Bottles N Brushes

My mom and Edgy came down for a visit this past week and we all had a great time!  As part of my mom's Christmas present we went to a fun painting class at Bottles N Brushes www.bottlesnbrushes.com.  We had a lot of fun and got to bring home our paintings that we'll have forever! 

Best Buddies!

Obviously I'm making up for lost time with pictures!  As much as Cole adores his big brother, Luke loves his baby brother just as much!  They are definitely best buddies and both love playing with each other. 

Eyes!

Luke loves taking pictures with my camera and he is pretty good at it.  I recently uploaded pictures from my camera to my computer and found close ups of both of the boys eyes, taken by Luke.

Side by Side

I thought it would be fun to do a side by side picture comparison of Luke and Cole when they both turned 1.  They are almost exactly the same age in the these pictures as both were taken about two weeks before their 1st birthdays! 

Insanity and Sick

Ben and I started doing a workout program called Insanity on Monday.  And yes, it is INSANE!  We both really want to get in shape, so we feel better and hopefully lose a little weight too.  It's a 60 day workout program that is 6 days a week.  Unfortunately Ben started the week sick, and I ended the week sick.  Somehow Ben pushed through and completed all 6 days, but I just couldn't muster the strength yesterday, so I'll make up my day tomorrow.  Poor Cole has now caught the bug and has a fever and congestion, urgh!  I hate being sick but hate it even more when my babies are sick!

Please say a prayer for Cole to tackle this cold quickly and please wish Ben and I luck on our Insane journey to get in shape!

New Year, New Blog

I have high hopes this year of keeping up with the blog :0)  I know I've said this before (ok, more than once) but my hope is to update this at least once a week.  Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted since September!  A big part of the reason is because we traveled a ton during the months of October and November, but no excuses :0)

Cole is napping, and has been for almost 2 hours, so if he wakes up I'll have to cut this short and continue this evening.  Cole is an amazing child!  His personality has really begun to shine through and all of us are enjoying every minute of it!  Of course he adores his big brother, and mimics everything he does, which can at times be frustrating when he mimics something that neither of them should be doing, like unraveling all the toliet paper, haha.  He is walking, running, and even a few times jumping!  He is a climber, and can already climb up on the couch upstairs (it's slightly lower to the ground than our downstairs one).  He says mama, dada, more (moe), fish (ish), hot, bye, hi... and babbles up a storm.  Cole can eat a ton, but is a bit picky about what he eats.  He loves to cuddle and being read to.  He will point at books and grunt, and bring them over to me and push them in my face to let me know he wants to be read to.  I can not believe that he is almost 14 months old!  He is a sweetheart, and even lets his brother push him around without too much complaint :0)

Luke continues to amaze us all, especially with his verbal prowess!  He loves to quote movies, sing songs, make up songs, and "read".  He doesn't really know how to read, but he will sit down with a familiar book and I hear him reading the story to himself :0)  He is a tech guru and knows how to navigate my smart phone, his Nook, the computer and even his Pops ipad.  He calls his Nook his ipad, which is pretty cute.  He also enjoys playing his Mobigo and the Wii, haha!  Although he enjoys his gadgets, he is all boy and also continues to love sports.  We are going to try and sign him up for soccer this Spring.  He loves hitting golf balls with his dad and has really gotten good at it.  He also loves hitting the baseball, playing football and really any other sport there is.  He is fully potty trained, woohoo, and is growing up soo fast! 

Ben and I are both doing good!  Ben continues to like his job and is still working on his Masters, which he will finish in May 2013!  Of course he loves living in a golf course community and the warm weather has allowed him to get in quite a bit of golf.  He plays with one of our neighbors or will take Luke with him.  I am meeting more people and have made a few friends.  I even went out on a girls night last Friday! 

We are all so blessed and are definitely happy with our decision to move to Charleston, SC.  It is such an awesome city, and being so close to the beach, the warm weather, and nice people have made us like it even more!  We are looking forward to everything 2012 has to bring!  My next post will include pictures :0)

Some Recent Pictures