Grand Lake Trip

Our friends at Rocky Mountain Reserve asked Jon, Cole and me to join them in their company retreat up to Grand Lake (they had a little extra room!). Thanks to Shauna's family we had an awesome "cabin" (more like a ginormous lodge! Look at the view!) to stay in with lots of fun stuff to do!

Cole got to see and touch real horses...that ended when he stuck his fingers in the horse's nostril and went, "TICKO TICKO TICKO!" The horse was not a fan!

We went on ATV rides, Taylor taught Jon to fly fish and Cole even got to drive the pontoon boat! This is how I imagine this conversation...

TAYLOR: Cole, do you think you are stong enough to drive the boat?
COLE: Are you kidding?


COLE: Look at these muscles!


He was a natural and even tested out the horn a little!

It was beautiful up there! Such a fun weekend. Thanks RMR!

Cole meets his Wisconsin Cousins!

Cole and I went to Wisconsin to help Tara and family while she had her 5th baby! I was a little worried going from one very active Cole, to 5 kids! But Tyler, Scott, Tessa and Zach were SOOO helpful and awesome, they made it easy!

After a HORRIFIC plane ride (I will never give Cole Benedryl again!!), we made it to Verona and started a fun week!

Cole loved to be with so many kids and with all new toys!



He loved all of his cousins and made sure they knew it with all sorts of hugs!





He, apparently, also became nostalgic for his old car seat, and filled his need by sitting in Brynn's.





He was very interested in new baby Brynn. We have to teach him to touch softly and not to poke her eyes!

Jon joined us for the weekend and we had so much fun. We were sad to leave, but we also had a fun surprise waiting at home....GRANDMA WAS BACK!

Thanksgiving--Fun (and then some...)

We went to Utah for Thanksgiving with Trent, Wendy, Noah, Jonah and Isaac this year. We had so much fun and Cole LOVED being with his cousins.

Cole, however, also loved to pick up a stomach/intestinal bug on the plane and proceed to pass it to everyone in the household (all but me...lucky!). It was a blast. Actually, despite everything, it really was!







We went to see the lights on Temple Square. It was freezing, but we had a great time. And BYU had just beat Utah...it was a fun night!

Trip to Dallas

We took our first family trip to Dallas in October. We went to see Jon's Granny and aunts and uncles. We had a blast. Cole loved Granny and really love Uncle Wade's bald head! He had a great time playing with new toys and meeting new people who thought he was great. He definitely took the opportunity to show off a little!



The flight was better than both Jon and I expected. He slept for about half of it both ways and then was a little crazy while he was awake. Good thing he loves books and apple juice!



Not only did we hang out with family (and had great food!), but we enjoyed the warm weather and went on walks, went to the pumpkin patch (Cole wasn't too sure what to think of it!)...





and went to see my cousins, Laura and Jeremy and their kids. After Cole warmed up, he loved to tag along after the kids.





We had a great time in Dallas and hope to go back soon. Cole loved to meet his relatives and of course, being the center of attention.