Sleeping Angel and the Choir Boy

Some of the best pictures are the ones you never expect. Emma loves to read and usually falls asleep reading. A few weeks ago, Leanne went to check on Emma and got to snap this picture. So proud to be a daddy when you see this.



On the other hand, Will didn't come across as an angel as he sang in the children's choir a few weeks ago. I'll upload the video. Sometimes things are just funny - no matter how much your child disobeys you.

Lastest Happenings and Pics

This fall Will & Sam started playing Soccer for Desoto Central's soccer program. Being a soccer expert (insert laugh), I volunteered to coach the boy's team. We have a team of 10 and have a great time. Will and Sam have really impressed me and play very hard when they are on the field. Below are some pictures of the boys in action.





I recently took the boys and my father-in-law to FedEx to see the unveiling of our new Boeing 777 cargo plane. It was really cool to see all of FedEx's plane and be able to sit in the captain's chairs. The boys got to sit in the plane. My father-in-law told one of the mechanics to "watch these two - they may be able to hotwire this thing and take off". Here are pics of Will and Sam at FedEx 777 Day.

No Time Like the Present

I'll admit that I haven't kept my blog up as planned. A whole Spring and Summer has passed since my last post. Lot have happened since then with the biggest part of it being that Will and Sam are now in Kindergarten and Emma is now in the second grade. We had a difficult week the first week with the boys being seperated for the first time. Poor Will was talking in his sleep at night wondering why he couldn't be with Sam. Leanne and I prayed through it and with the help of our friend, Casey Lafoe, Will joined Sam's class and has adjusted just fine. Emma is adjusting to new responsibilities, but has kept up her streak of straight As (wish I could have said the same when I was her age). She was also selected for SPOTLIGHT, which is Desoto Central's gifted program. We are very proud of her. Below are some pictures of first day of school.

Bill Dance...I mean Will Cole

Our kids are at Maw Maw and Paw Paw's house for a few days during Spring Break. They had a jam-packed day of riding the tractor, planting green beans in the garden shooting the BB guns and fishing. Will caught his first fish at McFarland Harbor in Muscle Shoals, AL. Paw Paw is determined that they are going to go back tomorrow and make sure Sam catches his first fish. Paw Paw even made a first fish certificate for Will.

Bucknaked and Goggles

Will and Sam love to take a shower, but they hate to have water in their eyes. They figured out a way to make sure water doesn't get in their eyes.

1 Girl, 2 Boys and Beignets

My mom and dad came up from Lafayette, LA for the weekend and that means eating. We enjoyed ribs at the award winning Natural Born Grillers on Friday night and then did some shopping and ate lunch at Crescent City. We explained how important it is to start off with hot french bread and butter - a true Cajun appetizer. The table got an assortment of things, shrimp poboys, crawfish etouffee and seafood gumbo. It was great, but the highlight were the beignets. Being from Louisiana, we have had our share of beignets with the best coming from Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans. The kids have had dad's beignets (pulled apart biscuit dough fried in the Fry Daddy and sprinkled sugar) and also had so called beignets from Hub City Diner in Lafayette. Hub City is usually pretty good, but it's not a place to get beignets. Crescent City had it right. The true test of a good beignet is powdered sugar on your clothes and face after you're finished. You can tell by the pictures below that they certainly enjoyed their beignets (and everything else).

A request for my dad

My dad recently checked out my blog and became interested in doing one as well. I suggested that he set one up and write about his childhood years. I always enjoyed hearing my dad tell stories of when he was a child. Every story he told started with "Me, Paul, Terry and Terrell". Those were his three buddies he grew up with in Franklin Louisiana. I told him that he needs to start a blog by the same name. I hope once he writes all of his stories, you'll be able to enjoy them as much as I did growing up. I set him up so that he could chronicle his life and times as boy growing up in South Louisiana. His blog is Me, Paul, Terry and Terrel.