Cole's #1!

Sweet fancy bananas! We have been busy like bees doing all sorts of fun stuff. Don't worry, we took a few (thousand) pictures to show you guys what we've been up to. So sit back and grab a snack, there's a lot to review.

Kicking off the fun parade is Cole's birthday celebration. Our kid is officially one. That is nutso! And, a good reason to par-tay (insert crazy dance moves here).

Aunt Hanna swooped into town to boogie down with her favorite nephew. Unfortunately, she came down with THE PLAGUE en route to the festivities. She insisted on taking proper precautions. Safe, but sassy:



Cole got lots of gifts from his friends and family (thanks generous everybody!). At first he was all "rectangles? I love rectangles!"



But then he was all oohhhhhh, wrapping paper



Destruction! What a great gift!



But wait, there's more, it has a sweet candy center



It's escargot flavored, my favorite, nom nom nom



Escargot appetizer that is, because people, there was cake! Small cake really, of the cup variety. We drove all the way across town to get the best birthday treats in Boston for Cole's inaugural sweets. Lyndell's bakery, in a word, yum!

We were a little worried that once he'd tasted cake he'd never eat boring stuff like green beans again. So we were shocked (considering his double sweet toothed genes) when Cole wasn't entirely excited about the cupcake:



Still, Cole was mesmerized by candle fire



And intrigued



You talkin' to me?



Finger lickin' good



I crush the birthday cakelettes



Carnage



We capped off our birthday celebrations by visiting our favorite friends in the NICU

Hi Stacy, my primary pal! Let me just check your ID



Steve! My respiratory therapist, look how good I am at breathing, thanks for the tips!



Does this scale make me look fat?



No, kid, you look great!



Good times, good times. It was nice to visit my friends. Everybody was so smiley. What a happy day.

Speaking of smiles, we've been out and about doing lots of fun stuff like going to the playground.

Climbing on the jungle gym



Swinging on the swings



We went to the Newton Town Fair, mom and dad thought it would be fun. They ate cotton candy and corn dogs, and all I got was this lousy balloon



Boring much? Where's the fried dough, guys?

So, it's Fall in New England and state law practically requires us to do some seasonal activities. We headed north to Russell Orchards in Ipswich for some local type fun

We checked out the punkin patch









And made the acquaintance of the local residents







Oh, and there was doughnuts, hot homemade cider doughnuts



Which are not too shabby



Plus farm fresh produce, pears!



And finally just a coupla artsy close ups of the kid





Halloween is coming up, so we've been working on a costume. There's so many choices, and face it, Cole is adorable in everything. Here's a few we considered

Pooh! We liked this one because it had a built in pot belly (not that Cole needed any padding)



101 Dalmations? Cole was not amused



But, neither of these was the winner. What will Cole be on Halloween? you'll see....!

So yeah, year one? Check! We're hoping the next one will be a little less eventful. We kinda doubt it, though. Because there's so much to be excited about