Sorry Folks, we didn't actually follow the poll about Cole's costume, we decided to go for the costume with the least votes: Frankenstein. Just thought I would let you know. I will post pics as soon as i let paul upload them. It's not that I cannot upload them, it's that i don feel that patient right now, so maybe tomorrow we will have trunk or treating pics for you...if paul has patience. Stay tuned

Cole vs Toby the Turtle

Doesn't Cole kinda look like the turtle, with his serious face and skinny neck?

Cole's 1st Birthday and other pics

yes, we did it again, our son has survived one entire year of life. Actually, since most of you know and have commented on how good i am at blogging, I am happy to report that he has now survived almost 14 months! Which might not seem like a big feat to some of you, but not everyone is blessed with our special abilities to kill a plant in a week(happpened more times than I can count) and to drown a fish (Yes....dont doubt me, it is possible). here are the long awaited pics from his belated Bday party and his cotton candy banana split (he is in food trials not for bananas) as you can see, he is not too sure about this!

I guess the kid who has never had sugar doesn't really appreciate cotton candy! Sorry cole, I tried.

Here is Cole's "cake" or cotton candy banana split!

Cole is "SO BIG"

APFED BINGO Night is over!

Thank goodness October 11th has come and gone, what a relief! I almost don't know what to do with myself since the last 8 weeks have been spent focusing on October 11th! I helped plan a fundraising event for the American Partnership for Eosinophilic Diseases (APFED). We threw the entire event with no budget, and all completely from scratch looking for donations for everything.
All in all, I think it went off well, we raised almost $10,000 for our cause which isn't too shabby for a family fundraising event. I sold 25 tickets to the event and out of our extended family, only one person, my bro-in-law, Adam, won at BINGO. And so out of the many donations, gift cards, and baskets(some of which i begged for), what did he choose, a cigar lighter....who doesn't need one of those?
I just want to say thanks again to all of my friends who supported me, and who put up with me during the last several weeks! I am so lucky to have such good friends and family. And my poor husband, all he wants as payment for all of his help picking up the slack is for me to promise not to do this next year......don't worry, it's not like pregnancy, I'll remember how draining it is.....wont I?