Today, we celebrated 4 years with Colton Robert Stockment. What a blessing he has been in our lives. Colton made being first time parents easy. Pregnancy was a peice of cake (okay, alot of pieces of cake...) and went by in a flash. Labor and Delivery was easy, complete with a great story to tell about the night he was born (rain/thunder/hail/sleet/snow/whiteout...which is when we finally gave in to go to the hospital). He slept through the night from a VERY young age (8 weeks to be exact), and he learned to crawl, walk and talk all right on cue, if not ahead of schedule. He earned the nickname Einstein and continued to amaze us with his memory.
Now, at 4 years old, he's doing wonderfully in school (of course, with a few things we need to continue to spend time working on...like focus, writing his letters, and cutting skills) and is making all kinds of new friends. He's social and out going (wonder where he gets that) and he loves to do anything and everything Dad does. At times, I find myself wishing he'd be less like his Dad because he acts too much like a young man and not enough like an onery toddler. :) At least I can rest easy know he's got a pretty great role model.
We spent this past weekend celebrating and in ways, we continue to do so through tomorrow. Saturday we took some of Colton's preschool and daycare buddies along with cousin Meredith bowling. What a HOOT! The kids were so well behaved, although, how do you say it...full of energy? Jason and I were both ready for bed when we were finished! But, we traipsed on to Falcon country for the TC/Frontier boys basketball game. Colton loves watching his cousin Silas play ball and since it was Homecoming/TC Rivalry game...we sucked it up and packed that into our evening. Lucky for us, Miss Em was being spoiled rotten with some one on one time with Mamps & Paps!
Sunday we cleaned the house, then welcomed our families and great grandma's over for supper, cake & ice cream. Colton had an angry birds party -- which was likely as much Mom's idea as any. I saw the supplies for a great price online, and since we took Colton to the party supply store and he wanted one of everything, I justified choosing the theme for him. He seemed to enjoy it. Aunt Sarah made an amazing cake, both in looks and taste and Colton was spoiled rotten by his aunts/uncles/grandparents! Such a fun evening together, as it always is. Colton was pretty excited to "get Emmalyn back from the babysitter"...he even asked me at one point, "Mom, when will Emmalyn be home? I forget what her hair looks like"....ha :) His favorite gifts were his fishing pole, a hunting game and his new bike. Not to mention he will be well suited this coming summer with tons of great clothes!
Today, his actual birthday, Emmalyn and I woke him up singing Happy Birthday, and he got to take an ice cream cup snack to Pammy's. Tomorrow is snackday at school and he gets to be line leader, which, to any preschooler is pretty big business!
To everyone who sent a card, made a phone call or brought a gift to celebrate -- thank you. We are so blessed that so many people love our kids as much as we do. They don't know how blessed they are.
Colton - you are smart, handsome and kind. You are funny and loving. You are a wonderful big brother to your sister and a great buddy to all your friends at daycare and preschool. You've got just enough ornery in you to keep Dad and I on our toes, but we honestly couldn't ask for a better son. We are continually impressed by the new things you learn and are so proud of you and your accomplishments. We can't wait to see what the next 364 days bring, but we know one thing, our love for you will only grow stronger with each day. We love you!
Now, at 4 years old, he's doing wonderfully in school (of course, with a few things we need to continue to spend time working on...like focus, writing his letters, and cutting skills) and is making all kinds of new friends. He's social and out going (wonder where he gets that) and he loves to do anything and everything Dad does. At times, I find myself wishing he'd be less like his Dad because he acts too much like a young man and not enough like an onery toddler. :) At least I can rest easy know he's got a pretty great role model.
We spent this past weekend celebrating and in ways, we continue to do so through tomorrow. Saturday we took some of Colton's preschool and daycare buddies along with cousin Meredith bowling. What a HOOT! The kids were so well behaved, although, how do you say it...full of energy? Jason and I were both ready for bed when we were finished! But, we traipsed on to Falcon country for the TC/Frontier boys basketball game. Colton loves watching his cousin Silas play ball and since it was Homecoming/TC Rivalry game...we sucked it up and packed that into our evening. Lucky for us, Miss Em was being spoiled rotten with some one on one time with Mamps & Paps!
Sunday we cleaned the house, then welcomed our families and great grandma's over for supper, cake & ice cream. Colton had an angry birds party -- which was likely as much Mom's idea as any. I saw the supplies for a great price online, and since we took Colton to the party supply store and he wanted one of everything, I justified choosing the theme for him. He seemed to enjoy it. Aunt Sarah made an amazing cake, both in looks and taste and Colton was spoiled rotten by his aunts/uncles/grandparents! Such a fun evening together, as it always is. Colton was pretty excited to "get Emmalyn back from the babysitter"...he even asked me at one point, "Mom, when will Emmalyn be home? I forget what her hair looks like"....ha :) His favorite gifts were his fishing pole, a hunting game and his new bike. Not to mention he will be well suited this coming summer with tons of great clothes!
Today, his actual birthday, Emmalyn and I woke him up singing Happy Birthday, and he got to take an ice cream cup snack to Pammy's. Tomorrow is snackday at school and he gets to be line leader, which, to any preschooler is pretty big business!
To everyone who sent a card, made a phone call or brought a gift to celebrate -- thank you. We are so blessed that so many people love our kids as much as we do. They don't know how blessed they are.
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| Happy Birthday, Sweet baby boy! We love you! |
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