Baby Bird

Yesterday we found that we had a little visitor in our yard. A baby bird had somehow lost it's way and wound up in one of our bushes in our backyard. I think that it was just learning how to fly but didn't yet know how to get home. We were able to keep the dogs from noticing it and watched as the mama bird sat in the tree next to it and "talked" to her baby. I'm sure she was saying, "Now don't you move or those dogs will come have you for lunch!" We put the dogs inside and let Cole have a closer look without disturbing it. He kept saying "baby bird, baby bird". Once we all went inside, we saw the mama bird come down and feed her baby. (never mind that the baby is pretty much the same size as it's mom; they grow up so fast - ha, ha, ha) This morning I looked out and saw it sitting on the top of our fence being fed by it's mom again. It was gone when we got home from church. Our hope of course is that it finally learned how to fly and went home with it's family, not that it fell off the fence and was a doggie snack:-( We'll think the best and picture it safe and sound in it's nest!

Goggles!

Just thought this picture was too cute not to share! Cole found a pair of my goggles and really wanted to wear them! He's been asking for goggles all the time lately. We might have to get him a pair of his own this summer:-) He is pretty cute in them after all!!!

My Green Thumb

Okay, so a green thumb might be exagerating a little bit. It's sort of a sickly green shade but I'm working on it! I got my garden transfered from my little cardboard seed boxes to my lush, freshly tilled garden! Okay, so it's a rocky, hand shoveled ex-flower bed but it should do! I've got corn, bell peppers, green onions, radish, carrots, peas, beans, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, watermelon, zuchinni, cantaloupe, cucumbers, and acorn squash. I'm sure it will be totally overrun in a couple of months because I was way too ambitious and planted way too much! That's okay, it'll be survival of the fittest! Whatever isn't making it will have to go for the better of the others:-) I'm so excited to see what's going to grow and hopefully have a great salad in a few months!!!

The Most Important Meal of the Day!

Cole loves breakfast! It's his favorite meal of the day and he usually eats the most at it too. This morning he was loving his eggs, yogurt, and "cocky miwky" (chocolate milk). I can get him to take his vitamin if I put a touch of chocolate milk powder with it in his milk and he thinks it is the best thing ever! He does great feeding himself with a spoon and fork and most of the time won't start eating until he has his utensils. His nice, full cheeks give away what a good eater he is:-)

Frisbee and football!

We had some friends over on Saturday night for a BBQ and then went over to the park for a little frisbee and football to work off all the food we ate! The guys were trying to perfect their professional catches - between the legs, around the back, jumping in the air! Cole loved playing football! He thinks it's always "my turn". He had some good runs too:-) It's always fun to just get out on a nice spring evening and do something active!!! We had a great time!

Yard Work

Cole loves to be out in the yard and helping his daddy do "yard work". He loves shovels and will point to the big one and say "daddy shubel", then point the the smaller one and say "mommy shubel". He loves getting rocks out of the flower beds and finding other places for them. Adam asked him if he was going to get a couple of rocks one time and now Cole thinks the rocks are called "a couple". He'll grab a handful and say to us, "a cubble" and hand them to us. He is very interested in daddy picking up dog poopie but thankfully is good about watching his step and leaving it alone. This week, inbetween snow storms, he thought it was pretty cool to run under the hose as Adam sprayed it acrossed the yard. And of course there is nothing like a boy and his dog. Although he is very aware of what it feels like to get whacked in the face by Tonka's big tail or licked right up the face, he still likes to throw the ball and pet them. I can't wait until it really warms up so we can spend more time outside!!!

Birthday Boy!

Yesterday was Adam's 28th birthday! We had a really fun day! He was able to take the day off of work and we went skiing with a couple of friends! None of us had been skiing in a while so we took it slow and just had a great time! Adam and Brad snowboarded and I am always so amazed at the ease with which Adam just picks things up naturally! He looked like he'd done it a million times! I know some of you are thinking, how can you go skiing, it's April! As ready as I am for spring, a little spring skiing is always great! The sun was shining, the snow was still soft, and there were absolutely no lines at the chair lifts! It was great! The tip of my nose is a little sunburned though:-)
Then last night we had a BBQ with Adam's family to celebrate! He got a Nintendo Wii, which I had looked for for about 2 or 3 weeks in order to find one! We'll be experts at bowling, golf, boxing, and tennis before we know it!!! It was a fun day and I think we can chalk yesterday up to another great birthday! (Only two more until 30!!! Yikes!)