Bike Parade

Our neighborhood holds a 4th of July bike parade each year where kids decorate their bikes, etc and parade around our pool. This year we decided that we wanted our buddy to participate and since he can't ride a bike, we used the next best thing, his wagon. The little man on the right is Cole's friend Jaxson, and they looked so great cruising around in their patriotic ride. The really fun thing is that they won "Most Patriotic" and both got a $5 gift card to Dairy Queen, yummy!

It's just a box....

Recently we decided that it was time to switch out our appliances, and go from white to stainless steel. I was very excited because I have been wanting to do this for quite a while now. However, I think that Cole has actually gotten the most enjoyment out of the new purchases, because our dishwasher was delivered in his new favorite toy-THE BOX!

Every night when we come home from work the first thing that he does is go sit in the box and play with the things that he keeps in there like plastic spoons, books, tools, etc. He has even taken to laying in there with a pillow and a blanket sometimes. It cracks us up, and I guess that he just considers it his own little fort.

Pimp My Ride...

The other night Cole was sitting on his 4 wheeler eating an icey pop, and he seemed to be dropping more than he was eating. Needless to say his little "ride" was pretty messy when he stood up, so Scott and I grabbed some paper towels to clean it off. Apparently he thought that what we were doing looked like a lot of fun, because he spent the next 20 minutes or so (and about half a roll of paper towels) cleaning his 4 wheeler. He would wipe it down, go to the trash can and throw the towel away, and then go back for another towel. It was pretty cute, and he is so helpful!

Yesterday was Avery's birthday party and they held it at a place called Tunnel Voyage. They have all kinds of slides and tunnels and games for kids to play. Thankfully they had an area designated for kids under the age of 4, and one of Cole's favorite things to do was play in the ball pit. He was very funny to watch, and he had such a good time throwing and squirming in the balls.

Deanna Rose

On Saturday Cole and I went to Deanna Rose with our friends Chris, Connor and Ashlin Rape. We had such a good time looking at all of the animals and playing with our friends. Deanna Rose has a whole dairy section where we got to get up close and personal with some cows. We tried so hard to get them all to smile when they were sitting on the cow bench, but they weren't very cooperative, lol. In the picture of Cole kneeling down, that is a great big turkey that was just roaming around. He was pretty fascinated by it, but didn't want it to get any closer... The last two pictures are of Cole & Ashlin, and they were so cute. They were holding hands and looking at the flowers, and then Cole gave Ashlin a hug. We were a little short on time Saturday, so we are really looking forward to going back sometime when we can see all of the animals and fun stuff at Deanna Rose.

I hope that this picture is clear enough to see just how funny Cole is. Last night it was pretty cold outside, but that did not stop him from wanting to take his nightly wagon ride. We wanted to make sure that he didn't get too cold, so we bundled him up in his winter coat, hat, mittens and even a little blanket! Needless to say, the cold didn't bother him too much, because we kept walking for about 45 minutes and he smiled the whole way.
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I Love the Outdoors!

Yeah!!!! Summer is finally coming, and Cole could not be happier. Every night when we get home from work we have to go outside and take a wagon ride before he drives around in his little car. We are having so much fun with him, and he is really turning out to be quite a little "man"!