Where to begin... wow!

I am SO behind! We have been busy, busy! I am going to have break things into several posts because it is just too overwhelming... So for the first one I will finish our fall break activities.

First we spent a day at the zoo with Neesha and Nonny. Cole loves showing off all his favorite animals... even the fake ones.


Having a quick breakfast of Lucky Charms with Daddy before we headed to the lake with my family. We missed him!

Cole LOVES his Uncle LoLo (WoWo)! They are too cute together!

He especially loves it when Logan plays his music! #1 Groupie! Look at those moves!

Who needs a swimmie or bathing suit?!?!

Enjoying my family and a great bonfire!

To spice things up a little while we were at the lake, we headed to the metropolis of Corinth, MS and went bowling!

Showing off our fancy shoes!

Cuddling with Kels for a minute watching Momma bowl!

Shoveling sand! Cole really got into it.

Wish I could have gotten the whole process on video because it was a hilarious sequence of events, but this is all I got... not too funny, but he was into it.

Cole and Poppy are best buds! Poppy just feeds into the all boy-ness!

Loving on his Nonny!

On to Huntingdon! Fun times with Mimi, PopPop, & the rest of the gang!

Skate-boarding with Uncle Thomas!

Dance Party! Easton and the guys really know how to show Cole a good time!

Cole's new dance move he learned from Easton. Love it!

Easton shared his baby pacifier and rattle with Cole. Funny how he likes to play with them now. I'm more than happy to pretend that he is still my little baby!

Visiting Mimi at her office is SO fun!

"Ummm... you mean I'm the bigger one? Or at least the older one? =)" Hanging out with Baby Maddox- once he got over being scared of Cole. Haha. Poor baby!

So even though we had a GREAT time being with family in TN, we were SO ready to get home and see our DADDY! I just love how much my little boy loves my big boy!

Getting to drive with Daddy. One of his favorite things!

Ok... well that finishes up our fall break! Stay tuned for a 15 month post & one about our fun day with Daddy (including Halloween at the zoo with a super cute little dragon)!

Fall Break so far...

Cole and I may not be in school, but we are so glad it's fall break! Mostly because Nonny, Poppy, & Neesha came to spend it with us in Louisville!!! We have had a great time so far, and have already done so much.

They got here late Saturday night so Sunday we went to church and then ChuckECheese! My camera wasn't with me... =( Mom said the memories are in our hearts. Haha. We really did have a great time there. I haven't played games in a long time. Highlight of the night for me was when Neesha won 150 tickets playing the Wheel of Fortune game! Crazy!!!

Monday was kinda dreary and COLD so we decided it was the perfect day to check out the science center. They have a Sesame Street exhibit right now and guess who even showed up?!?! ELMO!!! I think you can tell from this picture that Cole thought Elmo was supposed to be a little smaller! Haha. By the end of our minute with him, Cole had definitely warmed up though! He tickled Elmo and gave him a high-five!

Kick that soccer ball Cole!

His favorite show... Elmo's world! Is he not so big?

He loved going through Super Grover's obstacle course with Nonny! Look at how he adores her! I love it!

Checking out the water exhibit! We had a little fit when it was time to leave here! He loved it!

Today we headed to Indiana to see my dad's family. Cole's favorite part was when we went to Uncle Danny's farm! He loved seeing all the animals!

Checking out the horse!

Riding the horse! Such a big boy!


Neesha rode next... such a pro! Looked like she had been doing it all her life!


Cole also loved running around with his cousins! He thought he was just as big as Ainsley and Abram. They were so cute to watch.

He also carried this watering can around everywhere! I may have to buy him one. Haha.

Ainsley loved Neesha. She even pushed her on the tire swing. Haha. Seems like it should have been the other way around, but Ainsley thinks she is a grown up. She told Neesha to make sure to hold on. =) Such a sweet girl!

Cole found a caterpillar! And this time, the caterpillar lived! ;)

Cole and Abram on the tire swing together. Wish we lived just a little closer so these boys could get together more often. They would have such a big time!

Sweet hugs!

Who knows what adventure tomorrow holds, and then Thursday, Cole and I are heading to the lake with my family. Poor Murray has to work. This month can't go fast enough for us so that we can have our Daddy back! Stay posted for more fun times!

Thought I'd Share...

Just a few things over the last couple days I wanted to catch ya up on...

Cole has invented a new and obviously very fun game... we play it most every day now- multiple times. Haha. He fusses at the end because he hugged me a little too hard. Gotta watch those hard collar bones!

He has started trying to snap... so cute. And he and Daddy have a special thing they will show you at the end of this video. Love them!

This week was Liz & Walker's turn for date night so we had the pleasure of having Davis over to play. I don't have 2 highchairs or even a booster seat so I resorted to an old piano lesson trick... phone books. As you can see, Davis sure didn't mind as he chowed down on chicken nuggets with ketchup!

After I took Davis' picture, he wanted me to take one of Cole. Haha. Such a funny little boy.

Who knew that my great yard sale find would be so fun! Cole is going to be sad when Nonny & Poppy haul it to Memphis... Mommy & Daddy won't be sad it's not in our carport anymore!


Swinging in the backyard!

Look at my big boy dunking that ball! 2 points!

It helps to have friends who are a little older to encourage you to do things that you might not otherwise try for a little longer... Cole watched Davis crawl up and slide down and decided he was going to do it too!

I love how well Cole & Davis play together. They are so cute.

Checking out our pumpkins... they loved them!

So... Davis took a tumble into our bush. He was totally fine, but he definitely got dirty. And he was not so thrilled with me taking a picture of it. Haha.

Poor guy!

So we definitely needed a bath after getting so dirty outside. Love those suddy heads!

And let me just say... Davis can splash!!! Look at how wet I am!

Later that night, I took a quick video of Cole riding his firetruck. Little things like this just show me all the time how big he is getting. Not long ago his feet didn't even reach the floor, much less did he have the coordination to move around!

This morning he broke my heart a little... usually we watch Sesame Street together- all cuddled up on the couch. We started out that way today, but he got up and laid on the floor like this to watch the rest of Elmo's World. I mean- is he 5?!?! All I know is it was really cute, but he better be cuddled up with me again in the morning! Haha.

Huber's Farm

It is finally starting to feel like fall around here... at least for a few days. Haha. Murray is getting ready for his really busy rotation of Ortho Trauma in October so we are trying to make the most of the afternoons the rest of this month. Monday afternoon we headed to Huber's Farm in Indiana. We had the best time! Cole loved being outside, seeing the animals, waving to everyone, sliding down a huge slide, and picking a pumpkin!

We visited this place last year and had a fun but slightly different experience since Cole was so much younger... here is a picture of last year...

and this year... where did our baby go? Look at this little boy! So crazy!

On the wagon ride out to see all the animals! Cole loved riding in the wagon. He kept saying "weeee" or "yay" the whole time!

Feeding the goats with Daddy... definitely glad we were on this side of the fence! Talk about a stampede! Haha.

Bunny Town was more up Cole's alley! He loved watching them "hop hop!"

There were lots of these animal statues everywhere, but of course Cole loved the duck! He just kept quacking and quacking.

He did like riding the big horse with Daddy though!

Well... who am I kidding? He really rode every one of the animals. Haha.

Swinging with Momma... ahhhh!

First time on a tire swing! So big!

Ok... is he not so cute? I just love him!

Now for the HUGE slide! This kid has no fear!

All by himself! He loved it. As soon as he hit the bottom, he was laughing and jabbering and heading back to the ladder to go again!

Time to go with Mommy!

It seriously was fun. Haha.

Bouncing at the bottom with Daddy is SO fun!

"She thinks my tractor's sexy..." ;)

This one is more his size!

SO cute! Have I told y'all lately that I love this little boy?

Watch out ladies! Hahaha...

Beginning our great pumpkin search!

"This one Momma!"

"We found one, we found one!!!"

The family with our pumpkin!

Great picture Daddy! What a view!

My handsome boys!

We had a great time, and I'm sure we will be going back next year. Wonder how different things will be in another year?!?! We have had a wonderful summer, but I am looking forward to this fall weather and all the exciting things this new season holds for our family!

***For a flashback... check out my "9 years ago today" post below!***