A Toddlers Mission

Two little eyes

Discovering what's new

Two little hands

Touching everything in view

A sweet little voice

Asking you why

A mischievous smile

And a whimpering cry

Two little feet

Jumping on the floor

A toddler's mission

Is to explore

I came across this 'Toddler's Mission' the other day and felt that it was a great description of my dear little boy. Sometimes Tyler and I wonder if Cohen's daily activities of: biting through dry wall, jumping off the highest part of the couch, falling off chairs onto the wooden floor, throwing the remote in the toilet, hitting the flat screen with his bat, spying on our next door neighbors, gagging himself until he throws up, and destroying our house until it is unrecognizable are 'normal toddler behaviors'. After reading this mission statement, I believe this is Cohen's mission: to make my parents not want any more children. Well...I truly hope that isn't true, but I do think Cohen is an explorer and has to be involved with everything around him. We took him to lunch at Cafe Rio on Saturday. Instead of eating his quesadilla, he chose to watch a bunch of girls talk. His head was like our Mickey Mouse Bobble Head. It bounced from one girl's comment to the next.

Even with all of his crazy toddler behavior, he still is my favorite kid in the world. He makes us laugh non-stop and love him more than we ever could've imagined. I love that he is at an age where he is trying to say new things. Some of the words he says are: ball, Nolan, Jase, Co Co, go go, pack back, Jesus, Jeter, Brock, NO, yeah, and yes. Cohen is also fluent in Chinese so if you are ever in need of a translator, please let us know! These pictures are from the cemetery this last week. Tyler's Grandpa Wayne (who Cohen is named after and looks a lot like) passed away almost two years ago. It was his birthday last Wednesday so we went to the cemetery and then Grandma Gloria took us out to eat.