Hoppy Easter!

This year we spent Easter weekend at my sister’s house in Richmond. It was a jam packed trip that included a petting zoo, dying eggs, an egg hunt and way to much chocolate. Is it me or do kids make Holidays so much more fun? I was downright giddy to get his Easter basket ready and stuff the eggs for the hunt. I suppose it’s because I knew just how excited he would be about all of it. When I explained to Cole the Easter Bunny had visited and left a basket and eggs for him to find…his response…Hop Hop, Chocolate Eggs! Let’s just say the shirt and stuffed animal I put in the basket were thrown to the side, the kid went straight for the candy and shouted OPEN! God love him, he has a sweet tooth just like his Dada.

My sister set up the egg dying table outside, we used kool aid and a big whisk to make the experience toddler friendly. Cole enjoyed dropping the eggs in the cups ten times more than using the whisk.

Just look at how excited he is!

 

Surveying the finished product

We spent most of the day outside enjoying the beautiful weather and sunshine.

 

 

 

 

 

Cole loves his Uncle Chris! All weekend whenever he would walk out of the room Cole would yell Chris and go chasing after him!

 

The Egg Hunt didn’t exactly go as planned. This being Cole’s second hunt I figured it would be just as fun as the first egg hunt he did last week . Turns out with no other kids to hunt with Cole lost interest fast. In fact he just started opening the eggs and eating the candy right out of them!

 

 

My Brother in laws family came to celebrate and brought their new puppy Daisy. Seriously how darn cute is she?!

 

It was a fun filled weekend that was topped off by this adorable cake! I can’t tell you how many times I caught Cole reaching up to steal the jelly beans off it!

 

Love this shot. Stopped running for one second so I could take this picture. My wild boy!  

Rainy Day

 

It was a rainy Saturday last month, most of the morning we had stayed in snuggling on the couch watching one episode after another of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I was more than content to just lay around and be lazy but Cole was begging to be outside. I tried to explain to him it was rainy and cold out and we had to stay in but it went in one ear and out the other. “Outside Mama!” he said over and over. His big blue eyes staring up at me I decided right then and there …hell with the rain lets go outside! I put him in his rain coat and boots and we made our way outside. Our home is about 4 streets away from the community public beach. “Beach, Agua, Rocks” Cole shouted to me. So off we went down to the beach. Cole knows exactly how to get there.

 

 

 

He picked up rocks and jumped in puddles along the way. My hesitation to keep him out of the slim and grime fell to the waste side when I saw the joy in his face. He was loving every second of the walk. He’s all boy. And I LOVE it!

 

 

If you would have told me that I would be playing in the dirt, picking up rocks and sticks, jumping in muddy puddles and poking at worms a few years back I would have never believed you. But I can’t imagine it any other way now. I’m a boy’s mom to my core.

 

 

 

Zoo

Awhile back we went to the Zoo,the weather was perfect and it wasn't crowded at all. We haven't been since Cole was around 9 months old so I knew it was going to be an entirely different experience this time. In fact I'm not really sure why we even bothered bringing in the stroller all this kid wanted to do was run! He ran from one animal to the next shouting out what he saw. I loved watching him experience the animals up close. When he saw the leopard sleeping he shouted "wake up tiger"...I didn't have the heart to correct him. It was just to cute.  We flew from each animal to the next and before I knew it we were headed home. I can't wait to go back!

Little Man wearing his new kicks

Wake Up Tiger!

 

 

Loved the Rhinos

 

 

 

Feeding the Giraffe..wasn't very sure about it.



Tonight …We Are Young

So we set the world on fire. Yea so maybe were not that young but we sure did enjoy ourselves! Truth is the older I get the less and less I care about birthdays. I suppose its natural ,what’s so fun about turning 32?!

Well this year instead of the usual birthday dinner , Hubs pulled together a few friends and we headed out to Canton. St. Patty’s Day never disappoints. I seriously loved singing and dancing the evening away to some awesome live music. It really does something sweet to your soul. Just letting go. Enjoying the moment.

These girls made it one memorable birthday! I’m beyond grateful to have you all in my life.

 

 

 

I may have enjoyed the moment to much. The next day I paid dearly. Seems the older I get the harder it is to bounce back. But I wouldn’t trade that day for a minute!

Friday Films

I'm so behind on blogging..my birthday, the zoo, our basement...the list goes on. But today I wanted to share two cute little videos of Cole.

Turn up the volume,he tends to whisper when he says he's ABC's ...

 

I love this age...so cute!