welcome Fall, and hello 13 weeks!

Colton is 13 weeks old today and we have officially stepped into Fall....thank goodness!!  The temps have dropped drastically the past couple days, leaves are turning and falling, and the fair is in town.  It doesn't get much more Fall than that, folks!  :)  I AM LOVING IT!  This week the boys and I have enjoyed having a little more daddy time, despite the circumstances. My favorite is the mornings when we can all be laze for a little while in bed together.  Cooper loves getting up and lying in climbing all over mommy and daddy's bed in the morning, and Colton LOVES watching his every move....this kid adores his big brother.....and big brother is growing rather fond of him too!  It's so cute to see how Cooper is acting like he REALLY likes Colton now.  If Colton is within his reach he randomly goes up to him and kisses him, tickles his belly, or just gets close to his face and giggles at him.  Colton LOVES it and it sure makes this mama's heart smile!

Yesterday we went to the fair and spent ALL day there!  it was perfect weather and Cooper was SO good considering he went without a nap and we drug him all over the place!  His favorites were the petting zoo (which isn't even a petting zoo anymore!  apparently there is a new NC "no touch" law so there is an extra barrier about 5 feet away from the animals now and you feed them by putting the carrots down a makeshift shoot to the animals....how disappointing!)  Cooper loved watching them stick their heads through and catch the feed as it came down close.  And of course there's the ATV display with 4-wheelers and such that is always a hit with this kid!  :)  He enjoyed getting on the huge 4-wheeler and holding on!  :) And the tractors....another hi-light for Coop! I thought he would really enjoy the pig races but he didn't seem too interested in them....I think there was just too much going on all around him for him to focus on the pig (however, that's my favorite part, we'll work on him again next year!  :)) Colton slept on me in the wrap for most of the day, aside from a few moments of gazing at all the sights and colors.  He also had quite the poopsplosion....good thing I came prepared with extra clothing for him!  He was in the wrap on me and I heard the rumble in his tummy, then felt (and heard) the explosion!  I looked at Carrington and said "uhhh...I think we have a problem!"  I knew it was bound to be a bad situation so I scooped up the diapers and wipes and headed to the baby station certain that I was going to take him off of me and have poop all over me!  luckily it wasn't all over me.....but it WAS all over him.....just shot straight up the back of the diaper!  Good thing he was in the wrap because he got back in it completely (well, with a diaper and socks) naked and we went back to the stroller to get his clothes. lesson learned....make sure to always have weather appropriate back up clothes in the diaper bag! So glad I thought ahead on that one! (and I might add....he's already done the SAME thing today!  I won't be without extra clothes ever!  :)   Overall we had a GREAT day at the fair and Cooper was so well behaved!  unfortunately we didn't get many pictures (and none of Colton).  I really want to try to be intentional about enjoying the moment, in the moment, rather than from behind a camera lens documenting every second.  don't get me wrong, I LOVE my pictures for later, but I don't want to be obsessive about the perfect pictures of every moment and miss out on enjoying the time then and there(thank goodness for camera phones so we do have some pictures!)
ok, how about some of those pictures now....here are a few from last week that I forgot to get off my phone and share:

the Black Walnut Festival (mom and I took the boys while Carrington went to soccer one Saturday morning)

Cooper handed this ring to Colton and he held it for a long time, even putting up to his mouth the chew one, until this happened.....and he wasn't phased by the ring around his nose at all!  :)

Every Wednesday morning is toddler story time at the library.....Carrington and I took Cooper (and Colton) last week and Cooper wanted nothing to do with sitting down for a story...we spent the hour playing outside instead (the library isn't really the place for a screaming toddler melt-down....)

someone really found his hands last week and chews/sucks on them a LOT now!

Fridays are trash day....the hi-light of the morning!  :)

enjoying the "petting zoo"

He has figured out how to pull the blanket (or lovey) up to his mouth and chew on it!

All my boys in one bed!

snoozin with daddy

Daddy and his mini me at the fair (notice that slush puppy had to accompany us!)

burrr it has gotten downright cold in the mornings...had to break out a winter hat! (plus it's just so darned cute, I couldn't wait to put it on him!)

oh that happy boy!  <3

Thanks for stopping by!  "see" you again next week!