5.29.2013

More outdoor play - the baby way

Barnes Park was the destination that Cole and I chose to have a picnic.
We brought Dundee along too to enjoy the sunshine and remind him that he is still afraid of ducks. 
(Still wishing that with every oncoming car, Dundee would picture it to be a giant duck; that way he'd run AWAY instead of TOWARD...)
Anyway,
We had such a good time together.  After eating, Grandma and Aunt Brookie met us up for a walk.  Cole fell fast asleep in the stroller.


Enjoying his first carrot







Last week we made the most of Shane's day off and went for a hike. Cole fell asleep in the front pack about fifteen minutes into the hike...sweet boy.


Came across this beautiful thing... (actually I almost stepped on the poor thing...don't ask me how I didn't notice 3.5 feet of snake on the ground)
I was wishing Cole had been awake to see the snake, because I wanted to see his reaction to him.  I have always thought snakes were some of the most fascinating creatures.


After we came home, Cole went down for a nice nap.  
Shane and I made the most of our time making pork salads and eating them on the porch out back.



We were also able to go see cousin Bryce's track meet!  He is one AMAZING RUNNER (4:53 mile I believe).  We met up with Cory, Holly, Grandma, Aunt Brookie, Savanna, Easton, and Eric.  
(Don't mind the woman in the orange pants...)


Once again, being in the great outdoors (and in his Grandma's arms) wore the little man out! He fell asleep, but each time the runners came around the track, a wave of cheers came right along with them, waking him up for a few seconds.  Then he'd be back off to sleep for another minute or two before they came around again.


Looks like we have found the secret to get baby Cole to sleep...
I'm considering transforming his room into a rain forest.



6 comments:

Carly said...

He is seriously the cutest baby ever Kenzie! Love the sweet boy! Maybe I'll run into you at your sisters this summer? I'm already counting down the days until we're back at Grandma's house! Haha.

Carrera said...

How fun! Um, pork salads on the porch with the hubs while baby naps??! Call me crazy but that sounds so ideal! I am so in love with your little family. Cole is absolutely gorgeous. I cant get enough of his pics.

N said...

I can't believe how much Cole smiles!!! He is such a sweet little guy! And so lucky to have such adventurous parents.

Circe said...

What a sweet boy. You might be on to something with the rainforest! I bet there's an app for rainforest sounds...or maybe a CD. I know my roommate had one in college!

Jeff and Traci said...

Glad you saw a snake too! Haha ;) And Cole is sooo darling! I love how active you all are!

Mat and Brooke said...

I'll get to work brainstorming rainforest ideas. When are we getting started? Tomorrow?? Lets install sprinklers on the ceiling!