Summer Days

After running downstairs for a brief moment and returning upstairs, this is what I saw! My heart skipped a beat! Don't worry, we moved the table away from the window. We're also working on not climbing on furniture..what's with boys and climbing?

Cole loves going "jumping"! We love to meet friends at Jump Zone or Pump It Up for good play (and a fabulous nap afterward).

I can officially admit my lack in dedication to posting on here! I often think about sitting down to tell you what we've been doing or Cole's latest antics, but we've been quite busy the past month! We've been enjoying the pool and playing outside when it hasn't been miserably hot (the irony is right after nap-time is when Cole loves going outside, which is usually the hottest time of day!). Marc and I are both amazed how much Cole is talking and communicating~ his vocabulary seems to grow daily. He doesn't miss a word we say and now Marc and I have to pay particular attention to our word choices :) The photos above help show what we've been up to.

New Pictures

My personal favorite.

Here are the promised pictures from our photo session. We are so happy with them! If you want any information about the photographer, let me know, she's wonderful! She spent over an hour with us and as you might observe, Cole was so serious. He didn't crack many smiles. These truly capture his personality (he does smile though, he's just pretty serious, too).

Here are some pictures from Cole's party! We had a great time, the weather held out (it was supposed to rain and instead, turned out to be very windy). Cole loved eating food we don't normally eat (pizza, juice boxes, cake)- he's still talking about his "monkey party"!

Don't worry, we didn't let him eat his whole cake.

Friends from the neighborhood. We couldn't go to the park without sidewalk chalk!

Love my new truck Daddy got me! By the end of the party, Cole was riding in the truck and everyone had to take turns pushing him around. He took a 3 hour nap that day.

Like the monkey cake? We thought it turned out pretty cute, it tasted very dreamy (Mommy's favorite, almond, yumm).

Happy 2nd Birthday, Cole!

Cole is 2 today! He knows today is his birthday and is constantly reminding me that he is 2! He often says "3, no, 2" because for about 4 months, he's been saying he was about to turn 3! We corrected him frequently, can you tell? We had a wonderful day, not that he'll remember, but I will! It surely seems like yesterday, this little tiny peanut came into the world...I pray the next year will be as awesome as the first 2!

Sneak Peek

Ok, so it's a little small, but I wanted to give you all a preview of our pictures! We had our family pictures done by a friend and amazing photographer and I am happy with every one of them! When I get the disc, I will put up more for your viewing pleasure!

This is what we've been doing....

I got my hair cut!

Went to the zoo... Managed to throw a few tantrums here and there.

Went to the zoo again with my buddy, Brady.

Had a dinner date with Mom.

Took off my diaper, played a little, pee'd a little.

We've been busy, how about you?

Just wanted you to know that we're still here! Seems like summer time has kept us busy and outside, reflecting my poor commitment to blogging..

Except for it being so hot already, we're enjoying being outside a lot! Cole is doing super and it seems like he's talking more and more everyday. Promise to put some new photos up the week so make sure to check back!

Fun Day

This morning, Cole was insistent on eating breakfast at the coffee table. Guess we're at the age when opinions are starting to matter. Wonder if we'll ever be able to eat breakfast at the kitchen table again?


Later this morning, our neighbors came over and played in this nifty sprinkler thing~ C thought it was pretty cool.


Love the surfer look.. thanks to my GAS (great aunt sally) I now have something neat to wear out in the sun.

It has been absolutely amazing weather here the past few days- which is a great excuse to spend time outside! We've been doing that a whole lot..