Big Swim

For the first time, Kole ventured outside his little wading pool and into a big pool - over at the Grunewalds on Saturday. In need of some sort of floatation device for him, Kathy made a last-minute run to CVS for a fairly common innertube with a little footie fitting for toddlers. Well ... there was one last one on the shelf, and on clearance for $6. With limited choices, she bought it. It was both functional and a bargain - best of both worlds. There was one slight, comical condition to this floatie. It was bright pink with the word "PRINCESS" on the front of it. Well, ultimately, Kole will be taught that manhood is God-given and has to do with those little bits and pieces he plays with when we change his diaper. It should not be determined by his peers or society - some never ending chase for a bigger truck with bigger wheels, bigger animals shot with bigger guns, etc. However, for the time being, I thought it would be quite interesting to see Kole's floatie named "PRINCE88". After inspecting the floatie, it just seemed more appropriate. So, I grabbed a Sharpie, made some adjustments, and PRINCE88 it was.

Good Times at Grammy's

A little get-together at Grammy and Grandpa Gedy's on Saturday, the Wah-Hoo Ranch near Mineral Wells. Not that we need an excuse or an occasion, but we threw in the birthday celebrations of Kathy (8/3) and Aunt Kelley (8/8) for the heck of it.
PHOTOS: Reagan pushes Kathy and Kole in the tree swing; Biscuit wonders what in the world this little person is getting into his oates; Kole eats anything cousin Reagan puts in front of him. As we found out Sunday ... that included about 200 raisins, apparently. Looked like the kid was pooping dead bugs!

Kole sing along

Yet another of the many favorite hand-me-downs Kole enjoys from cousins Riley and Reagan is a magnetic sing-along ABC box. It has a song for each letter, and has a function that will sing the ABC song. Kole quickly figured out how to play the ABC song, and it has become his #1 favorite song. That's been going on for a couple of weeks now (also noted here on "Milestones" Friday, July 17). Recently he added a new twist of singing along with the song. Obviously, it's not quite verbatim just yet. In fact, he doesn't really know firm words or sentence structure. But, in his own little mind of babble, he is singing along. If you listen closely enough, he even pauses when the song's lyrics pause, and he resumes with the lyrics resume. Attached is an example.