Preschool Party

The kids had a Noah's Ark party at preschool, and they each got to dress up as an animal of their choosing. Ashley half-heartedly chose the kitty only because of the tail that she loved. However, Colton fully immersed himself in the role. He:

1. picked a ridiculous full-body tiger costume with mask

2. was the only child still wearing his costume at pick-up because he refused to remove it.

3. continued to wear the costume even at home.

4. "ROARED" (more like "raaarrr") the entire day.

Colton cracked me up. His tennis coach last night said, "Man, I love Colton. He just goes to the beat of his own drum. He doesn't get too worked up, he's just like, yeah, we're at tennis, sure, I'll hit the ball, and then he dances back to his dot with his racket." Well put. Colton didn't care what anyone thought of him, even though he was the only one in costume, he was proud to be a tiger. Didn't matter if it wasn't cool. Wish we all were that secure with ourselves!

Ashley sticking her booty out to show the tail.

Colton and Daddy, Random Craziness

So, Colton has these large blond curls. It is probably daily that I am stopped when I am with him and a stranger comments on his beautiful hair. People that know Tyler and I, however, continually ask where he got them from, since neither Tyler or myself have blonde hair. Well, here is your answer. The 1st pic is colton eating chicken with Ashley. The second is Tyler, at around the same age. It is amazing how similar they are... the kids insist that this second pic is of Colton... kind of freaky.

Tyler.... circa 3.

So, last week I was spraying down my kitchen rugs and the kids picked them up and started playing with them. A few minutes later I realized they had laid one down as a carpet in their playhouse, Ashley was using one as a blanket (gross!), and Colton was feeding her his Mac n Cheese that he was supposed to be sitting at the table finishing. These 2 little people accomplish a lot in a couple of minutes!