SNOW DAY!

The winter has been mild in CA to say the least.  The mountains finally began to get snow this month and we were able to take Colby for his first experience in the snow!  We wanted to go sledding...figuring this was the easiest and least expensive way to have fun in the snow.  Little did we know that the day we picked would be what us from Colorado call "prime spring skiing conditions".  Meaning even though we were in the snow and mountains, we could have been in short sleeves it was that warm.  Which also means slushy snow!  It was still fun despite the slush and mud.  Colby was not too sure this was for him in the beginning but by the time we left, he was having a great time!

Many new firsts and seconds

Can you believe that Colby is 18 months old?  It is hard to imagine that he has grown so fast in such a short amount of time.  With his 18 month half-birthday, we were able to enroll Colby in a toddler daycare program.  He is now attending Creative Christian Learning Center three days a week.  It is a nice, small program and he seems to be doing great.  Napping is the only real struggle at "school".  But he will get there, Im sure.  Colby gets to play with other kiddos his age, play outside, arts an crafts and we even pack his lunch for the day.  We have also started back with some speech therapy through play.  He will be seeing Ms. Debbie and Ms. Roxanne for this.
When I look back at the last 18 months I see how much our lives have changed for the better yet in many ways we are still the same, just plus 1.  Colby has added so much joy to our lives.  I am just humbled to be his momma.  We will continue to walk beside him and do all we can.

 Lunch packed.  Ready for his first day.

Showing off (unhappily) his George Washington hat.

 

The next set of photos is from a visit to Dave and Erica MacDonalds ranch.  They have 35 goats!  Lots and Lots of cute baby goats for Colby to play with.  He really enjoyed trying to pull their tails (gee, I wonder who told him to do that???) and looking into all their little huts.  What a fun afternoon!

 A visit with the baby goats, year two!

 This is Hannah, she was a very sweet baby goat.

 Oh no, watch out Colby.....

 And down he goes.  Darn mama goat!

 "Is there one under here??"

"I found one!!"