Trouble

Ever seen what trouble looks like?

Well, here he is:


Colby is getting more and more adventurous.....and it's not going unnoticed.
Let me give you a few examples of what he has done today.

While trying to pull my hairdryer down from the bathroom counter, he fell and hit his head on the drawer. (which explains the gash on his forehead)

I left him in the kitchen playing with his fridge farm for about 3 minutes while I wrote a check. I heard a "clinkity clink" noise from the kitchen and sprinted in. There he was....sitting inside the dishwasher on top of the door...with a knife in each hand...holding them up above his head. NOT KIDDING. (Thankfully, they were just regular silverware knives and not something more dangerous) However, a lock will be going on the dishwasher.

A few moments later, while he's in the office with me, he proceeds to pull over a large silver lamp almost on top of himself, but I caught it just in time.

In the basement, he tried to jump on the trampoline without holding on to the handle and fell off backwards (I caught him). He tried to stand up at the top of his slide and fell off (I caught him, but did not catch him yesterday)

And tonight....he chased Georgia around the room pointing his finger at her (we did not know why) until he finally caught up with her.....and stuck his finger where the sun doesn't shine.

Calgon take me away.

Rite of Passage

Colby got his first pair of running shoes this weekend. Saucony's, of course.


Here they are up close.


I ventured into Walmart this weekend and found a cheap play broom and mop that I bought for Colby. Little did I know he would be absolutely OBSESSED with them. He did not let go of them all day long.

Here he is cleaning the hallway....


...and the dining room.


A little spot cleaning on the wood floors.


Some leaf maintenance on the deck....


....and showing them off to his daddy!

Saturday Morning

I've got some work to do....can you give me a minute?


Now, if I can just reach something....anything....I know it will be good.


Jackpot! Mom's organizer.


When it's really good, the tongue comes out...


...and stays out.


I'm SO helpful in the kitchen....


...and in the family room.


But I don't wanna clean up! (click for the very pitiful closeup)

My trip to the Pumpkin Festival

Mommy and daddy took me to the pumpkin festival today!
I had so much fun.

I listened to live music....


I played in the hay...


I fell down in the hay.


I did lots of walking. (Mommy and daddy did lots of following)


The rocks were delicious!


Mommy nooooo!!!!!!!!


Help! I'm being held against my will!!!


Still a bit upset by the intervention and the lack of freedom.

The "Phase"

It's just a phase....it's just a phase....it's just a phase. I've been chanting this to myself for the past few weeks, and I certainly hope it's true. Colby is going through quite a challenging little stage...and I really hope that's all it is. He has become ultra clingy and fussy at home, even when he is well fed, rested, and I'm in the room with him. I don't know what's going on, but I think he learned it from other kids at school. He has perfected the fake cry, and he uses it often to get what he wants. I also think that he has developed separation anxiety, and I'm pretty sure it's because I started taking him to preschool. For a couple of weeks I thought it was teething, but the molars have broken through and it's still going on. I'm really not sure how to handle it and I just hope it resolves itself soon!

Despite the fussing, I must say, he is still quite a ham and really cracks us up every day. His new favorite words are "uh-oh" and "Yum!" Although his "yum" is really an "uuumm". His walk is slowing turning into a run, and I think that once he masters the run he will never walk again. His favorite foods are still tomatoes and hummus, and recently we've started giving him grapes and apples. He loves them and give a great big "uuuum" with each bite.