THE COLE FAMILY

I'm back!

2009-08-26T11:37:00.000-07:00

sundance...do beautiful!

my dad in heaven at the "tour of utah"

proud 'pops'

scarlett will not go anywhere with out her pink purse...she loves her doll too!

ok, so i haven't been back to blog world in 7 months, but i just looked at few of my friends blogs and felt the need to do a new post...we have been doing the same thing that i'm sure the rest of you have been doing- kids, family, wes's new job (traveling like crazy), school, and just plugging along...hope everyone had a great summer!!....here are some pics from my parents visit.....

Bye 2008!

2009-01-08T11:10:00.000-08:00

goodbye to 2008, we had such a great year and at the same time such a hard year....scarlett is now one and we had the pleasure to watch her grow into her own person.....from her smiling, laughing, crawling, walking, we enjoyed every minute of it....she is such a sweet girl and now busy, busy, busy with her own personality, completely different from trents....she won't sit still now, very independent, great sleeper, daddy's girl, and so precious...we are blessed to have her.

trent turned big five this year and has turned into such an amazing boy......i loved watching him this year be a big brother.....he is so in love with his sister, watches out for her, plays with her and shows her nothing but love.....he is also our chef, he loves to cook with me in the kitchen and i hope this interest will stay with him....this would be a great plus for a wife (wes doesn't cook), so i hope he sticks with it.......he is also our engineer, he loves to build things and watch how things work, ever since he was little...he has such a curiousity for life and i love this about him....he is also still a mama's boy and loves to snuggle with me....he always shows so much love to all of us.

wes is my rock and i am thankful everyday for having such a humble, caring, loving, positive, and handsome husband.....i wish i could be like him, and am so lucky he picked me as his wife.....he had a hard year, since he was laid off from his job and i admire him working so hard everyday to support our family.....i am blessed to have such a wonderful family.

we miss our family in california, but we know how much we are loved by them.....maybe oneday we will be closer...we love you all and wish everyone a great 2009!!!

here's some pics from x-mas.

1st Snow...Finally!

2008-12-14T13:54:00.001-08:00

it finally snowed yesterday...so last night we went to target and got scarlett some snow boots.....trent was so excited to finally have scarlett be able to play with him in the snow....we bundled her all up and here are the pics:)

tasting snow..cold!

can i walk in these big boots!

Scarlett Turns One!!

2008-12-02T09:56:00.000-08:00

scarlett turned one the day after thanksgiving, trent was so excited to throw her a party.....he made the cake and helped her open her gifts.....grandma gg came over and we all had a good time:)
trent made the whole cake, all by himself...he was so excited to give it to her.

i think she liked it.

trent made her a birthday crown.

present opening time.

i think she made out!!

Thanksgiving

2008-12-02T09:43:00.000-08:00

scarlett loved the food, maybe i'll have one kid who eats:)

yummy pumpkin pie:)

this year thankgiving was pretty mellow.......usually my family comes out, but since my grandpa passed away this month, they were unable to come......i was a little depressed and really didn't feel like doing much, but my neighbor invited us over and we ended up having a great time.....trent got to play with a bunch of kids and we all has full bellies.

Random Pics

2008-11-19T13:04:00.001-08:00

here are some pictures of the kids from this month.....we've been having fun doing lots of crafts with trent and watching scarlie walk all over the house.....trent decided to bring all his old baby toys up from the basement, as you can tell from the pic he is having more fun with them than her...she enjoys holding socks, my camera case, chapstick--not sure why we even buy baby toys, they seem to just be happy with a wooden spoon and a wrapper.
p.s....trent really wanted me to post the cool pic of him jumping:)

Grandpa Teddy

2008-11-05T07:59:00.000-08:00

my sweet Grandpa Teddy passed away yesterday morning......we are going to miss him so much and although i am sad, i feel so blessed to have been able to have him in our lives for this long....my grandparents both we're able to see me get married and meet all three of their great grandkids...he was such an amazing grandpa, so loving, generous and kind to all of us.... i'm so glad i got to see him in september and tell him how much i loved him and say bye.....i am sad for my Grandma Regina and hope she will be ok, we are leaving today to california to be with her and my family.....Love you Grandpa Teddy and may you be in sweet heaven now and watching over all of us.

First Snow

2008-11-05T07:54:00.001-08:00

trent was so excited this morning when he looked out the window, SNOW!!!

i think his pajama bottoms are going to be wet.

sister watching brother.

Halloween

2008-11-01T21:28:00.001-07:00

trent didn't want to pose

mommy cat and her kitten

the nerd and the 80's skier

texas chain-saw skier

Walking

2008-11-01T21:18:00.000-07:00

well little pip-squeak is walking....she started a few weeks ago taking more and more steps and now she is going strong.....it's funny to see such a little thing walk:)

Sneak Peek

2008-10-27T18:22:00.001-07:00

scarlett is a kitty cat.

trent had a halloween party at his preschool.

trent is a knight.

Pumpkin Carving

2008-10-26T20:10:00.001-07:00

scarlett's first time carving a pumpkin

vanessa carved this one

wes carved this one

Exploring

2008-10-26T19:55:00.001-07:00

this little girl is everywhere now!....she loves to crawl and get into everything.....she stands and will take a few steps......a few days ago she took 12 steps and was so pround of herself....any day it will be all walking and no crawling:)

Silverlake

2008-10-20T09:54:00.000-07:00

went up to silverlake on sunday for a hike:)

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-10T10:14:00.001-07:00

trent picked out a bunch of pumpkins and we went through a cool corn maze...we're excited to carve them and eat some yummy seeds:)

Fall Is In The Air

2008-10-09T13:52:00.000-07:00

we took the kids to the park the other evening....and bundeled them up.....something about the crisp cool air & the smell in the air that makes me love fall:)

Fall

2008-10-04T09:48:00.000-07:00

wes and the kids and i, took a beautiful drive through the alpine loop yesterday.....wes stopped along the way and trent collected all sort of colored leaves......fall had arrived.

Tubes

2008-10-02T13:53:00.000-07:00

scarlett is getting tubes in her ears on tuesday...she still has an ear infection, after 4 rounds of antibiotics.....i'm a little nervous about the surgery, but know it's a pretty simple procedure and the best thing for her....i hate seeing her pulling at her ears and feeling miserable.....i'm happy that this will solve the problem and i can have my happy-go-lucky scarlett back...maybe everyone can say a few prayers for her on tuesday morning:)

Listening

2008-10-02T13:44:00.000-07:00

the other day, trent had some friends over to play.....he comes up to me and asks "mom can we go upstairs and play in my room?".....i say " no, you have already made a hugh mess in the backyard and a hugh mess in your playroom, so lets just stay downstairs".....trent goes back to his friends and says "hey guys, you all want to come upstairs and play in my room".....he listens so well, i had to laugh.....i guess at least he asked me first, right?

p.s....he didn't get to go upstairs in his room:)

Praying Mantis

2008-09-30T09:43:00.001-07:00

a cool thing about utah, is the variety of bugs here...trent loves to catch bugs and then release them back to their moms and dads......the other day we found a praying mantis on the grass in our backyard....i have to say it was pretty cool:)

Oh Sweet Scarlett

2008-09-30T09:38:00.001-07:00

man i love this girl......i can't believe she is going to be one in two months....time flies.....i remember last year at this time and i couldn't wait to meet her; now she has been part of our family for almost a year....she's my angel:)

Nice To be Home

2008-09-23T09:39:00.000-07:00

well we're back.....we had fun, but scarlett was sick the whole time....so it's nice to be in our home and in my own bed....i took scarlett to the doctors yesterday and she has a double ear infection again....4 in 2 months!!.....she was up all night in pain, so they gave her tylenol with codine (aren't drugs great).....she is doing better, but the doctor said she will need tubes, which is fine with me, if it will stop her from getting ear infections...i hate to see her miserable....trent had them also..... he had 10 ear infections in one year and after getting tubes he has never had an ear infection since....the doctor said it is genetic and since wes got tubes in his ears when he was little, i'm blamming it all on him:)

Traveling

2008-09-18T09:35:00.000-07:00

hey everyone...we're in in california for a few more days......the kids and i just got back to huntington beach after spending time with wes's family for a few days (we had a great time, thanks!).... we're all missing daddy lots and i'm sure he's missing us, since he's all alone...don't worry babe, we'll be home soon...vee

Wheeler Farms

2008-09-05T07:13:00.000-07:00

we went to wheeler farms on labor day.....the weather has cooled off in utah and it was a beautiful day....we had a nice stroll with our family.

Crawling Olympics

2008-09-01T20:44:00.000-07:00

scarlett is offically crawling!!!...she is a little wobbley, but makes it across the room...trent decided to have the crawling olympics and gave her the gold medal for the best crawler!!!

Old Friends

2008-09-01T10:51:00.000-07:00

my friend julie (from grade school) lives in yonkers, ny.....she came out to see us, while we were visiting.....it was nice to catch up and see our boys play together....thanks for making the trip julie, i had a great time!!

New York City

2008-09-01T10:45:00.000-07:00

there are so many things to do in the city, so we had to narrow it down to just a few......natural history museum, central park, fao schwartz, and a broadway play (the little mermaid)......so much fun!!

Long Island

2008-09-01T10:41:00.001-07:00

we went to see wes's cousin in long island....we had so much fun!!......thanks kristy & frank for everything!!!!

Strawberry Hat

2008-08-21T20:22:00.001-07:00

Ratso Rizo

No More Helmet!!!!

2008-08-20T14:27:00.000-07:00

today we went to scarlett's scan for here helmet and her head looks great!!.....she just has to wear it only at night for one more month.....trent says we're having a party and he is going to give her his plastic piece of cake from his play room....today was so nice to be able to touch and kiss her head, it's so soft.... she also looks different to me now that her face isn't squished.....yeah!!!! we're all very excited!!

Jen and Shannon's visit

2008-08-20T05:17:00.000-07:00

my sister jen and friend shannon came out to visit.

Snowbird

2008-08-11T09:15:00.001-07:00

i just love snowbird, it's one of my favorite places.....everytime we have visitors we come here and everytime it is just as beautiful as before...the weather was perfect and as usual trent and my dad beat everyone on the alpine slide:)

Thanksgiving Point

2008-08-07T12:41:00.000-07:00

my mom and dad are here visiting and we went down to thanksgiving point........it is so beautiful this time of year....we couldn't of had a better day, the weather was perfect and i think we all enjoyed ourselves:)

more of Thanksgiving Point

2008-08-07T12:32:00.000-07:00

Off To The Splash Pool!

2008-08-03T10:21:00.001-07:00

we have a splash pool walking distance from our house.....trent has always loved going, but this year he prefers the new big pool...i told him we have to do things that scarlett enjoys too....he ended up having lots of fun, scarlett did too:)

Slide Show

2008-07-31T09:16:00.000-07:00

trent got this cool 3d projector that you can do a slide show with...grandma gg bought it for him and it comes with a cd that you play that goes along with a sea creature slide show....he loves to be in charge and play it for anyone who comes over, he is very patient and listens to the cd till it's time to change the slide.....scarlett is his biggest fan and has seen it now about 7 times, she can sit up, but sometimes will fall over, so the laundry basket is her new seat.

more pics from cottonwood

2008-07-27T09:12:00.001-07:00

Cottonwood Hangout

2008-07-27T09:01:00.000-07:00

our neighbors (lance & mariko) invited us and a group of friends up to big cottonwood canyon to have a potluck and hang out at her grandfather's property....it was so beautiful and made me realize how much i miss camping in the great outdoors...we are so lucky to live here in utah and have everything right at our finger tips...we had great conversation, food, smores, and the kids enjoyed running around.....thanks!

Cookie Press

2008-07-27T08:19:00.000-07:00

trent loves to bake and always loves using fun gadgets, we've had this cookie press for quite some time, but have never used it.....so he found it and ask if we could make cookies.....so we started making the cookies, we put the butter and sugar in the mixer and i told him to tun it on, well i forgot to lock down the bowl and sugar went flying everywhere......after me almost having a anxiety attack, i cleaned it up and we started again....he had a blast and the cookies turned ok yummy....although in the morning i was still stepping in sugar on the floor.

Teething!

2008-07-25T17:05:00.000-07:00

ok, i haven't posted any new pics in awhile because my sweet mellow scarlett has turned into fussy never-put-me-down scarlett.....i feel so bad for this little one, her 2 bottom teeth are coming through and she is not enjoying it.....i cleaned the kitchen this morning with her on my hip....hopefully it will pass and i can have my baby back, but i'm sure more teeth are to come......vee

Daybreak pool

2008-07-19T12:08:00.000-07:00

the pool in the community we live just opened...we've been wanting to get over there and check it out....yesterday we finally got a chance to swim in it....trent wants to go again today..super cool!

Sunglasses

2008-07-19T12:05:00.000-07:00

i found these sunglasses for scarlett at the gap and couldn't resist....trent had to get his on too.

The Jogger

2008-07-17T13:25:00.000-07:00

well scarlett is finally big enough for poppie mark to take her in the jogger........if you don't know my dad, he takes the grandkids on 4 hour walks to the park...literally he's gone forever and we never can find him.....i went on this walk so i could keep scarlett on her schedule.....they had a fun time at the park....thanks dad!

pink toenails

2008-07-14T08:31:00.000-07:00

my mom has been dying to paint scarlett's toenails pink....so as soon as we got here she did...can i say it's the cutest thing in the world on those chubby feet....everytime i look at them i crack up...way too cute!!!

Huntington Beach

2008-07-09T20:24:00.000-07:00

it's nice coming to the beach since we don't live here anymore, i really appreciate the beauty of it. the fresh ocean air and watching trent so free, takes me back to my childhood. it was such a fun day! my friend jessica, who i went to kindergarten through highschool with, was a trooper and drove down from palm springs. we had a blast with her, my dad , jess's sister-in-law jen, and all the kids.

4th of July

2008-07-08T20:01:00.000-07:00

Hi! We had a great 4th with Wes's family in Murrietta, here's some pics.

Wes is home now and i'm at my parents with the kids for a few more days.

Vaction Time

2008-07-02T10:04:00.000-07:00

Well we're off to california. We're so excited to see all our family and friends. Trent can't wait, he asks me everyday if this is the day. Hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th of july!!!

Scarlett's Crib

2008-07-01T12:17:00.000-07:00

trent is seriously in love with scarlett, he has been since the day she was born....when it is time for scarlett's nap or bed time he says "no, no, don't put her to bed", then he has to kiss and hug her 50 times before she lays down.....if she is already in her crib he has a stool he stands on and bends over to kiss and hug her...this picture he decided to get in the crib with her.....it's so sweet to see how much he loves her....she is also so in love with him and cracks up at everything he does.

ps...for those of you who don't know scarlett had to get a helmet which she will wear for the next 4-6 weeks....it will help shape her head...i was nervous about how she would do with it on 23hrs a day, but bless her heart, she is doing great:)

Harriman Splash Pad

2008-06-30T14:55:00.001-07:00

utah lake

2008-06-29T15:53:00.000-07:00

trent & scarlett went on their first ski boat and had a blast!!!

blog world

2008-06-29T09:44:00.000-07:00

well it seems like everyone we know has blog so we are going to jump into the blog world too.......
hopefully it's aseasy as it seems.......it will be a nice way to share what's going on in our lives with family and friends.......vanessa