Brett Evan Cole [29]
Seraphina Maud "Sera" Cole [29]
Sadie Eliot Cole [5]
Jack Miles Cole [2]
Carter Henry Cole [1 mo.]
Brett & Sera Cole with Sadie, Jack, & Carter
Brett and Sera were high school sweethearts who met in eighth grade and started dating sophomore year. They were both on the nerdy side, though Brett was also a soccer player on the school team. After graduation, they went to the same community college but transferred to other four-year schools to finish out, but they were both close and they were able to live at home and stay in touch. They both graduated after four years at the age of 22, and married about a year later. At this point Sera was a nurse and Brett had just accepted a position to teach 7th grade English at the very school he went to, also helping to coach the soccer team.
When they were both twenty-four, they had their first child, a little girl named Sadie Eliot. She was named because they loved Sadie and both admired the writings of T.S. Eliot.
Sera and Brett adored their daughter and doted on her, but knew they wanted more children. When Sadie was three years old, Sera gave birth to a little boy who they named Jack Miles. Once again, they just loved the name Jack, but his middle was after Brett's brother Miles, who was also one of Brett's closest friends growing up. They realized that "Jack Cole" sounded like "jackal" a bit late in the game, but loved the name too much to abandon it. Chances were he'd like it as a nickname when he was older.
Two years after that the baby train came along again. Sadie, who adored Jack, was super excited with the new baby and though she wanted a sister, she was happy with another brother. Sera and Brett named him Carter Henry, Henry being the name of Sera's grandfather who just passed and also the middle name of her father.
Brett and Sera decided three children was a perfect number, and their family was hectic but beautiful.