Cole and his great-grandparents have August birthdays, so we threw a Birthday Luau to celebrate all of them. It was a lot of fun. York made some delicious smoked pulled pork and we all dressed in our Hawaiian clothes.
York and Ben, his friend, made this really neat box maze out of old boxes. Cole loved it! It had several windows to peek out of and flap doors to close.
Group photo left to right: SSGP's Gloria and Glen, Great-grandpa, York, Cole, April, Great-grandma, and Grandma (my mom). Thanks for taking the picture dad and sorry I'm missing a few people that were present.
Cole received Jackson the turkey for his birthday from our dearest friend Ben. Jackson became a big part of our family for several days. He had a couple of places he loved to hang such as in a favorite cement corner, under the pine tree, and on our deck. After 3 days the decision was made that there was a happy home for Jackson to live at with other turkey friends, so we helped him pack his turkey things and he arrived there safely today. I'm curious to see how Cole reacts tomorrow because the past few mornings he always asks to see the turkey when he wakes up. Could be a sad moment.
Here's Cole following Jackson around the yard. This is how they "play" together.
To fill the empty void in our lives after giving Jackson the turkey away, of course we had to get another pet today...we now are the proud owners of Dexter the cat. (Thanks again Ben.) So far Dexter has done a great job at dodging Cole. Hopefully they will be better friends soon. :)
It's hard to believe our little baby is becoming such a big boy! He is growing so fast and is so well behaved! I think Cole must have realized his birthday was special day because he picked that day to start saying a combination of 3-4 words. Before he would only say 1-2 words together. (i.e. "tank you" is now "tank you, mama") It is so much fun being a parent and seeing Cole develop and things start clicking for him.
Here are a couple of my favorite Cole phrases that he currently says so sweetly.
"Love mama/daddy"
"Mahr" = more
"tank you" = thank you
"ah no" = oh no , "ah dear" = oh dear
"meow"= he does this with his eyes closed and in a high squeaky voice
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5 comments:
Happy Birthday Cole! That's funny that he got a turkey for his birthday, what a cool present!
A turkey? A cat? Wow, sounds like a lot of crap to clean up, have fun with that!
Looks like a fun party! I am surprised you are still calling Ben a friend after he gave your son a turkey! I hope Ben has children so you can return the favor.
Glad the turkey found another home....it was a little scarey! Maybe that is just my fear of birds! Happy birthday.
Hey, I found your blog! I'm a little disappointed you got rid of the turkey, though. Cole is missing out.
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