Today is Benjamin's first Pajama Party! It is at his Daycare and all of the kids in all age groups are wearing their PJ's in to school and enjoying a Polar Express theme for the day, including watching the movie. I'm not sure if Benjamin will like the movie or even notice everyone it their "Night, Night" clothes, but I hope he has some fun and he sure does look cute going off to school in his Dino digs.

Bryan's Birthday

Benjamin had a great time helping Daddy open his gifts on his birthday. He especially loved the tissue paper!

Benjamin the Dinosaur!

I know this is the end of November, but I wanted to post about Benjamin's busy day he had on Halloween this year. We all went to school/work as normal, then Mommy showed up at Benjamin's school after his nap for the Halloween party & Masquerade Parade! Here is a picture of Benjamin eating his snack at the party...It is hard to believe that he sits in a chair at eats all by himself!

After the party and parade -which Benjamin the Dinosaur walked all by himself in (well, for the most part), we headed up to Mommy's work

for their annual Trick or Treating. He was a little shy at first, but he then warmed up to people and even met a new friend - disco Sawyer! We had a great time hanging out with Brandi and her desk too!

After we left Mommy's work, we met Daddy at The Brittain's house for their neighborhood Halloween Party. We had a great time - I think Benjamin loved riding in Claire's car the most! Thank you Tara & Alan for letting us crash your party!

We all had a wonderful time this Halloween & we cannot wait until next year!

Happy Birthay Daddy!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband and an awesome Da Da!! Benjamin and I both love you and hope you are having a wonderful day today!

Football Season

It's that time of year again and the Panthers are off to a great start! The entire family are fans of the Panthers and cheer them on each week, including Benjamin. He even wears Panther gear every Friday to daycare to show his team spirit as you can see in this picture from a few weeks ago. We are even getting our folks involved in the Panther Football spirit. Bryan and his Mom will be attending the Panthers home game versus the Saints on October 19th. They got really good seats and this will be Bryan's Mom's first NFL game. Let's hope for a great Panther win and some good weather.

Mow Town

Yesterday was a good day for Benjamin. Not only did he get to spend all of it with just Mommy and Daddy (which he has not done for a while), but he got was is looking like his new favorite toy.

Benjamin is becoming more and more mobile, and sitting still to play with anything seems like a challenge for this 'Energizer Benjamin' - hence our joy in finding out that he loves his new lawnmower. Our living room carpet has been moved about 6 times already and its looking good. Benjamin loves to move and mow, and as long as he's not getting to banged up in the process, mommy and daddy are loving it too.

Spoon Man

Becky and I were very excited (and a little shocked) to learn that Benjamin has been feeding himself at Daycare with a spoon. He is an adamant finger-food guy and only likes to eat if he can feed himself. When we’ve tried to give him yogurt or something from a utensil, he turns away with a defiant “Ain’t gonna happen” look on his face.

So, on the sheets that Benjamin gets sent home with from daycare that details his daily activities, we noticed that he ate applesauce at lunch. Putting two-and-two together, finally, we asked his teachers how they fed it to him since he didn’t like to be spoon fed at home. Well, to our surprise, they let us know that Benjamin has been spoon feeding himself for quite some time now.

It is amazing to us how fast our son continues to grow and learn. We know he’s going to be a big boy when he grows up, and that he’s learning by leaps and bounds right now, but as far as mom and dad are concerned, we’d like to keep our little guy around as long as possible.

Let's Get Ready to Blog

Welcome to the Cole Family Blog. Yes, yes, I know - it's about time! With all the craziness around two working parents, maintaining a house, and raising a family, it has been tough for us to try and fit this into our schedules.

But Becky and I both realize how fun and interesting a family blog can be. One of the best things we hope to do is create a detailed history for Benjamin to look back on and read about when he gets older. People our age tend to have some Polaroids and great stories from Mom and Dad about growing up, but in this day and age, how cool would it be to have it all on a blog.

So, here we go. We're going to try and start a new habit of posting here often and adding lots of pictures. We may even blog about sum exciting stuff that has happened in the past, like Benjamin's 1-year birthday party or our trip to Disney World. Stay tuned.