Disney on Ice

Big thanks to Uncle Zach who gave us the entire 1st and 2nd row seats to Disney on Ice. It was AWESOME sitting so close to the ice and getting to actually see all the characters. Some of our friends joined us as usual Mackenzie, Jack, Ava, Anthony, Will, Brady, Dominic, Madison...Riley and Colton of course were there as well. Colton and Riley say that Peter Pan was the best...the kids love the movie and with Tinkerbell and pirates, it was a favorite for both the girls and the boys. Everyone really enjoyed the show and it was so great to see the kids so excited and into it. I have to say it was the best Disney on Ice I have ever been to, maybe it was the seats, maybe it was that the kids were so well behaved, maybe it was a Christmas miracle...who knows. Thanks Uncle Zach!!!!

Basketball in the snow...

There was one warm random day last week, all the snow was gone, birds were chirping and you could feel spring in the air. Didn't last for more than 8 hours but we did manage to get outside, ride the jeep around the yard and play some hoops. Colton always likes to be on the Celtics team when he plays basketball. He has specific teams for each sport...hockey pictures soon to come in a future post. Boys are born with so much BOY in them...sports are part of their blood...so weird how these stereotypes work. Anyways this video is a little long but he gets quite a few shots in so I thought I would share...not bad for a 2 year old!

Guess we should loose the coat and shoot some hoops...

Haha...he got stuck in the net...

Very, very, very Serious...going for a 3 pointer.

Yeah...Paul Pierce!

Christmas Vacation

The holidays have come and gone way too fast. With all the snow around here during Christmas and New Years we kept quite busy sledding, ice skating and drinking hot chocolate! All of us were quite spoiled this year. Santa brought Colton a ride on jeep, I thought this would have been his favorite toy but when you asked him what Santa brought he said "he gave me that car but it isn't a matchbox". Don't worry, he got plenty of matchbox cars from Mommy, Daddy and everyone else! It was so nice to have some time off to enjoy all the toys and time with the family. Although all the decorations are put away I am already counting down the days until next year. I need to rematch those boys in Cranium...even with Zach drunk as a skunk we lost...how???

Here are few pictures...unfortunately I was so busy I didn't take many pictures of Christmas Day.

Look what Santa brought!!!

Riley stayed up late with the adults playing Cranium.

Brothers...so cute.

Uncle Wally getting some snuggles in before bedtime...

"...and to all a goodnight"

Fireman Sam

Our friends, Elizabeth (Chucky), Wayne and Rebecca, sent Colton an awesome Fireman Sam backpack for Christmas. I let him open his package the morning after it arrived and he was so excited. His LL Bean bag has retired for the time being and he brings Fireman Sam with him everywhere. Since the Hilton's live so far away (England) I wanted to throw this special THANK YOU out to them. Merry Christmas Mates!!!

O'Christmas Tree

Last week we set out to find the perfect tree. The nursery we usually go to has a petting zoo so Colton got to feed the animals which is always a good time. That night we had the Raasch clan over to help decorate and have a little tree trimming party like the good old times on Scott Drive growing up. We stayed up playing Cranium, girls vs. guys, hate to say it but the guys won. It was worth the loss though seeing the guys do those Humdingers!

Uncle Zach babysits

I went out to do a little shopping and Zach offered to babysit Colton. They had a good time playing micro-machines which date back to when Zach was Colton's age and they watched Kung Fu Panda. Later that night Colton told Nick and I that he had a special prize that Uncle Zach had given him and reached into his pockets to show us. Colton is known for keeping his cars in his cargo pants pockets so I figured Zach sent him home with a few micro-machines. We were quite wrong when Colton pulled out a handful of beer bottle caps! Oh that Uncle Zach.

Checking the pockets...

Hmm...what's this?

Look what Uncle Zach game me!

(Yes he is sitting on his potty...almost time for potty training)

Thanksgiving 2008

We headed out to Pennsylvania this year to spend Thanksgiving with Nick's family. Colton had a blast because his cousin Aidan and him are only a year apart and they were best buds all weekend! We don't get to see all the Manorek's very often so it is nice to get everyone together including Grandma who comes up from New Jersey. We had a lot of fun playing games and Wii. The girls even managed to sneak out for a few hours on Black Friday to go shopping while all the guys went to see that new kid movie "Bolt"...Colton is always happy to indulge in movie popcorn..who isn't?!? My camera was MIA all weekend and I got a few not so great shots of the boys on Saturday morning before we left so here they are. They were so busy playing the game Cariboo it was hard to get a picture of them. Anyone looking for a great game for 2-5 year olds, Cariboo comes highly recommended, kid tested, mother-approved! Hope everyone had a great Turkey Day...perfect time of year to remind you all how thankful I am for all my friends and family. Love ya.

Riley's 5th birthday party!

Riley turned 5 a few weeks ago and we had a special soccer party at our house to celebrate. The original plan was to have it the weekend of his birthday (Nov.15th) but Riley came down with strep so we canceled for the following week hoping his health and the weather would cooperate. Riley got better but the weather didn't so we weren't able to do the adult/kids soccer game as planned. Heidi had made everyone t-shirts and Riley had picked the teams. Riley's Papa was suppose to be the ref and Nana Banana and Papa Roy were going to be goalies. What a scene it would have been?!?! We had fun anyways. The kids had a little Dance Party USA action going on...so they got their exercise (I don't know why my video won't upload but I am working on it). Colton rocked his official futbol gear he had gotten for his birthday from Chucky & Wayne over in Newcastle. He looked like a professional and he sorta plays like a pro, it is crazy how well he can drop-kick a ball. We should also mention Riley and my mom (Nana) share a b-day so we need to throw a Happy Birthday to her as well.

Cool glasses...can we try this with beer now?

Serious dance moves and serious faces.

Pumpkin festivals

Colton and I went to the Weymouth Pumpkin Festival a few weeks ago and we had so much fun that I finally had to post some pictures. Even though all the pumpkins were gone before we got there it was well worth the trip because Colton got to go on the "bouncie bouncie" (Colton's terms) aka the moonwalk. He LOVES the moonwalk and sometimes it is really hard to get him out of there when his turn is over. This time he bounced so high on his bum when he was getting out of the moonwalk even the guy working the booth said "wow"! One of the girl scout troops were having a book/bake sale so we bought some new reads including this Monsters Inc. book in the picture and The Elves and the Showmaker...remember that book?!? Fun stuff, we also got a bag of popcorn and two rice krispie treats for $1...now that's a bargain!!!

Dumbo

This Halloween Colton really wanted to be Spiderman. Nana bought him the costume, he loved it, ran around the house acting like a superhero, until...Auntie Heidi asked him if he wanted to see Spiderman in the mirror. One look in the mirror and he said "this too scary, take it off and return it Nana, I be Dumbo". Really he was just an elephant but if you ask him he will set you straight with "No mama, I Dumbo"!!! This was his first real year trick or treating. The first house he went to he opened the door, walked into their kitchen, played with the dog and helped himself to all the candy he could get his paws on, then he walked out the door and said "LOOK NANA, CANDY!!!" We live on a little dead end cul de sac so he hit all of four houses and then we drove across town to my friend Jill's house for our last trick or treat and to see her and her bulldog Tyson. Tyson was all over Colton's costume and thought the trunk was a toy or bone...it was pretty funny. Colton managed to eat at least two bags of m&m's that night, I think I hit one reeces cup...not so bad!