Bolton family

Monday, August 8, 2011

Family pictures

Here are our family pictures. Our friend Kurt Von Rice took them for us at Scottsdale Civic Center.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

A little catch up...

This post is just some random pictures and videos of Conor in recent weeks-had to post them!! :)

Wearing his outfit from Uncle Troy and Aunt Vickie - total ladies man!

Sitting in his chair, sippy cup in hand, cheesing for the camera

Playing Xbox with Daddy and Uncle Ryker

Resting his head after a long day of playing

This video is of Conor "singing" along to one of his favorite shows, the Wonder Pets

Here, same day, dancing, singing and showing you how smart he is!

Riding his rocking horse...

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Over Father's Day weekend we went to Utah for our annual API trip. The API is a golf tournament in Roosevelt for those who don't know... We got there on Wednesday night and left Monday morning. We had fun, even though we got horribly sick with the stomach flu. I was really sick one night, while Chris was sick almost the entire time. He actually had to stay in bed during the last day of the tournament, which shows you just how sick he got. Gratefully, Conor didn't get sick at all!! We hung out with the family, went to Jesse's 3rd birthday party, played in the pool at the rec center in Vernal and the splash pad. We had a pretty good time, other than being sick... :)

Conor with Grandpa Jay and Grandma Toni

Playing on the golf course with Daddy and Gage

Playing Xbox with Gage and Anthony - it was cute, they were playing but gave him a controller- Conor thought he was so cool...

Playing at the splash park in Vernal with Bryson, Kylee (the one running through the water), Jesse and Lexie.

Little Lexie in her adorable swimsuit

With Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Brough at the park

Jesse at his 3rd birthday party

Monday, June 13, 2011

What the Con-man is up to...

"I Only Date Models"

The photos in this post aren't very good quality as they were all taken with my iPhone...Had to post them though! :)

I have fallen behind on this blog and what Conor has been up to, so get ready for some serious updating! He is now 14 1/2 months old and the most active person I know. He loves anything to do with balls, balloons and golf clubs. He will carry any of the three at any point around the house. He has quite an arm and is getting deadly accurate when throwing a ball (Ask Stacy, our babysitter about ball right between the eyes) :) He loves to pound on the piano, the real piano or his own little toy piano. He has a little chair in the living room that he can get in on his own and I often find him in it, sippy cup in one hand and a snack in the other. He also LOVES books, which of course, I LOVE. His favorite at the moment is "The Wheels on the Bus", probably because you can't help but sing it. "Goodnight Pookie" and "The Very Hungry Catapillar" are also on the favorites list right now. He is also really good at doing the motions to "Pat a Cake" and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider", which is really stinkin' cute. Another favorite pasttime is anything to do with water play. We take him to the splash pad at the Tempe Marketplace, or the pool at the club. Last time we went swimming he started dunking his own face in the water. The boy is fearless. He is definately showing us that he is ALL boy... After hearing his dad's stories of boy-dom I'm getting a little nervous... :)

As far as eating habits, we've been trying to get the kid to gain weight, per doctor's instructions, and it seems like he is eating all the time and not gaining a pound! (How would that be, right???) He loves, loves, loves pizza and chicken strips, and he will eat almost anything else as long as it's accompanied by ketchup. Mac and cheese is becoming another quick favorite, he is his father's child, after all. He is still taking 2 naps a day (yippee!). We tried the 1 nap thing but it was not working very well. Still not sleeping all night either, but we are working on that. Honestly, I'm so used to it now that I won't know what to do if he actually were to sleep through the night... :)

He is still talking up a storm. He can say mama, dada, ketchup, ball, balloon, Conor, pizza, water, juice, and more that I can't think of now. It's nice to have him be able to tell me what he wants now. He can blow kisses, and can also give kisses and hugs when asked. He is such a cuddler still, which I love. Part of his bedtime routine includes about 30 minutes of TV watching with Chris and I and this has become one of my favorite times of the day. He is so sweet sitting, eating a little bedtime snack and cuddling, watching usually "The Upside Down Show" with sleepy eyes. Such a sweet boy... :)

He is growing up much too fast. I still haven't gotten his 1 year old pictures done, if I don't soon he'll be 2 before I get to it. Hoping to get them done soon, as posted as soon as I get them!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Playing in the pool

Conor loves playing in the little pool in our backyard that Justin bought. So cute!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Memorial Day weekend trip to Utah

We had a super busy Memorial Day weekend! On Thursday, we flew into SLC, then picked up our new car and drove up to Bear Lake to meet with my family at the cabin we rented for the weekend. We spent the night there, then Friday morning we packed up again and drove the 4 hours to Roosevelt for Ryker's high school graduation. Saturday morning we met my dad for breakfast (and met my future stepmom Shirley!), then drove back up to Bear Lake. Sunday morning we packed up yet again and drove down to St George, which is halfway to Phoenix. We stayed there for 2 nights, then got up to drive home to Phoenix. Driving through Vegas, however, we were much too tempted and decided to stay the night there and play a little. Wednesday we got up and made the long drive home to Phoenix, stopping at Willow Beach to check it out. Crazy week, but it was good to see all the family!

View from our cabin balcony in Bear Lake