Down on the Farm!

Living in Oregon is such a blessing! One of the greatest aspects of our green state, is the proximity we have to farms! Buaman's isn't exactly the closest, but I knew they have farm animals to pet, and feed, and they have a great selection of plants and flowers, plus a nice place to walk around. Jordan and my mom came up for a few days, and we were able to take a trip up there. Best part...Josh had the day off, so he got to come too! Josh getting to be there for some of Colden's firsts was awesome!

No better way to start off an adventure! Nap with Llama!

 Rooster! This guy was pretty loud! We walked with him from the courtyard area, all the way to the barn! 

 Jordan got to show off her farm girl side!

 Some pretty flowers!!

 guinea hen! Josh said these ladies are pretty loud, but this one seemed pretty chill.

Colden loves animals! This was a cute little baby goat. He was so interested in them. Every thing just seemed

 Sheep!!!

I was really nervous about his little fingers being so close to animals with big sharp teeth! But, Josh was there, and the animals were all very gentle. You could tell they were used to little kids. Colden came home with all of his fingers!

  Of course have to clean our hands after we play with barn animals! Colden also loves water, so this was fun for him too!

 Colden takes his tractor rides very seriously! Just kidding, he was laughing and having  good time! Sometimes he just feels like he needs his serious look.

On top of some tires! He wasn't so sure about this, but seemed to like the view. 

Colden is so amazing to me. He loves to look at things, and touch them! I love seeing the world through his eyes. I never realized how awesome having a little boy would be! He is always so excited for new stuff. Taking him to see the animals, and hear them was really neat. He makes us laugh everyday! I can't wait to see what he brings to our family next! Here's to our next adventure!

Seven Months!

Colden is Seven months old! He can roll over both ways, stand with help, and sit up. He still falls down every once and while, especially when he is tired. He loves, loves, loves Copper, Todd, and MJ. I think he gets more excited to see Copper than to see me. He still loves his Dad the most though, as soon as he sees Josh come home he gets all jumpy and squealy! He has had tons of fruits and vegetables, and loves them all! He doesn't sleep through the night yet, but I am sure that will happen...Someday...right? Oh well he is a great baby during the day, always playing and having fun. Since we were able to get a camera I feel good about getting a lot of pictures of him. He is pretty good at smiling for the camera, except when he is cranky! He has had a cold for a couple days, but seems like he is getting over it! He makes all kinds of noises, like gaga, mama, dada, baba, and owe. He still does what we call lady talk, where he talks quietly and softly. He also can scream and screech! We have a lot of fun just showing him new things. HE loves the bath too! He loves playing in the water with his toys, and splashing!

Seven Months old and cranky!

 Also, a little sleepy!

 Watching Copper. Copper kept barking at Colden. I am not sure why, but Colden was pretty curious about it too!

Smiling at Copper. 

Here is a shot oh his two teeth!

Easter!

Colden's first Easter! I can't believe how much time has passed! We were able to go to Eugene for Baby Braden's blessing. It was a quick short trip, because Josh had to go back to work after church, but we were able to get a few family pictures. Colden seemed pretty excited about his Easter basket, although he had been using, and playing with most of things he got before Easter. That is one good thing about having a little guy, he can play with his new toys, and then get them for Easter and love them just as much. We didn't die eggs or go look for any, but we still had a pretty good time. Hopefully next year we will get to do some more activities!

 Our family! You can kind of see it in this picture, but Josh spiked Colden's hair up for church!

 Colden checking out all his new stuff! Yay for tooth paste! Colden has two teeth now, so that means he needs to have his teeth brushed! 

 Hanging out in Jordan's Easter basket!

 Here is Colden's Easter basket.

Colden loves to touch and feel new things. Especially with his toes! My mom was holding him over the flowers, and he was trying to grab them with his toes!

We are still here!

So if you couldn't tell we had a baby! Yay! His name is Colden. Really old news, but I felt like I needed to say it before I continued on! I really wanted the first thing I posted to be Colden's birth story, but I also wanted the pictures to go with it. Unfortunately I don't have the pictures yet, so that chapter will have to be told another day.  I am just going to start with where we are now and move forward. In between I will post things from the past to try and catch up. It will be like one of those crazy novels that jumps around in time, and you have to figure out which part of the story you are currently reading! So here is a recent picture of Colden!

 He is amazing and we love him! Right now he can roll from is tummy to his back, and has been able to since we brought him home. He loves french children's songs. He is now is size three diapers!! Amazing! We went in for his check up and his in the 60th percentile. It is crazy because to me he seems big, but he is right around average. He loves his llama and anything soft and fuzzy. Up until recently Josh was the only one who could really make him laugh, but now he laughs at me too!! He can cry really loud. He will let you know when he is upset! We are pretty sure he is going to have red hair. He is happy a lot, and we are having a blast with him. He has the cutest chubby cheeks. He loves dance parties! When he is fussy we have to dance with him. He loves baths and showers, listening to meditation music and nature sounds, and he talks with this cute little dainty voice. He can crawl backwards, and stand with help. He loves holding on to your hand, especially when his is sleepy. Ok! here are some more pictures!!!