September 24, 2006

  • It's hard to believe my great-nephew, Cole, is a year old already. Was it
    truly a year ago that Hazel and Clara & Co. came to Fort Worth, and I sped
    away from visiting with them to the hospital in Arlington to await Cole's
    appearance? Wow! Time most assuredly flies when one is having fun.

    Today was the Official First Natal Anniversary Celebration at Cole's gran's
    house, i.e. my sister, Jeanne's place. Here's the birthday boy, himself! Isn't
    he precious?

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    What a plethora of poppets! ;^)

    It was a lovely day with a nice breeze, causing several of us to gather on the back porch; that's my brother and his wife on the left, with Dad talking with Meredith and Margaret while Elaine's doing something or other, and Kirstin in the doorway:

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    Jeanne provided hats, blowthingies, and....

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    Weird teeth. I think this picture has "graduating senior slide show" plastered all over it, don't you?

    The young'uns took advantage of the weather to play hide-and-seek; here's Meredith counting as Jill and Cole hasten to find a hiding place:

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    Dang! Caught! That's Benjamin peeking around the corner of the fence.

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    Tell you what, Jill has the most gorgeous hair of nearly anyone I know. Doting husband, beautiful son, great job, AND gorgeous hair? Life just ain't fair.

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    One last hide-and-seek photo, this time with Bethie being "it"; there wasn't really a wide selection of hiding places, unfortunately, but Meredith and Benjamin worked with what was available:

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    Finally it was time to open the gifts! Mercy Maud, the kid cleaned up. Wow. It was like a feeding frenzy, as Jill kindly allowed the other children to "help" open the presents. Grab! Rip! Tear!

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    Bethie decided Cole needed a little something...

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    Jeanne and Cole:

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    What would a party be without cake, right? Here are Justin and Jill presenting Cole with his very own, private cake:

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    Nothing like an audience to watch a guy chow down:

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    Sometimes it appears Dmitry wonders what sort of family he got adopted into:

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    Here's one last shot of Cole, deep in birthday party heaven:

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Comments (6)

  • Wow, what a wonderful selection of photos! I saved a bunch!! Thanks Anne!!

  • What a fun party. Cole is sooooo adorable. I wish Hannah and he knew each other better and were close to play together. They had so much fun before we left. Jill looks great!!! I'm with you...her hair is beautiful. Great swinging hair picture.

  • Yeah, what great hair!  I wonder what shampoo she uses.  Maybe if I got some my hair would flip aroud like that too.  Maybe not, though.  Great pics, Mama.  -Alex

  • Happy Birthday, Cole!  How're they going to top your first birthday party when  your second rolls around?  They'll think of a way.

  • Thanks for the great offering of pictures and captions for Cole's 1st Birthday party!   We had fun - thanks to everyone for coming and for the presents! 

  • The hairs fake!  Just kidding I use dirt for shampoo Alex, hope it comes in handy.  Anne you took some great pictures, I cant wait till I can order some.  I need to save them to a CD.  Cole is 1...... how fast the years are going by.

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