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Lol...I am not sure if I should do 1 LARGE post or several small posts and in chronilogical order or newest to oldest. So, here it goes: Post 1 of ? - May 2011

Jake, Clara and Cole and EVERY single one of Cole's toys in the tent. It made for a fun clean up - hah! We tried letting the kids sleep in the tent but finally caved after midnight when they were still playing.

Cousin Clara and Cole...

 There is always a bath time photo to share - cuties!

Uncle Chad (Jake! What are you doing..:))

Hungry or Cravings...

Cole never has been a big eater; more of a milk man. Last night may have been a break through although probably was a one time show. He has chicken pasta with Mommy around 5pm and then chips/guac shortly after. Then when Daddy sat down to eat at 7, Cole joined him again. He ate more pasta, 1/2 hard boiled egg, crackers, mac and cheese, corn flakes, and a pickle - in this order. Whatever he suggested we gave him - so either he was starving or didn't know what he wanted. Happens to all of us...I just kept waiting for him to throw up since this is probably more food than he eats in a week. (He did have 2-3 glasses of milk as well.) Hah...

Happy Easter

DJ, Cole and I had a very nice Easter weekend. We started the weekend off by taking Cole to see "Hop". We all enjoyed it! Saturday Cole hung the Easter Bunny key on our front door to ensure he'd be able to get inside. And then left a few big carrots just incase he got hungry hiding all the eggs.

The Easter Bunny has always been very kind to Annie and didn't forget to hide her eggs in the front yard separate from Cole's chocolate eggs. It doesn't take her long to find them all - she's a pro! Yes - that is a hardboild egg!

When Cole noticed what was all over the backyard he was very concerned. He said very seriosuly, "The Easter Bunny did that?" Like why would he have laid all those eggs all over the yard. He plan of attack was to open them all one at a time, run in a crazy pattern (not really even a pattern just all over the place) collecting the ones he wanted and leaving all the hardboiled eggs behind. When his basket was full he told Daddy and Mommy to do it....lol!

A great day - we went to church where 3000 eggs were hidded for the parish children. Each child was allowed 6 eggs including 1 golden egg. The golden eggs contained $1 coins, movie passes or icecream certificates. When it was Cole's turn to hunt, he went straight for the gold ones. He'd pick them up shake them and if no sound was made he'd put it down - ha! So, he ended up with the $1 coin. (Next year we will be able to coach him more.)

Yard Work Yard Work Yard Work

DJ has been very very very busy in the yard this last month. The grass and sprinkler system are ready for spring and summer - including a drip system for all my plants! DJ also built a garden this last weekend. So, we will see what kind of green thumbs we have.

Cole was busy at work as well always wanting to be at Daddy's side. He had his own rake, hammer and tape measure to get the job done right!

What will Cole say next?

I guess I sometimes forget I have this blog to journal in and instead have a hard cover notebook on my desk at work to jot down all the funnies that come out of Cole's mouth. He can be so funny...I guess all kids are at this age. They speak there mind and are so innocent.
Cole to the moon...."The moon turned it's light on Mamma."
Cole to the wind...."No wind! You don't have my lunchbox." Afraid the wind would take it.
Cole when referring to friends Sofia and Sophia..."Purple Sofia" and "Pink Sofia" - he's already calling names. Lol... He differentiates the two of them by the color of their coats. Lol....
Cole this morning when he woke up..."Dadda, I want eye right here." pointing to the middle of his forehead. "Dadda says, "Cole do you want to be a one eyed monster?" Cole says, "Yes." (this is in a book we read.)
Cole when flushing potty..."Bye bye Amarillo pee pee."
Cole to chocolate milk...."No, don't want dirty milk. I want red milk." (because whole milk comes in white container with red label.)
Cole sometimes when he gets kisses..."No kisses, get me towel." - then tries to wipe it off.

Too be continued...

Haircut Gone Successful!

A few days ago Cole started asking me if Ms Lisa could cut his hair -out of nowhere. The last 2 cuts were very tramatic experiences and we even walked out on one visit with no cut. I was even more surprised that he was asking for the "stylist" by name. Cole was an absolute angel and patiently let Ms Lisa cut his hair while watching "Cars" of course.

WOW...is it really March!!!

Ok...seriously I didn't realize it's been so long! January was a very long, cold and sickly month and well February is gone and it's March! Cole enjoys dressing up and getting into any of the characters he knows. We often find him acting out parts of the movie "Cars". (Notice the tractor tipping below.)

I believe we were all getting over colds and tired of being house bound so we decided to pitch a tent in our living room. We had pizza, movie and popcorn. It was great fun!!! Although we didn't sleep long I was glad we had a day to nap.

What else....Cole's vocabulary is amazing! He is very close to being potty trained - now the sippy cups are on the verge of disappearing. :)  I know there is more as I have been journaling up a storm - not sure why not on the blog!