Milestones

This is just a quick post to help me keep track of Colin's milestones until I actually have time to scrapbook. (As if that will ever happen!!)  Early February he was sitting up with help...

By Valentine's Day he could sit on his own for a short time before falling over...

Now today, he can sit on his own for quite awhile and is even doing the "army crawl" across the room to get things that are NOT his. 

We had a good laugh watching him "grunt" his way across the family room toward Lindsie's baby stroller.  Guess all this movement means that it's time to put up all the gates too?  He is growing SO fast and we are enjoying all his BIG accomplishments! 

Trouble!!

One morning last week while I was getting ready for the day Lindsie was watching TV on my bed.  While she was involved in the show I decided to quickly run upstairs and change Colin's diaper.  When I came back to my room, she was no longer on the bed.  I heard noises coming from the bathroom and then found Lindsie on the floor putting all my makeup back in its bag. 
This was our conversation...
Me:  "U-Oh Lindsie, what are you doing?"
Lindsie: "I'm helping you cleanup Mom" 
Me: "Thanks, but I don't need help.  You are NOT supposed to be in my makeup are you?"
Lindsie:  "Sorry Mom.  I'm beautiful!  I got makeup by myself."  Then she finally looks at me and I see her face!!  I had NO idea she could open the mascara! Yikes!  She actually had it on her lashes too!  She was covered with streaks of mascara, globs of lotion, tried on lipstick, and also managed to gouge out bits of blush and powder.  I don't know how I did it, but I kept my cool and told her that I was going to get the camera to take her picture.  She posed for the photo and then I asked her if she wanted to see in the mirror?  I lifted her up and she said..."Oh no, it's not pretty." (small pout and frown)  She agreed to let me wash her face and to "only let mommy help her with the makeup".  Only 2 years old and already a "girly girl"!

Whitney...the snow skiier

Yes, we FINALLY convinced her to try snow skiing...and now she LOVES it!

On February 13th Chris and Whitney (along with my dad, Cam, and Abbie) went to Alta for their first "daddy daughter" ski lesson.  They worked on the tow rope for the afternoon and then did one run on the lift before heading home.  Chris says she was very cautious and careful in the beginning and then started to feel more comfortable on her own toward the end of the day.  She came home quite proud of herself, and she even wrote in a school assignment that she had "recently become a skier".  :) 
Chris carried Whitney's camera in his pocket and was able to get a few shots...

Lesson #2 was yesterday at Brighton Ski Resort with Brandon & Jessica, and cousins Olivia and Alex.  Chris worked with her alone for the first few runs and described her as unsure of herself, cautious, and slow.  Once she became more confident in her abilities, she was OFF...and able to keep up with her cousins.  They even gave her the nickname "Fast Fry" (which she told me with a HUGE grin on her face)!!  I'm told they skied until the lifts were ready to close and that Whitney had INDEED "Become a skier"!!  (Sorry...forgot to send the camera)  Whitney was also excited to run into her friend Luke and his dad at the Resort! They were able to ride the lift once together and then ski for a short time. Maybe she has found a new ski buddy for next year??

She is hooked!  Already talking about her next ski trip, her own equipment, and next year when I can come along to see her ski!!  I am SO incredibly proud of you Whitney!  I knew that you would be a great skier and love it...that's why we pushed you so hard to at least "TRY".  xoxo, Mom

Hawaii 2010!!

Yes! I went on a last minute trip to Kauai!  Happy Birthday to me...right? 
Here's a quick version of how it happened...  As I mentioned in an earlier post, Chris went to North Carolina for training meetings for a week in January.  He left on Sunday AM and by Wednesday AM I was already feeling crazy!  He sent me a text that read... "Asked to go to Derm Conference next week, want to go to Hawaii?"  I totally thought he was kidding!!  His boss had asked him if he wanted to join him for the meetings and work the conference.  He said I was welcome to come, I just had to pay my own way.  I never thought I would find a flight, find someone to stay with the girls, be able to travel with a baby, and have it all work out with such short notice, but it DID!  How could I pass it up?
So...here are some of the many beautiful things we looked at for a week!!  Sorry that so many of them are of Colin or just scenery, but keep in mind that Chris worked every day from 6:30 AM to 1 PM while Colin and I walked the resort, went to the beach, etc. Whitney really wants to go to Hawaii and asked me to take pictures of EVERYTHING! Someday it will be her turn, but for now she just gets pictures. :)  No, it wasn't all work for Chris...he did join us at the pool in the afternoons and he even had the opportunity to go zip lining with one of his dr friends from Portland. 

Grand Hyatt Kaua'i

Chris coming out of the waterslide

"Spouting Horn" aka blow hole :)

First day at the beach!

This is how Colin spent most of his days in Hawaii...asleep in the stroller

These beautiful birds were perched in the resort lobby every day.  We were lucky enough to be there when the trainers had them out for guests to hold.

Chillin' on the beach...Heaven!!

This is the only picture we have of the 3 of us together...and it was taken by some random stranger across the coy pond :)

Zipline Adventure

"Tunnel of trees"

This cool looking factory was out in the middle of nowhere.  We thought it made for a great scenic picture?

Glen (Chris' boss), his wife Thoa, and Colin after my "birthday dinner". 

Chris is still such a kid...catching geckos almost every night on the way to our room.  This one ran up his arm and stayed on his pocket.

One of our many food experiences...Asian style noodles

Finally a little sunshine after rain all day!

Cutest boy on the island!!

One last Shaved Ice before heading home...YUM!!

Even Colin was a huge fan! :)

Colin's "red eye" flight experience.  He was an ANGEL!!  Slept the whole 4 hours to the mainland (LA)

Happy to see his BIG Sister!!

BIG "Thanks" to: my mom (and dad) for watching the girls, Molly for driving carpool ALL week, Natalie for the use of her stroller, and Chris for letting me use his hard earned Sky Miles to get me to Kauai!!  Love you all!!