Cole is four today! It is hard to believe that four years has already passed. We had a fun celebration on Friday.
We spent Thursday night with Ryan and Cole’s three-year old cousin, Maelin. They played outside, rode bikes, and then watched Music Man. It was neat seeing the kids play together.
On Friday, I took the three kids to the Children’s Museum in Denver, because that is what Cole wanted to do. They played and enjoyed the brand new bubbles exhibit.
Then we went to lunch and ate mac & cheese- Cole’s favorite. Maelin gave Cole a claw gripper toy, and he absolutely loved it. He said “I’ve been waiting year after year, after year for this.” After lunch we went back to Maelin’s house, the kids took a nap, and then played some more before it was time for us to go home.
Cole is such a little boy. His middle name should be mischief, because he is always into everything. Cole also has quite the memory and sense of humor. He remembers so much. He also likes to tell jokes, and make people laugh. He’s very good with impressions.
Cole is so sweet and lovable. He still crawls in my bed with me every night in the middle of the night. He wraps his arm around mind, and goes back to sleep. In the morning he wakes up with a smile on his face, and tells me he loves me.
Cole has also amazed me this year by reading Ryan’s kindergarten readers. He has picked up several of them out of his brother’s homework folder, and can read them!
Cole’s favorite food is still noodles and mac & cheese. His favorite snack is goldfish crackers. He likes cooking and baking with me, playing farm, fireman, and riding his scooter. He wants to be a farmer when he grows up.
Cole often says he misses his Nana. I recall my mom was the only one besides me, that could hold Cole when he was a newborn baby. He cried and cried if anyone else held him. When my mom came to visit, one month after his birth, she took Cole from me. I warned her he was going to cry. I was pretty surprised when he didn’t. In fact, he laid peacefully in her arms for hours. They had a unique bond.
A few weeks after my mother passed away, I made chile rellenos for the boys. I didn’t put chiles in theirs, and they liked the crunchy shell and melted cheese. Cole then said, “Nana loved chile rellenos.” This was true, but I had never told the boys this. I told Cole Nana did, and asked him how did he know. He said if he thinks, he can hear her voice in his head sometimes. I can’t explain it, but I think it is very special.
Cole and his Nana- June 22, 2006
I’m so excited to see how Cole grows and changes this next year. Holding him in my arms, seconds after he was born, four years seemed like a lifetime away, and yet it is here.
I love you, Coley. Happy Birthday!