Parking It

As the weather continues to improve we find ourselves trekking more and more often to the local park. Cole loves to run around and squeal and scream like the wild man that he is. He especially loves running up to all the different kids yelling, "HI!" Until last weekend this enthusiastic greeting was met with frozen silence but alas last Sunday a little girl (about five years old) not only said hello back but also put her hand on his shoulder. As you can imagine Cole was over the moon and stars for that one but almost immediately after she said hello it was time for her to say goodbye. Cole ran after her yelling, "Hi," until the last car door was shut.

Here are some snapshots from recent visits!

Mr. Bubble Time

Where's Coley???

Coley is that you?

Or have we found Elvis?

It sounds like the King. . .

Check out those sideburns, ladies! It sure looks like the King. . .

Ooohhh, there's Coley under all those bubbles!

Coley and His Mac 'n Cheese

Yup, this is primo Mac 'n Cheese, man! Yum-O!

The key is to get it ALL in!



My next trick is really special - I'll give you a hint. . .
NO HANDS!

Tah-dah! See, no hands! Now that's how you eat Mac 'n Cheese

Easter and Scott's Birthday!

This past Sunday was not one but two causes for celebration around here. The last time Easter fell on Scott's birthday was the first year we were dating and that was AGES ago. Ha! This time around we celebrated with one of Scott's favorites - BRUNCH! Then we followed that up with a trip to the park and a long, lazy Sunday drive. That last part makes us sound old but really it's just what we do when Cole falls asleep in his car seat. Here are some pics from the happy, happy day!

Happy Easter!! Happy Birthday, Dada!!

Coley loves to share his orange juice with Dada


What's the deal with the furry one?


Coley lining up his first shot. . .

Why you lookin' at me like that, Dada?
OH! You thought I was going to use this thing?
Ha, you're so funny! Like I know how to use this.

Happy Easter Happy Boys Happy B-day Happy Day

I think I smell cake - this way!

Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday
Dear Scotttttyyyyy Happy Birthday To You!

The Children's Museum

The third Sunday of each month is a free day for The Children's Museum here in St. Paul and this past Sunday we took Cole for his first time. For those of you who haven't been to the one in Minnesota let me just say it is HUGE.


There are four vast floors with so many things to look at from the floor all the way up to the ceiling. Scott went from room to room saying, "No, okay, so THIS is how I want to do Cole's room." There were hundreds of other families there and we knew it was going to get a bit wild but once Cole put on his war paint he was ready for anything.



Cole's Grandma Jane was in town for the weekend so she got the chance to witness his wild abandon first-hand.

Cole wasn't shy at all about playing with the big boys or handing items over to the cute girls.

At one point he placed his hand on the shoulder of this cute brunette girl who had to be about eight-years-old. He kept finding her room after room but I don't think she realized he was trying to hit on her. To her he probably seemed more like a pestering little brother.

Hey, I saw her first get outta here! Pretty girl, over here, remember me?

Cole tried to move on - this time with a blonde - and she was not shy at all about removing his hand from her shoulder again and again (our boy is nothing if not persistent).

Eventually he gave up on finding love and concentrated on making friends with this little boy named Ben.

When he wasn't stalking cute little girls or bouncing around with Ben he found other things to entertain and amaze himself with like snack time with Dad.

He also mastered the art of dropping balls into a hole before watching them go through a little maze and then back out another hole at the bottom.

He took time to spin a sunflower.

And of course he loved being in the Bob the Builder workshop.

To summarize, Cole just ran around the whole day squealing with excitement over all there was to see, hear, feel, and do.

And then on Monday he came down with a nasty virus! He's a trooper though and feeling better every minute.

One Last Snow Pic Before Spring!

Spring is fighting it's way through the chilly winter air but before it does I wanted to share this pic of Cole digging out. Scott was feeling a bit overwhelmed by his shoveling duties when we got snowed in so he enlisted the aid of Cole. You know what they say, 'Start 'em young. . .'

Our Day At The Zoo

The public libraries in Minnesota have this great program that enables you to get four free passes to one of many area museums and zoos.

Last Sunday we were able to take advantage of the free passes and took Cole for his first zoo outing.

The Minnesota Zoo is incredible - in the two hours we spent there we only made it through one area of the zoo so we'll definitely be going back soon.

Here are a few pics from our great day!