Music Man

 Reid is so into guitars these days and lets us know he wants one

every chance he gets! (3 years old, mind you)
This is him playing a BASS guitar at the 

guitar center a couple of weeks ago. 
This was one of our outings 

one day and he was in HEAVEN.  Heaven, I tell you! 

 Just look at that face!  It tells it all! 

We've got a future rock star on our hands ladies & gentlemen! 

 He tells us he wants a bass guitar for his birthday, BUT

I'm starting to wonder if we might need a set of drums too... 

Future rock star or Dallas Symphony Orchestra conductor??  

Hmmmm..... :) 

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Swim Lessons..... almost over

 Reid has been doing swim lessons all summer and 

has done a great job!  He is even starting to put his face in 

the water and that is HUGE for him!  

He is kicking his legs, blowing bubbles, and using goggles to see 

under the water.  I am SO SO proud of him and all that

he's accomplished this year with his swim teacher. 

Love you sweet Reid!  Keep up the great work buddy!

Day with the cousins

 Yesterday Reid & I met his cousins, Aunt Suzanne, and Grandparents out at the new Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine.  It was a really fun day full of fish, time at Build-a-bear, eating lollipops & cookies, and riding the carousel at the mall.  SO glad you all came in town and that we got to see you one more time before you went back to San Antonio.  Reid LOVES his cousins and they love him just as much! 

Standing in front of some coral... love the look on R's face!  Priceless!

Such a cool little bubble to look at the fish!

Mary-McKinley tried it...

And so did Monroe... WAY cool!

Look at those amazing colors of fish... God is so cool!

Who KNEW?!

Touching something that's a part of a shark... not sure what?!

We were all standing on a plexiglass floor that looked down on too many sharks.  I was ready to get out of there! 

Look how tall all the cousins are!  As tall as some sharks!  Ha, ha! ;)

Nana, Grandpa, & little Reid

                                                                 

Me & my sweet Reid got to spend some much needed QT together yesterday.  LOVE my boy!

Touching some starfish

 

After we left the aquarium, Reid & Mary-McKinley made a trip to the Build-a-Bear store.  Reid's first trip to this store EVER!  He was thrilled, but at first could care nothing at ALL about building a bear and stuffing it.  There were so many other cool things to see & do... it took a little coaxing and after he saw M-M get her bear, he decided he would do the same.  He picked out a cute little Longhorn.  How Texas is that?? He was scared of the stuffing machine... a little loud for Mr. Reid.  :((  Sorry  buddy! He let the lady put his heart in the longhorn, and then he & M-M were off to give their animals a bath. 

"Bathtime" with the animals.  This place cracks me up!

Mary-McKinley, Monroe, (who decided she wanted a bear after seeing M-M's & Reid's) and Reid with their brand new build-a-bear animals.  

We had a ball yesterday and Reid had a ton of fun spending the day with his sweet cousins.  The aquarium was awesome and a definite must see!  We really enjoyed the extra time with Aunt Suzanne, Madison, Monroe, M-M, Nana, & Grandpa.  Thank you for driving to Dallas to hang with us for the day.  

We love you all! 

Riley's 1st Birthday

Riley Colson
July 8, 2010
7:56 am
7 lb. 15.9 oz.
20.5 inches long

July 8, 2011
4:30 pm
23.5 lb.
ONE BIG BOY!


HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY LITTLE RILEY!
We were actually able to celebrate your birthday on your actual BIRTH DAY!
I decided on The Very Hungry Caterpillar for your birthday theme and I
think it turned out pretty cute if I do say so!
We had lots of family over and even your Aunt Suzie, Uncle David,
and cousins were able to come in town & help us celebrate!
It was a great day, except you had a little fever all day and weren't quite feeling
yourself. :(( You did pretty well considering you weren't feeling
so hot. It was a fun party and I think everyone enjoyed it!

Your first time seeing Aunt Suzie & your cousins since Christmas.
They missed you!!


I made a little banner with pictures of you from birth to 12 months.
It is so neat to see how much you've grown & changed this year!

Daddy made a "caterpillar" balloon for you!

All of the yummy food!

I had little signs made up to match the theme of the book....
"On Monday, he ate through one nice green leaf, on
Tuesday he ate 2 onions, but he was still hungry,
on Wednesday he ate 3 tomatoes, but he was still hungry...."

Even had labels made up for the plasticware...
That's the party planner in me!

Look at that sweet face!

Papa & Riley-Roo

Your Very Hungry Caterpillar cupcakes :)
Turned out SOOO cute!

The smash cake with your bday hat!

Getting ready for the cake...

We let your brother blow out the candle....

he was SO excited about that!

"Really? This is all mine?"

"I'm really not quite sure what to think of all this cake, Mom.
Are you sure I can have this? I'm only 1, ya know."


So we tried a cupcake instead...


That didn't work so well either! Oh well....
I'm sure next year will be a different story!

Trying to help open a few presents...
(Shhh... your brother opened all your presents for you!) :)

Your cousin Monroe painted this awesome picture for
your with her hand on it and all of our names too.
So sweet!

Playing with one of the presents from Mommy & Daddy.

Me and my sweet boys

Happy 1st birthday to our sweet Riley!
We adore you & have loved watching you grow
and explore your world this year.
We can't wait to see your personality continue to develop
even more as you learn & grow. You are a joy and we love
your sweet, smiley face! We praise God for you & thank
HIM for your precious little life!