4th of July

It's 4th of July and that means The Crosland's are in Rockport! WooHoo!! Fun times with family and great friends and Lots of memories! We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend and loved being with everyone.

Here are pictures from the evening. This was Colton's first trip on the water for the 4th. He did GREAT! We were nervous since it was going to be a late evening, but everything went smoothly. Well everything went smoothly except for one thing...

Colton got stung bad by a jellyfish! We anchor the boat up to watch the fireworks and it is very shallow so we all wear our swimsuits and get in the water. It is great because it can still be kind of hot. A few of the bigger kids got stung by jellyfish so we decided to not let Colton in the water. Well, Cody got in for a few minutes and Colton saw Daddy get in and had to go in too. Cody held him and everything was fine then all of a sudden he got stung! Cody lifted him up quickly and someone grabbed him, maybe me, it all happened so quickly and we were trying to figure out where he got stung. Aunt Stacy is helping me and has meat tenderizer and we are putting it all over him. Then a few minutes later we spotted his feet and legs. They were covered with welts. We had some benadryl and rubbed it all over. He cried hard for a little bit and then he recovered quickly. He was back up and playing and having a great time! Thankfully it didn't ruin the night for us or anyone else that got stung. He is a trooper and bounced back fast!

Brooks, Colton & Riley riding on the boat. Handsome boys, just like their Daddy's!

Uncle Toby with Miss Hadley and Reese. Thanks to Reese for all the face painting, the kids loved it!

The Crosland's!!! Minus Holly who is taking the picture and Cage. We are going to have to figure out how to get all of us in the picture! Fun times motoring out to the festivities!

The Crosland's

                               Lanny, Holly, Riley, Reese                   Stacy, Toby, Hadley, Brooks

The girls!!
Up top: Krista, Rachel
Below: Stacy, Michelle's Sister, Holly, Shannon's friend, Michelle, Natalie, Amy, Shannon

Uncle Toby with Colton & Hadley
Colton is pointing out Miss Hadley's face painting!

Aunt Shannon, Jack & Colton

Daddy & Colton taking a dip before the jellyfish attack.

5 boats all hooked up with lots of friends!!

Happy after his sting!

Kisses for Mommy!

Waving the American flag sitting on Uncle Lanny's T-top

Having so much fun waving the flag! Our patriotic boy!

Colton & Uncle Lanny having a serious conversation over a Capri Sun.

Still chilling after the sting and enjoying a Capri Sun and watching everything going on.

Aunt Shannon & Colton

Mommy & her sweet boy!

My Beautiful & Happy Family!!

Uncle Toby & Colton taking a dip. Don't worry, Colton Never touched the water!

My Man!!

Pretending to drive the boat!

John Robert & Colton sharing Doritos.

Passing out glow sticks to all the kiddos!

Brothers & Sisters!
Lanny, Holly, Toby, Stacy, Rachel, Cody

We always seem to get a silly picture every 4th of July!

Beautiful fireworks show with the American flags waving in the wind.

Daddy & Colton enjoying the fireworks! Colton loved his first firework show and said, "Boom!"

Ok... So the new fad right now are feathers. You put them in your hair using a bead. They can stay in for up to 3+ months. Krista bought a lot of different colors and we all put them in our hair. These were rooster feathers. This was the first one I did but it was a bit too bold for me so I went a little more subtle.

Aunt Stacy holding Hadley & Reese              Uncle Cody holding Colton & Kash

Colton playing at the beach!

Daddy with the fish they caught!

My handsome man and I before we left to get on the water.

Fishing Time!!

Colton's First Fishing Trip! It was his first time on the boat since last summer. Last summer he was not a fan of his life jacket. Luckily this year I found his puddle jumper, and it is approved as a life jacket for little ones!! WooHoo!!!! Wonderful news, because he Loves wearing it!! He had a great time walking around the boat and checking things out. He ate some snacks, walked all over and even took a nice nap!

Colton & Reese hanging out in the shade while Mommy is fishing.

Reese & Colton having a blast together! Riley was taking a nap so these two were having fun playing together.

Mommy & Colton

Helping Mommy fish!

Riley is awake!! The boys sharing goldfish and enjoying gatorade.

Night Night! Enjoying a nice nap in the shade wtih the sea breeze. He did so good and took a great nap. When it was time to move we had to get him up and put his life jacket on and I held him and he never woke up. He was tired after a fun day on the water. Thanks Uncle Lanny for a fun time on the boat!

Little Beach Fun in the Sun!

Fun Beach Day on July 4th Weekend. The Daddy's were out fishing so all the Mommy's brought the kids to Little Beach for some fun beach time! The kids all play so well together and they Love being with each other. Here are just a couple pics from the day. Love that I got a group shot of the six cousins!

Standing: Cage, Riley, Brooks
Sitting: Hadley, Colton, Reese

Tasting the salt water that got in his mouth! No worries, he is wearing a swimsuit even though he looks like he has nothing on! :)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5!! Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco!!

We have been working with Colton on counting. Daddy counts and has him repeat every number in English and then in Spanish. It is too cute to hear him say the numbers. Every once in a while he can count all the way to five by himself. He can count to three real well. We are practicing with him. We count things around the house when we are playing and always have him repeat us. We are now working on going all the way to ten! He gets so excited when he gets to the end and raises his hands up! He is so proud of himself!

June 2011

Pics from June. 

At the end of Colton's school yaer I made both of his teachers these signs. I had a blast making them and I love how they turned out. Ms. Margo is still at his school this year and has it hanging outside her room. I guess this is a tradition I'm going to do for each of his teachers. :)

Standing on his chair trying to get Daddy's attention while he is mowing the yard.

Waving to Daddy outside!

Looks like he is up to no good. He loves his red wagon and pulls it all throughout the house. He will just sit in there and enjoy a snack and will ask us to go for a "ride."

Colton's new puddle jumper!! This was the best $20 we spent this summer! He Loved wearing his "monster" and it allowed him to be free in the water. He is such a water baby and it worked so well!

Reading Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed in his chair. He Loves this book! He was doing the hand motions that we always do when we read it. We bonk our head and shake our finger when the doctor says, "no more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Sweet baby boy sleeping with his monkey.

Enjoying some watermelon. Yum Yum!

Mommy painting and Colton snacking on watermelon.

He pulled up the stool and he was checking out the drawer and all of his spoons.

I painted this sign for a little girl Lucy who has cancer. I have been following her blog and it has touched my heart. http://erikandkatekrull.blogspot.com/ 

All relaxed and sound asleep.

Having fun playing with Daddy's tape measure.

Play date with Miss Jenn, Bailey & Campbell.

The boys were both playing angry birds on their Mommy's iPhones. Already good with technology!!

Playing on the gators at Bass Pro Shops. He also got his first Bass Pro hat!

Swimming with Daddy. Such a water baby!!

Kisses to Mia, Aunt Shannon's kitty. He Loves holding her and giving her love. Super cute to see him be gentle with her and enjoying having her sit on his lap. When we go over to Uncle Jay & Aunt Shannon's house he always searches the house for Mia.

Went to the doctor for a check up and he discovered the automatic doors! It was hilarious! He was amazed watching them open by themselves. He then had to go through them over and over making them open!

So proud walking through after making the door open!

It was quiet and little man calls me to look at what he was doing. HA!! This smart boy got Daddy's hat and shoes and put them on Dakota!! He was so proud of himself! It was so funny!

Dakota with Daddy's hat on and the shoes right next to her paws!