All in a Day's Work

Hi Everybody!

Well, now that I'm 18 months old, I stay really busy! I decided to show you some of the things I like to do to keep busy during the day. Here we go...

I LOVE playing with my cousins - here's a picture of me with my cousins Ally & Ashlyn. Poor Sheryl - she's carrying quite a load! Thanks for the ride!

I got to go to the Museum of Discovery a few weeks ago. Check out all the cool stuff:

Here's me crawling through a tunnel:

One word: TRUCKS!! Don't you love 'em?

I've really got good piano form. I composed this piece myself.

I also got to visit some horses. Daddy says I'm a real little cowboy. Here's a picture of me riding Jack:

Thanks to Aunt Amber, I also get to ride my 4-wheeler all the time. Watch me go!

Daddy says I'm old enough to start learning some chores. Here's me taking out the trash:

Finally, after all this, I have to get ready for bed. I love to brush my teeth!

Here I am reading my book. I read several every night before going to bed.

And here I am giving my goodnight kisses. I love Mommy!

And now it's time for bed! See you tomorrow!

Vocabulary Update and Picture Catch-Up

Hi everyone!

I've been very busy this summer - having lots of fun! I've really grown up (nearly 17 months old!) and I get to do lots of "big boy" things now. I'm talking a whole lot more too - this helps mommy and daddy really understand what I mean. Here's a few of the words I like to say:

Bye-bye
Mama
Dada
Night-night (that's a new one!)
Shoes
Socks
Moooooooo!
Nose
Eye
Go
Na-na (I love 'em for breakfast!)
Baaaa (that's what sheep say)
Duck
Quack, quack, quack
Dog
Bath
Ball
Toot-toot (that's a new one, too!)
Pants
Diaper
Truck
No, no! (Ok, this one's a stretch. I actually said "doe, doe!", but I shook my head back and forth and shook my finger at Mommy when she was tugging on my toy. I think it counts.)

I'm pretty sure there's more. It's hard to think of them all at once. Most of all, I love to giggle and smile...'specially when I'm being tickled!

I've also got a few new pictures to share with you:

Here I am feeding the 3 ducks that live on our lake.

Did you know that ducks go "quack, quack, quack"?

Here I am all ready to leave for school. I love to "go" anywhere!

And here I am all ready to go to bed. I'm reading my

fun Thomas the Train book. Very studious.

Whew, it's hot outside and boy, do I love the sprinklers!

Gotta go - lots of trouble to be had!!

Later Gator,

Collin

My Buddy Cole

I got to visit Cole's house to play last week and we had a GREAT time! We played with trains, blocks, books, and lots of other toys. We even took a walk by the lake. Here's some video of me and Cole pulling our two favorite toys:

Thanks, Cole, for letting me come and play! See you soon!

Captain Collin Franks

Vrooom, vroooom - off we go! Daddy, Mommy, & I went out in the boat last weekend. I even got to drive!

Catching Up on April and May

Hey Folks,

Here are a few pictures to catch you up on the past couple of months:

Easter 2009

Playing with the big boys

Hanging out with Mrs. Paige at Brunch

Discovering the never-ending tissue box

Emergency? What Emergency??

So my new favorite "pretend play" is to pretend that everything I pick up is a phone. I like to hold things to my ear and say "o?" (Mommy translation = "hello?"). Today I managed to get the real phone from Daddy. I love pushing all the buttons and hearing the beeps. I can even make it ring all by myself. I proudly walked over to show Mommy my treasure. To my surprise, it rang right then. Mommy took the phone from me (of course!) and said "hello?". The nice man on the other end said, "Yes ma'am, this is Pulaski County 911 and we just received a hang up call from this number. Is there an emergency?" Well, did Mommy's face turn red! She explained that it was me who called the nice man (of course!) and that we did not have an emergency. I haven't gotten to play with the phone since!!

Later,
Collin

On the Move

I thought you might like to see what I've been up to lately - check out this video!

I'm a very busy boy!

See you later,
Collin