pumpkin patch 2011

cousins!

lots of pumpkins

on the way home i was eating cheese and lots of it and doing my cheesey smile!

chicago 2011

first stop! gino's east--yum!

17 months

today our little guy turned 17 months!!!

some of cole's every day things:
-says truck 5000 times a day
-naps about 3 hours after getting up for an hour & 1/2
-goes to bed around 6 and wakes around 6:30-7
-loves to chew books and to read them (or look at pictures)
-loves to give the dogs kisses & the baby in mama's belly
-favorite words: truck, baby, mama, dada, shoe, sock, amen, cheese, hat, go bucks
-loves to be outside
-still wearing size 6-12 month pants but 12-18 month pajamas!
-loves to put on a hat & then look at himself in the mirror
-loves to play peek-a-boo
-loves to be chased.
-any time he hears the word "cheese" he does a cheesy smile. it is the cutest thing ever.
-weighs around 23 pounds.
-no longer uses a bottle OR sippy before bed. he broke this habit in 2 days. woot woot!
-loves to be rocked to sleep at night and mama loves it too. it is the only time he will sit still!
-loves to run

happy 17th month birthday to our sweet baby boy! we love you oh, so much!!

one year ago today

one year ago cole looked like this

and this year he looks like this

time sure has flown :(

i love sophie

my best friend

i think i hear a real truck now

i had jambalaya for dinner. do you know what i am doing?

what do you mean it is time to go inside?

i still have to give my truck an oil change!

CHEESE

cole has this new smile. anytime you ask him to say cheese, he scrunches up his nose and shows all of his teeth. tdf.