Zoom Zoom

Has this summer been zooming by or what? For real, beep beep June, July and August, we were on the go!



 What have we been up to? Hot stuff! So we do what we gotta do to keep cool

 

 Y'know, we're game for anything.  Practicing our touchdown dance, the SuperCole shuffle



 Hitting the pool for a little cross training, aqua fitness is serious business

 

 And y'know, slamming the dunks like LeBron James

 

Also, a little shoe shopping, True got her very first pair, fabulous



Very important for learning how to walk (!!)



These feet are a little wobbly, but we're working on it

 

Sometimes we slow our roll and do some doodling on Cole's new blackboard wall

 

We may have gotten carried away



A little lounging makes us happy too





And of course, some snackin', a girl's gotta eat



Daddy went to London, but we're so happy he's home

 

So, y'know,  just hangin', happy, hugging it out.  The usual.

Happy Mother's Day

A few months ago, I sent my mom this picture with a note saying "Nothing makes me happier than my kids being happy together."
She replied, "that never changes." I'm gonna take her word for it, because she really seems to know what she's doing. So, in honor of Mother's day, here's a few of my favorite pictures that capture the occasional, fleeting and honeybean sweet moments when Cole and True hang like a posse

Short stack

Doodles


Ham & cheese


Hugs



It makes me one happy mother.

Cupcake Demolition Video

Here's some footage of True enjoying her first Birthday Cupcake.

YUM!

Onederful!

Oooooh happy birthday to Truuuue! We can't believe it has been a whole year since our bouncing baby girl joined the family.

At first she was all (small voice) hi y'all!  

And then she was born, hello!


Which was well documented


She started out so teeny


But then she grew


She has a big personality too


And her own fabulous style




It is tutu much


So she took some naps


Then lounged a bit


Sometimes you have to stop and smell the flowers


Am I right?


Time sure flies when you're having fun, and we've had lots of laughs together



And crazy adventures


We really, really, really, really love you, True.


Your smiles, and silly giggle, your high fives and cozy snuggles, your spirit and spunk. We've had so much fun in year number one.

Now, let's party!


As great grandma rose says, Keep Dancing!

Fever

Things have been a little crazy around here, happy holidays (Yay Valentines!) and crappy colds (Boo pneumonia). Ug, what to do? We googled it



The internet says get lots of rest



Maintain a good balance of work and play



And dance, dance dance



We're feeling better already.

Wait, It's Still 75 Degrees in Florida in January?!

Yesterday at 11:00pm we got off an airplane as a family, and trundled through the terminal onto the sidewalk to wait for the bus to Long Term Parking. It was 16 degrees and windy, and that was particularly difficult to bear because we had just enjoyed 4 days in the glorious warmth of southern Florida's sun. It was in the low 80s the first day we arrived, then the 70s the next day, and then it was a chilly mid-60s, for which the locals were literally apologetic. The day we left it was in the 70s again.

I don't know why I'm rambling about the weather, the reason we went down there was to see Kate's parents and grandparents, and to celebrate her grandfather's 97th birthday!



It was a real treat to see everybody down there. When Kate's grandmother saw True she was just over the moon.






And her grandfather was equally thrilled to see everyone. Here he is bonding with Cole over technology:



The kids gave them oodles of cuddles, and spirits were great. It was such an honor and a joy to have that time with them. Plus there were tiny ice cream cones.

When we weren't giggling with the 90-something-year-olds, we were traipsing around Lake Worth with Kate's parents, painting the town silly.









Yes, there is almost always something on Cole's face. He lives life too quickly for napkins to catch up.

The house which Kate's mom rented was spectacular. It was right on the beach on the bay side of the Intercoastal, so we spent a lot of time floofing around near the water.













Cole cut himself after being particularly uncoordinated near some barnacles, but that didn't stop him from continuing to enjoy his surroundings.







True wasn't impressed:



No, that's a lie - she actually thought everything was fascinating. Especially her big brother.





And she totally played with legos. That's my girl.



And most importantly, she made funny faces.



The house also came with an unexpected cat.



It was really cute, and would perch itself in the sink and then drink out of the faucet when you turned it on. And then it would just hang out in the sink. Adorable. I am allergic so I didn't think it was that adorable, but it all seemed ok in the end.

Anyway, the trip was spectacular, Kate's family is amazing and I love them, and southern Florida in the dead of winter is an absolute joy. We had a great time.

The kids, for the record, were fantastic on the plane.