Our little boy is 1!!!

Happy Birthday Little Buddy!

Our little guy has gone from this sweet, little peanut...
To this handsome, energetic, loving and happy little boy!


He is my world and I could not ask for a better little boy! I have been teary eyed all week thinking about Cole's birthday! Its bitter sweet because he is no longer an infant, but an active little toddler! He still needs me, but is getting more independent by the day! He makes me soo happy to be his momma!

Here is a little note that I would love to share with him later on in life!!

Dear Cole,

Happy Birthday to our handsome little guy!! We were recently looking at pictures of your first days and its hard to believe its been a whole year since you were born!

This year has been one of the hardest, yet most rewarding and amazing year of our life. We know you won't remember anything from your 1st year when you are all grown up, but we will never forget it & you'll probably get sick of us reminiscing or saying "remember when?"

Mommy will never forget the moment the doctor placed you in her arms. There was a rush of emotions that came over me... Fear, excitement, anxiety... I carried you for 9 months, loving every kick, movement & hiccup and finally you were right there in front of me to see. It was by far one of the BEST moments of my life.

We'll never forget your scrunched up little nose, your "quiet" little cry... How you would inch your way up our chests as we held you.. Or the little noises you would make while you slept or ate... The first time you rolled over on your own, or refused to sleep on your back, making us worry every moment you slept on your tummy! We''ll never forget your first little smiles, coos, and laughs because they brought smiles and joy to our hearts. And we'll never forget the day you learned to wave hello or shake your head no, it was the cutest thing.. Hopefully, We will continue to think its cute! :)

We'll never forget the day you said "mama" or was upset at mommy and called for "dada." Or the time you gave your first hug and kiss.. It melts our heart every time!

We love you with all our my hearts, Cole Stephan. Mommy and Daddy will always be your biggest supporter & we"ll support you no matter what you want to do in life. We will love you no matter what. We will be there for you always, wherever you are, no matter what age.

Mommy is thankful for every single day she gets to take care or you, watch you grow and teach you.. We can't wait to spend the rest of our lives watching you grow & learn.

We love you with all of our heart!
Mommy and Daddy


We are having Cole's 1st Birthday party on Saturday, so expect pictures soon!!

Hope ya'll have an amazing weekend!! I know ours will be celebrating our little guy!! :)

Lots happening..

Must I say it? Or is it obvious? And you already know whats coming? I have been informed, by a very loving friend, that I have been a horrible blogger.. :)

So, since I blogged last, lots has happened and is continuing to happening..

Hubs is finally home.. I must say, This is a wonderful thing!! It is awesome to finally be a family again!!

We have moved, again... For at least the next year, we will will call Alabama home!! I was hesitant at first, but am now very excited about this!! Among many other things, we have an amazing little home that we are renting from friends, we are close to our Alma mater and cannot wait for FOOTBALL season to start!! Hubs is definitely excited to be back at our unit and be flying with our unit!

We Celebrated 4th of July with my best friend and her new husband!! And I must say, Cole loved the fireworks!! Every one kept telling me to be skeptical about the noise and all bothering Cole.. but boy did he prove everyone wrong! This little guy loved watching fireworks!! Noise was not a factor!! He sat there and watched for a feel minutes, got bored and continued playing like nothing was going on!! It was definitely a relief to not have to ruin anybody's evening with leaving early!! We have such a good little guy! :) (Please ignore the bad picture quality! These are all off my phone! Yes, I have been bad about using my camera!)



During the Holiday weekend, we got to spend some much needed relaxation time at the lake with my family! It was a lot of fun!! Cole loves the water! It was soo nice being on a house boat to let him just crawl around.. This was his favorite spot:




The last couple day h been spent trying to unpack and get the house put together, all while mommy's little helper follows me around undoing it all! :) It really is a lot of fun!! Being that all of our stuff has been in storage for the last 6 months its kind of like Christmas all over again seeing everything we have!! Now, if I can just find somewhere to put it all!



Apparently he did not like where we put his highchair, so he decided to rearrange things! :)

This is probably Cole's favorite spot in the new house.. Looking out the window to see if daddy is home yet.. :) He loves him soo much! :)




I am under a lot of pressure to get the house unpacked and put together pretty quick.. Why? I'm a busy lady.. Thats why! :) Next weekend we are headed out of town for a family reunion for Hubs's family.. Then the following weekend, our precious little boy turns 1 (still hard to believe)!! Anddddd we have decided to throw a last minute party at our house.. The reason it is last minute is because we were going to wait until August to do the party back home in Georgia.. But after Hubs and I talked about it, we decided that we wanted to throw Cole a birthday at our own house.. And we wanted to finally be able to host all of our family at our place.. We were never able to before because we lived many states away.. So thus, we are having a birthday / house warming party on July 23rd, come hell or high water, the house will be put together and I will plan a party for my little guy!!

Until next time... Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!! :)