Sports

Yesterday morning, we spent a good 30 mins playing golf. I caught a little on video to share.

Then we moved onto hoops... he definitely has some hoosier blood in him!

Play Date

We'll use the term 'play date' loosely as Jack is only 6 weeks old and either ate or slept almost the entire time! It was so fun to see Colden interact with him... hugs, kisses and impressively gentle!

He was also excited to have Amy over so he could show off all of his balls and his dunking skills.

Winter Coat

I finally decided on a winter coat for Colden. I had him try it on at the store and he ran around with it on and entertained the staff. He also thought I was playing a game of hide and seek with him around the displays, but really I was just shopping.

This morning, he saw it on the counter and wanted it, so I put it on him and he smiled for the camera :)We put it to good use this morning on our walk... he was especially good to leave his hat on. The leaf was the trophy he collected on our walk!

Big Brother

We are so excited to share some big news with all of you... Colden is going to be a big brother! We are truly blessed to have another baby on the way. Colden will be 19 months old when his little brother or sister arrives in April.

Thanks to my sweet sisters, mom and dad for checking in on me and praying for me to get back to normal... keep praying ;) I've been feeling a little better, but am still waiting to get my energy and appetite back!

Ball or Apple?

Cole: "Ball!", pointing at my apple

Mommy: "No, apple, can you say apple?"

Cole: "apple... apple... apple" pointing and climbing to get the apple

Mommy: "OK, you can have the apple"He walked all around the house (and really didn't want me to take any pictures) eating that apple... then into the family room and says "Ball!" and dunked his apple!

What do mommy's know anyway?

Denver

Colden can add Colorado to the list of states that he has visited! We headed to Denver last weekend to visit our good friends from The Woodlands who moved shortly after we did. We had a great time! Colden was introduced to life with 3 girls! This meant dolls, doll houses and more dolls! He had fun in the play kitchen and loved Raegan and Addison's attention. He also enjoyed his spot in the car next to Gracyn, whose hand held any time he could reach (so cute!).

We made our first visit to the zoo in Colorado Springs with the Guess Family and what a zoo! As soon as we entered, we headed straight for the giraffe's where, we fed them crackers. Cole wasn't scared to let the giraffe eat from his hand and he even gave a little pet on the nose to one giraffe!


We had fun checking out the parks and pretty neighborhood where the Guess' live. Cole and the girls spent Sunday afternoon playing at their neighborhood pool while the guys went to the Broncos Vs. Cowboys game. Cole was oddly shy at the pool at first, but warmed up to the fountains and floating turtles before too long.

Another highlight of our trip was Chic-fil-A (poor Jeremy didn't get a whole nugget tray to himself) with plenty of nuggets, sandwiches, waffle fries and yummy lemonade! We are so deprived in Western WA! The guys drooled over the idea of Chic-fil-A for breakfast on Sunday morning until Kim reminded them that it was SUNDAY morning (so sad!).

It was such a fun visit and such a great memory to have... we're still hopeful that we'll all be neighbors again someday. Thanks Tom & Kim for everything!

Talking and Trouble

Colden loves to 'talk' on the phone. If you call and expect him to talk back, forget it... but a phone with no one on it is quite conducive to a lot of complicated baby babble! The funny thing is that he likes to walk and talk... not sure where he learned that since I'm usually sitting when I chat. He has learned voice inflections from us. So, usually, he sounds like me when I'm talking to one of my sisters.

This week, his vocabulary has been exploding! It started with him finally verbalizing 'light' which he points to and says "this?" and I reply "light"... I am writing to both brag and make sure that I capture the memories of this fun time! Also new this week are 'turtle' and 'button'. 2 syllable words... impressive! Today, we added 'baby' and 'bible' to the list.

Along with his speech growth spurt has come some new trouble! Doors are no longer barriers... they are now fun to open and close!

He's also intrigued with light switches and of course all other buttons he can reach.