~June Fun~

I have loved being home the last few months with my boys and am so glad that it is still June! I am not ready to go back to being a working mom. This last month has gone by quickly, but we have tried to make the most of it. My sister Lindsay was visiting during June so we were glad to spend time with her and her 3 kids. Cohen was able to play with all of his different cousins these last few weeks and has enjoyed every minute of it. One of his favorite things we did was go to the splash pad at North Park with his cousins and friends. We attempted this a few weeks ago, but changed our plans when we saw how many people were there at lunch time. I got smarter this time around and went much earlier; we didn't have to compete with the crowds and I was able to watch Cohen easier. Cohen stayed entertained most of the time we were there, but towards the end, he got bored and needed a change of scenery.

Besides the splash pad, Cohen has spent time playing at the park, slippin' slidin' in the backyard, and swimming at Grandma Pat's house. I have found the secret ingredient to Cohen's enjoyment and my sanity this summer is: being outside. It is so simple, yet hard to do sometimes with Talon. Cohen LOVES anything to do with being outside from baseball to swimming to running. Tyler and I spend several nights a week playing in the backyard with Cohen. I can't wait until we get a fence so I can feel better with him running around. Talon also loves to be outside if he is out of the direct sunlight. He is so content to sit on my lap or in his bouncy chair enjoying the outdoors.

This last weekend, Tyler's mom planned a sleepover with Cohen. Of course if you tell Cohen you are going to do something, he talks about nothing else. Needless to say, he didn't forget about the "trip" he was going on to "Gama" house and dragged his Toy Story suitcase around the house most of the week. Once Friday came, we packed his bag and he was ready to go a few hours too early. I guess sunshine means a chance of rain in Utah so he put on some rain boots in case they were needed. Cohen loved his sleepover to Grandma Pat's house, but decided to come home a little early when we stopped by to pick up Talon. Maybe next time he will make it through the actual sleepover part!

Our boys have discovered, well Cohen has anyway, that they love to bath together. Talon enjoys watching Cohen splash around and pour water everywhere. Cohen loves making Talon laugh in the bath tub when we pour water on his belly. It is so fun to see these two start to interact with one another. I was a little nervous at one point that Cohen wasn't going to warm up to our Talamander. I hope the rest of the summer is as great as all the fun we have had in June! I love the summertime!!!