Collin and Canines

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Bubbles of fun on Easter

Easter morning started with Collin's first Easter egg hunt. He was a natural!

An egg at the top of the slide was a delightful surprise!

A helping hand from Dad in our work-in-progress backyard.

After church, Collin's cousins came over for a second Easter egg hunt - this time with candy-filled eggs rather than Cheerios. Nika and Stella show Collin there's more to the eggs than just a colorful rattle. Look silly, chocolate!

Pretty serious about the Easter eggs -

Leo was pretty serious about his Easter egg stash as well . . . sneaking off with the basket of eggs he collected until his parents forced him to give, not take, candy from the baby.

Sharing -

And posing -

Next up was bubbles. Collin found bubbles with cousin Cathy hilarious.

Stella tried to teach him how to blow some of his own, but so far no luck.

Stella and Annie sent hundreds of bubbles off into space -

For Leo to pop

After lunch, Collin's game room was converted back to an adult game room with the reappearance of the ping pong table. Collin & Cas vs. Uncle Libero:

Eyes on the ball -

First father-son victory -

The Easter party ended with a delightful gift from Grammy & Brownie - Crayola's colored bubbles.

A mischevious grin -

The lack of bubble blowing skills didn't stop Collin from repeatedly dipping the wand into the bubbles and dripping all over himself and the sidewalk (which one week later is still quite colorful) -

Of course he had to taste them, leaving behind the green mustache as evidence.

A messy, happy boy covered with melted chocolate and green bubbles.

We scooped Collin up with a beach towel because no one volunteered to touch him. And seconds later our bathtub was filled with green water. The colored bubbles were a fun one-time experience!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Dinner with Uncle Alex and cousin Edie

After the brunch, we were trying to get our house slightly together before a small group came to eat Pappasitto's take-out for dinner. As I put away laundry in Collin's room, he was too quiet in his closet. When he came out, he brought with him yards of tape from a cassette, stretching around his bedroom and later throughout the entire house. So while I cleaned up one area of the house, he stayed busy creating a much bigger mess.

Edie, Collin's cousin, came by for dinner. They had fun talking to each other from high chairs.

Then when none of the adults could get Collin to take another bite, Edie tried. And look at the result!

Showing off for the older woman, Collin accepted several bites of yogurt from Edie.

As the night came to an end, we realized all 3 of Collin's silkies (a square lovey that was a gift from cousin Trish which Collin now won't sleep without) were in the washing machine. So Uncle Alex read him 30 minutes worth of bedtime stories while they dried. They went through almost every book on his bookshelf (since Collin will cut you off when he doesn't like a particular book), and Uncle Alex got all the glory of the much-later-than-normal bedtime.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Engagement Brunch for Alex and Coady

Uncle Alex and soon-to-be-aunt Coady were in town for a wedding, and we celebrated their engagement with a Sunday morning family brunch. At first, Collin stared down Uncle Alex, but soon they were fast friends.

If you were sitting down within a 3 foot radius, you became part of Collin's hugging circle. Next up was Great Aunt Carla -

And Grammy -

Happy nephew, proud uncle -

Cas squeezing his way into the bearded man picture with Alex and Bryce -

The three amigos -

On to the backyard to play with more family. Cousin Carol with Collin. The Great Grandmas chatting.

Grandpa Brownie was delighted by the level of interest Collin showed in the lizard. Pretty much every visit to the grandparents' home involves some lizard time.