Cole's Baptism

Apparently, we didn't get enough food at Thanksgiving so we found an excuse to celebrate again as we capped off our Thanksgiving weekend with Cole's baptism.

Cole and mom with Great Grandpa Tom and Great Grandma Vee.

Cole's baptism

Godparents Betsy and Bryan "blessing" Cole

Thanksgiving

Jack was asked to provide an appetizer for Thanksgiving and decided if it's good enough for snoopy's Thanksgiving, it's good enough for us. We feasted on popcorn, pretzels, jelly beans and toast.

Grandma Helen came for the Thanksgiving holiday

Happy Halloween! (Take 2)

Oh look! We have a new stuffed animal in our house!

My mistake...it's Cole!!!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Cole dressed up as a lion for his Halloween daycare party and was a huge hit! Better yet, someone at school taught him how to roar...

"I love my chair!"

It was hard to pass up this photo op as Cole climbed into his chair, cleverly coordinating with its colors.

Happy Halloween!

Lions...

...and tigers...
...and bears. Oh my!

(Okay, technically he's a monkey, but you get the picture.)

Cole had a great time gathering treats at 'Night Eyes' at the Blank Park Zoo

Mom just had fun snapping pictures

Happy Halloween!

Our football star in the making

Hanging out with Dad and the Vikings

(Kudos to Dad, as this was a forced smile; the Vikings lost.)

Cole working on his touchdown victory dance

Family bonding

Cole and Griffin spent the day together while everyone else went to the Hawkeye game. We enjoyed cheering on the Hawks, playing ball, laughing and bouncing...

we did not enjoy cuddle time so much

On the move

Cole loves pulling himself up and cruising throughout the house.

He's lightening fast and keeps the dog on the run; we believe he'll be walking within the month.

Where did Jazz go?

Cole spends much of his free time chasing Jazz around the house. Jazz spends much of her time avoiding Cole. (Not pictured....Jazz. Any guesses where she is?)

Of course, when food is around its a different story...

Baby-proofing begins

Cole enjoyed an appetizer of dirt followed by a lovely vegetarian entree. Yum, leaves!

Of course, bathtime followed shortly after