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One. Our little boy is one. It truly is hard to believe. It seems cliche to say it but it truly feels like it was just yesterday we were meeting him for the first time. Simply put he is just a sweet little fellow. We are honored that God has entrusted us with him.

It is just so fun to watch him learn and grow. It seems he does something new every day. Cole loves to...

~Read - he loves his book Brown Bear Brown Bear by Eric Carle and will carry it to us to read to him. We think a replacement is needed as the back page has been torn off due to all of the 'love'

~Dance - the kid has moves. He loves to dance and he is good at it!

~ Laugh - he has the best laugh, it is simply contagious. It is pretty easy to make this guy laugh and smile. He is just a happy kid.

~ Cuddle - despite the fact that he is walking everywhere he still likes to take breaks for a cuddle here and there.

~Play - Cole loves to play. He watches Sam carefully and really works to imitate him. He loves 'zooming' his cars around the floor just like his big brother.

For his birthday today we had a simple, peaceful time
together complete with some playtime at Barnes and Noble, an afternoon walk, presents, supper as a family and ice cream down by the lake. Here are a few pictures from our day.








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