New and Improved

Look closely. Do you see it. The new and improved Cole. If you can't tell what it is, I'll give you a hint. Check out that beautiful, straight smile free of metal. What do you think? We were pretty pumped at the news this morning. He went for a checkup and they told him it was time to move to the next level. He would've screamed with delight had we been outside. Instead, he settled for a little jump and happy dance. He was fitted for a retainer which we returned to pick up this afternoon. He will have to wear it at night only. What freedom he now has. Dr. Boggan, his orthodontist, even gifted him with a bag of candy...taffy, gum, jawbreakers, etc...everything he couldn't have with braces on. We're going to try to talk Daddy into taking us all out for a celebratory dinner tonight.

Cave Dwellers

A little over a week ago, Jason and Cole went on a scout trip to the Cumberland Caves in Tennessee. They had a great time. They slept 500ft. below ground in a cave. They also went on two different cave expeditions, which in laymens terms means spelunking. Here are the pictures that Jason took while on the trip. Some of them are kind of hard to see due to lighting.

This is the only bat they saw in the entire cave. It's teeny tiny, but hanging upside down from the ceiling.

My little cutie