More Cheese!!!

CHEESE!!!

I know these pictures are somewhat cheesy but we had a great time taking them. I hate to say it but one of the dumbest gifts I ever got were pictures of my nieces and nephews. My sister in-laws were so happy when they handed out the pictures and I put on a smile and didn't get why they were so happy to give me a picture of their kids. WELL, I GET IT!!! I'm sorry sis' for not enjoying the pictures a few years ago, but I enjoy them now. So with that said, please enjoy the pictures of my son and me, I'm sure some of you will think this is cheesy and somewhat stupid, but those of you who know will enjoy them with me and smile. Merry Christmas Everyone. I also have a picture of Judah and Santa but I took it on my phone and need a card to download it, so hopefully in a few days.

1 YEAR OLD!!!

I know that many of you have been waiting on some pictures and videos from Judahs birthday party. It was good having my family there to help celebrate it. I hope you enjoy the videos.

My little shopper

Look at my little monkey, I don't even have to teach him how to walk like an ape...lol

You don't quite understand the bond that a father and son has until you experience it. It's no wonder why boys who are raised by their mothers have so many problems verses boys raised by their fathers because that bond is something that can't be recreated by anything or anyone else. Judah is beginning that stage where he mimics everything I do and the sounds that I make. You can tell that he is studying so hard because he wants to be like his daddy. It makes me understand why boys have such problems when a father is absent from his life because the example that they are searching for is not there. It also raises the level of accountability in my life so that I can be the best example possible for Judah. Ok, thanks for letting me ramble, here are some pictures and videos. Oh, and he just started walking so take note of how coordinated my boy is and he's not even a year yet.

With only seeing Judah every now and then I always wonder if he remembers me, if he knows I'm daddy, or if he sees me as a random baby sitter. This week put those questions to rest as I realize that we have a bond that only a father and son can have. Some of these videos I'm a dorky dad and are quite lengthy so feel free to skip around. I've got more but I'll wait a few days to post them so it feels like I actually update this blog on a regular basis...lol.

He's growing up to be just like his Daddy

It has been my hope for a long time that a miracle would happen in Jodi's life. I see that is impossible now, so please continue to pray for the situation.

On a less depressing and sad note Judah and I had a great time with my son this past week. For the first time he smiled and reached for me just as soon as he saw me. Dad's, you are right that is the best feeling in the world. When he begins mimicking your actions you just become so proud and want to squeeze and kiss him. He is a very smart boy and will be walking before I know it. Ok, enjoy the pictures and videos.

New House!!!!

Here are a few pictures of the new house! I'll be doing some major remodeling to the kitchen and recovering the hardwood floors. Its a three bedroom 2 bath with a great back deck.

Sorry it has taken me so long to put up new pictures. Life has been crazy lately but very good! The new church has been keeping me really busy but it's been such a blessing to be back doing the things that God has called and wants me to do. I wanted to share with you how awesome God is and how much he has blessed me lately. It would seem that it's hard to top hanging out with Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne for a week, meeting Meg Ryan, and buying my car from AROD (Alex Rodriguez) but God continues to pour out and most of all at a time when you wasn't sure if He was listening. The new church has been amazing and such a blessing of support and love, and beyond that I was looking for a house here in the community and just when I didn't think I was going to find anything that would fit my budget a couple from the church that had been asking $109,000 for their house accepted my offer of $55,000!!! Truly God is good and I can't thank Him enough for his many blessings and most of all I can't thank Him enough for my son. I miss him every minute of every day but putting up pictures helps me to feel somewhat closer to him. I'm glad that I can share him with all of you rather than to be selfish and keep him to myself, and I understand now why people get so excited to pull out pictures of their kids in their wallets. So enjoy the new videos and pictures!

Hanging with Daddy

It was awesome spending time with my son this past week. He is a very happy baby as was I when I was little, so I've been told, so hopefully he will be just like me. We had the best time together playing at the hotel and swimming. Every time he splashed the water he would kick and smile in amazement. Hopefully soon he will be coming home with me. He's finally starting to realize that I'm daddy and that is a good feeling. Both Judah and I have been through a lot this year but when we are together we tend to forget about the problems and enjoy the time we have with each other. Keep praying it is paying off, and thanks to all of you who have been praying about my new job. The church is wonderful and very encouraging and loving, I couldn't have asked for a better place. Ok, enjoy the videos!

The Biggest Rockstar of them All, Judah Cole

It's amazing how much having a child affects you because even though I was around one of the worlds most popular stars the one person that I wanted to be with most was my son Judah Cole. Its amazing how much I miss him when I'm away, so more for my entertainment rather than yours I've put up some random videos of the best TV star I know....my son.

What an amazing two weeks!!!

These past two weeks have been crazy! It was quite a transition from working in California at Ozzy Osborns house and then flying over night to meet up with my new church for a missions trip. The youth ministry and I went down to North Carolina to work with the HINTON center building houses and various remodeling projects for the poorer people in this part of the state. There is nothing like spending your first week on the job not knowing anybody and leading a week long missions trip with a bunch of Jr. / Sr. High students. The truth is I couldn't have planned a better way to build relationships with these teens in a better and faster way than serving the Lord together in missions. It was a great week but I am wiped! I don't have any pictures of the trip but I do have some pictures that I promissed of my trip to California. They are random pictures so don't expect much as I wasn't allowed to take many photos. I do have one picture of Meg Ryan where I met her in line at the supermarket. I snuck a picture of her while she wasn't looking so it's not that good but I promis you it was her. Enjoy!

Ozzy's Name

Ok, I'll give the first person to get this question right a $1.00. What is Ozzy's real name?

Ozzy's secret chamber

Today I got the full tour of the house and saw some of the most amazing things in a house that I've ever seen. The first floor was very comfortable and you could tell that most of the items in the house had come from all over the world. Everything from huge vases to beautiful hand crafted furniture. It would take forever to describe all the details that were on the first floor. Heading down to the basement the stairs were lined from top to bottom covering every inch of the wall were nothing but Gold and Platnum records. The doors heading into the basement were 9 foot doors weighing over 300lbs each! The first room you walk into is a sound studio with the most expensive recording studio equipment you've ever seen. There was a small room on the left with a gold mic and mic stand that had been hand crafted where Ozzy does his voice recordings. Now this was the coolest thing I saw, behind the studio was Ozzy's personal chambers. The walls were red and black with very low lighting and a huge fire place that you'd see in a castle. Above the fire place was a huge 60in plasma tv and in the middle of the room was the coolest velvit couch and to the left of the couch was a HUGE wooden chair that looks like it was made for a king. It had a high back and large arm rests with some of the most intricut woodwork I've ever seen. What I'm going to tell you next is something that only few people in the world have seen. In this room was a book case filled with very old books. Kim and I walked up to the book case and Kim pulled a lever on the book case and it came out from the wall and opened up into a secret room. In this room hung guitars that Ozzy has collected from the beginning of his career and other guitars that had been given to him by BB King and many others. There was no telling how much these guitars were worth. I can't tell you how much of a privilage it was to see all this stuff and get a glimps of rocking roll history!

OZZY AND THE SNAKE!

So many of you are finding out that I'm in California working on Ozzy Ozborns house. The rumors are true. Don't ask me how it happened, all i can say is that it happened and maybe later I'll tell you how this all came about. Today was the first day working there and as me and another guy were moving the wood pile we found a rattle snake under the wood pile. One guy grabbed the snake and we were taking it to toss it in the field until Ozzy came running out yelling "Wheres the F....ing snake!" This was my first encounter with Ozzy and as he stood beside me looking at the snake I stood there in a little shock realizing that I'm STANDING NEXT TO OZZY! After the drama had ended and i was heading back to building the new dog house for all the dogs Sharon yells to me "look out for the snakes", all I could do was smile and laugh realizing that Sharon Ozborn was talking to me! It was fun seeing them all day long and it was cool that they were so cool and did thier best to be friendly with me and the 2 other guys. I look back on this day and realize that I worked hand n hand with the overweight Mexican gardner who I saw on the MTV show "The Ozborns" and also got licked to death by the dogs that I saw on TV every week. I'm not sure if the highlight of the day was Ozzy running around in his underwear or Sharon spending all day in her bathrobe and all this fun was on my first day, I can't wait to see how the rest of the week turns out. Feel free to ask questions but I can't get any pictures or autographs as it could put me in a bad light with the Ozborns and I wont do that. If i do get any pictures I'll post them when I get back home.

Like noggins

Poor Judahs head doesn't stand a chance. I'm sorry son!

New Car

Here is my new car. I'm excited to get rid of my truck and finally get something with some decent gas mileage! It is an Infinity G35 2005.

We had a great time out at my uncle Roberts house over memorial day weekend. Take a look at these fish! Hopefully soon Judah will be able to spend time with all of my family. My moms fish is the biggest!!!...lol!

latest visit

Thanks to all for your prayers! Things have been going really well and court decisions have been really positive! It is great being a father and I'm not sure how/why someone would try to take that away or act like it didn't happen, but I would never give that right up. Please continue to pray with me that God changes hearts. Enjoy the latest pics of Judah and enjoy the videos! Sorry the videos are such poor quality, they were taken with my phone.

Just hanging around

My little boy. I get to see him tomorrow so I'm pumped. Here are some pictures of us hanging out.

Thank you for your prayers, God has been answering so your prayers are still appriciated! Things have started to turn around with visitations with my son and I'm able to have him without hassel. My friend Todd went with me a few weeks ago but my parents went with me last week and it was great! Judah was so loveable and only fussed when he was hungry. He would get excited and smile everytime I entered the room. He loved being with my mom and dad as well. He is getting big and eats like a Cole, he chugged his bottle faster than any kid I've seen. Please continue to pray with me for custody, his current situation needs to be changed so all prayers are welcomed. Enjoy the pictures!

Its very easy to fall inlove with Judah Cole

Two weeks ago was my birth day and the best gift I got the week of my birth day was being able to share my son Judah Cole with my cousin, Danielle Freed! Judah was a little unsure of Danielle at first but slowly started to warm up to her and by the second day Judah loved his little hugs and kisses from Danielle. Danielle thinks that its not healthy to baby and hold a child all day and let no one else do it because it creates an unhealthy bond and problems when mother and child have to seperate. You can tell that this is a pattern in Judah but wont last long with a family like the Coles who have an amazing since to bring the crazy out in any individual...lol. Judah and I are falling more and more in love as father and son with each visit. He would cry when others picked him up but dry up and cuddly up when I put him in my arms. He is a beautiful boy, its a good thing he looks like his dad....lol. I get to see him again this Wednesday and Thursday March 26th 27th. Pray for me and whoever else wants to go that it will be a peaceful time in a stressful situation. Thanks.