Cole Henry: Two Years Old

My sweet Cole is two! Madness! He is talking and adding new words and sentences every day.  He loves the ABCs, counting and repeating things we say.  He sings and dances and plays catch by himself. He adores his daddy and celebrates Saturdays more than we do.  He never slows down, and I think he would stay up all day and night if we let him. He adores his buddies from our life group and church. And his cousin Grant, of course. He loves my growing belly and gives the baby hugs all day long. He eats like a man child and still enjoys okra and peas. He can name every family member and asks to FaceTime them constantly. His tantrums are short and almost always end in sloppy kisses and long hugs. Our hearts are full and we are beyond grateful for our not so little Cole Henry. We had such a fun time celebrating you this week with friends and family.

Happy Birthday Cole! Part Two

On Saturday, we celebrated Cole's birthday with family! My parents came in from Austin, my brother and SIL from Houston, and Tom's family all from Dallas.  Cole was in heaven with all his favorite people in one place.  We let him play with them for a bit, then went out eat at the delicious Aldaco's, and let the official festivities begin after nap time. 

The balloons were the cheapest entertainment ever.  Cole and Grant were in heaven. The construction site cake was a last minute decision and team effort between me and Cole's aunts.  The best part was that Cole LOVED it and didn't get overwhelmed from the attention, unlike his first birthday. Jill made the amazing buttercream icing, and Jean helped with the detailed yellow icing. And G-Pegs brought the trucks! It was super easy and amazingly tasty. Cole loved his gifts too, although I know he was confused on moving on right away to open the next thing.  We've had a fun few days after to really sit and enjoy each one.  

We are so thankful for everyone traveling to us!! It was so great to have everyone in our home and I know Cole loved every minute.

 

  

  

Happy Birthday Cole! Part One

Back in June, Tom and I decided we would keep Cole's birthday celebration for family only again.  We don't have any family that lives in San Antonio, so giving them quality time as they traveled to us was an easy decision.

HOWEVER... when I mentioned that to my life group gals last week, they quickly came up with the idea to get together during the week to celebrate our little man.  We always get together anyway, so add a few cupcakes and some sticky watermelon, and we had a PARTY! These are Cole's buddies, so it was such a gift to celebrate with them and their mamas. There were no decorations, no preparations...just a pool and some box cupcakes.

My friend Annie took the amazing pictures.  My iphone took the less amazing pictures.  I'm so thankful she captured these sweet moments.