Over the last month...

Here's a few things we've done during March!


Had dinner with Dora and Diego.......



Went to Tennessee with Dal's baseball team...


it was COLD!!!
Yelling "DADA!!!" at the gate :)

Went to the Opryland Hotel with my parents and met up with some family members...



isn't the view from our rooms great!! We love the Opryland Hotel!
Cole's TRUE smile...this is the look he gets when he just can't stop laughing :) I love it!
Went to Disney LIVE!



Had a surprise birthday party for my mom...


of course she cried...did you really think she wouldn't?!?!

Went to an Easter Egg Hunt with friends...


found a little chocolate in some of the Easter eggs...yum!!!

Whew!! I'm tired just thinking about all we did over the last month! :)

Merry Christmas....in February!

I wanted to catch up on everything since Christmas, so here's the quick version. If you didn't receive the Christmas card (pictured left) from us...well it's because I never got around to sending them out! I still have all 75 cards sitting here in my office :(. However, we had a GREAT Christmas...got to see LOTS of family and Cole had a blast opening presents. Dal, Jill, & I volunteered at the Salvation Army this year, which I hope becomes tradition for us :) Spending so much time with family and remembering Jesus's birth is definitely something to celebrate! Here's a few pictures from Christmas below...






The "Williams" clan (Dal's mom's side of family)













The "Ellis" clan (my dad's side of family)






The "Hinton" clan (my mom's side of family)






Cole LOVES flags so when Uncle Brent gave him this Alabama flag, Cole was sooo proud of it! He still carries his flag around to this day :)







My parents got Cole "The Happy Car" for Christmas...it is soooo cool! It is remote controlled so WE can control where Cole goes, when he stops, turns, etc...it has a switch for him to control it with the pedals and steering wheel for when he is older but right now, he just runs into the walls when he is in control of the car!
Dal's parents got Cole his very own recliner! Somehow I didn't get a picture of it but he absolutely LOVES it. Every morning, I tell him to get in his chair and he hops on in it with his milk and cheerios and watches an episode of the Backyardigans!


After Christmas, Dal, Cole and I took a trip up to Nashville. It was WONDERFUL!!! We stayed at the Opryland Hotel, saw the Rockettes, went to Charlie Brown ICE (where it was 6 degrees!) and ate a Aquarium...a really neat restaurant. I hope this becomes a yearly tradition for us!!!






January 2010....I'd rather forget about this month because it seemed like we were all sick all the time! We did have a great New Years though!


So James Spann predicted snow today and boy was he right...it is actually still falling as I type! Cole loved it and didn't like it one bit when we told him it was time to come inside...as you can see from one of the pictures!

Remember us??

Wow...ok so I realize that I'm waaaay behind on posting. It's pretty bad when not only your family gets on to you, but your friends do too! I hope to post pictures dating back to Christmas on here sometime next week.

For now though, I wanted to list Cole's 18 month old stats so I don't forget them! We went to the Dr. a few weeks ago and Cole weighed 25lbs 13oz and was 33 inches long. This put him in the 50th % for weight and 75th for height! He is growing and changing soooo much every day!

He can say lots of words now...and two phrases "I want that" and "What's that?". Recently he has been calling his daddy by his first name. I guess he hears me saying "Dal" and it sounds so much like "Da" so he just calls him what he hears me say! We're working on correcting that!

He also has used the potty a few times too! He poo pooed three times and tee tee once! We're not pushing him but he seems to be catching on the potty training thing pretty well.

We also bought him a ball, tee and bat recently. I will have to post a picture of him hitting off his tee....I was pretty impressed how quickly he picked up on hitting the ball off the tee too!

He is still into the Backyardigans sooo much...it's hilarious to hear him try to say "Backyardigans".

I hope to take his 18 month pictures before he turns 19 months old :)

Stay tuned for pictures very soon!

A new visitor.....

Cole's elf finally showed up on our front porch tonight! And he arrived in true redneck style.....on a Monster Truck!!! I thought he was supposed to arrive on Thanksgiving but now that I see he was traveling from the North Pole on a Monster Truck, I understand his delayed arrival :) Although I think Santa realizes that Cole is too young to really understand how his magical elf works, he wanted him to have one this year so that we can document it and look back on in the future.

Since Cole isn't quite old enough to name his elf, we are simply calling him "elf" this year...how original huh! Although I must say, after seeing his vehicle of choice for is first appearance, I'm tempted to name him Cousin Eddie :) "Elf" even brought along an activity book with all sorts of fun things for Cole to do over the next month...how cool!!!

We have been on the go nonstop over the past couple of months. The house is decorated for Christmas and I will try to post pictures of it all soon.....the key word is "try" :)
Cole is growing up waaaaay too fast. He knows a few animal sounds like dog and lion and is saying a few more words too! His real talent is spotting flags....yes that is right....the boy can spot an American flag from a mile away and everytime he sees one he yells over and over (very loudly) "DAG"!!!! (which of course is supposed to be "FLAG"!!!) Driving up and down hwy 31 is now much more interesting and I promise you that there are LOTS of flags to be seen on hwy 31 :) I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!! We have sooo much for be thankful for :)

Fall/Halloween pictures

Everyone says "you must have a thousand great pictures of Cole"....uh wrong!!! When I'm behind the camera, I'm still Mom and like many of you, I can't get my child to look at the camera!

Thankfully Dal was there to help get his attention too :) Our "session" was rushed but I wanted to share these pics anyway. We also went to Boo at the Zoo and Cole learned a little how to Trick or Treat. Well he knows to hold his bucket out so people can put candy in it anyways!!


He is supposed to be a cowboy for Halloween. However, I couldn't get him to wear his cowboy hat nor hold his horse for these pictures....so he ended up looking like a farmer instead!! haha!! If I can get the hat and horse in any pictures tomorrow, I'll be sure to post them :)

I hope everyone has a Happy and SAFE Halloween!!!

Uncle Brent's visit

My brother came into town last weekend. I'm so happy that I was able to get few (not great, but ok) shots of him and Cole together. These pictures were very impromptu but hopefully I can get more great shots when he comes back next month :)

the Captured Moments STUDIO

For the past month, Dal, his dad and uncle have been working around the clock to finish my brand new studio in our basement. They just finished and I am absolutely thrilled with the way it turned out!!!! I still have to decorate the walls and do some paint touch ups but it is ready to use :) I am so excited about my studio shoots for this Saturday.

Check out the pictures on my photography blog..
www.capturedmomentsbykimblog.blogspot.com

Swine Flu attacks....

We found out yesterday that Cole has swine flu :( We have battled a fever of 103-104 for the past two days. Today he seems to be doing a little better and his fever is stayed around 101 thankfully.

Dal had swine flu a couple of weeks ago so we are all too familiar with this irritating virus.

Hopefully I will stay well...I have lots of photo editing to catch up on as well as more photo shoots this weekend!

Please say a prayer that Cole continues to get better and we can say goodbye to the flu for good!!! :)

We're still here!!!

Ok so I realize that I've been a baaaaad blogger lately :( We have been so busy and it's hard to find the time! I'm going to try and do better!!! We have lots coming up...the Pumpkin Patch, Elmo Live!, and Disney on Ice...hopefully I'll get to share lots of pictures with everyone very soon!

Cole started Mother's Day Out today...he was supposed to start in Sept., but seeing that swine flu seemed to be spreading like fire, we decided to keep him home for a while. I couldn't believe how emotional I was though! When I was making his lunch this morning, I started crying!!! When we got to MDO, he walked right in his classroom and started playing :) His teachers said he did great!

Dal is wrapping up his Pizitz Football season in a few weeks :) Cole loves the cheerleaders and the band!!

Cole and I took a trip to the zoo yesterday...I thought the weather was great but I would have liked it to be a little less humid. We had a great time anyway! Can't wait for Boo at the Zoo now!


We have been working non-stop on finishing my photograph studio in our home (and by "we", I mean Dal's dad and uncle). It is looking great and if all goes well, it will be completely finished sometime next week :) Here's Cole helping us getting ready to lay the hardwoods (and I can say "us" because I was involved in this part of the construction). I plan on posting pictures of the new studio sometime next week!

This Month's Favorite Things!

Ok so because I am female, I change my mind...A LOT! Therefore my favorite things change all the time!

First and foremost my favorite things are: my Faith, Family, and Friends. I don't put these on the list because they are just "understood".

1. I would have to say the top of my list right now would be Kids Market!!! I got to shop early since I contributed and I am soooo glad I did! I got some GREAT deals. Cole got a playset (swing and slide) for just $35!!! And it is small enough to come inside when it is cold or rainy! He also got LOADS of toys, books and some clothes too! He has already loves his "new" things :)

2. Kirklands...I had forgotten how much I love this store because I hadn't been in so long! Thanks to my friend, Amanda, who just decorated the walls of her new home, I am inspired to change up a few things in our home too!...and what better place than to start at Kirklands...they have GREAT deals!

3. Storytime at the Hoover Library...this still makes the list. We LOVE Tuesday mornings and Cole is starting to get the hang of it :)

4. Speaking of the library, I am so happy that Cole LOVES books (which is why I bought so many at Kids Market). He is constantly bringing us a different book to read and look at with him....it's definitely one of my Favorite things about my little man :)

5. Tamiflu....I realize how strange this sounds, but let me explain. Dal found out last Monday that he had Swine Flu!!!!! So the Dr. prescribed him Tamiflu and also gave him a prescription for me to take it too, to help prevent me from getting it! Thank goodness! So far so good....Cole nor I have gotten sick....yet!

6. Lowes....because my very talented father in law and uncle are building my photography studio, I have become VERY acquainted with Lowes....just give me a Lowes work vest and a name tag and I could work there!! (I will post pictures of the studio progress soon!)

7. Fall....I love everything about the Fall Season. I love doing early Christmas shopping, getting together for Thanksgiving and I am very excited about Halloween this year! (I've already gotten Cole's costume!! hehe!)

8. Chicken/Cheese Dip....again, let me explain. A few weeks ago we gave Amanda a housewarming party. One of the girls made a chicken and cheese dip that was oh so yummy!! I found the recipe and made some today!!!

9. Crafts...ok so I haven't actually started doing crafts with Cole yet, because I haven't figured out what a one year old can do that won't totally destruct the house :) If you have any suggestions, PLEASE send them to me because I love doing crafts!!!

10. "Premier Season"....I don't know the official name, but I'm referring to the time that all the shows' new episodes come on!!! My #1 favorite show right now is definitely Criminal Minds....I could watch this all day, every day!! The season premier is this Wednesday and I'm sooooo looking forward to it :) Other shows I'm ready to see are: The Office (Jim and Pam's baby!?!?), CSI-NY (who got shot??) and even Grey's Anatomy (although I'm not really sure why).

I hope to post new pictures and video very soon. Between the swine flu, my job, and being a mom :) I just have to find the time!