C-o-l-e spells Cole

Cole likes to spell his name, he can pick out the letters. He also can spell Cora's name and frequently yells C-O-R-A. He also can identify all the letters in the alphabet. I quizzed him with some flash cards and he got them all. We haven't really ever practiced before, he is so interested in reading and letters, it is great.

Snow, snow and more snow

This week Seattle experienced an unusual winter storm, so our family got to enjoy almost a week of snow. Initially over the weekend there were just a few inches, so we took a walk and built our first snow man (not pictured). Then on Tuesday afternoon and evening we got so much snow that we all stayed home together Wednesday and Thursday. No work or school for us! We went sledding with Duncan, walked to Mighty-O, and explored creating snow angles & cats in the snow. We also played A LOT of Legos, fighting off some cabin fever by the time the snow began to melt on Friday.

Cole learns to ride a pedal bike

Cole rode a pedal bike for the first time today!

Christmas pageant

In the middle of the pageant in front of the whole church, Cole whispers: "Mommy I feel like I need to pick some boogers, can I have a Kleenex?"  We had prepped him in advance to try and make sure there was no nose picking in front of the whole church, I guess this is proof he listened . . . kindof.

First day of preschool

Cole was so excited to go to school at Fremont Community School (FCS) today. He didn't even say goodbye when we (daddy & Cora) took him inside and got his coat off. He just ran off to play.  It was fun to see how confident he is with other kids.

Books without pictures

Cole asked us read Alice in Wonderland without any pictures. He says he can see things in his mind. We did not expect him to listen or pay attention, but he did. So now we are reading Pippy Longstocking and he loves it. The lady at the bookstore was pretty amazed a three year old would listen to stories without pictures.

Paging Dr. Cole

Cole has really been interested in first aid lately. He plays doctor and says he wants to drive an ambulance when he grows up. Today at twirl he found a doctor kit and decided the tiger was sick. He listened to his heart and took his blood pressure.