Oohhhh, my beloved blog how I have missed you!!

Well....I'm back!! It has been too long and oh how I missed writing down all the wonderful happenings with these boys!!! I have lots of catching up to do....

Cooper is 1 month old!!! Born August 20 at 7:42 am. He made his appearance rather quickly-only about 3 hours after arriving at the hospital. It would have been about 1 hour had he not gotten stuck! To make a long story short and spare the yucky details--he was upside down and had to be helped out (A LOT)! I was glad for the delay because otherwise the epidural would not have had time to work!!!!He is still not doing too much--eating, pooping, and crying. BUT.... he has been smiling which makes the long nights worth it! The smiles are accidental of course, but they still melt my heart!!!

Evan is upright and mobile!!!!! He is walking everywhere! He looks like Charlie Chaplin holding his arms up for balance! He just laughs at himself because he can not believe he is doing it! It only took him 15 months! Actually, he took his first step on August 21st, the day we brought Cooper home, but didn't start really walking until September 17th!! We are so proud! Now, it gives me more to do! I hold Cooper and chase Evan and Cohen around the house! It is crazy I tell you! Fun, but CRAZY!!

Cohen is still his silly self. He has been out of school for 2 weeks so he is getting cabin fever with all this rain and ready to return to school with his friends!! He did have his 5th birthday party at Chuck E Cheese and had a blast! I always like to do parties at home so I can be in charge, but I have to admit that it was nice not to have to clean up before or after the party!

As for me...I am just trying to keep everyone well and not get the flu! It seems to be going around like crazy and it scares me with the baby! We are all going to get our flu shots for the first time. That makes me nervous too! I hate getting the boys extra "medicine" if they don't need it! Darned if you do, and darned if you don't, you know???

Well, check back often and hopefully I can catch up soon!!

Our Favorite Evan Face

We love this face Evan makes when he is about to do something that is a "no no!" I finally got it on camera. He is such a mess. Here he is trying to pull the drain in the tub which is his new favorite naughty thing to do. He thinks it is so funny to pull it and watch me struggle to get up before all the water runs out!

Cohen's First Day of School and Open House

Cohen had his first day of school today. I can't believe he is old enough for school! I CAN NOT wait until next year when he will be with me! Here are a few pictures of his first day and of meeting his teacher at Open House Friday night.

P.S. Sorry for not posting in a while and not posting any funnies! I am TIRED by night fall and can barely think! Not much longer.....1 week! Then....we will be back on track.

Enjoy the pictures of my "baby."

Family Fun

Reading with Bubba!


Making Daddy's birthday cake.

Playing in the tunnel.

A little finger painting to beat the hot summer heat!

Getting Tucked In

Tonight when Jeremy was tucking Cohen in they said their good night prayers, gave kisses, snuggles (nose rubs), and hugs. As Jeremy was turning out the lights he said his usual "good night, sleep tight". Cohen and he always race to see who will say "don't let the bed bugs bite" after that. Well, tonight, Jeremy said the "don't let the bed bugs bite" part first and Cohen said, "yep, that's what they say!"

God's House

Today while driving down the road, which is where we have our best conversations (and why I don't love the mini-van TV's like Cohen does), Cohen asked me where God's house is. I told him he knows God is in heaven. He said "I know, but is his house to the left or to the right?" I told him well I don't really know. He said we could ask Paw-paw because he is in heaven. I said, "we could if we could talk to him." He then replied while looking out the window and up to the sky...."he didn't take his cell phone with him?"

I LOVE LOVE LOVE that kid!!!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Red, white, and blue, Happy Fourth of July to YOU! We celebrated by watching fireworks on TV and from the front porch. The front porch display was actually really nice. We got eaten up by bugs, but we still had fun. Cohen loved "firework night" and Evan slept. He CAN NOT miss his 7:00 bed time so we had to stay home. There is always next year.......well, we will have a 1 year old again, so........one day!!!!!