From Wii bowling to the real thing!

Acting silly

Lugging the ball to the ramp!

She's saying "CHEESE"!

Look at it go!

Bryce was excited too!

Ella was checking it all out.

Cole is totally obsessed with Wii bowling, so I decided to take him REAL bowling. He has been excited about it for a week. Everyday he has said, "We're going bowling on Thursday the 26th!!" It has been so cute. A friend from his preschool, Bryce, went with us and they had a good time. I wish I had a camera on Cole's face when he opened the door to the bowling alley. He started jumping up and down & screaming, "LOOK! LOOK! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! LOOK!" He ran around in circles. I swear I don't think that I've ever seen him so excited in his life. He would have stayed there all day. I was a little worried he would disappointed that he didn't bowl all strikes, but he was elated just getting to use a real bowling ball. He made 2 spares and ended up bowling a 95 (with the bumpers up). Mommy didn't do so hot...we won't put my score on here. :-) Ms. Konnie beat me! Cole said that we were going back tomorrow and he was going to bowl a strike this time. I think I may have created a monster with this! Do they have bowling leagues for kids?

Good times

Ella & Ava playing in the kitchen

Giving each other hugs

Cole & Ella absolutely love any camera!

Ava liked taking all the babies out & then pushing the stroller

"Baby" Ava came over to play while her mommy, Ms. Jennie, ran some errands. For whatever reason, we all still call her Baby Ava even though she is over 2 now! Ava is the sweetest little girl, always so well behaved...mine could take some lessons! :-) She calls Cole, "Cold". Between Ella calling him Dole and Ava calling him Cold, he was confused by the end of the day. He loves Baby Ava though!

Playhouse Disney

Cole playing outside the Cannon Center

Ella loved standing up and dancing to Handy Manny

They both loved this toy!

They still fight over who gets to play with it!

This was Ella's reaction for the 1st 15 minutes.

Cole had such a good time

The day before Valentine's Day, all four of us loaded up and headed downtown to see Playhouse Disney. Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse, the Little Einsteins and Winnie the Pooh were there. I was worried about Ella getting tired of being there, but she danced and pointed at everything. At first, she gave one of her famous "What the heck is that looks", but pepped up shortly. Cole had a great time too! He's never been much of a dancer, singer type guy but he thought it was fun. :-) We met Uncle Lance and Aunt Catherine at Rendevouz afterwards...which was Mommy & Daddy's favorite part!

Happy Valentine's Day...and a couple of randoms

The best Valentine pic I could get. He loves her so much now!

Her shirt says, "You make me blush."

My cute baby girl.

She absolutely loves any slide!

They have so much fun together!

Mommy & Daddy actually got a date night!

I love that Cole and Ella are starting to have so much fun together now. Don't get me wrong, he still has moments when he doesn't like sharing. Ella absolutely worships her big brother though. When he is at school, she goes around the house yelling, "DOLE!" (She can't say Cole.) I swear it is the cutest thing ever. She gets so excited when we pick him up. Cole goes in her room in the morning and tells "his little Ellie Belle" good morning. He thinks it is hilarious that she calls him Dole. This is why I definitely wanted two kids. I pray that they always stay close and would help each other in any situation. Mommy & Daddy went to Lupo's with Aunt Stacey, Uncle Scott and a few other couples. The food was TERRIBLE, but we all had a nice time together!

Cole is starting to ask more questions about God. We read the Bible every night, so he always wants to know more. He took me by surprise one night & asked if Goliath went to Heaven (we weren't even reading about Goliath!!!). I told him I didn't think so, and you can guess what came next...where did he go? I very simply explained there was a place called hell that was fiery that people who didn't love Jesus and God go to. Well, now he calls is "hill" & says that bad people like Goliath go there & it has lots of fire. He is so perceptive. At 3, he asked me why he couldn't see God since there were no clouds in the sky (I've always told him that Heaven was way above the clouds. Well, there was a clear sky that day...leave it to Cole.) Now, he tells me that he dreams about God every night and loves him sooo much. He's cute.

Super Bowl Sunday

Notice, Ella is peeking out from under the glasses!

We had a good time with Uncle Lance and Aunt Catherine Super Bowl Sunday. I didn't really watch much (if any) of the game, but I sure ate a lot of sausage rotel, spinach dip & quesadillas. Funny story about all the food- Lance sent Catherine to Kroger for a couple of things. Well, Catherine, like ALL pregnant women, thought some other things looked good and came home with a ton of food for them to cook. I thought that was so funny. I craved meximelts with Cole and Reeses sundaes with Ella so I totally understand when something sounded good!