Sunday, January 29, 2012

Pop-Up Park



Today Cole took his first trip to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. He loved looking at all the colorful paintings and lifelike sculptures, and once he'd had enough of that (or, rather, once he started making a little too much noise for the galleries), he had a blast playing in one of MIA's little "pop-up parks." We're pretty sure he thought it was summer again. Sorry, kiddo -- we've got at least a couple months of snow and cold ahead of us yet. 1/29/2012.

Cole and Puppy



1/29/2012.

Daddy Push-Ups

The best kind of exercise! 1/23/2012.

Hello Blogosphere

More Daddy Daycare! Daddy teaches Cole to wave hello to the Blogosphere. 1/6/2012.

Music with Daddy


Cole got to spend the first two weeks of January home with Daddy after Mommy returned to work. Here's a snippet from Daddy Daycare Music Class. 1/4/2012.

Sitting on Daddy

We're a little behind on uploading videos, so here's a lagger from December. 12/29/2011.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Nine Months Old!





It's been a big month for Cole (and Mommy and Daddy)! Mommy went back to work at the beginning of the month, Daddy got to spend a fantastic two weeks home with Cole, and then Cole started day care at the Cradle Club! Cole seems fascinated by his friends at day care. He loves to watch them move and play, and already seems to be learning a lot from them. In other news, Cole started teething (he's got two on top and two on the bottom just about poking through), which hasn't been the most pleasant of experiences for anyone in the family, least of all Cole. In the movement category, Cole has been scooting more, and he has started pulling up to sitting and standing. He also has been rolling around and moving on his tummy a ton. Crawling still isn't totally his thing, although he does get up on his hands and knees to play and move short distances. He continues to sign "milk" when he's thirsty, and seems to be attaching the words "momma" and "dadda" to Mommy and Daddy. (In fact, just a few days ago he said "momma" as he signed "milk" and looked at Mommy. We'd call that a connection!) 12/21/2012.


Mess





Yogurt is delicous. And messy. 1/21/2012.


Family Band





We formed a little family marching band, with Colin as the bandleader. He seemed proud as he led the band through the TV room, kitchen, living room and dining room. Cole seemed half amused, half confused. 1/15/2012.


Books with Nana and Cousin





Cole was excited to spend lots of time with Cousin Colin over a long weekend in Denver. As an added bonus, Nana was there to help care for the boys and keep them entertained. The grandboys especially loved book time with Nana. 1/13/2012.


Cradle Club





Cole had a chance to check out his day care for a little while before his first full day. He warmed up to the place pretty fast, and even enjoyed an unusually long tummy time. Mommy and Daddy are excited because the Cradle Club is skyway connected to their work, so they'll be able to pop in to visit their little buddy occasionally! 1/10/2012.


String



Cole's favorite chew toy? Daddy's sweatshirt string. Yum. 1/8/2012.

New Year's Hat






12/31/2011.

Noon Year's Eve!







These babies know how to ring in the New Year! At noon! (Hey - midnight is past their bedtime, ok?) And they sure have a lot to celebrate! 2011 brought each of them into the world. What a year! 12/31/2011.

Penguin





What better way to spend a lazy Friday afternoon than at the Minnesota Zoo chillin' with the penguins? 12/30/2011.