Turning 2!

I can't believe Colby is already two!  Time has gone by so quickly.  It seems like just yesterday he was learning to walk, and now he is talking up a storm.  The poor kid had a rough birthday though.  He woke up that morning with a terrible cold, a double ear infection and pink eye.  Not the way we had hoped the day would go.  Sadly he gave all of that to his brother as well.  We were planning on having some of his friends over to play in the sprinklers and have cupcakes, but had to postpone.  Luckily he is still young enough and wasn't too disappointed.  In fact, I don't even think he realized it was his birthday.  Later in the week we had some friends over and celebrated a little late. 

Colby has been obsessed with trains lately.  He loves the ones they have at the library and was pretty excited to get one of his own.

Colby has been such a blessing to us these past two years.  He has such a funny personality and is always making us laugh.  Here are a couple of the funny things he has done lately.  He is obsessed with airplanes and loves to point them out in the sky every time he hears one.  The other day he was sitting on my lap and heard my stomach growl.  He jumped off my lap, ran to the back door and shouted "airplane." 

Colby has always loved to dance.  He has some great moves and is known for them amongst our friends.  He has decided that he would rather dance and jump everywhere he goes rather than just walk.  He is pretty funny to watch. 

Lately we have been working with Colby on telling us when he goes to the bathroom, in hopes to get him a little closer to potty training.  When he was sick a couple weeks ago he was put on antibiotics which gave him...well lets just say a diaper rash.  The rash hurt so bad that every time he went to the bathroom he would come to me and say "owie poop".  Now every time he has a messy diaper he shouts "owie poop!"  I guess it's a step in the right direction.

Colby is such a great little boy.  He is constantly making us smile, and we feel so lucky to have him as our son.

Last Minute Gettaway

The week before school started we decided to take a quick trip to San Diego.  We found out it is only a five hour drive and couldn't resist the cooler weather.  We had a great time.  We spent some time relaxing on the beach and at the hotel pool.  It was Colby's first time at the beach.  Unfortunately the water scared him pretty bad.  Occasionally the waves would come up by where he was playing and get his feet wet.  He usually ran away crying.  Boy do we have some work to do.  He better learn to love the water soon, given that it is the only activity in Arizona during the hot summer days. 
One of the days we spent at the San Diego Zoo.  It was such an amazing zoo.  Colby had a great time watching all the animals and telling everyone what sound they make.

Colby loved riding through the zoo on the bus.

 

Colby loves his little brother.  If there is ever a time where he is sitting in the stroller by himself, he always points to the baby's seat and says with a sad face, "uh oh, baby!"  He is such a great older brother to Cameron.  We feel lucky to have these sweet little boys.

One of our favorite things to do on the trip was walk along the boardwalk and watch people fish and surf.  There were some fun parks along the beach Colby really loved.  We are so glad we were able to fit a little bit of family time in before Kurt went back to school.

Trip To Utah!

A couple weeks before starting our second year of medical school, we were able to go to Utah and visit family.  The trip came at the perfect time.  It has been such a hot summer here in Arizona and we really enjoyed the Utah weather. We had such a great time seeing the family.  Both Kurt's sister Lisa and my sister Jen and their families were able to come up and visit. 
We were able to bless Cameron while we were visiting Utah.  It was especially fun because were were able to have a combined blessing celebration with Kurt's sisters new little girl.  It was such a great day and a wonderful trip!  We just wish we had remembered to take more pictures.

We had a great time boating. Colby even enjoyed riding in the tube.

We drove down to Provo to see my grandma Dester.  Boy did Colby love that backyard!  He had a great time with all of the fountains.

It was so fun spending time with my sister and meeting her new little girl Kaitlyn.  The kids had so much fun together.  Colby loved playing with his cousins and was sad when we had to say goodbye.