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

Do I look older?

Hi Everyone,

I thought you might like to see some pictures from my birthday party. We had a great time! By the way, I LOVE cake!!!

Inspecting the loot...



Me and my new trike!!

I had such a good time at the party, I decided to start walking on my own just after everyone left!!