photo session

i recently realized, that it had been over a year since i actually did a "photo session" of cole. i felt kind of bad, considering how many other kids and families i have had sessions of this past year. i took cole out to the local cemetery, which is truly gorgeous in the fall for some pictures. he had a blast running all over the place. this is my baby, who has truly become a little boy!

maggie & cole

mr. cole loves to read. he loves maggie. and he loves his thomas trains, which he insists on saving the packaging for so he can put them back in there. it's a shame i didn't video thism because he just kept "reading" his book outloud for maggie.

cousins

this weekend nick, liz, clare, and welles were here for cole's birthday party. cole and clare get along very well. typically he chases her and she runs screaming. this was a nice sweet moment of the two of them.

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!