Forever My Baby

"It's a miracle how something so tiny brings such joy."

Happy Easter

We traveled to Nashville to spend Easter weekend with my parents and my brother's family. It was such a relaxing weekend and we had such a great time with everyone. Cole did fabulous on the 9 hour drive there and back (a true blessing). Rhonald and I were able to rest a lot since Cole was busy playing with his cousins and grandparents. We even got to go to dinner and a movie with my brother and sister in law which was so nice. Easter morning was so fun. The kids were excited from opening their Easter baskets and were all dressed up for church. We had a great traditional Easter feast that afternoon and enjoyed the sunshine and each other's company the rest of the day. It was so nice to be together and make more family memories. My favorite thing about this trip was watching Cole play with his 3 1/2 year old cousin, Kylie. He would follow her everywhere and do whatever she said. He loved being with all of his cousins but especially her and he misses her very much. He keeps asking me, "Where Kylie go?" I can't wait until we can all be together again!

Let's Go Fly A Kite

Easter morning was so exciting this year. Cole was really excited about the Easter bunny coming and when he woke up he wanted to look for his basket. His favorite gift from the Easter bunny was a Spider man kite. He had never flown a kite of his own but we have seen several at the park this Spring and he was very interested in them. After his nap that afternoon Rhonald, my dad and our nephews took Cole into the backyard and helped him fly his kite. He was so excited and could not stop smiling and laughing! It was priceless and the sweetest part was when he said...while looking at his Easter basket..."Thank you Easter bunny! Thank you!" That bunny sure knows what a guy likes!!!

A Party Filled Weekend

I apologize...I am so far behind on blogging that I don't even know where to begin. I know you are all dying to know what we have been up to lately so I thought I would start with a weekend full of fun and birthday parties. We were so excited to be able to celebrate little Drew's second birthday with him at Fun City (a new experience for us). Drew's parents went to college with us and it is always fun to see them. Fun City is a lot like Chuck E Cheese and Cole thought it was awesome! So did Rhonald by the way. Cole played so many fun games and rode on so many fun rides...he cried and cried when we had to go home! Sad, but at least we knew he loved it! The funniest thing to me was how long it took my little man to finish his piece of birthday cake. All of the kids were finished and watching Drew open gifts while Cole sat, slowly eating his cake. When Drew got to his gift he did jump up to tell him that it was from him which was sweet! Thank you Wilson's for including us in your big day!

We were lucky enough to help Dylan, a friend from church, celebrate his 3rd birthday with a construction party. Cole thought that was so cool. The thing he loved the most about Dylan's party....the pinata! He had never seen one before and thought it was so much fun. Tabitha, Dylan's mom, let the kiddos decorate bags with truck stickers to put their candy in. You can imagine how neat Cole thought that was. Cole also loved the cake that looked like it had piles of dirt on it with bulldozers. He was in heaven! We were so tired by the end of the weekend but we both agreed that it was so much fun to celebrate these sweet little boys and their families!

Jammin' With Daddy

What can I say...they have my heart!

My Little Mr. Fix It

Cole is in to all things boy right now and playing with tools are at the top of his list! He will fix anything and everything. He loves Bob the Builder and Handy Manny. Cole is so into trucks - I swear he came name every kind of work truck there is. A few more fun facts about Cole...His favorite movie is Cars (he could watch it non stop all day). He is FULL of questions and is so very curious it tends to wear us out even though we love it. He loves to hug and tell us "Love you me too." He will eat anything but still really loves pasta, fruit and veggies...especially his "paw paw's peas" that he helped pick from the garden this summer. Cole loves art and building. He loves to sing. Cole loves going to his school on Monday and Wednesday. He knows all of his colors and his alphabet. He can count to 12. He wears 2T clothes. Cole loves to be outside more than anything. He has all but 2 teeth. He loves trains and animals so much too! Cole is very excited to be a big brother. He reads to the baby almost every day, he tries to give the baby drinks of his juice and he swears up and down that the baby is a girl! More than anything though, we are so proud of Cole's sweet heart. He loves to pray and is pretty good about sharing. He simply loves life and loves other people. Cole is so tenderhearted and always wants to comfort those around him that are upset or hurting. We love him so very much - we are so glad to be his mommy and daddy!

Lucky Number 7

On March 15, 2010 Rhonald and I celebrated our 7th anniversary! The past 7 years have been amazing and fun and I am so thrilled to be married to this wonderful man! With a baby on the way we really wanted to take some time to be together just the 2 of us for the weekend. You know, have a little rest and relaxation. My parents were nice enough to come over and spend the week with us and watch Cole over the weekend while Rhonald and I went to Big Cedar Lodge. We had a great week - we celebrated my mom's birthday, played at the park and the mall and spent lots of time enjoying each other. Friday Rhonald and I headed to Branson for our weekend getaway. We stopped in Rogers at the hospital to pick up a few things and got to take another peak at our sweet little one. He/she had grown so much and was kicking and punching all over the place. What a wonderful way to start our weekend! Once we got to Branson we did some shopping of course! The weather was horrible...rainy and cold...so once we checked in to our room we hardly ever left. Seriously, we only left to eat and to check out more movies from the front desk. It was so relaxing and so much fun! We could not remember the last time we just did, well, nothing all day! Our room was awesome...it even had a stone fireplace which we used all of the time! We could not have asked for a more perfect weekend - I hope we can do it at least one more time before our little peanut arrives. It was so nice to reconnect and just hang out together! And, in case you were wondering, Cole had a total blast as well - his weekend was full of trips to the pet store, the train store and the book store. All of his favorites!