In the interim...

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 by Joy
Here are some pics from July to tide you over until I get some more up.

I've slacked so much that there are TONS of pictures from the last month I could show you...

These are from right after Kids Kamp week at church, with the boys in their shirts and undies.I feel like this describes our life much of the time... Sullivan happy, and Oliver pitching an attitude over something :) Although, as they both get older (yes, even just in this past month), things are changing...

Sweet buddies.
These cracked me up. Sullivan loved sitting up to the table like a big boy. We had a super-fun party for Sullivan's first birthday this past weekend, so I'll post pics of that.

I've had a 4-day long stomach bug, so at least this week requires you to give me grace for not blogging...

Not sure what excuse I can come up with for the past month before that, but I'll keep thinking...

Or how about I just blog again soon?
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Happy 1st Birthday, Sullivan!!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 by Joy
Well, I can't believe it....my baby is 1. It's such a cliche, I know, but it's just so hard to grasp how quickly time goes by. What a FUN year this has been with our Sully Cole! And today we thoroughly enjoyed celebrating him. He didn't know there was anything different about this day, but we did. And I think he actually did enjoy the presents. Grandma Lou and Grandpa Jere were here, along with Auntie Karyn, Uncle James, Jamey, and Jack. It was a fun little family celebration!

Sullivan got a sweet card in the mail (right on his birthday...great timing!!) from Papa and M'laine. He was very intent on reading it...And he knew exactly what to do with that one dollar bill :)
We have a picture of Grandma and Grandpa with all 4 boys from last year, just a few days after Sullivan was born....so we thought another one this year was in order.
As you can imagine, we took many, many pictures...and we didn't get all 4 of them smiling in one :) But they're all so cute.
We had a yummy dinner, and then it was time for singing, cake (made by Mommy and Grandma Lou) and presents!
Sullivan was mesmerized by the older boy cousins who were singing "Happy Birthday" to him. He didn't even see his cake sitting right in front of him until the song was completely over!
Seth and I really thought he would dig in and go for it. He definitely did tons better than Oliver's 1st birthday, but definitely didn't give us much of a show. Right when he saw it, he swiped his hands through it, but then seemed a little distraught at the gooeyness on his hands :)
But he was not at all opposed to licking it off my finger :)
I thought he might dig in a little more if we gave him just his own slice. That did work much better. He ate a few bites (or finger-fulls) of it.
It sure was yummy!
The first present Sullivan opened was from Grandma Lou and Grandpa Jere. We pulled out this awesome penguin that's like a punching bag with balls in it, and it sings and whoops as you bang it around....we thought he would just love it!
Here Sullivan is, sizing that penguin up...
As it turns out, penguin punching bags are quite strange :) Sullivan did not know what to think about it, and he sort of clung to me a few times (and he's not a "clinger")...after that, he was always aware of where it was :) As he saw all the other boys playing with it (of course it was a total hit with them), he began to warm up to it. He's a very "physical" boy (and quite rough), so we're still thinking he's gonna warm up to it pretty quickly and give it lots of "love." As we're opening the cute outfit from Gma and Gpa, you can tell he's still a little concerned about the whereabouts of the penguin... (super cute outfit, btw)
Next came a great shirt from Jamey and Jack! Thanks guys (and AK and UJ)! And thanks for coming over to celebrate with us.
Next came one more thing from Grandma and Grandpa...a riding (bouncing) zebra! Sullivan loved it and totally dug bouncing up and down on it.
Next came Seth and my present to him...a fun train! It has an engine and a caboose, lots of blocks you can stick in their slots, songs, letters, colors, lots of developmental stuff... he seemed to really love it, which was so fun. The touchy part is that Oliver seemed to really love it too, so we'll see how that all goes :) Sullivan just lit up when he saw it!
Pushing his train, and lovin' it :)
You can see that the other boys really enjoyed the presents as well (after Sullivan opened them with Mommy's help, of course)It was a wonderful day, and so special that my parents could be here from Colorado to celebrate Sullivan's 1st birthday with us! Thank you so much, Mom and Dad, for coming and spending this special time with the boys! We love you.

Sullivan, my dear, my angel, my lovey...the absolute delight of my year...I cannot imagine life without you. The love I have for you is immeasurable, and I even have a hard time describing it to others. The amount of love I feel for you is quite unfathomable, even to me. I am so completely and eternally grateful to our precious God for letting me be your Mommy. You have brought me so much joy in this first year of your life. I pray for God to touch many lives through you, and I am so excited to experience life with you. You are starting to get feisty and show a lot more of your personality; your Daddy and I look at each other and laugh with complete joy at the funny things you do. We love you so much, sweet Sully Cole. Happy, happy birthday!
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Colorado or Bust

Friday, July 17, 2009 by Joy
Towards the end of June, Seth attended 'Enter' Worship Conference at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, and Oliver, Sullivan, and I tagged along so we could all stay and play with my parents for the week! It was a blast - we spent Father's Day at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (amazing - has to be one of the top prettiest locations for a zoo in this country), took a day and went to the Denver Aquarium, and Oliver had all kinds of fun playing with the sand table on Grandpa Jere and Grandma Lou's deck. We all seriously enjoyed the 75 degree, dry weather - coffee on the deck in the mornings and dinner on the deck in the evenings has to be one of my favorite things about Colorado summers. Sullivan took that week to master his crawling skills and began pulling up and walking while holding our hands. It seemed like he really blossomed during that time, which was so fun for my parents to witness! I also got to spend some time with my best friend from high school and her son, which is always so fun.

Seth and I celebrated our 7th Wedding Anniversary by going back to the Broadmoor for a walk around the lake - this was special for us because it is where Seth proposed to me. This time when we went, we walked around the lake and stopped at the same bench where Seth proposed.... we sat down, and to my surprise, Seth turned and got down on his knee (I was like, "Honey, we're already married!") - he said lots of sweet and endearing things and pulled out a necklace for me. It was super romantic! Major props for the hubs. Anyways, it was truly a perfect night, and I was wishing time would stand still for a bit as we were sitting in rocking chairs in front of the lake next to a roaring outdoor fireplace. Quite magical :)

I uploaded the hundred-something pictures we took to my picasa site, and you can view them by clicking here. I've also uploaded a few of them below for your immediate enjoyment :)

Feeding the giraffes was so fun!

Feeding the birds.
Grandpa Jere and Oliver checking out the tiger, which is located just above Oliver's left hand.
Taking a short break from all the walking up and down the hills (the zoo is on the side of a mountain).
The sand table on the deck.
At the Denver Aquarium.
A break from the stroller.
Such big boys :)


Oliver was over playing near a water thingy with some other (rambunctious) kids, and he all of a sudden came over to us, bawling. I guess some other kid had sprayed him with water, which more just shocked/surprised him and totally freaked him out. I love this picture, cause it looks like Seth is all "I'm gonna pound whichever one of you just hurt my kid." Ha! And Sullivan is giving his sweet encouraging gestures, too :)
Oliver and Grandpa Jere mowing the grass - tractors are always a winner.

Seth and I before we headed out on our anniversary date. It was truly a wonderful trip!!!
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Pools and Table Food

Saturday, July 04, 2009 by Joy
Here's our pool we got for this summer. It has been awesome, and the boys are loving the slide! It's super easy to empty and wash out - very functional. I highly recommend it for a small pool.

We have found out that Sullivan loves water and is fearless. Oliver has always been quite cautious in life, but we're pretty sure Sullivan is going to be the type of kid that would run straight into the pool if not supervised. He loves splashing, even when he gets himself in the face :)
We thought we'd try the baby raft... started out pretty good (for a few seconds)...
Then he wanted to climb out. We'll save the raft for deeper waters :)Since Sullivan now has upper and lower teeth, we've started table foods (just a few so far... carrots, smashed kidney beans, bananas). They've been a huge hit! This boy's gonna be an eater.


Loves his water!
Notice that the bottom plate on the rack is missing? Yeeeaaaah. Sullivan finally got to it. Denby is great quality stuff, but falling on tile proved too much for even it. Poor plate.
Here's a look at all 4 of Sully's teeth!
Lovin' him some bananas.

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