Ba-Ball

The kid loves sports and specifically holding and throwing balls.  Almost every night after dad comes home, Colin and Kevin play "ba-ball," Colin's word for basketball, baseball, and anything having to do with sports related balls.  

He loves to watch Rangers games with Kevin at night and to watch the big boys play basketball at the park. 

So every once in a while, Kevin will take him to the church gym to play some ba-ball.

He pretty much stands there holding a ball while Kevin takes some shots - BUT HE LOVES IT!!

Holy cow!  He gets so excited!

Good thing this kid is going to be tall!

Bowling

Last Saturday we went bowling with some friends as a kind of end of summer treat.  Between the music, food, lights, and games, Colin had a blast!

Kevin playing SkeeBall with the kids

We have some really fun and crazy friends...Andy decided to wear a mustache just for kicks (and because it drives the ladies wild...or so he said!)

Let's compare the size of the bowling ball to my stomach...yeah, not fun to think about! 

Colin was dancing to the music (wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!)

Dada is actually a pretty good bowler!

Notice the Turkey?

Jocelyn and her cute little boy Peter

 Adorable Eliza

Colin wouldn't cooperate for this shot, but I don't often get to be in the pictures!

Museum of Nature and Science...a Children's Playland

The other day my friend Kaity invited us along to the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science and Colin had so much fun! Their children's museum was perfect for keeping the kids entertained and beating the Dallas summer heat!

Digging for dinosaur bones

Blowing huge bubbles

Colin doesn't care what any of the exhibits are - he just loves that he can touch everything!

Opening and closing drawers and cabinets?  Yes, please!

Playing with puzzles...I think I will!

Pushing buttons...my favorite!

Throwing fake tomatoes that looks deceptively like a red balls?  Heck yeah!

Teaching Colin his animal sounds has really fostered an interest in animals all around him (mostly doggies).  Since he knows the snake sound, he was excited to touch a live one!

We will definitely have to go back - thanks, Kaity for getting us in for free :)

Sh-Shoe

My little boy loves shoes.

He calls them sh-shoes.

He loves his and he loves ours!

I can usually stop a temper tantrum by saying that I will put on his shoes...silly boy!

He loves to pull our shoes off the shelf and bring them to us so we can put them on.  He usually brings me my running shoes and while this kind of upsets Kevin (because they are girl shoes and have pink on them) I think it is a lot better than Colin trying to walk in my heels!

  

How can I blame him?  He gets it from his mom, I guess!