Coley's Turning 9!!

Time is flying by.  Cole is turning 9 this month and it's been an incredible experience watching him grow.  He's a very sweet well-adjusted kid... comes home from art class with all these beautiful  drawings and clay art, loves to play soccer... and still managed to pull all 3's the last two quarters and having fun in the Horizons program.

I love his hair and his silliness.  I love his stubbornness in keeping his hair long.  Heck, you know what?  If it doesn't get in the way of his learning in school (He has definitely proved that!) and he doesn't hurt anybody with his own long hair, we respect his decision to keep it long!  We don't want to stifle his personality.  So Mom, stop telling me to get his hair cut!  :)

Cole's obsession right now is Legos.  Uncle Dan got Cole his first Lego set for his 7th birthday.  He's had a couple other sets since then.  Now it has become Cole's #1 passion.  When he first got his Lego sets, he'd build them according to the instructions and pictures on the box.  Then he'd take them apart and rebuild them into his own creations!  (I'll post those pics separately.)

When I did this shoot with him (which was very brief because he wanted to go back to building Legos again), I asked him to have his most favorite toy with him so we can reminisce about this years from now.  So here we go...

Cole, you're a great kid!  Keep doing what you're doing... you're doing a great job!  We love you tons!