Saturday, September 27, 2008

Happy Birthday to Cole!










Cole turns 14 today.






We just had to get out his birth certificate to see the exact time that he was born. I said it was 6:18 pm and he said it was 6:30 pm.








We were both wrong. 6:19 pm. :)


One birthday tradition we have for him is that we buy him a shirt (usually a jersey) with his age on it. This year I could not find a number 14 jersey anywhere so I had to have Outlaw Printers put 14 on the back of a Cardinal Football T-shirt. It works. If I were on the ball I would buy the next few years right now instead of waiting to the last minute. I predict that I will not do that. I predict that I am 100% right on that prediction. I am sometimes extremely clairvoyant that way.
















We actually celebrated Cole's birthday yesterday.

We rented a cabin at the State Park and had a little birthday party out there and stayed the night. It was really nice. Quiet. Peaceful. Devoid of electronics.





Cole's little buddy Mitch stayed with us. He is a good kid.








Grandma Vicki, Gary, Shoni and Davin all came out for pizza and cake and ice cream. The men started a superb fire, the kids and Grandma rode bikes, and later when everyone else had gone home for the night...Cole, John, Mitch and I had a rousing game of LIFE. John was the winner. Then we hit the sack.













This morning was beautiful and more bike riding ensued along with a paddle boat excursion, a near tragic car/bike (almost) collision and the neat, neat challenge (hi Lianne!) of trying to fit everything in the van including two bikes!

Happy Birthday to Cole!

2 comments:

Coleman said...

Don't forget the second day Dad, Mitch, and me rode the big lupe around the state park.

Lianne said...

Ha! Aren't neat challenges...neat? :) That looks like a really fun birthday! Maybe you could plan my next birthday celebration?...May 9...my 30th. I want an Ann-planned celebration!