Bunch of updates

Where does the time go?  I can't believe it is already Valentine's Day!  Wow.  I will try to do a quick update to bring everyone up to speed since our last post.  

In late January we had a round of sickness.  Both John and Cole were sick.  Just colds, but they seemed to hang on forever.  Cole had a runny nose for awhile so we finally took him to the doctor just to get it checked out and sure enough he had a double ear infection and it was starting to move into his lungs.  Now you wouldn't have known he was sick other than his nose was running.  The kid has a crazy pain tolerance.  Luckily we caught the ear thing early, but for some reason none of the antibiotics worked.  We went through three sets before we found something that worked.  He still has a bit of fluid in his ear so we are going to the ENT doctor this week.  Hopefully he doesn't have his dads ears.  

After finally getting better we welcomed Aunt Heather for a visit.  She was in town to run the Surf City Half Marathon for the third year in a row.  Amazing what people will do for a special t-shirt and medal.  We had a great visit.  We even went to Disneyland one of the days.  Everyone had a blast.  Well, at least we think they did.  Some of the photos would tell you a different story, but it could have been that brother John didn't warn his big sis about some of the rides.  I won't share the photos, but there are some classics!

After Heather left we had a very busy week with work.  Mom had her national sales meeting in town, so she was tied up all day and all night for the full week.  The boys survived though.  

School continues to go well.  Cole really enjoys his class and his friends.  It is actually really hard to get him to leave school.  But I must say one of the best feelings is walking in the room to pick him up and to have him run up to me, give me a big hug and say "Dad, I really, really missed you.  I am so happy to see you."  Makes my day each time.  

On a sad note, Cole is starting to drop his afternoon nap.  It is very, very sad for dad and for his nanny Brittany.  That little bit of time is so nice to just have some down time.  We will see if he actually drops the nap because he is absolutely wiped out by 6:30 at night if he doesn't have one.  And that isn't fun for anyone.  

Grammie and Papa arrive today for the next few weeks.  We are really looking forward to spending time with them and for some nights out on the town.  There are so many restaurants and movies that we want to check out!!!  And really, they are here to see Cole and not us.  :)

Cole still has a very healthy appetite. 

He was very busy this day.  Needed his bag and glasses to do work.

Cole will spend hours digging holes and the park.  The amazing part is that he can also sit like this for hours.  If mom or dad tried that we would need lots of Advil the next day. 

Here he is with the big kid swing.  He loves to drape himself over the swing and hang there.

At the beach waiting for Heather.  Just chillin.

There was a stone pig near the restaurant we ate at with Heather.  Cole loved it!  Dad and Cole stayed there to play while Heather and mom checked out the town. 

Action shot of Cole doing his little dance.  He kind of jumps from leg to leg.  It is cute.  He was dressed up for the "Dad's and Donuts" event at school.

He likes to ham it up for the camera now.  Mainly saying "Cheese" with a goofy look on his face or putting his hands around his face like this mimicking the camera. 

Our handsome young man.