Leona's First Thanksgiving

We got out of the hospital with Leona late the Wednesday before Thanksgiving so we left early Thanksgiving morning to go to Grandma's house.  They held lunch for us and Leona enjoyed a hearty meal after her forced starvation in the hospital, even if she did have to sit in the Bumbo on the floor because there wasn't room at the table.

Leona also got her own stocking, courtesy of Grandpa Cole's knitting needles.  I guess she'll grow into it.

Lake House Vacation

The weekend that our house was on the market some friends graciously lent us their lake house so that we could get out of town while our house was showing.  This was so wonderful because our house had 14 showings in 4 days and it would've been almost impossible to be gone all that time and also to keep it clean.  Soooo we went to lovely Riverside, Texas and had a fabulously relaxing weekend that was much needed.

Leona wasn't much for getting wet in the lake but she sure had a great time climbing up the 3 stairs from the living room to the kitchen of the house.  She thought it was a stair master the way she'd climb up, we'd put her back down, and she'd do it over and over again.  She also enjoyed the brief spin we took on their gold cart.

Bluebonnets 2015

Poor Leona was sick the day that we went to take bluebonnet photos.  She had a fever and felt rotten but it was the only day that we could do it with nice weather so she had to soldier on.

Or not...

Leona's face says, "Take another photo and I will mess you up!" It makes me laugh every time I see it.

Teeth!

Leona took her sweet time getting her teeth in.  She finally broke through the gums the week that she turned one.  This photo was taken a little after that.  It was hard to get a photo of her teeth because she thought it was a game to close her mouth whenever I got close to snapping a photo.

Baby's 1st Rodeo (that she was awake for)

She wouldn't be a true Houstonian if she didn't go to the rodeo every year so Leona joined us at the rodeo.  Last year, being that she was 6 weeks old, Leona slept through most of the rodeo but this year she was wide awake and really enjoyed the spectacle. She especially enjoyed all of the animals and just being outside.  It was a fun family day!

Happy 1st Birthday Leona!!!

Happy Birthday Beautiful One Year Old!

For her birthday we did pony rides! It just sort of worked out that way actually.  We were at Grandma and Grandpa Cole's house for the weekend and got to go over to a friend's house who has ponies.  So Pony got to ride a pony. : ) She really enjoyed it.

We also went to a park with all of the Cole cousins and had a great time.

Last but not least for the day was Leona's official birthday celebration.  She really liked the cupcake.  She's the first of the sisters to really go for it and eat it rather than just poking it.  This proves that she is my true "Cole Baby" and has the sweet tooth to prove it.

Leona had a great time wrestling her cousins and sisters for her birthday presents.  She was just happy to jump in and play with everybody.  She had a great day!  We are so happy to have Leona in our family.  She adds a special spice that no one else can to our lives.  We love her very much!

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