sssswwwwING!!!!

I took Cole to the park the other day because I had to feed him and we were out running errands. I had also been wanting to get him on a swing but since it's been raining so much we haven't had a chance until now. He loved it! We spent the rest of the week scoping out parks in the area to see which swings we liked the best.



at the park on a swing



loves the swing! which is weird considering he never liked the baby swing we have at home

 

another swing, another park, another day


After thinking Cole was teething for the last 5 months, he finally has 2 teeth coming in on the bottom. I'm really going to miss his gummy smile but it's about time he had some teeth!


So Cole has been getting into everything and pulling himself up onto anything. I am seriously scared for him! He can pull himself up no problem but he hasn't acquired the skill of breaking his fall. He's just started to put his hands out to try to land on them. The other day he wanted to get back down on the ground and landed on his hands. He just laid there for about 5 or 10 seconds with his hands underneath him before he figured out what to do. It was pretty funny. He also loves crawling over to the barstools to try and pull himself up... which I'm guessing is because we don't allow him to do it because it's dangerous. But the other day I didn't realize Cole was over by the barstools and he pulled one down on top of him. He was laying flat on his back with the barstool on top of him and he was holding onto the footrest that he uses to pull himself up. It seemed like it would be a pretty traumatic experience for him but 10 minutes later he was doing it again. That same day he also pulled a bunch of heavy books down on top of him from a book shelf. I just can't leave him alone for a second anymore. Actually I was in the room both times... he's just quick!

Aside from all the trouble he's been getting into, he's loving his new trick of standing. He's funny. Now he just likes to stand. I have to put a bunch of his toys on the ottoman so that he can stand and play with them at the same time. And every time he pulls himself up he just gets the biggest smile on his face. Lately he's been letting go of whatever he's holding onto and standing there for a few seconds before he falls. He's really getting the hang of it!



playing with his toys



this is how Cole likes to watch TV now

It was funny, the day Cole was trying to touch his shadow. It kept moving though so he never got it but he put forth a good effort.

Last weekend, the kids were here and we went to the San Diego International Auto Show. It was OK, I thought there'd be a bunch of high-tech cars that you see in movies but it was just the latest models from the big car companies. Here are some pics from the day...



Vere, Cole and Hugh in the background playing with some steering wheel

  

Cole and Vere



Lucy spinning the wheel for a Corvette Diner giveaway (and Hugh is watching)

 

Tabatha spinning the wheel



oh ya... we got this new wii game called just dance. here is a little taste... :)