Cole & Claire Bear Report

Cole and I had such a wonderful day! Mark had to work, but at least he got a cute lion visitor!! ;-) Cole got to spend some quality time with Grandpa and Grandma Klie while I went and got pedicures and sushi with three of my best friends Danae, Jenny and Sheliah. I had a wonderful time, and that was the best present I could have asked for. I love these girls so much, and I am so glad we have all stayed so close over the years. I treasure every moment spent with them :-) As you can see by the pictures, my parents have an amazing back yard.. Looks like Cole got a photo shoot yesterday with all the fall colors!! Then we went to visit Mark at work, so he could see our baby boy in the cutest lion costume ever! I know I am biased!! ;-) Then we went back to my parents and just relaxed, had dinner, and enjoyed the time together! I love Halloween, just to see kids in costumes, and seeing all of the fall colors! Mom and I hanging out on the front porch waiting for trick or treaters!

Becca, Jackson the shark, Cole the lion and I all went to visit Grandpa Klie at work today. The claims department had an Alice and Wonderland theme. Dad dressed up as Tweedle Dee/Dumb with another guy from the office! Hilarious! Not to mention, he put blue colored hairspray in his hair. He is going to learn just like all us women have over the years that that spray does not come out in one wash! I look forward to seeing my dad out in the yard doing yard work with blue hair tomorrow!! ;-) It was so cool to see how proud Dad is of these two boys. I am pretty sure proud grandparents are the cutest!!

Cole and I had such an amazing time at the pumpkin patch today! We got to enjoy amazing weather with becca and Jackson! Merris Farms in Buckley was so much fun! We got to look at pupkins, take a hay ride, look at goats, pigs and birds! We even got to sit in a cow train! It was so mice to see Jackson and Cole enjoy thier time there today! Not to mention having so many options to have Cole experience for the 1st time! Not to mention it was my 1st hay ride ever!! Had a lot of fun today! Can't wait to to it again next year!!

Sometimes there are events in life that make you so grateful for what you have. This event for me was a recent death of Mark's best friend Erin. In cases like this you have to wonder what God has in store by taking someone at the ripe age of 36. Does this make me look at my life, you bet. Does it make regret choice in life? NO. It makes me want to live my life to the fullest and do what makes me happy. I am so lucky to have our amazing son Cole, and my amazing husband Mark. This life we have created, we will continue to make the best of. I know it's hard to be positive in a situation like this, but we are trying. That's what Erin would have wanted ;-) We love him and will miss him so much, and will continue to live our lives with him in our minds and hearts.

On Cole's actual birthday October 5th, I couldnt help myself to look back at the day he was born, and think about our life in the last year. We have had some rocky bumps in the road but Cole has really helped us in all these horrible situations. I really think that Cole has been our guiding light in life the last year. He trly makes us so happy, and watching him grow each day makes me smile. When I was pregenant, people would tell me motherhood was the most amazing thing. I did not know how amazing it was until that moment I held him in my arms. Everytime he does something new, or adorable I feel so proud to be his mom. I feel blessed to have Cole every second of every day. I went back and looked at pics of the day he was born, and thought I would share a few along with a few on his birthday!

Mark, Cole and I got the advantage to go to Las Vegas this last week with Mark's parents. We ahd so much fun, and really enjoyed the much needed vacation. Cole was the best! Didn't fuss once on either flight, in fact slept both ways. Loved the lights and all that Vegas had to offer! Cole was my good luck charm apparently! I won big twice on two penny slot machines! 1st win on the sex in the city slot machine bringing in $550 and another win of $138 on a wizard of oz slot machine. We even got to go to the aquarium, making it Cole's 1st trip! He didn't really care about the sharks as much as he loved the fish! He had so much fun! We really enjoyed relaxing time together!! THank you so much to Bonny and Bob for an amazing trip!

We had so much fun last Sunday celebrating Cole's 1st birthday with family and friends! It was so great to have so many loved ones there, we feel so blessed! Cole had so much fun with his cake! He managed to get it all over him, his shirt and the floor! Here's a few pics !