Destination Boise!

We just got home from a 4 day trip to Boise to see Cole's cousins and my sister and Judd. You can reference my post from November, after a 10 day visit, raving about how much I love Boise and was ready to pack my bags and move. Don't get me wrong, I still love it there, but if we ever move there, I might have to keep a "winter" home in AZ. It was COLD! We survived 28 degrees by borrowing lots of down coats, sweaters and blankets from Kristie and Judd. My vest (or Arizona parka as Karla calls it) wasn't going to cut it in those temps.

Cold aside, we had a great visit! I hadn't seen Autumn since the day after she was born (below she is celebrating her 3 month birthday and President Obama's inaguration), so I was thrilled to spend time with her. Cole and Lukas played great together, although Cole is still a bit of a bully. He's gotten very good at giving things back to Lukas after he swipes them from him.

The highlight for Cole was sledding. Judd and Shawn took the boys up to the snow and Cole just loved it. Since mom didn't go, dad let Cole be a daredevil and go sledding by himself. He loved it!

The highlight for me was just spending time with my sister. We don't get to spend enough time together, so 4 days was a great treat.Thanks for hosting us Williams Family! I am sure it's nice to have a bit of order back in your house, not to mention being back in your own bed. We love and miss you guys!

Momma, why can't I have the whole box of Cheerios?

This is why you shouldn't give your 14 month old the whole box of Cheerios to eat. He wanted a snack and loved the box so much I thought, what the heck? How much damage could he do with a box of Cheerios? These pictures don't do the mess justice. The best part was when he stood up after the spill and stomped on them and then drug the crumbs through the house on his socks. Good times.Here he is playing outside after the mess was cleaned up. I just love this photo...he looks like such a Big Boy! He loves to play outside...Shawn always says he is going to remind Cole of this when he is 9 years old and won't peel his buns off the couch from playing video games. :)

Mom, where did my mullet go?

It was months coming...Cole's first hair cut. First he was a darling baby born with auburn colored hair. Then, it all fell out. Slowly over the last 12 months it's grown back until we finally got to the point that we were businessing in the front and partying in the back (and partying on the sides as well). So...off to "Snip-it's" we went on Sunday.

I had major reservations about taking Cole for this hair cut. This is a child who doesn't sit still for 2 minutes, let alone be strapped into a chair while a stranger comes at his little head with scissors. To my surprise, he was a champ! These pictures don't give his hair cut justice. The best description I can give you is Jim Carrey in Dumb & Dumber. I'm talking short and straight across the front. It's hilarious. At least the mullet is gone...and as they say, it will grow back!