Collin's 5th B-Day

So the week of Collin's Birthday is a busy one. It falls on the week of the Kane County Fair every year. Which sucks for him, cause I am so busy that he has to spend all of his time following me around. Not too much fun!


Saturday, the last day of the Fair, they have a Pet Show. You have to be 12 years old or younger to show your pet. So we took Collin and Captain. They were so cute. Captain actually listened to Collin the whole time. Collin got him to sit, lay down, shake, and the best of all, play dead. They won a gold metal for the "Best Play Dead." Collin did a really great job.

The night before his birthday we went to the Fair Rodeo. He was so excited, he wanted to ride a sheep this year for REAL! So we went and signed him up. He was still excited when it was his turn, until we got up to the sheep. He thought that is was way to big. But he was a big boy and got on anyway. He did really good, until the sheep got up, then he kinda freaked and let go. He was tough though. He told us it only hurt him a little bit. He is such a fun kid, a little spoiled, but oh so fun. We had a lot of fun at the fair and at the rodeo. Its always so much fun.

Then Sunday night we went to Grandma Jeri's and Grandpa Brent's to see his cousins. Sunday was his actual birthday, so we took his presents over for him to unwrap. He was so excited to get his new scooter. He always plays on his Uncle Craig's when he is at Grandma's. Now he had his own. He had a lot of fun opening and playing with his new toys with Halle and Lauryn. It was a pretty fun day. We had cake and ice cream and then headed home. One our way home we stopped at Aunt Julie's. I just love her to death. She is so much fun just to talk to. She had all of her grand kids there. Brittney took Collin up and down in Angie's elevator until Uncle Kent put a stop to that. They weren't suppose to be playing on it to begin with. So the kids ran out side. They had alot of fun riding the little 4 wheeler, which Collin ended up on by himself. Very Scary for me. He loved it. When it got dark the kids came running back into the house. They had this huge frog. It took both of Brittney's hands to hold it. We told her that if she kissed it, the frog would turn into a prince. She was really disappointed when it didn't. Then the rest of them had to try it. Lacey kissed that thing so many times, I'm surprised it didn't turn in to a prince. It was really fun.


Then Monday we had Collin's Party. It was so cloudy and looked like it was going to rain, I didn't dare to have it out side like we had planned. So he set everything up inside. Well, we were right! It rained for while then quite. We had 4 friends over. They had alot of fun, they didn't want to play the party games, they wanted to play the way they wanted so we let them . My sister, Amanda and her baby boy Jake, came to help with everything. It was so much fun to have them there. The kids liked playing with the baby about as well as anything. Collin let his friends help him open his presents and then they ate ice cream. None of them wanted any cake. Funny kids!! Collin had a blast and wants it to be his birthday again next week. I think I need a year to recuperate from this one!!

Baby Jake at Collin's Party