birthday bash

i love to throw a good kids party! this year we decided to do a construction theme, since he can't help but scream each time he sees a construction truck! the party was complete with a coloring area, building block area, a construction truck area, and a big cardboard house for them to decorate. we were so lucky to have most of cole's friends and family make it! here are some from the party...

birthday boy!!

today we spent together as a family. we went out for breakfast and then went to the apple and wine festival. cole was excited when he woke up and found some birthday gifts downstairs!



i can not believe our baby is already two years old. he has grown and changed so much already...

mickey mouse

late last night the ups man delivered a special birthday package for cole, so he woke up to a special surprise. pop-pop and lynnie sent him a birthday mickey mouse which he squealed over. he had a blast all day playing with the box and tissue paper all day. but once bedtime came all he wanted was his mickey mouse. i had to tuck them both in for bed!

fishing

cole received his first birthday present today and LOVES it. he played with it numerous time throughout the day. its a fishing puzzle and he grasped hwo to do it right away!

mr. snuggles

this is one of my favorite pictures of cole now. im not sure how i never posted it, but its from our trip to seattle this summer. the first night there was a little rough for cole. typically, he is a great sleeper. but i think after the long flight, the new house and people, and having kay and me in the room he just could not fall asleep. he kept tossing and turning and fussing. finally i got him and tried to lay him in bed with me and he actually slept! he never sleeps with me, he always wants his own bed since we was a baby. i loved waking up to see this....

knoebels

this weekend we decided to take advantage of no commitments and do some fun things with cole. yesterday we took him to the zoo. somehow the summer had slipped by and we barely went there at all this year. he seemed to really like it and he walked most of the way! today we took him to knoebels. its an amusement park with no entry fee. you just pay for the rides. we were blown away by how affordable everything was. we spent $50 for the three of us on rides, snacks, and lunch. cole loved the rides. he would scream "weeeee" on the ones he really liked.

cole & poppy

while in nj, cole got to spend time with gram and poppy. he has become a big time poppy's boy. as soon as we pulled into the drive way he started to scream "pop". as soon as he wakes in the morning here he yells "pop". all day every day here it's "pop".