I can't believe the final days of summer vacation are already here. We are enjoying our last week of summer vacation...Gabe is on vacation too this week so we are spending lots of time playing and snuggling with our little boy. I actually returned for a week of in-service training on August 15th, but now I don't go back to work until September 6th. I was dreading the day I had to go back to work, because I knew how hard it was going to be to leave Cole. It as harder than I ever imagined it to be...I was a emotional mess the week before I even went back to work. Our original plan was to put Cole into a daycare; we found a great one and we both felt great about sending him there. But the more I thought about it over the summer I decided that I wanted Cole in a home daycare or I wanted a nanny in our home. I began my search for a home daycare because with Gabe's work schedule it would be very hard to have a nanny at our house. My search was very successful, we found a wonderful babysitter that we love and so does Cole!! It was so very hard to drop him off that very first day; I was bawling like a baby. Each day there after gets a lot easier though...and he loves it, so I don't feel so bad.
Our big trip/vacation of the summer was our trip to Oregon. Cole was amazing on the airplane...people even commented that they had no idea there was even a baby on the plane!! I was a little bit worried about Cole adjusting to the time change, but I think that he did even better than Mom and Dad.
Cole's First Plane Ride.
While in Oregon we had a week of full of spending time with family and friends. I think that we figured Cole met around 60 or 70 new people that week!!
Cole with his Great-Great Aunt Helen
Cole and Grandma
Cole snuggling with Uncle Tyler
Bedtime story from Grandpa
We had a wonderful week with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Tyler and lots of other family and friends. Cole was spoiled by everyone!!
We can't wait for Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Tyler to come and visit us for Cole's first Christmas.
Our summer was new, fun, relaxing and exciting. Can't wait to do all kinds of fun toddlerish things next summer!! (yes I am already planning our activities for next summer)
