homer happenings

photo session

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:01:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:54:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:48:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:22:00 +0000

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!!

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:04:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:19:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:50:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:37:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:29:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:29:00 +0000

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".

olivia kaylee

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:16:00 +0000

unfortunately this past week when we went for our big ultrasound they were unable to tell us the babys gender 100%. initially, they said it's a girl but then took it back. if you know me well you know that drove me crazy. i already had bedding options picked and needed to know the gender so i could start planning! if that wasn't bad enough the doctor told me we would have to wait 12 more weeks to find out. i was so stressed out. finally brad and i decided to save his sanity, i would go to nj and have an elective u/s done. so now we know... it's a GIRL. this is our little olivia kaylee.

photo sessions

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:15:00 +0000

today cole went with me to a photo session, that we i had with some friends. he had a good time exploring the park and flirting with all of the girls. he was kept quite busy by the swings too, which was nice because then i didn't have to worry about where he was running off too!

sliding

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:31:00 +0000

mr. adventurer has always been hesitant about slides. on the rare occasions we have been able to get him to go down one he flips over on his belly and holds on for dear life. today though he conquered his slide fear. he has finally started going down the slide all by himself!

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potty training

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:27:00 +0000

we've been working on some potty training. some days cole has interest other days not so much. today he used the potty four times though and we are so proud! while walking around he felt the need to put his hat on and grab his bag. he kept heading to the door to say bye bye.

beach day!

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:01:00 +0000

we took cole to the beach today, ocean grove beach of course! he was a little hesitant about the waves, but had fun splashing and playing in the sand. next summer we really have to take him more!

wedding!

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:31:00 +0000

today was my first solo wedding as a photographer! it was a great day and such a beautiful wedding. we know the couple and cole even came along. however, this cupcake table about killed me and cole! i couldn't keep up with keeping cole away from the cupcakes and cole was going to end up in a sugar coma!

first ice cream come

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:23:00 +0000

cole has his first ice cream cone while we were in washington. he did surprisingly well and by that i mean he wasn't a complete mess!

horses

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:03:00 +0000

cole had a great time each morning and evening going to the barn to see the horses. he thought he was a big help by sweeping the barn, feeding the horses carrots, and playing in the rocks.

seattle

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:58:00 +0000

we took one day trip to seattle. of course cole visited pike place market and ate some yummy food. but a trip to seattle just isn't a trip with out a stop to the space needle. we went to the space needle and looked at it then enjoyed the rides at the bottom of it!

aunts marys

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:48:00 +0000

cole and i took a trip with grandma kay to go visit aunt mary. cole did really well on the very looong flight out there. it helped that we were able to fly first class though!! aunt marys house was beautiful and cole's dream home. it came equipped with a pool, lots of rocks, and even horses! there was even time to have some baths in the sink. on eof his favorite parts of the trip though was the place we ate at near the local airport. he was able to eat and watch the planes and jumpers all at the same time!

sesame place

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:43:00 +0000

a couple days ago brad had off so we decided to take a trip to sesame place and we brought grandma along too! cole had such a great time. he met some characters, saw the elmos world show, and had a blast on the rides. we were too busy having fun for too many pictures. i might be able to find some more though. here are just a few...

family bbq

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:47:00 +0000

we are lucky enough to have some really good friends in sayre who include us in their family events! most importantly, the family bbq! luckily brad had off so the three of us got to go and we had a great time, even though it rained! in fact besides the food and ella the rain and collecting rocks was probably the best parts for cole!

family time

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:07:00 +0000

since the homer family had a wedding to go to this weekend. we were able to spend the whole weekend in dushore and with cousin clare too! cole spent most of the time playing water, like the water baby he is.

pumpkin!

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:29:00 +0000

today we got to go for our first appointment for the new baby, pumpkin! we were able to see the heartbeat during the ultrasound which is always a great relief. first they said the due date was january 30th, but changed it just to february 1st.

georgia

noreply@blogger.com (brie) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:16:00 +0000

first of all i am so SORRY that i am sooo behind in updating the blog. i've been trying to use my old camera more so that i get more everyday pictures of cole. but i've been having issues with it. anyway in the beginning of june cole and i went to visit our family and friends in georgia. it was so hot, reminding me why i hated the heat there. but its so hard to see everyone there and have to leave them again. here is some of our pictures from the trip:

cole showing lynnie where her nose is.

being a big boy with baleigh.

with swimmies and a tube he was able to float around on his own.

miss. baleigh loved cole and he sure he loved her too!