Colton's Birthday Party

Ok, bare with me here. This is Colton's birthday pictures. There are a lot but I couldn't decide what one's to put on here so I pretty much did them all. I love this kid! He is just so stinkin cute! I think he had a great birthday, not that he even realized it was his birthday. We had carpet laid that day and they were here all day, I didn't plan it that way. They were suppose to come the day before but the carpet wasn't in so poor boy had to put up with the loud installers from 9-4:30. And since they were here all day, he told us that he just wanted to go to Olive Garden so we didn't have to make him dinner. So, we felt like that was a reasonable request to honor. So, we opened up his presents then headed out to dinner. Once we got home, we let the food digest for a little bit then we had cake and ice cream. He loved the cake, I made him his own cake. It's suppose to be a surf board but it didn't come out as well as I would have liked but it still tasted good. And then he got a hat for his big cake. You'll see in the pics that he started getting tired and wanted out of there, he would rub his eyes and then icing would get in his eyes then he'd get madder and do it some more so the poor boy had it all in his eyes but I still managed to take pics. I still can't believe my baby is one! Where did the time go?! Well, here are ALL the pics of this par-TAY! I'll just let the pictures tell the story. There really are too many to put a caption under. Enjoy, this is especially for grandma and grandpa.
































one fun little clip

Colton is 1

May 22, 2008

I can hardly believe it's been one year since I had my baby Colton! It was such a whirlwind of a day. I didn't expect to have him that day, I was just going in for an ultrasound but he wasn't moving so we went to Labor and Delivery to be watch but I was adamant that I wanted him out now. So, at about 5-5:30pm they began to induce me. I wasn't even able to get a prego pic because the Dr. broke my water before Danny was back with a camera and my suitcase. I expected to be in labor for a while but he came quicker than expected. By 11:30pm he had joined our family. Colton Ryan Fritz came in at a whopping 9lbs 10 oz and 22inches long. He won the family record for biggest baby. That made a proud Daddy even prouder that his son holds the chubby baby record. He surprised his mommy too coming in that big, I was expecting big but not that big at 2 1/2 weeks early. He maintained quite a fast growth rate for the first half of his life, 12lbs @ 1 month; 19lbs 8oz @ 4 months; and 21@ 6 months but finally he has slowed down to about 22-23lbs currently. With him walking, we have nicknamed him "little godzilla" but we love our big guy. He has been an absolute joy to have in our family. I really feel like he helps bring our family together. Every morning Colton ends up in my bed and when both his big brothers get up they head straight to my bed and race to be the first one to lay by Colton. You would think this would have ended long ago but a year later and they are still going strong. He is so sweet and cuddly. I love to just hold him and squeeze him while he sleeps. He has been an awesome baby! I'm honestly sad that he's growing up so fast, sometimes I just want to freeze time and make him stop growing. I have just absolutely loved having him around. I think that since he's my 3rd baby I've really stopped worrying about the small things, the crying, the messes, the little fevers and running noses, just don't bother me as much as they did with the first 2 so I've really enjoyed his first year. But it's probably also because he is so dang sweet, I know I say that alot but that's the best I can think of to describe him. Colton looks up to his big brothers. No one can make him laugh like his big brothers. They try to treat him equally, which sometimes gets hairy because they forget he's still a baby. So, his big size really has been a saving grace since he has 2 bigger brothers. It doesn't take much to keep Colton happy, give him food, if you are eating in front of him you'd better be prepared to share with him. If you go outside, he has to go outside too. If you go downstairs- he has to go with you. If you cook dinner- he has to cook with you. If you do your hair- he has to play in the bathroom with you. Ok, you get the point, he just likes to be with you. And I don't mind having a little tag-along because he's been a great blessing in my life and a wonderful addition to our family. Our family would not be complete without this little chunk. We are so lucky to have him in our life. Here are a couple pics of my "baby" over the last year. I have one for every month for the last 12 months of his life. The last 4 pics are some of him currently that I thought were cute and couldn't decide what "1" to post so I did 4 that I liked.

June 29, 2008


July 26, 2008


August 21, 2008


September 9, 2008


October 8, 2008


November 28, 2008


December 24, 2008


January 22, 2009


February 15, 2009


March 15, 2009


April 10, 2009


April 30, 2009


Today, 1 year later!

Oh, to be Limber!

So, after dinner I knew Colton was tired and he really doesn't feel good so I tried putting him to sleep. He was almost out but kept tossing and turning because he was so sweaty. It is a super humid, muggy day today so everyone is really sticky and wet and he was feeling it too. I had him really close so I thought I'd take him to his room, turn on his fan and let him fall asleep in his own crib cause it's always cooler in his room somehow, the lucky kid. Well, he cried when I left but I figured it wouldn't take him long to go out. And then I had to go to the salon to cut hair and he was left in Daddy's care. Well, this is how Danny found him sleeping after he had cried himself to sleep. And I was lucky enough to have HIM actually take a picture without any prodding on my part. What initiative on his part, yeah! I think this is the weirdest position yet that are kids have slept in. It's a classic in my book! I only wish I could be that limber again!

1st swim of the year

So, this past Friday was a super nice day. In fact it was so nice that I decided it was warm enough to get the hose out and let them swim. Although, the turtle is suppose to be for sand I felt it is better served as a small swimming pool for Colton. Especially since the boys have a much bigger pool for themselves to get in. This was Colton's first time playing in a pool. He wasn't so sold on it yet. I think it was because the water was cold and his brother's kept splashing all over. Josh was just plane wild in the pool, he would jump in, slide in, dunk in, he did it all. Nate was a little more gun-shy, again because it was too cold for his taste. They had a blast that day even if I was a bad mom and completely forgot the sunscreen. Poor Josh got a sunburn on his shoulders:(



This is the best I could get of all 3 of them.


Josh's smile says it all for him, Colton on the other hand not loving it!


Colton says, "I'm outa here!"


"I'm getting as far away from here as I can!"


Nate is trying to be brave and sit in it!


Nate and Josh being goofy!


A little clip capturing it all on film!