Fathers Day

Most of you know that Cory is the chef in our house. He makes some amazing food and I feel lucky to have such a wonderful husband who loves to cook. If it was up to me our menu would be rather limited ... heavy on yogurt and cereal :)

A few months back I had the idea to get Cory a new BBQ for Fathers Day (and an early birthday present). After much research I settled on the Weber Genesis. With the help of my dad and brother I had the grill waiting for him when we got home from Portland last night. He was super surprised and so happy. I should really post a photo of our old BBQ. It looks so sad and tiny next to this one! The first thing Cory did was to put the heat on high and see how hot it would get. Almost 700 degrees! He literally stood there with a big smile on his face (and beer in hand) watching the temperature gauge go up. Needless to say, he loves it! For dinner tonight he grilled up a pork roast for over 8 hours and did pulled pork sandwiches. Um, delicious.

Cole making his "funny face," which is what he says he will do for the baby when she is crying to cheer her up. Classic Cole.

Happy Fathers Day, babe! You're the best dad and husband. Thank you for all you do for us. We are so, so lucky. xo

new favorite things

Cole has been asking (begging) for a BIG Buzz Lightyear ever since he saw the one that our neighbor has. So yesterday we made a stop at Target and got him one. Wow, don't think I have ever seen him more excited about a toy! He has been playing with it non-stop for the past two days. Oh, and we picked up some googles while we were there, too, which he used in the bath tub this morning. These pictures make me smile ...

(playing around with my computers photo booth app)

Getting so big!

I took a few photos the other day and looking at them now I am struck by how old Cole is looking and how BIG he is! These photo also represent one of his most favorite pastimes these days -- "working" with dad on anything & everything outside (this day Cory was hauling gravel for our new path).

Sunny days

A couple photos from yesterday, our first truly sunny day in a LONG time! Cole and I spent the afternoon out and about in our neighborhood, enjoying the weather. First stop - the park!


This walk was all about Cole. I let him lead the way and choose our route, wandering at his pace. Stopping to find good sticks, throw rocks, hunt for bugs, etc.

And he insisted on wearing this winter hat that was stashed in the stroller. Silly boy.

Exploring in the trees, trying to avoid poison oak.

Dance party!

Cole is into dance parties these days. Shirts are optional. The socks and the leg kicks kill me.

Mothers Day

We celebrated Mothers Day with brunch at the Buena Vista House, one of my favorite places in the world. It was a wonderful (and sunny - yay!) morning, surrounded by family and good food. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. Mom to this wonderful little boy.


Daughter to the most amazing woman in the world.

Golf lessons

After several days of rain (and even some hail!) it was nice to have some sunshine tonight. Cole is such an outdoor kid and Cory is so good about hanging with him outside for as long as he wants. Lucky kid! Tonight's outdoor activities included a few laps around the block on his four wheeler, followed by batting practice, a break for dinner, and then back outside for some golf lessons with Dad. To quote Cory "I think he's already a better golfer than me." Well, not sure about that, but he's getting the hang of it!

Side note - seems like Cole has just passed a developmental milestone. Taller, talking so much and just feels more and more like a little boy. Love all the funny saying these days, too. His current favorite - "4 more minutes" - his answer anytime you give him a heads up that we're going to need to transition activities.