A Farewell to Texas Stadium

Well guys, SE here filling in for my hubby (He is doing the Christmas week Blog in progress). Thanks to my sweet Mom for babysitting 2 kids under 2 Roger and I got to make it a date weekend to Dallas to see the very last game at Texas Stadium for the Cowboys. Would have been more memorable had the actually WON, but NO they LOST in terrible fashion, and dont even get Roger started on this past weekend (he will throw up, seriously....!) (I really do think there is a Jessica Simpson curse! )We met up with uncle Tip and the cousins Terry a.k.a. Mayor and Kevin for a pre game warm up and I do mean warm up, it was freakin FREEZING! Yes we made a sign for our fav player "the Barber" but we didnt make it on tv b/c he didnt play! My husband also rocked a 70's old school Cowboys jacket to give give honor to the old players. We got to see Emmitt and Woodson and all the old players honored at the time outs, pretty cool! We dined a little mexican and drank 1 too many margaritas before gametime and had a blast. We also want to shout out to Pops for the tickets and the "gloves". We had an awesome time and a fun car ride (Dave Matthews live is MY FAV!-thanks babe). 

'Tis the Season....

We have been a busy family since the last post! The holidays are SE's favorite time of year and they have certainly not disappointed so far this year. Last week we got in two Christmas parties: the Hays family Christmas party on Thursday and Our first annual Christmas party on Saturday.

The Hays family party is an annual tradition that has been celebrated in my family ever since I can remember. This year it was in midtown at one of the Hays' and we all had great fun! This was the first time most of the family (which includes second cousins and many folks we only get to see once a year at the Christmas Party) got to meet Campbell and we were proud parents showing him off to everyone!

Then Saturday, SE was in her element as we hosted our first Christmas party. The party was a success and we have decided it will become an annual event! We had so much fun entertaining and catching up with our friends while celebrating the season!

SE wanted to give a shout out to all of our guests: We had the pregnant crew in tow: Emily, Katie, Erika, and Amy...We had the cousins:Kollin&Kristen...The old school:Willie, Jeff, Adam,Dominic & Matt. Our party crew: Jody/Jen, Dave/Julie, Bon/Jason. The newlyweds: Connor and Steph. The fam: Katie and Ed . The New crew: Hallie and Derek, The wives of hunters flying solo crew: Erika and Katie Boyd. The out of towners: MaryBeth and Brad. Pretty Great mix and LOTS of fun! We laughed, we drank, some cried and crashed! Dickies were a plenty and even Todd and Margo made an appearance! Some dressed up in tacky sweaters and others came bearing gifts...it was definitely a good time had by all.

Sarah Ella did a fantastic job getting the house set up with all the Christmas spirit and I have no idea how she prepared the fantastic spread while managing to keep up with two boys under two! She is approaching Houdini level with that accomplishment!

The Hosts of Cole Christmas 2008

Todd and Margo made an appearance! "Where are you gonna put a tree that big Griswold?"

Sunday came and we finished out the fantastic weekend by celebrating SE's 25th...and counting ;) birthday! We took a date to Swanky's tequila bar while pops and kitty watched the boys. We definitely enjoyed the time alone and had no idea that Swanky's was such a great dinner spot. Thanks for the heads up Ed!

Here are what the Boys are up too....Airey is now obsessed with BUBBLE BATHS and watching Diego with Brother. Campbell is just as cute as ever!

It's Bathtime at the Cole's!




Airey and Campbell Watching their favorite show, Go Diego Go!

I love my lamby, just like my big bro!

So Cute!

Mary Beth and the boys having a laugh!

Merry Christmas to all!!!

Peace - The Cole's

Thanksgiving and a trip to Starkville

We have been pretty busy the last few weeks. First was a trip to Grenada and a visit with SE's brother Seth and his wife Chrissy and their boys Jack and Joey. Airey was worn out trying to keep up with those two! We went to the MSU vs. Ark game that same weekend in Starkville. It turned out to be a rare win for the Bulldogs, which was a pleasant surprise. It also turned out to be Coach Croom's final game as coach in Starkville, so we've got that going for us :)....which is nice.

The following week brought thanksgiving and a lot of food, football, and relaxation. I was off for the Thursday/Friday of Thanksgiving week and we stayed around the house all weekend. SE got her Christmas decoration on and we put up the tree and all the other bells and whistles that go along with the Holiday season. Airey found his favorite ornament on the first go-around scoping out the tree ---- He screamed out GOLF CART!!!!! and was soooo excited he could hardly stand it. Now, every time he walks by the tree its "GOLF CART!!!" followed by a few mintues of pointing and wooooing. Yep, thats my boy!
The Cowboys won :) and the Bulldogs got smoked by the rebs :( but we enjoyed it all and had a great time playing and having a long weekend with the boys.

Airey is talking and repeats everything we say! Yikes.... watching football is much harder than you think when you have a 22 month old who repeats everything!

Campbell is growing by the minute and weighs about 15lbs now. Doubled his birth weight in the first 3+ months. That is definitely not the Cole genes working there ;)

Pics from the last few weeks:

These boys love their mommy!

Family shot on Thanksgiving at the Glenn's

Airey and his great godfather,BG, reading the "Big Truck" book

Finally, we would like to congratulate team Lynch on the news of another little one on the way! We know Ella Catherine will be a fantastic big sis and we cant wait for the arrival of baby Lynch #2.