4th of July Festivities

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!! I love going to the parade, seeing the fireworks and spending time with family and friends on the 4th of July!! This year Cole was able to enjoy the parade more and actually go on a few rides at the carnival.


Where are the fire trucks? That was Cole's favorite part of the parade.. Although he wasn't too crazy about the loud noise. He is watching and waiting for them to come.


The fire truck with the BIG ladder was his favorite!!


Just "Clowning" around. Rob's friend dresses up as a clown in the parade every year.


123.. BLAST OFF!! Cole was able to go on the little roller coaster. And he went by himself.


We asked Cole which car he wanted to ride on. Of course he picked the motorcycle. He takes after his Daddy!!


Our friends the Teeples had a BBQ at their house for the fourth of July. Here is a picture of Cole with his friends. (Ethan, Dallin, Addy and Alivia)


Rob's family also had a BBQ for the 4th of July. Cole had fun playing in the moon bounce with his cousins (Jasmine, Emily, JJ, Jacob and Sean).


We ended the day by watching the fireworks at the college with some friends. Cole was mesmerized by the fireworks.

Swim Class

We decided that we would put Cole in swim class for the summer. This past Saturday was his first class. They practiced floating using noodles and kick boards, jumping into the pool, blowing bubbles, then played with toys. It was a good expeience for Cole. He loved playing in the pool. And screamed when he had to get out, even though the water was cold. He was so upset he insisted on carrying his wet swimming trunks around with him.









I love this picture of him on the edge of the pool, even though he looks like he is freezing cold.


Cole was sitting on the edge of the pool and decided he wanted splash the water using his feet.

Father's Day

These are a few picture's I took of Rob and Cole together on Father's Day.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY HONEY!!

Big Helper

Cole is such a big helper. He helped daddy replace the toilet seat. Cole and I had a car wash one day and cleaned his toy car and wagon. I can't believe how much he has grown. His new thing is now is "I Help"! It doesn't matter what we might be doing, He always wants to help. I'm grateful he is so eager to help now. When he's older he may not want to help out anymore.

The Bronx Zoo and Chuckie Cheese

I thought I would post some pictures of things we have done recently. This past week we took Cole to the Bronx Zoo and Chuckie Cheese.

Love the SMILE in this picture!!



Look how high up I am



Cole is taking Chuckie for a ride. Don't worry Chuckie I know how to drive!!



Here Cole is practicing his driving skills by racing a car.





Ahh!! A hug for Barney!



The Bronx Zoo trip was a day to remember. This was the week it rained alot. We chose the day when the weather was "suppose" to be sunny. Well it ended up raining after we were there for 2 hours. Needless to say we made the best of it. We had a good time despite the rain. We took Cole on the bug carousel.







This tree was in the Gorilla exhibit. I thought it would be cute to have Cole stand in the middle of the tree.



We went with Rob's best friend and his family. We put the boys on the window sill. It looks like Andre is saying to Cole, "Uh-oh There's a Gorilla behind you"!



The Gorilla exhibit is my favorite. This Gorilla decide to stick his tongue out at everyone after someone in the crowd stuck their tongue out at him. It was funny and cute to see.






Cole loved the polar bear. All he kept saying was where's the bear? The polar kept pacing around. We were hoping he would jump in the water and go for a swim.

Turtleback Zoo

This past week our church playgroup went to the zoo. Below are some of the animals we saw. Cole's favorite part was going into the big barn where the pig, cow and horse were. All the kids went on a pony ride. We ate lunch then the kids played on the playground. We had a fun day with all our friends!!

Here is a turtle swimming. It was a bit warm. I would have beeen swimming too.


What a colorful Toucan.


I was lucky enough to get a nice shot of the owl sleeping inside the tree.


A parrot having his lunch.


A Bobcat relaxing in the shade.


Next we enter Cole's favorite, the "BARN"!! This is the biggest pig I've ever seen.


What a beautiful horse.


It was hard to get a good picture of the cow. He wouldn't lift his head.


Cole going for a pony ride. I was afraid he wouldn't go by himself. He proved me wrong. Everyone cheered him on. He is such a big boy.


I loved seeing the bears. Here are some facts. Black bears have a keen sense of hearing. And an excellent sense of smell. They have powerful front paws with 5 toes and claws on each paw. They use their front paws to turn things over and look for food. I wouldn't want to meet one up close.


One of my favorite pictures. The bear decided to scratch his paws on the tree.


After seeing the animals and having lunch. We took the kids to the playground. Cole climbed in the tree and pressed his face on the glass to see out. What a cute picture.


Cole sitting on the giant turtle.


The slide was a little steep for Cole to go down by himself. So our friend Dallin took him down. He is such a sweet boy. Parents weren't allowed on the equipment.


A colorful peacock. I was waiting for the peacock to spread its wings. No such luck. They are still pretty even when they don't spread their wings.