July 2010

Deep Thoughts by Cole

Today as I was putting Cole down for his nap, he mentioned that our house was kind of small. I used the opportunity to tell him how blessed we are to have our house. I explained that Daddy and Mommy work so we can have a house, food, etc. I told him that some kids and families don't even have houses or enough food. That opened the floodgate of questions . . . why don't they have houses? do they live in apartments? why don't their Daddy's just go to work? can't they just stay at work all night? why don't they just buy food?

After some explaining, I mentioned we should pray for people who are poor and can't feed their kids. He said, "Let's do that now, Mommy." After we prayed, he asked me, "Can't the birds bring them food." He was remembering the story of Elijah, and how during the drought, God brought Elijah food via the birds. Such a deep thinker I have!

The Best Words

I tell both of my boys all the time how much I love them. Frequently, I will say to Cole, "You know something?" and then answer, "Mommy loves you." The other day I hugged him and said, "You know something, Cole?" He got a big smile on his face and said,"I love you too, Mommy."

My Baby is 3!

Cole turned 3 years old today! I still can't believe how fast the last 3 years have gone! I so enjoy getting to be his mom and watching him grow. He is really into imaginary play lately, and we have all kinds of imaginary friends around the house. He loves it when I make his different stuffed animals talk too. It is so funny how much he opens up to Pluto or Stitch. He told Ming Ming the other day, "I take a shower now because I'm a big boy."

We had such a wonderful day together. We spent last night over at my parents' house, so this morning when he woke up, I made him some cinnamon rolls (his favorite). Then, he went on a treasure hunt for the presents I had hidden. My mom watched Noah, and Cole and I played in the pool for a while. We laughed SO much! Then I took him to Dan's Fan City, of course. He named EVERY fan in the whole store. After we came home, we ate dinner with Brian and Noah, and then let Cole open the rest of his presents. When Cole saw all of the presents, he commented, "That sure was nice of them to get me presents." He got books, play-doh, games, a puzzle, a boat for the pool, clothes, balls, LEGOs, gift cards, money, an ice cream truck, and a blue harmonica. We at chocolate cake and then all played on the bed for a while and read some of his new books. It really was a great day :)

I sure love my little boy and thank God daily for him. He makes me laugh and smile constantly!

Dan's Fan City: Part 2

Here is Cole, in all his glory, at no, not Disney World or even Busch Gardens, but yes, Dan's Fan City. Grandma took Cole to the one near their house, and he got to meet Dan there (don't know if it is THE Dan). Anyway, since Cole has essentially memorized the catalog, he knew all the names of the fans in the store. Apparently, other customers were quite tickled and were even asking Cole the names of some of the fans. My mom says she couldn't get Cole to leave, and even after they left, he stood at the door and had to stare a little longer (see picture above). He is just too funny about the fans. When he got home, he told me all about the fans . . . "Mommy, they had a Tiki and an Uno and a Luna. And, Dan knows Mark and Mark knows Dan!" Mark works at the store near us, and Cole was just amazed that they knew each other. Hilarious!

We celebrated Cole's 3rd birthday today at Pump it Up. We decided to have it 9 days early so that Brian's parents could come while they are down visiting. We all had a great time. About 20 of Cole's friends, plus most of their parents, some relatives, and family friends all helped us celebrate the occasion. Cole had a wonderful time! He only would do the bounce house and not any of the inflatable slides, but he still had a lot of fun with all of his friends. He particularly enjoyed the pizza and cupcakes with all of his friends.

I still can't believe my little baby is going to be 3 years old next week! I just can't believe how fast time is flying! Sometimes I want to slow him down, but I so enjoy watching him grow and learn new things too. Cole is such an amazing little boy! His intelligence and comprehension of some pretty complicated things blows me away! I can't wait to spend this next year watching him grow and develop more. He is also such a sweet boy with the kindest heart. He is always bringing toys for Noah to play with, he always wants me to be happy, and he loves to snuggle together. He frequently will get his blankets, lay on the couch, and say, "Mommy, do you want to come snuggle with me?" Just the two of us had dinner together tonight while Noah napped and Brian was out with his parents. We sat out on the back porch and had such a great time. I let him have a cupcake after dinner, and he said, "Thank you for the cupcake, Mommy." Then, when I was putting him to bed, he started asking me how old different people are. I told him how old B-Pa is, and he replies, "Wow! He sure is growing up!" So cute! I could go on and on with Cole stories forever, but I should probaby get some sleep. Suffice it to say . . . I love my little Colby so very, very much!

The Sick House

A stomach virus hit our two boys this week. Thankfully, Cole only had it one day, but it has lingered a little longer for poor Noah. Cole didn't seem too bothered by the whole thing, probably because I insisted that he rest on the couch and watch Blues Clues. I usually limit him to one show a day, but with the vomiting, I wanted to try to keep him still and in one place. He was so good about telling me, "Mommy, I have to throw up," and not once, did he miss the bucket :) Noah was a little more of a challenge! They are both feeling pretty good now . . . we are all just a little stir crazy, so hopefully, the rain will stop so we can all get outside.