Nine Years Ago

Nine years ago today, I married Scott. At 25, I had no idea what a great husband he would be. All I knew was that I sure did love him and that it felt right. Nine years later things are a little crazier (mainly me) but it still feels right. I ask him all the time how I got so lucky and he always says because I gave the skinny guy a chance. But really I never saw a skinny guy, just a sweet, funny, genuinely good person... my soul mate. Love you Scott! Happy Anniversary!

Thanks for being the best dad to Cole and Ella! They have no idea how lucky they are!

Mondays

Mondays use to give me a dreaded feeling in the pit of my stomach. It was back to a busy work week for me. Now that I am home Monday is Monday. Feels the same as Tuesday. And now Mondays bring tutus and soccer practice. Here are a few pictures of Ella before her dance class on Monday mornings. Not really dance, its more like a mama and me kind of thing. Cole also just started playing soccer on Monday evenings. We are so lucky because one of his friends, Ethan is on his team and they have really enjoyed seeing each other.

Ella loves dance. It is the most girly thing that she has ever done and she totally deserves it after all of the transformers she's had to hear about.

Cole's team is the Beetles and he will be wearing the number 5.

Cole and Ethan

Cole's fans!

Oliver Beach Trip

I am so behind on uploading my pictures from my camera. I have almost 2,000 pictures that need to be developed and put onto a disk. Here are a few pictures from our beach trip with the Oliver family in August. Unfortunately it rained a lot of our trip but we did get a few nice days. Cole and Ella's favorite thing to do was swim at the Coral Bay Club and of course they also loved hanging out with Nana Wina and Papa Rudy. We did get to take the boat out and even saw wild horses and found a few sand dollars. Here are a few pictures. I'll post more later.

The rain did take us to the aquarium. We got to see a live dive and learned lots of interesting facts. Cole said the funniest thing when we got back. His Uncle Dave asked him what his favorite part of the aquarium was and he said the shark with 9 feet. You see the diver said the shark was 9 feet long in the aquarium so I guess Cole thought he had 9 feet. I mean really. Did he honestly think the shark had nine feet?

Rain, rain, go away!!!

This night we got to go out to dinner "Kid's Themed Night" at the Coral Bay Club and Cole played Bingo for the first time. He really enjoyed it. Ella was running around like a wild woman. I had to take her home before she broke something expensive.

So glad the boat has rails.

Preschool 4 Year Old Room

Today was Cole's first day in the four year old room at preschool. All the way up to the door he kept saying how nervous and scared he was and how he didn't really want to go to school today. I told him everyone is nervous on their first day. It was just because he didn't know what to expect. When I picked him up he was talking on and on about how the class' cookie was stolen and they had to look for evidence or I think that's what he was talking about. Cole has not taken a nap all summer but he took one today so that lets me know they kept him pretty busy. Oh I can't help but think this is my last year at home with Cole. Where did four years go? They just flew by. Ella went to Miss Beth's today and she ran right in like she had never even left. She will go on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. She has a friend there close to her same age and they are so cute together. They both speak gibber jabber. When I picked Ella up she was playing dress-up and having a ball. I didn't take my camera in but I will have to take pictures soon.


Open House pictures with Cole, Ella, Scott and his new teacher.

First Day pictures