Happy 2nd Birthday!

We just celebrated Rhodes' 2nd birthday. We feel like rock star parents for picking out this awesome tricycle for him. He has spent every free second on it and loves it! We had a great weekend celebrating and playing with Brett, Cathy, and Kenadie and were sad to see them leave and head back home. The little cousins had a blast playing together.

Birthday boy and his new bike.
Sweet Kenadie wanting her picture taken during the present opening time.
This is how you recycle gift bags.
Playing with his new truck from GiGi and PaPa.
Farm animals and dinosaurs from Kenadie.
John Deere fishing set that he used as a sword instead of a fishing pole.
On his new bike!
Daddy adjusting the seat to the perfect height.

Trying to hold 2 fingers up.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday Daddy! We celebrated by eating at Crazy Hibachi. We were unsure of how Rhodes would behave since he is going through a not wanting to sit quietly stage right now. The chefs were so entertaining and the fire kept his attention until food was put on his plate. He even ate sushi (avocado roll) for the first time and loved it. It was a wonderful time as a family celebrating the life of a sweet daddy.

daddy and his Paco being silly

Dog Kennel

Rhodes loved getting in and out of the dog kennel at GiGi and PaPa's house. He was constantly in and out of it having the best time.

snack time is better when you are inside the dog kennel

Sprinkler Fun

Since the temperature has been beyond hot we haven't been able to play outside much. The grass needed to be watered and this little guy needed to run off some energy. He had a great time playing with his new sprinkler toy.

acting like a monkey, or telling us he's hungry....not sure which

Remote Control

This is what the sneaky little boy was doing when nobody was looking!

Style All His Own

What a surprise to see little Rhodes making such a huge fashion statement. He has learned how to pull his shirt over his head and thinks it is the funniest thing ever.

wearing daddy's shoes as he mows the tile in the kitchen


playing inside his little dump truck

The Beach

This year the beach was much more enjoyable for the little man. His little hands loved playing with the sand, the water wasn't an absolute favorite but he tolerated it well.

mommy and her sweet little boy
swimming in the pool since the beach was closed due to bad rip tides
learning how to build/destroy a sandcastle with the Cole kids, they were very patient with him.
what began as just picking the sand up............
turned into throwing it everywhere


Instead of taking pictures he decided to lay down and have everyone look at him on the ground. This kid seems to always become the center of attention.


family picture at sunset
Rhodes with Corbin, Mallie, and Titan. They all had such a fun week together. Camp wait for Beach Week 2011.