A Visit To Paw Paw's

We are lucky enough to have the best of both worlds...my parents live near a big city and Rhonald's parents live out in the country. We love visiting both places for various reasons. This past week Rhonald was on vacation and while we were scheduled to spend the week in Florida we decided to stay closer to home (thanks BP). Rhonald's mom was in Costa Rica on a mission trip with their church so we headed down to see Paw Paw and keep him company. We all had a blast - especially Cole. He loves being outside so Paw Paw's cabin is heaven for him. He was able to go fishing, on boat rides, play in the garden, and swim in the lake. He was so funny - he has been to the ocean but never a lake so he kept asking where the whales and dolphins were! He picked lots and lots of peppers and tomatoes and peas in the garden...he loves to eat the things that he has picked which is very nice. Cole also found a pair of binoculars and he loved looking at anything and everything through them. If he was parted from them for long he would ask "Where are my noculars?" I swear, he is more precious every day! He and Rhonald spent a lot of time on the dock fishing and Cole even got to see a very wild Rainbow trout. He would shout with delight when the fish would jump out of the water and once it was thrown back he yelled "catch another one!" I don't think Rhonald or his dad had ever tried so hard to catch a fish in their lives! We were able to visit Rhonald's grandma which was nice. Cole slept through the entire visit with her but she was happy just to see him. Cole's biggest find of the trip was a big, fuzzy caterpillar who he named Butterfly. He instantly picked a few leaves for Butterfly and we made him a home in a mason jar. Cole took that little guy everywhere - it was so cute! He was so proud of the fact that he found him and that Butterfly actually ate the leaves he had picked for him. It was such a nice visit and one that we hope to repeat very soon! I do think Cole, like his daddy, is a bit of a country boy at heart!!!