much! He will also point to the mouse every page. The mouse moves around the room and he can now tell you where the mouse is every time. At first he struggled finding the mouse but now he knows exactly where he is. Daddy is the one that taught him how to find the mouse on every page. I didn't realize that the mouse moved around until he kept pointing and saying, "mouse" at every page.

Goodnight Moon

By: Margaret Wise Brown

In the great green room

there was a telephone

and a red balloon

and a picture of-

The cow jumping over the moon

And there were three little bears sitting on chairs

And two little kittens

and a pair of mittens

And a little toy house

and a young mouse

And a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush (points to the lamp/light)

And a quiet old lady who was whispering "hush" (puts his finger to his mouth/nose and says, "hush")

Goodnight room

Goodnight moon

Goodnight cow jumping over the moon

Goodnight light

And the red balloon

Goodnight bears

Goodnight chairs

Goodnight kittens

And goodnight mittens

Goodnight clocks

And goodnight socks

(can point out the telephone and the rabbit)

Goodnight little house

And goodnight mouse

Goodnight comb

And goodnight brush

Goodnight nobody

Goodnight mush

And goodnight to the old lady whispering "hush"

Goodnight stars

Goodnight air

Goodnight noises everywhere.

After reading 2-3 books we hold hands and say prayers. We usually start with his prayer bear that says a prayer. 

"Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. The angels watch me through the night, until I wake in the morning light. Amen"

He has to put the bear back by his lamp, that is his job! We then say our own prayers holding hands for most of the time. He always says, "Amen!" And then he wants to always turn out his block night light that I painted for him with his name. 

Old posts if you want to check them out...

I've been doing A LOT of blogging lately. If you would like to see what we have done in the past year check it out. I neglected our blog for a few months but we are almost back on track. I will do another post like this once everything is blogged. Check them out if you would like and Enjoy!!! Posts are in order from the oldest to the newest.

Grand Dude & Nana Visit/First Babysitter

First Time to the Zoo

Rockport waterpark

4th of July

NASA & Kemah

Big Beach "Port Aransas"

1st Steps

1st Birthday

August 2010

Dewberry Farms 2010

Pumpkin Patch 2010

1st Haircut

Halloween 2010

October 2010

Zoo with Jenn, Bailey & Campbell

Vegas, "YES!!"

Catching Up!!

Like I said in the last post I am going to be doing some Catching Up on Blogging. Quite a few months went by where I didn't blog anything. Looking back at the pictures I can't believe all the things that happened. I'm so mad at myself for not blogging, but not to worry it is catch up time! Enjoy looking back at what The Crosland's have done the past few months and even more!! :)

Mother's Day

My 2nd Mother's Day! My boys are the Best!! I got some beautiful cards from both boys and a gorgeous peridot drop necklace in yellow gold!! WOW!! I was not expecting that at all! I was wanting a necklace with a charm that said Colton's name but Daddy and Colton went way above that. Thank you boys!!

I am so thankful to be a Mother! God blessed me with the most amazing job ever! I cherish every little thing about being a Mommy. Some days are more difficult than others especially when he is testing me, but I don't let it get to me. I've been reading lots of blogs lately and following some families and their children are very sick with cancer. I thank God everyday for our healthy boy and reading these stories makes me grateful for our lives. When he is pushing our buttons I really am for the most part positive because it could be so much worse. I know I just went off a little but I had to get that out.

Here is an email that I received for Mother's Day and I absolutely love the words they bring such joy to my heart! The words are so true and it brings tears to my eyes every time I read it.

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests, or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

I received a card with beautiful words as well.

To one who bares the sweetest name. And adds the pleasure not the gain. Who shares joy and cheer when sad. The greatest friend children ever had. Long life to her for there is no other can take the place of a dear MOTHER.

Big hugs from my sweet boy!!

I Love my sweet boy so much!! I Love being your Mommy little buddy!!

Colton's card he made me at school finger-painting. The petals are his finger tips!

Inside of the card.

Cards from both boys and a beautiful bouquet of flowers! Thank you boys for making me feel so special on Mother's Day!