my son: comedian extraordinaire

yesterday cole wore his new sunday outfit from grandma (my mom). it's still pretty roomy, but it was SO cute on him, i couldn't resist! he looked like such a little man in it! by the evening, his shirt was untucked, or course, and combined with the baggy rolled up pants, he looked like he was playing dress-up, pretending to work at an office. all he needed was a newspaper, tiny briefcase and a cup of coffee...

("you're fired"...?)

since kelvin had to work yesterday, i went to the union meeting that mom and dad were at so that i wouldn't have to try to manage cole by myself. he's been SO independent lately, and refuses to sit still... i'm really glad i went with mom and dad, since cole spent most of the meeting out. mom took him for a little so i could get at least some of the meeting in, and afterwards, cole stayed with mom and dad while i rushed sarah (and chase) back home so sarah could get ready for opening night of "south pacific". for anyone who wants to see a really great high school musical, you've got to see this one! i went with chase to see the first performance, while mom and dad took cole to gospel meeting. when we got back to mom and dad's, my heart about melted... i think i need to go away more often because i got THE sweetest cuddle from my son! mom and dad claim he was really good- i suppose that may be true; i think we always behaved better for grandma and grandpa than for mom and dad. typical. after a light supper, it was time to go home, which i always hate doing when cole's having so much fun. i put my coat on and told cole that it was time to go home- he was busy playing with chase's phone (which made him look so "professional", especially when he held it to the back of his head to "talk") and just looked at me and kind of waved. that got a laugh from everyone... i put his little jacket on and we laughed harder when he tried to take it off. he was NOT wanting to go! anyway, once we got home (he fell asleep once we got to iola), he had his snack and just crashed. big day for a littel boy! now he's wide awake and ready to wreak havoc on a new day... i can hear him quietly getting into trouble at this exact moment. yay- i have some stuff i REALLY need to get done (like, make and send a cd of proofs to my first "client", clean up the old bunkbeds and dressers for the lady who's coming to look at them... i hope she buys them... and just general housework), so i hope he won't destroy anything too badly. ahhhh, life with a toddler- it's always an adventure!!