the cole family: February 2010

Well we have been sick a lot the past month so there isn't much to report sadly :( Airey is on his 3rd round of bronchitis and breathing treatment/antibiotics and Campbell is on round two..they had tried to be in good spirits but as you know sick baby=fussy babies. It so sad and we hope to get them well soon! We are ready for spring around here! The boys have cabin/sick fever so bad they are trying all new kinds of tricks to occupy the time....Hopefully sunny and 60 soon :)

Weekend before last we had a busy one! Our great friends and neighbors invited us down to Rog's all time fav the Rendezvous for ribs and a bday celebration for Jon and we had the pleasure of meeting some great new friends! That Saturday the Pattersons hosted a dinner for us and the kiddies to play! What a fabulous meal and boy did the kids have fun together! Gray is so big and Hayes is just So animated! Sunday was the big game! GEAUX SAINTS! I have to admit I cried like a baby when Drew Brees held his son in the air after their victory! What a priceless moment in his life and probably a SuperBowl moment I will actually always remember. Hallie Kelly had us over to her house for the game for yummy food and adult beverages! Thanks for all the fun Hallie! My mom, aka Mimi, came into town last week and was here to help with sick babies and let Roger and I go out to celebrate valentines day. It was so romantic...flowers and Elfo's and wait.....2 martini's...whoopsy! But it was well worth it! We had a big birthday around our fam last week too. Aunt Katie turned the big 3-0! We surprised her with all her friends and family and it went off without a hitch. Happy Birthday Aunt Katie!

Wow, everyone says time flies but honestly I wasn't prepared to actually admit my 1st born is three years old now! He has become such a big kid in every way :) I feel like I soaked up a lot of it... and just then... I will say wasn't it so cute when Airey was a baby and he would hold his thumb in between his two fingers, and Roger will say "that was Campbell"..oh no I am already confusing all the baby memories and they are 3 and under, and Campbell is just 18 months uhhh! Some things feel like yesterday, as in the day he was born, and others feel far away, but bottom line is.. Roger, Campbell and I are so lucky to have such a sweetheart in our life. He is growing by leaps and bounds and can reason his way into anything (where does he get that,ha) but he is really shy too, which is so cute because it reminds me of Roger. He knows about 1/2 his letters and can count to 29, he is recognizing some words and loves books and counting, but lets be honest his first love is sports! He spends as much time as he can practicing tackles with Daddy and kicking soccer goals outside and riding his tricycle. He says he is ready to ride his big boy bike, so we will see as the weather gets better. He is going to be attending the new PreK 3 at St. Louis next year and we are so excited! His teacher seems so sweet and I know he will lean a lot. His vocabulary is already off the charts. We went for his 3 year check up last week and he is 50% for everything and did so great getting his finger pricked (not a single tear) and even went tee-tee in the cup for Dr. Bill, the Dr. said Airey is his best patient! He is officially completely potty trained (no diapers even at night!) and sleeps in his big bed (the one Roger grew up in!) and he even attended Big Church this week, and will start Sunday school soon :) He is so grown and loves to correct Campbell and get on to him and of course Taddle, oh here we go.....! He is still learning the concept of share and we almost have to have two of everything at this house! haha! Campbell and Airey fight over everything, monkey see-monkey do! They are getting better but it is testing our patience to the limit ( we pray hard for patience in this house!).

To celebrate the big 3 the week started with his 1st Grizzlies game at Fedex Forum, which on a side note was evacuated 5 minutes after we left in the 3rd quarter (blessing!) Airey loves watching the Griz with Roger now and we thought it was so cute when the announcer said "time Out" Airey said "oh no...what did they do? they are in trouble"...tooo cute. Then on Thursday his class had him a cute little party and sang happy birthday! On Friday his actual birthday we took him to his fav spot for lunch, Chick Fil A for nuggets and fries and he ran into Hudson a great friend from school and they had a blast, playing Tag. Friday, Marybeth,Brad, Riley and Park came into town so we all went to Chilpulatpec to see the Miriachi Band play! They sang to him and even dressed up as a grasshopper for the kids, which they were terrified of, but he didn't get it, so he sent them into super fright mode! See pics for this face! We enjoyed seeing the Smiths! We don't get to see them near enough. Well our 1st party on Saturday was at Gibson's donuts, Airey's favorite Saturday hangout :) We invited all his school friends to celebrate! They made him a huge donut cake! Our friends and family joined us at Seize the Clay later that day for a fun Pottery Painting party to cap of the celebratory week. Thanks for all the fun memories we loved seeing all our friends, children and seeing how they are all growing up together is the best part! We will have so many fun memories of the Pattersons, Thomas', Shelbys, Johnstons, Hoppings, Jacksons, and Smiths! What a week.....He enjoyed every second of it!