Monday, September 29, 2008

What Cole has been up to lately...

The usual... hanging out in his room and sucking his thumb...
Feeding himself all the time... He has known how to for quite awhile, but until recently, he would always refuse to eat on his own...
Helping me reorganize my dresser...
Feeding and quacking at the ducks... He does a very impressive duck impersonation...
Running away from me and keeping me very busy...Whenever he sees open space he just takes off running as if he knows exactly where he is going.  It is very cute to watch but a little nerve-racking when there are bike riders all around...

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Weekend-O-Fun

I saw this with my mom on Friday... amazing!  I didn't want it to end.  The cast was flawless...
Before the show started, my mom and I spent several hours walking around downtown and shopping. It was so much fun... My mom really is the best... I love spending time with her and I cannot remember the last time we had a day like this with just the two of us.
Here we are posing with "Christine and Raoul" outside of the theatre before the show started... 
On Saturday, my mom and I drove to Auburn to hang out with some of our life-long friends, the Phelans.  This is my mom with Sam... I love Sam for how good of a friend she has always been to my mom. They always seem to do a lot of laughing when they get together.  And thanks to them...
...We are friends.  I have known this girl since I was 7 years old and I am so happy to live close to her again.  We all spent the day walking around cute little shops in Sumner and then we had lunch at a bakery there which was delicious. It really was a great weekend...

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Sister in Seattle



I am sad because I just dropped this girl off at the airport... she really is one of my favorite people and it has been a lot of fun having her here.  There are a million things to love about Brittany and I just feel lucky because she is my sister. We miss you already Brit...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Vintage Find

I am in love with this vintage toddler desk that I found at a yard sale last weekend... It is stamped underneath with the date June 1953... crazy!  I love old things and I love the design of it... it really is perfect for keeping a toddler with a short attention span in one place for a little while.
Cole is going to get a lot of use out of it.... he seems to be quite happy to just sit there and color, with...
Or without paper... I think he got tired of trying to hold the paper in place, but no worries... the crayons are completely washable.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Random Happiness

A few weeks ago it seemed like fall had moved on in but it looks like summer is making a brief comeback.  I am trying to get out and enjoy as much of the sunshine as I can, while I can... These pictures really aren't connected in any way other than the fact that they all represent things that bring me happiness.  Like this cute, old schoolhouse and bell that are at my favorite park...
Pushing Cole in the swing and listening to him say, "Wee..." every time he comes toward me for another push...
Watching Sean play with Cole...
Cole making faces at me while he tries to get out of eating his lunch...
The view I have on the jogging trail.  Really... it is a lot easier to motivate myself to get out and get moving when I know that I get to come here.  There is just something about being surrounded by trees that makes me feel so peaceful.
Cole sucking his thumb... I know it may not be good for his teeth or whatever but it really melts my heart every time I catch a glimpse of this little guy with his thumb in his mouth.