Happy Turkey Day!

Em's parents came up from Forest Lake and we cooked up a feast at our house - then Ryan took Cole sledding for his very first time to burn off some turkey fat!! You can't tell in the video, but he really is having a good time (we think, anyways). Oh, and he started waving goodbye over the weekend!!

CRAWLING!! (God help us)

Well, Cole figured it out - he's crawling. Sort of. You see, he's not really any good at it yet, which is a good thing because the baby gate is on order and hasn't arrived yet! Sunday the 11th was the first day he crawled, and this video was taken then. He's actually gone quite a bit farther than this, but true to form he's more interested in looking at the camera than doing anything worth recording. So this is all we have for now, but stay tuned...




Cole is nine months old today! Happy Birthday Baby Boy!!

Happy Halloween!

Cole was dressed as Tigger for his first Halloween. He got to wear his costume to Nora's house yesterday for their celebration. He was so pooped out from all the festivities that he wouldn't have made it until the trick-or-treaters came...even if we had HAD any! We were wondering whether we would have any at our new house. We were thinking strategically like candy hoarders, and figured that our area does not have a high enough house density to attract the die hard trick-or-treaters. Too much walking in between too few houses. Much more bang for your buck in some of the neighborhoods with lots of houses close together.

Anyway, we also had to take this cute picture of Cole sleeping in his little onesie with his ankles crossed this morning. How cute?

And this week we also had our brand-new hot tub delivered. We couldn't figure out what else we could possibly do with that big brick patio, so we decided we had no choice. It holds 6-7 people, so we are expecting to have some soakers this winter when it is 40 below!

Our Little Pumpkin

Check out Cole's new Halloween outfit! It says "Daddy's Little Monster" on it.

Lazy Weekend

Snuggling in our lazy-day pjs

Bath time! Cole will not be embarrassed by this picture when he is a teenager as he has strategically placed the fish toy. Smart kid.

All clean! Fortunately you cannot tell from this pic that Cole had his toenails painted by some boys at Nora's preschool this past week.

Cole's Halloween pajamas....they say, "I want my Mummy!" on them!

We enjoyed a relaxing lazy weekend, for the most part. Friday night we brought Cole (aka Tigger) to the Cooper Costume Ball. We were all a little overwhelmed by all of the kindergarten through fifth graders running around in costumes. Between that and the food, DJ, and parents, it is quite a sight. Cole stayed amused by all of the action and attention he received from doting fifth graders wanting to get a long-awaited glimpse of Cole in person....much better than the picture on my desk!

Saturday Grandpa and Grandma Iverson came up to visit. They spent time with Cole while Ryan went to get some firewood for our pit with his cousin Dan and I got to take a trip to Target alone! Dan and his girlfriend April came over and my parents took us all out for dinner. Then they left and April hooked up her new Nintendo Wii. Have you ever played? Really fun. After a bonfire and sleepover, we had breakfast in the morning and spent most of the day in our pjs.

Bayfield Apple Fest (another late post)

The first weekend in October we went to Bayfield for the annual Apple Festival. The three of us (Cole took Bailey's spot this year) went with our friends Josh and Steph (no Evan this year) and Drew and Betsy. After roaming Bayfield eating tons of junk, we checked out the boats at the dock and then on to the orchard to pick delicious apples.

Sunday we went to our friend Celia's first birthday party in Elk River. It was fun to see her running around, opening presents, and making a mess out of her cake. It's hard to believe she's a year old already....although even harder to believe Cole is not far behind her! Happy Belated Birthday Celia! We had fun celebrating with you!

Another Late Entry: Twins

A couple of weeks ago Cole and mommy went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Iverson again while Ryan was out hunting with his buddies for the weekend. Since Grandpa Iverson is obsessed with pugs (only the stuffed kind that require minimum maintenance) he decided to get Cole his own pug just like his in a miniature version. They also happened to be dressed the same -- although different brand loyalties (my dad is wearing Polo and Cole is wearing Guess). How cute is that?