Halloween with the play group.

Mary and Cole attend a mom's group every week and last week was the Halloween theme. Some photos of Cole's friends.

Some of the gang.

Cole and a little pumpkin friend.

Cole the monkey. The outfit is really cute and he actually likes wearing it. It has a banana sticking out of the pocket. One things is the outfit is a bit warm....we bought it in Minneapolis.

Sofia. One of Cole's really good friends. They enjoy hanging out.

Just hanging around.

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Mary and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary yesterday. Our tradition has been to go have a picnic near the ocean, but it wasn't the best weather yesterday so we just went for a walk. Cole loves hanging out in this spot and now can run around.

Dad...I don't need you to hold my hands!!! (Even though we are right next to the road.)

Some recent videos of Cole

Here is a video of Cole dancing. He loves to dance!!

This is Cole being funny... picking his nose. Yes, this is his newest skill.

He loves to turn the light on and off.

Cole Walking Around

Some video of Cole cruising around the living room.

Curious Cole

Hello everyone! We are getting settled back into our routine after being gone for a bit. Cole is back to his classes and seeing all of his friends. Since learning to walk he is finding all sorts of new things to explore. Yesterday we were downstairs and he was just playing around. All of the sudden I looked over and he was looking out the window. I was across the room, so couldn't see it from where I was, but he was standing on a box of books. There are birds outside this window and often times we will hold him so he can see out. Guess he decided to take matters into his own hands. Even when we moved the books he would bring them back over and set them up so he could stand on them. Creative kid.

The other photo is from painting pumpkins with some friends. I like his little goatee he painted on himself.

Trip to Iowa

We had such a wonderful trip to Iowa. Cole was able to spend a lot of time with Grandma and Grandpa. He even had his first overnight without his parents. He learned how to walk and even attempted running. So he is very mobile now. And he has quite the reach. He is starting to open doors. We will have to be on our toes going forward.

Hanging with Grandma.

Grandpa showing me how to work the crane. These are dads toys.

Cole was fascinated with Grandpa making it hard to get a photo.

Breakfast with the Hobson family after the wedding.

Picking apples.

Picking out our pumpkin.

Checking out the pumpkins to see which one is best.

We decided to paint a pumpkin for grandma and grandpa. It was quite an experience.

The artist at work.

We went to see Thomas The Train with Jim and Julie's family. It was a lot of fun.

Cole loved seeing his cousins and wanted to play with them. Especially when they were wrestling. He really wants to be a big kid.

Trying to figure out the gate.

Playing.

My John Deere hat that Aunt Patty gave me.

My First Haircut

We finally bit the bullet and took Cole to get his first haircut. We were trying to wait as long as we could, but his hair was starting to get a little unruly. He was a very good boy and really enjoyed sitting in the airplane at the salon.

Very focused

Cool airplane

Before

After