Toes are on the menu at our house ;-)

Colebug's toesies made it into his mouth today!

What's my name again??

It's come to my attention just how many nicknames I have for my little Cole.. The two we use the most are Colebug and (little) Peanut. And then there's Little Man, Stinkbug, Chunky Monkey, Munchkin, Butterball, Drooly-Julie and Smiley Cyrus :P

Not just another day at the park....

On Friday we went into Rittenhouse Square, one of our favorite spots in Philly. This time we didn't just sit at the park. We decided to give Rouge a try. Rouge is a parisian restaurant, with sidewalk seating overlooking Rittenhouse Park. We had an amazing meal for lunch.


The best part of the meal was hands down their Day Boat Sea Scallops. These scallops are pan seared to golden deliciousness, served with what they called a red wine and golden raisin reduction. Yummmmmm.



Truffle Parmesan Frites...these were amazing! Tall crispy pomme frites (fries) cooked in delicious truffle oil (which is mushroom..), topped with parmesan shavings.

This is what being a mom is all about...

Cole and I had a deep bonding moment last night that almost put tears in my eyes. I was cradling him toward me and he was staring into my face. He was playing with my cheeks, lip, and nose. And never once did he break his gaze. He was utterly fascinated by momma :)

Uh, what is this Mom?

First try at rice cereal this weekend... Cole wasn't exactly sure what to make of it... and as I had expected he ended up wearing most of it ;-) He fooled me into thinking he had swallowed it a few times by holding it in his mouth a little while and then he would errupt, spewing it all over, laughing and spraying me in the process. haha.