Chandler’s Birthday

We had a ton of fun taking an impromptu trip to Wilmington to see my sister and celebrate Chandler’s bday. We hadn’t visited in Chelle since before Cohen was born and that’s crazy for us – we usually go once a year.

We had a blast hanging out just around the house and in the back yard. I love how well the kiddos play together even though we live far apart and don’t see each other super often. Much to Aunt Chelle’s happiness. Cohen was much more content to leave my side then he was at the beach.

Chandler was turning 6!!! She had a super fun birthday party at the place she takes gymnastics. Every0ne had so much fun and I got quite the work out helping Cohen participate!!

The ball pit was a huge favorite. Cort didn’t want to swing in but loved playing in it and Cohen thought he wanted to swing into it but decided he liked just being put it in better!!

The gymnastic teachers were great and the kids loved doing the obstacle course, trampoline, and parachute.

Chandler loved her princess crown cake.

And cort thought it was a great idea to suck his crumbs up with a straw!!

Pumpkin Patch Poses

The boys were hamming it up at the pumpkin patch this year. We annually go to this little farm not far from our house where the scatter pumpkins to make a "pumpkin patch." It's the simplest little place but somehow our boys just love it.

Cohen's First......

This was well worth breaking out of chronological order!!! This has been a fantastic day. My best friend, Kelly, called in the middle of the night to say she was in labor and heading to the hospital. The next time I heard from her I couldn't answer the phone because I was videoing Cohen taking his first steps at therapy this morning!! She forgave me!! We took video at therapy but I don't have those yet, so we recreated it at home...using M&M's instead of toys as motivation!! Hey, it worked!!

Then, Harper Elizabeth, was born around 2:30 this afternoon, weighing in at 7lbs 4 oz. and 19.25" long!! CANNOT WAIT to see her!!

Also, on today( Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day) , remembering all the sweet mom's I met due to our journey with Cohen and their sweet, sweet sons and daughters that have already gone Home.....Issac, Asher, Miller Grace, Tristan, Maddox, Eva, Reagan, Poppy Joy, Joshua....and sadly many more... your children are truly a blessing.

Praising God for all of His wonderful blessings today!!!

My First Field Trip

I had a lot of fun chaperoning my very first field trip! We did a local apple orchard and the kids had a great time. It was fun getting to see Cort in that setting with all his classmates and his teacher.

summer wrap up

Have I mentioned before that Cohen loves to wear hats, I mean really LOVES to wear hats. And he doesn't really discriminate, any hat will do, in fact, even a pair of shorts will do....

And who needs shorts on your bottom when you have a pair of diaper jeans? I swore I'd never buy these but then couldn't pass up a great deal of practically free diapers at CVS so...the verdict...they were actually quite cute, if I'm honest.

On a random walk one day, we discovered a caterpillar scooting across the road. Cort asked to keep him and at first I said no. Then, I gave in. We brought him home and set up a home for "marty" in and old fish aquarium. We looked up what type of caterpillar it was and found out that it needed to eat willow tree leaves. So off we went, to find willow trees. Luckily we had some friends around the corner with a willow tree. So we stocked up.

The next day Marty was already hanging upside down!!! A few weeks later, he emerged!! Cort was SOOO excited. We kept him for a day in a butterfly cage and then set him free. Cort still swears he sees him flying by sometimes when we are out and about.

Towards the end of the summer we traveled to Raleigh to celebrate our nephew, Nicolas', fifth birthday. As always, it's good to get everyone together to hang out and it was fun to celebrate Nicolas. All 4 grandkids had a great time hanging out.

Whew!!

There are 7, yep, 7 new posts below!! I know that's a bit much all at once but I HAVE to catch up. This gets us almost to September!! There's a bit everything...everyday summer happenings, Cohen's ear tube surgery, and our Beach Trip from July!!

Below you'll find:

Slippin and Slidin
2nd Set
Evening Down Town
Summer Fruit
Bath Buddies
Beach Week '10
4th of July Beach Style

October is Dwarfism Awareness Month and I'm working on frequently asked questions posts about that..I know many of you read my blog or know us in real life might have questions( you've wondered about Dwarfism or Cohen, specifically...here's you chance..let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer!! I already have a few that I've been asked before that I'm working on...so just let me know!!

Evening Down Town

It was a hot summer - can I get an, Amen?

One evening toward the end of the summer, we had a little nicer weather for a change and we sort of "spur of the moment" decided to head down town to get in a little sprinkler park action and a picnic! Fun times!! The boys both loved the water and exploring the park.