After days on end in the car this summer (to Minnesota and back again from NY, to Delaware and back, and then to Michigan and back again) when asked where he lives Colton answered, "In de car."

Fair enough.

Gramma EE loaned us her DVD player. On the way to NY from MN in addition to reading several books, playing with stickers, practicing alphabet flashcards, singing songs and telling stories, we watched a lot of "Mighty Machines" videos. Once home he wanted to watch Frozen (which was forgotten in our DVD player before the MN trip).

He loves when Olaf's butt comes sailing through the air and lands in the snow bank. He also loves when Olaf sings about summer and exclaims, "Happy Nomee" as sung by the unkowing snowman about what will happen to him in summer.

But he LOVES to mimic Anna when she's a tot going into Elsa's room to play. Colton will say, "Sky's awake, so I'm awake, so (we) must PAY (play)." I talked to him on the phone while I was at work today (yes, Professors do go to work in the summer, contrary to popular stereotypical beliefs) and he recited the entire monologue.

I'm sure when I get home tonight he'll ask to "Mommy, pees watch Frozen."  (Said in a statement not a question.)

Colton has a couple key phrases. 

- I love you SO much
- Watch Frozen (pees)
- But NO (when he doesn't want to do something)

One of my favorites comes when he no longer wants to continue something (or when he wants you to stop doing something).

We were saying our prayers tonight in bed on vacation. He really wanted to watch Frozen. Typically it's quiet time before bed, but I told him that since we were "at a hotel" on vacation that if he brushed his teeth and said his prayers we could finish the movie (there was only about 10 minutes left).  So he was good about brushing his teeth, and we said the "Now I lay me down to sleep..." prayer. When we finished the prayer we typically ask God to bless his family, friends and pets.

When I started with the typical, "Dear God, please bless Mom Mom..."  He chimed in, "Pees Bless Grampa Reeschard. That's enough."

I guess Grandpa Richard was the only one in need of a prayer on this night... Oh my.

Colton hasn't been wanting to get on the pony or Cobrizo, but once he's on he doesn't want to get off.

Tonight it took at little coaxing, but once he was in the saddle with mommy he was clicking and telling Cobrizo to trot! He rode around the barrels with me and then I got off and we led him around with mom on one side an me on the other, but he basically was sitting up there all on his own.

This was the same thing that happened with Mini yesterday. At first he only wanted to brush her. I put the bareback pad on and Gramma Lele convinced him to sit on her. Then he wanted to walk her on the dirt.

He's a good little rider. I hope he will want to ride in the future. I do think we have a little eventer or gamer on our hands though because he just wants to go fast!