Fostering Hope 5K Walk

Our neighbor, Stephanie, works for an organization called World Venture. They were sponsoring a 5K to raise money and awareness for orphans and foster children internationally (Uganda) and locally (metro Denver area). So, a bunch of our new homies from the seminary went out to walk the 5K on Saturday morning and we had a great time. Here are some pictures from the day:

Jeff, Lauren, Erin, Emily, Dave, and Evan getting pumped up for the walk.

Cole getting pumped up for the walk.
A view of the mountains along the way.
Emily, Tasha, Stephanie, Erin, and Kelly taking a rest after the walk. Rick stands guard to make sure Cole doesn't wander off.

Stay-At-Home Dad Report

Emily has been in school for three weeks now and we are beginning to fall into a routine. On most days Emily is either at class or reading in the library, which leaves me and Cole with plenty of male-bonding time. Cole is currently eating on a 3-hour schedule during the day, and does a pretty good job of having "awake time" and taking necessary naps in-between his feedings. He usually doesn't like to sleep very long, but his naps tend to vary between 30 minutes and 2 hours. Maybe some day he'll be more consistent, but that day doesn't seem to be very near.

To fill-up our days, Cole spends a lot of time playing by himself after he eats for 30-60 minutes. We rotate where he "plays" between the playpen, the bouncy seat, his playmat, his stroller, and just laying on the floor. When he starts to fuss, we'll go interact with him, read him books, watch a Baby Einstein video, take him for a walk, or watch reruns of The Office (his favorite - he loves Michael Scott).

Here is a video from one of our walks:

We have been blessed to see some of our good friends since arriving in Denver. Here are the pics to prove it:

Stephen & Cole

Emily & Cole, Shanon & Truett

Ryan, Cole, & Asdo
Sarah & Cole
Jed, Cole, & Ryan

Special Announcement: "Cole Addict" blog launches today!

As cool as Emily and I are, we know that we cannot compare to the awesomeness of Cole. Some of you Roberts Portal blog readers have expressed a desire to see more and more of Cole, so we are going to give it to you. But instead of bombarding the Roberts Portal with anything and everything that is Cole, we decided to start a blog specifically for Cole. It is called the "Cole Addict" blog and can be found at http://www.coleaddict.blogspot.com/. Here you will find just an insane amount of Cole videos and pictures to satisfy your Cole cravings.