Top Shot

Collin is in love with the show Top Shot. He gets to sleep in bed with Daddy on Tuesday nights because they watch the show together.If you don't know what the show is it is a shooting competition where the contestants compete for the title of "Top Shot".

I'm not sure how he got hooked on this show but if I had to venture a guess I would say Pops had something to do with it. I'm sure it breaks Pops heart that his first grandson is showing and interest in anything that has to do with a gun. Pops is kind of a gun fanatic and someday he will be a great teacher for his little protege.

In the mean time Collin is happy "playing" Top Shot. He even announces the competitions! He shoots the target with his imaginary finger gun.

 May sound strange but the kid doesn't have any toy guns. I have some sort of aversion to him playing with guns. I want him to learn how to properly handle and respect a gun and playing with them as toys doesn't really facilitate that. I also have a very strong aversion of guns being pointed at people, especially me, it really freaks me out, toy or not. Now that I have written this I am sure that Santa will load Collin up with toy guns this Christmas. Luckily, I'm pretty sure Uncle B doesn't read this blog because he is always looking for a way to repay me for all of the toys I bought his kids that said "some assembly required" and a couple of times that I may have returned his kids with a sugar buzz.

One of the Top Shot challenges was to throw a hatchet.

I'm sure you can imagine what is going on here. If you are wondering about the brostache-he and daddy decided to dress up as Mario and Luigi (mustache and all) to play Mario baseball-FREAKS! The costumes came off but the mustache stayed.

Now the game is to see how many marks he can put on the beam in the middle of the room. God help me and my house!!

Kids say the funniest things

The other night Collin was in bed with Wyatt and I came in and got in bed with them. Collin immediately scooted over and snuggled up with me. Wyatt asked him why he always wants to snuggle with Mama and Collin replied "because your hard daddy and mama is soft and squishy"!! I'm trying to accept it as a compliment and not get too much of a complex!

How do you make...

It seems lately Collin's favorite thing to do is to ask "how do you make" pretty much anything he can think of. Last night I was on the computer and he started. It started out pretty generic, how do you make cheese, how do you make pencils, then out of left field..."how do you make babies"???? OMG! As I waited for the next question to roll out, hoping he would just keep going like he usually does all I got was...crickets, crickets, crickets. Uh, not quite ready for that talk yet, he's only 4!!! So, I gave a short hopefully age appropriate answer and FINALLY..."how do you make carrots"? Whew-I could only imagine what could have come next!LOL!!

Where's Collin?

Funny Story

Collin had to take a family picture in to preschool because they were talking about "family" the first week of school. The pictures will hang on the wall in their classroom all year. We didn't have a recent picture with all of the family together since Tyler came home so we scrambled around to get Alexis and Peyton over to the house to take a picture.

Pops was going to be the photographer and all we were missing was Peyton. Wyatt called, no answer, he texted, he replied-on the way!! We waited some more...and some more...and some more. It was starting to get dark so we had to get snappin'. Everyone was really disappointed that Peyton would be missing from the family picture. We really wanted Collin to have his favorite big brother in the picture when he showed off his family that week. What to do???

Collin insisted of keeping one of Peyton's old, and I mean old, baseball statuettes in his room. I ran inside and got the statuette off the shelf and gave him to Collin to hold so Peyton could be in the picture. The funniest part about the whole thing was that Collin started talking to it like it was really Peyton-I'll hold you like this Peyton, is that okay Peyton, do you like this one Peyton-HILARIOUS! And the picture will be one he will remember I'm sure! You may be seeing this on our Christmas card this year!!LOL!~

1st Day of School

This is Collins 1st day of his last year of Preschool...clear as mud right!!?! Technically, this will be his 3rd year of preschool and his third school! Next year it's off to Kindergarten and hopefully no more changing schools!

Off he goes. It seems like I'm always concerned he will have some separation anxiety and he'll throw himself on the floor crying and begging me not to leave him there all alone, but no, he didn't even kiss me goodbye. Now who do you think was throwing herself on the floor crying and begging not to be left?? Well, I thought about it but practiced some self restraint so as not to do irreparable damage to Collin's preschool street cred =*) I know he'll thank me some day!  

Happy 4th Homecoming Day!

Collin's 4th Homecoming celebration very closely resembled his 3rd! He requested spaghetti, a "wimin"cake and Chuck E. Cheese. Last year it was spaghetti, a chocolate cake and Chuck E. Cheese.  

Here he is enjoying gift #4 of his 21 Guatemalan gifts we brought home to give him each year on his homecoming day. I know it's hard to tell, but really all he wanted to do was get to Chuck E. Cheese. He was so excited he could hardly stand it! Finally, he could play running dinosaurr again! BUT...we walked in and the first thing we all thought was "hhmm, things look different?" Yep, you guessed it...NO RUNNING DINOSAUR! As I was preparing for the melt down of all melt downs over that game he came across Mario Brothers-Thank you baby Jesus!!

And Ski Ball was a hit too. I think he and Chucky can be friends again.

Although he doesn't look too sure right at this moment! Regardless, the whole crazy family had a great time celebrating our Collin on his special day!

Collins First NFL game

Wyatt took Collin to his very first NFL game. They went to see the Cincy-ati Bingdles-according to Collin! He came home all decked out in orange and black and must have had a great time because his stuffed animals haven't stopped reenacting the football game!

Of course the boys remembered to bring home some fun for little Tyler who had to stay home with Mama! And what did Mama get...nothing!LOL!

 Little Tank the lineman ready to go!!