Saturday, December 01, 2007

Halloween

Robbie's Mom and Sister made Collier's lion costume for Halloween this year. He was the cutest lion ever! Of course we had to go see Aunt Kristen who just happened to be dressed in her costume for work that day!


WE WANT PICTURES!!!

I know! I know! What is the purpose of having a blog if you never update it? WHERE ARE NEW PICTURES OF COLLIER? I hear you loud and clear! Please forgive me for the delay!

OK...strap yourself in because here comes a barrage of pictures that cover the time period from our last posting to the present!

Here are Collier's 4-month pictures from October.

Friday, October 12, 2007

Collier is sitting up!

Collier sat up for about 1 minute on his own yesterday! He is also very close to turning over. He has is 4 month check-up last week. He is 15 lbs, 4.6 oz and 26 1/2 inches long. He is doing very well. He got his first head cold last week and is still coughing a little, but he is a trooper!

We had his 4 month pictures taken yesterday. Click Here to view them.

Russ

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Robbie and I had the privilege of getting away to Niagara Falls this past weekend. We left Collier with Robbie's parents and off we went! We had a great time and it was refreshing as it was just the 2 of us. If you are new parents or soon to be or even if your kids are much older than Collier, it is a must that you invest some time in your marriage. It is so easy to get lost in the everyday events of your kids and neglect your marriage. Robbie and I needed this time to ourselves and I praise God that we had the opportunity to do so.

We flew in a helicoper over the falls, rode the Maid of the Mist boat that took us right up to the very falls themselves and then we saw Cirque Niagara...all of it just awesome! We stayed at the Hilton on the falls and had a view of the falls from our room. They light the falls each night and it was cool to see the different colors. Friday night, they had fireworks over the falls.

Here are some photos we wish to share with you!

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Here Is The Latest From The Rhodes Home!

Collier is trying to sit up! He has laughed out loud a few times and we are trying to get him to count in Spanish and French! LOL...Yes, he is too young for that. But we are having so much fun with him. He will be 4 months old on 9/23! Just amazing! Check out the latest pictures below!

Click Here to see the slide show if it is not working automatically below.


Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Happy Birthday Collier--3 Months Old!


As of August 23, Collier is now 3 months old! He is 12 lbs 13 oz and 24 1/5 inches long! He found his hands for the first time this week. He looks at them as he moves them all around. He is also bringing his hands to mid-line, meaning he is purposefully bringing them together. He smiles and chatters constantly! The pictures below are him sitting in his bumbo and his first baseball game!




Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Collier is 2 months old as of July 23, 2007

Time goes by too fast. Can't believe Collier is 2 months old!
He had his 2 month checkup today. He is 10 lbs and 7 ounces & 23 1/2 inches long!
Ok, I hear you, enough of the chit, chat and on to the pictures!



Monday, July 16, 2007

Awesome Milestone & New Pictures!

Last night, Collier slept a full 7 hours! Praise you God! He ate and 9:30pm last night and did not get up until 5:30am this morning. Lets hope this is the beginning of a great thing!!

Here are some new snapshots! Collier will be 8 weeks old this Wednesday.

Russ



Saturday, July 07, 2007

1 month pictures

We went to a local photography and had some professional pictures made for Collier's 1 month birthday! Here is the link and they are only available for viewing for the next 9 days.

http://www.joelsphotography.com/viewsession/?name=rhodes&m=07&d=06&y=2007

Russ

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Dad Gets Collier to Church; dressed and on-time!

Robbie was on call this weekend, yet this was the first Sunday to take Collier to Sunday School where everyone could see him (Collier's first trip to Church was on Father's Day).

Everyone oooo'd and ahhhhh'd and then turned to ask me where Robbie's was? I said she is at the hospital rounding on patients and they were shocked that I could get him feed, dressed and to Church on-time! I am like, "what do you mean?" But no one really answered my question.

So for all you dads out there, hear what I have to say....despite what the world my think, WE can get our kids up, feed, bathed, dressed and to Church all on our own if necessary and we can get them there in one piece and on-time!

We are taught that the mom's are the nurturers; but I am here to tell you that DADs can choose to nuture too! So Dads, go out there and prove the world wrong! Make it happen!