Aquarium - Part 2

We made our way to the big tank ...Cole was a little bit unsure but I think that had to do with it being so dark and not the Big Sharks. We saw divers in the big tank, in all my years of going to the Aquarium I have never had a chance to see divers in the tank. Cole was very bewildered by the divers. And it turns out Santa even makes an appearance at the Aquarium during Christmas!

After the big tank we headed to the Children's Discovery Area, which was great because no one was there. This is  unheard of folks.

 
  OK so I'm all caught up now. It was a great time and every time we go back to the Aquarium he falls in love with something new.  

Aquarium- Part 1

Over my glorious 2 weeks off during the Holidays I really wanted to spend some quality time with Cole. Take him somewhere fun that he could run around and explore. You know what I discovered …Winter blows. Most of the amazing activities around us are more favorable when it’s warmer outside, I suppose that it’s like that everywhere. Taking him to the mall to run around was not an option even thinking about dealing with all the crazies there Christmas shopping made my head spin. Children’s Museum nice option but not exactly age appropriate for an 18month old. So what did we end up doing…the Aquarium.

Yes he had been before but it was before he was running walking everywhere and it was so busy it was hard to see anything. This time was completely different. Going in the middle of the week when kids are still in school or were off with their families Christmas shopping was one brilliant idea. If I don’t say so myself. We had full range of everything. Little man could walk right up to tanks and see all sorts of fishes. He would run from one exhibit to another one with no worries at all. He’s favorite by far was the turtles. He kept running back to the turtle tank to look at them again.

Listening to the bubbles

 

 Look GG Turtles!

With his GG looking at more turtles Looking very grown up

 

More about our trip to the Aquarium tomorrow...  

Wordless Wednesday

Play-Doh Fun! This was his first experience with the fun stuff and he just loved it!





 

Goodbye 2011... Hello 2012!!!

Generally I'm not a huge NYE person, it's always a little over rated and ends up not living up to the hype. In fact the last few years I haven't done to much but this year I traded my Ugg boots for some shiny high heels and hit the town. We left the little man with his grandparents and ventured down to DC for NYE with some of our closest friends. We partied like we were 19 again and stayed up way past 12am. I danced and laughed the night away with my closest friends and wouldn't you know it NYE lived up to the hype after all! Well at least this year

Me at the hotel before going out

My Girls

Hubs and Me

We all look so sober here?Ha! Love ya Girls!

 

Christmas 2011

Well Christmas 2011 came and went. I blinked and it was over. In fact I didn't even take very many pictures, I sat my camera down and embraced the moments of Christmas. It was a fun filled day spent with lots of family that included lots of presents, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hubs and me got Cole an adorable white vintage kitchen, Christmas morning he went right over to it and said "Cooking" and picked up the phone and said "Hello". As I expected he was very spoiled by both families and his playroom now looks like Toys R Us vomited all over it. Way to many toys! Hubs did an awesome job per the usual on my big gift,a shiny new white IPad2! Oh how I'm in love maybe even slightly obsessed with it, especially Words With Friends! Christmas Rocks and the older Cole gets it's only going to get better!

 Here are a few pictures from our Christmas day! Enjoy Checking out his new Kitchen Cole and his Grandma Cole and Aunt CoCo
 
  He spotted the Dog... These last two pictures crack me up..I did attempt to take a few pictures of Cole with some family throughout the day... Can you tell he's not interested?!?  

18 Months

 

Well another milestone has come for my little man he is now 18 months old. Sob. I really can't believe how fast things are changing. I have really taken this Holiday season and my 2 weeks off to soak up every second with  him.

Things Cole is up to these days ;

Word explosion. My mom suggested I write down all the words Cole has said about a month ago, after I got to over a 100 words I stopped counting. Let's just say he is talking a whole LOT. These past 2 weeks he is putting two to three words together on a normal basis. "More Please" and "Chase Me" are two of my favorites.

He can sing parts of the Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle Twinkle little star. What he can't say he makes up for with clapping.

He can repeat any color you say but when you ask him "What Color is this?" Most of the time he says Blue.

He loves Animals. He knows and can say almost all his farm animals and a few jungle ones. I can't get enough of him attempting to make all the animal sounds. It's to cute.

Loves to "help" sweep and vacuum. Brushing his teeth is an obsession of his. He asks to "Brush" anytime we pass he's bathroom. I hope this dedication to his dental hygiene continues as he gets older! Ha.

One Nap a day. Usually around between 2 to 3hrs. Bedtime is around 730. Wake up time 7:30. Kid loves some sleep.

Runs more then he walks. Why walk if you can run?!

Not sure how tall he is or how much he weighs. He's doctor doesn't do an 18 month checkup but a 20 month one. But he seems to have gotten taller over the last month. He's in 24month clothing now because the 18month pants were to short.

Dislikes having on his head. It's a constant struggle to get him to wear a hat outside.

Hates to put a jacket on. He cries out "Off" or "Stuck" while pulling on the jacket. My usual response.. Sorry kid your not "stuck" you have to wear it.

Has a sweet tooth. Christmas sweets didn't help.

Loves Milk. Probably drinks to much. But I have a hard time telling him no. When he says please over and over.

Awhile back I was teaching Cole the word water and he was having a hard time saying the W sound so I told him the Spanish word for it. Agua. Well wouldn't you know it that's what he calls water now. Whenever he see's water he yells Agua. When I ask him if he would like some water, he says Agua. My whole family gets a kick out of it.

Time is ticking down to saying goodbye to his "Pass" which is his pacifier. He is very dependent on it for naptime and bedtime. And he has started asking for it other times. This is major Trouble. I foresee lots of crying when we are sans pacifiers.

Loves the movie Rio. The first two minutes of that movie means an all out dance party for Cole. I need to video tape it one of these days.  He just loves  all Music and Dancing.

Trains,Trucks and Cars are his favorite toys. He is all boy.

OK I can't seem to think of anything else. I love this age. I'm blessed with a bright, energetic, curious little boy who makes my life so fulfilling. He's almost always happy temperament reminds me so much of Daddy.  Oh how I love him. 

Kinda Wordless Wednesday

We went shopping a few weeks ago and happened to walk through Bass Pro Shop, it's become a must these days since Cole is a bit obsessed with the elaborate stuffed animals on display. They also have a huge fresh water tank with tons of fish. So anyway, while walking through we came across Santa. There was no line and they give you a picture for free. I wasn't sure what to expect but little man handled it pretty darn well. This picture is pretty ghetto, notice the stuffed Reindeer beside Santa..umm yea.. but what can I say it was FREE.



Over this Holiday season, Cole has learned many new words like Snowman, Reindeer and Santa. The best part is he points them out everywhere and shouts Snowman or Santa. He's even picked up a new trick , when I ask him "What does Santa say?" He says "HoHoHo", then gives me a huge grin. Adorable! Crazy how much he has changed since last year.