Sunday, September 26, 2010

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.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Goodbye Summer...

The end of summer is always a bitter sweet time for me. I hate the fact that I have to leave my little boy as another school year begins, but I love meeting my new kids. August was especially busy for us. Between my brother's wedding, a quick trip to Park City, and getting a classroom ready, we were a busy little family. Cohen is just as fun as ever. He has learned to walk up and down the stairs (with and without a bat and ball in his hand), learned to jump off furniture, and has successfully bitten out some of our drywall. We are so glad we have our little guy to entertain us. I haven't been the best at taking pictures the last month or so. Here are a few documenting some of the things we have been up to.