Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy

Case went fishing for the first time today and had a blast.  About 5 minutes after loading up the pole with a couple crickets Case reeled in his first big one.   



The fish was a fighter but in the end Case championed. 

Case reeled the fish in all by himself but dad helped take off the hook.  To say Case was excited and proud would be an understatement. 

Like a true fisherman, Case worked on his perfecting his fish tales.  Every fish reeled in was, "This is the biggest fish yet!" 



  

Cole wanted in on the action as well so we decided to let him touch the fish.  However 'just touching' is not Cole's style.  He went for the double fisted death grip fish hold.    

After a kiss for good luck the little guy was released back to his home.  The good luck kiss must have worked because Case ended up catching at least 10 more fish before we had to call it an evening. 

Fishing is hard work!  Good thing the snack cooler was full because both boys had to take a pretzle break before we wrapped the afternoon up.

  

Trunk or Treat 2011

Our first practice run for Halloween 2011 was trunk or treating at the church.  Halloween traditions have changed since I was a kid and as a result, I have never been trunk or treating.  It turned out to be a fun time.  Different cars parked in the church parking lot and decorated the trunks of their cars.  Instead of going door to door, the kids went car to car.  Owners of the cars dressed up, some had games to play, and of course, there was candy to pass out.  It was cute for little ones.     

Cole was a little lion for Halloween.  He was the cutest little lion ever.  At first he was okay with getting dressed up.  Then the hat went on and it was a whole different story.  Cole went from eh, to horrible, to worst thing ever, just as fast as I could snap pictures. 





Case has been watching some Halloween specials on tv and decided he wanted to be a ghost for Halloween.  The end result was a plain old sheet with a hole cut out for his head.  I threw some cheese cloth over the top for some added dimension and we painted his face white.  I’m a little ashamed of the final outfit, but hey, how do you make a nice ghost costume?  The evening weather was a bit cool so jackets, hats and gloves were necessary for our trunk or treating adventure.  Here is our little ghost.  Case would tell people, “I’m a ghost.  Ooooooo ” (insert scary ghost noise with little hand gestures here).      

Some nice woman offered to take our picture as a family.  Such a simple sweet gesture, especially since it is rare for all of us to be in the same shot together.  

The big trick or treating event at the mall is on Monday but I think Case was able to adequately practice and will be up on his game and ready to go for the real day. 

Captured!

This is a rare moment hardly ever captured on film......Both boys being still at the same time.


As you can see the moment only lasted, well...a moment, before everyone was back in motion again.


Goodness only knows what Case was reaching for, but Cole quickly managed to nab Cody's wallet and began disassembling the contents.

Oh well, at least I got one shot.

To Our Secret Admirer

Whoever sent us these A-FREAKIN-DORABLE backpacks from Irving Texas, I want to thank you so very much! Please let me know who you are so I can give you a proper thank you!

Happy 1st Birthday Cole!

It is official, Cole has turned 1 year old! We celebrated this weekend with pre-birthday smores. Here is how Cole does smores. Bite of chocolate. Bite of graham cracker. Bite of marshmallow. Mess everywhere.

The family went to play putt putt in honor of Cole’s special day. Case was a natural! He even got a hole in one on the 18th hole….twice! Which means he won 2 free games.

Cole crawled around for a minute or two and decided black light mini golf wasn’t his thing.

So we went downstairs in the mall and played on the indoor playground. He went in and out of this tunnel until the older riff raff left.

Then he spent the rest of his time going up the stairs and down the slides…head first! This boy has no fear!

After a hard core play session it was time for cake.

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Cole! Happy Birthday to you!

Cole decided to keep his hands clean initially and went face first into the icing. Yummy!

Okay, that wasn't half bad.

Second round, Cole went into the icing with a little more gusto for a serious bite.

Do I have any food on my mouth? I think he enjoyed it. At least he didn't cry.

Finally Cole decided to get down and dirty with his hands.

Smooshy. Mooshy. Cake feels good in between my fingers. Happy Birthday Cole. Mommy love you very much!

First Word (s)

It’s official. Cole is verbal. There is no telling how long he has been talking but we just realized it recently. Amazing what you can learn when you just listen to your kids. I’m ashamed to say that once we started really listening to Cole we were able recognize at least 5 different words in his vocabulary. He can say: throw, mama, dada, hi and dog. The boy is brilliant!

Make that 6. We just heard him say kitty cat!