colin's first football game

My mom was given free tickets to the BYU game yesterday, and she invited Colin and I to go with her. We had a lot of fun. The seats were really good, and we got to eat in the fancy tent before and after the game. Colin was pretty well behaved. He cried on the way to the game, and he cried on the way home, but he was remarkably happy during the game. He took a nap for a while, twitching when something awesome happened and the crowd cheered. He liked having so many new things to look at and listen to. I guess we'll have to get him season tickets for next year...

I felt like I should take a picture of Colin in his CougarWear before the game in case the clothes didn't survive the trip.

Here he is with Nana when we got to our seats. 

A picture of the field, you know, to show we were at a football game.

Colin and Mom (which would be me).

Thanks for the hat Brad and DeAnna!

After the game he played on the floor with Daddy. It sure was nice of them to both look at the camera for me. 

What a cute kid. And good thing he is too, because after this little photo shoot he decided to cry for about 3 hours straight. The only time he stopped was when he was being carried facing out with my arm on his tummy standing up with my fingers in his mouth. Bah! I had drool pouring down my arms, and I got really tired of standing and/or pacing around the house. Sitting was not allowed, and neither was his pacifier. Finally we tired each other out enough for Nate to feed him and put him to bed. 

This morning he's decided to be his charming self again, for which we are all thankful.

Here's a winning picture from this morning. I heard Nate telling Colin, "We're not playing Helen Keller." I turned around to see this. Apparently Colin was enjoying himself by feeling Nate's face with his eyes closed. (His had opened his eyes by the time I got the camera out.)

names

I saw this on someone else's blog and thought it was funny. I thought I'd post my answers here for all of you to see. If you feel like sharing your answers too, I'd love to see them!

1. Rock Star name (first pet's name and current car)
Grant Taurus (I haven't had any pets, so I used my brother's name. If I used the name I always wanted to give a pet then it would be Celery Taurus.)

2. Gangsta name (favorite ice cream flavor and favorite shoe)
Triple Chocolate Flip Flop

3. Native American name (favorite color and favorite animal)
Burnt Orange Aardvark

4. Soap Opera name (middle name and street you grew up on)
Leigh Fairfax

5. Star Wars name (first 3 letters of your last name and first two letters of your first name)
Silki (fun fact, with my maiden name it would be Wilki)

6. Super Hero name (second favorite color and favorite drink)
Salmon Orange Julius

7. NASCAR name (first name of your grandfathers)
William Wayne

8. Stripper Name (favorite perfume and favorite candy)
Old Spice Carmello (Since I don't wear or own perfume, I'm going with the kind of deodorant Nate wears because I think it smells nice.)

9. Weather Anchor name (5th grade teacher's last name and major city that starts with the same letter)
Hillier Houston

10. Spy name (favorite season or holiday and favorite flower)
President Daisy (President because President's Day is my favorite holiday.)

11. Cartoon name (favorite fruit and an article of clothing you're wearing right now)
Grapefruit Sneakers

12. Hippie name (what you ate for breakfast and your favorite tree)
Oatmeal Crabapple (I don't have a favorite tree. I just picked one. My next choice would be Christmas tree. Oatmeal Christmas has a nice ring to it.)

announced

So, I've changed the link address for my custom announcements to

http://kleighcards.blogspot.com/

I haven't decided yet if I'm keeping the name announced or not, but it really doesn't matter because it's not really a real business yet for reals. So, if you've linked to my card blog on your blog, please to be changing the link address. Thanks!

P.S. Maybe someday I'll throw some new designs on there. I really have been working on some, including but not limited to new Christmas cards and wedding announcements.


P.P.S. If you're interested having me design a custom Christmas card for you, please let me know! I'd love to do it! And since I'm still learning my rates are cheap as free in most cases!

snow!

It snowed for the first time last night, so I took Colin outside this morning to get a picture. But it's impossible for me to take just one, so please to be enjoying Colin's First Adventure in the Snow! 

It was a little bright outside, and a few flakes we falling, so he was having a hard time keeping his eyes open.

Oh, look how happy he is!

Yes, I did stick him right in the snow. Don't worry. He was double wrapped and still warm and cozy. And he was only down there for a second.

I did take a little video. It's not much, but I did want to preserve the moment for posterity. 

4 months old

Colin went to the doctor today for his four month checkup. He is officially 16 pounds (59%) and 26 inches (75%) tall. He's huge! He's more than doubled his birth weight and grown 4 inches. Colin put on a show for Dr Porter and the nurse. He tried to eat Dr Porter's hand. He smiled and cooed like the handsome boy he is. He can be quite the flirt. He also got another round of immunizations, and he handled those shots like a champ. Here are a couple of pictures that I took as soon as we got home. I like the deer caught in the headlights look of the first one.

That's what I call one good lookin' boy!

Picture Tag

Okay, here's the sixth picture from the sixth folder on my computer. It's a scanned picture of Nate when he was a baby. We scanned a bunch of baby pictures of Nate's family for his mom's 50th birthday video. Since Nate and I both like Nate, we scanned more of him than the others. This picture reminds me of another baby I know, but I can't recall who at the moment...

I reckon I'll tag Mindy, Lacey, and Hannah.

fashion show

Starting off our show we have Colin Silvey sporting a lovely navy and tan striped sweater paired with trendy denim jeans.

Notice how the ribbed fabric shows off his muscular build.

A soft cloud of white burp cloth completes the ensemble. 

This outfit is courtesy of the House of Hiatt fashion house.

Our next model is Colin Silvey sporting an eccentric Kirsta Silvey design. Notice how the full diaper and sky blue socks elongate his leg line making him appear taller.

This outfit is all Colin. (He was having some tummy time, and I walked into the kitchen to put dishes in the sink. I came back to find he had spit up and rolled his face around in it. It's a good look on him, don't you think?)

Colin Silvey, our next model, takes a moment to relax in his Australian Outback outfit, another winner from the House of Hiatt. 

Vampire-fang shaped spit-up provided by the model.

Here Colin is illustrating what his uncle Seth refers to as the Sweet Bro. With one pant leg rolled up and his hood popped up, Colin displays the attitude, "Who cares? It's only fashion."

Our next model celebrates the Halloween season in a hand-me-down Tigger suit. Way to work the camera Colin!

I think Colin in this outfit is going to make stripes and fuzz all the rage this season.

And for those of you who are into something a little more risque, our next model, Colin Silvey, is wearing a little somethin' somethin' we like to call the Birthday Suit. 

But to keep it clean for our younger viewers Colin has also included the Pirate Party Blanket Wrap.

All the fashionable babies this year will be carrying Mutant Butterfly Noise Maker Chew Toys, as shown here by model Colin Silvey.

The next model, Colin Silvey, thought he could walk the runway (or sit up, as the case may be) all by himself...

...but he learned soon enough that he still needs his mommy's help.

GI Joe! Go Joe! Patriotic Colin Silvey supports the troops!

Colin's vintage camouflage costume was provided by His Nana Kidswear, Inc. Here's a little trivia for you: the model's mother also wore this costume when she was a wee one. 

German model Colin Silvey shows that even camo lederhosen can be awesome when worn the right way.

Colin's Papa gave him a little advice before his final Halloween performance. 

I don't know what he said, but I'm sure it was good. 

I mean, if it wasn't good how else would we have gotten this lovely shot? That face looks fierce baby, fierce. 

And, to wrap up the show we have Colin Silvey modeling a fashion-don't...wearing Halloween-themed clothing the day after Halloween.  Good one daddy. 

roll over aunt hannah

So, I finally caught Colin rolling over on video. It's short, but it's awesome. He's done it several times, but usually just once at a time and then he's done. But today he was on fire. Please to be enjoying the video.

Also, after three days of working on getting this stupid video to upload, here is Colin's birthday wishes for his aunt Hannah. Sorry it took so long, but we love you Hannah! Can't wait to see you in 4 weeks!

dr. horrible's sing-along blog

Have any of you ever seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog? It's a short film that was made way back during the writers' strike, but I just discovered it a week or so ago. Hilarious. Check it out here. Really, check it out. 

This is a post by the creator Joss Whedon (of Buffy the Vampire fame) explaining a little bit about why he made the movie. It's about a wannabe super villain named Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris) who is in love with a girl from the Laundromat (Felicia Day). He's also trying to join the Evil League of Evil, run by Bad Horse (the thoroughbred of sin), but he is thwarted by his nemesis Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion). 

When I first saw it I thought it was pretty funny, and Nate liked it okay too. Nothing spectacular, but still good. But now we can't get the songs out of our heads. The songs are definitely the best part. They're good on their own, but watching the movie gives them context and makes them that much better. So when you have 45 minutes to kill, go watch Dr. Horrible try to take over the world. 

Also, the lyrics to the songs can be found here. 

Have I mentioned that you should go watch it yet? Because you should. Go.

cha cha boochi

Cha cha chaboochi roll call! After about a billion tries, we finally uploaded a movie. I can't tell you how many times I've sat here for over an hour trying to get a file to upload. It took both me and Nate, but we finally got this priceless gem here for your viewing pleasure. Please to be enjoying.