Michael, what else?

He's 3 months old already!

Florida

Tim & I spent our anniversary week in Florida. Since Chris has never been to Disney World, we decide to take him along. He had a blast. Here are some pictures.

Michael

It's been a while since I've shared photos. Here is a video I took tonight. I have to hold the camera off to the side where he won't notice it, otherwise he clams up and just stares at the camera... You'll hear me yelling at Anna too- the dogs were wrestling. Sorry it's so long but I don't know how to cut the video. MJ has started to mimic mommy. He likes with when we do WOOF and MEOW but will only mimic ROAR!!! He's my cute little man!

I'm having trouble embedding the video. What's the secret Eric/Stacey? I'm using photobucket. Here's the link: (deleted link & fixed! --Eric)





For more photos go to our site: http://jcolson.shutterfly.com There are some REALLY cute ones from last weekend!

He's 11 weeks old already! He must be 22 inches tall by now and about 11.5 pounds. Check out his double chin! I guess he isn't starving!

Christmas and Cookies

So I'm finally posting pictures after the holidays. It felt good to clean up and put everything away after the New Year and we're off to a busy start. The girls are both selling Girl Scout cookies for their own troops which we have found is incredibly easy. We bundled up in freezing weather to go door-to-door in our neighborhood and only have a few "No thank you"s in over 50 houses. Some people order up to 12 boxes! Morgan has been going to campouts and enjoys earning badges. I'll have to snap a picture of her one day. It has been a rewarding experience for Katie and Morgan. Ethan is preparing for his Pinewood Derby car. Race day is today so we will post news about that soon.

Christmas was so fun and very peaceful. The kids received plenty of toys and we enjoyed playing for days with each one. Although Eric couldn't wait and was rocking with Katie and Joey's music instruments. We had such a fun time but we were tired at the end of it all. I found the picture of me sleeping later and Eric thought it was really funny. I guess it doesn't look bad. We are enjoying the New Year but it's quite busy now that Eric is working on his Master's Degree online in Business Administration. He's doing well but it's always an adjustment. We watch a lot less TV in the evenings and that is a good thing.

We love seeing the pictures posted and miss you all very much! We have such wonderful families that we are a part of and appreciate all the blessings God has given us. Take care and we love you!

Elizabeth

I just wanted to put up a few pictures of Elizabeth. I didn't post after Christmas so here are a few pictures. Elizabeth enjoyed the Christmas hat and stockings Christmas morning. Sarah and Nathan came Christmas Eve while we were in church and we stayed up until 2 am opening gifts. The picture of Butterscotch was at the begining of December when Sarah & Nathan were babysitting for us.Sarah and Elizabeth dressed up for me on my birthday and we went out for supper. Sarah and Elizabeth took naps while I was cleaning in ND the day before Michael's baptism. Elizabeth had one tooth when she came for Christmas and had two when she left. Yes, all she wanted wa a tooth for Christmas.

Rebecca taught Keith to whittle (she's taking a Whittlin' class) and Celia thought it was funny they were whittling over a garbage full of dirty diapers. Rebecca also enjoyed holding Michael and marvels at how little he is. Keith had fun playing with Elizabeth and Elizabeth enjoyed Keith's attention. Celia wanted to show us what Elizabeth will look like with hair. I actually think that this is a nice picture of Tim and me. Michael was so perfect at the Baptism, when the water was poured over his head he beamed at his Uncle James as if to thank him for such a wonderful gift. James had such a touching smile back, it was a beautiful moment.

Michael's Baptism-take 2

Michael's Baptism

Tim , Rebecca, & I went to ND this past weekend to visit Joseph and family. Michael was baptized on Sunday. Keith & Celia flew to Fargo and Christopher picked them up and Sarah, Nathan, & Elizabeth all came to visit. Michael is 6 weeks here (almost 7)

Hello there all!

Hey, Happy New Year!

Hope you have all had a great Christmas and I thought I would start the year with some fun!

Enjoy

Kris

It is snowing here today in Roy, Utah.

I hope the neighbors dont mind my taking a picture of their homes, but I wante to show you the beauiful snow. It looks so beautiful from our livingroom window.

Michael's smiles

These aren't the best quality photos but you can see his beautiful smile! He smiles on purpose often and makes great eye contact now. He's growing like a weed!

Christmas 2007 in Utah

Geese flying over our house Christmas morning.














Christie barking at the cold air on Christmas Eve.














Snowfall on Christmas Eve

The tree
2007
















This is how the house looked just a few days before Christmas...seriously. Now the livingroom, diningroom and kitchen are done.

Merry Christmas everyone and a very Happy New Year.

Love Karen & Gary

Santa

I believe in Santa! Here he is! And you have to love his first truck! (Thanks Grandma!)

First shots with my new camera!

Hi, everyone! Guess what? I got a new camera for Christmas, and I'm so excited! (Keith likes playing with it too.) It's a Canon Digital Rebel--an SLR!! Yay! So, here are a few pictures from our Christmas celebration in Seattle. It's probably good we're here this year, since my grandparents are moving, so we had our last Christmas dinner at their house, and we also lost a family member--my dad's aunt died last Friday. It's kind of a relief, since she had been very ill for a long time. I've been helping my mom a lot, so she has time to help her parents look for their new place and pack. So, on to the pictures...

First, the "children" prance around the corner and get their stockings, and see what "Santa" brought them. Santa happened to be using my present at the time to take pictures of us!


After breakfast, we opened the rest of the presents. We received new ornaments and a couple pieces of our china from Ilene! (Thanks a lot!)


Keith and Colin tested out Keith's new frisbee... glow in the dark and recycled!


Keith called his family while watching the snow outside. We sort of had a white Christmas... it stuck to the lawn, but not the road, thankfully.


We had Christmas dinner with my mom's family, having spent Christmas Eve with my dad's family. Grandmother recently broke her hip, so the rest of the family prepared the meal, set up, and cleaned up. She hadn't been home since her accident at the end of November. It was really good to spend time with my family.


So, looking forward to seeing Christmas pictures from the rest of you! Enjoy the other 11 days of Christmas... and if you haven't already, go read our Christmas letter!

Love, Celia