Swingin'

On Saturday we went to the park with Uncle Chris, Ayla and Serena.  Cohen rode in the swing for the first time and loved it!

Eight Months Old!

Today Cohen is 8 months old!  It's hard to believe another month has flown by so quickly.  Cohen continues to be a very happy and content baby.  He kicks his feet when he's happy, so they tend to move constantly while he's awake.  He's usually happy to play with whatever is in front of him, or if nothing is in reach he's happy to look around until someone brings him a toy, so he doesn't have any motivation to start moving/crawling yet (which Mommy is very happy about).  He loves to put his feet in his mouth (as you can see from some of the photos below) and now enthusiastically splashes in the bath with both is hands and feet (he learned to splash with his hands while swimming in Florida).  Cohen and Mommy stay busy during the week with various baby groups and classes, where Cohen enjoys interacting with the other babies.

This month Cohen had his first long road trip to Washington DC to meet his newest cousin.  Once again he was a little trooper and we had a fairly easy drive and a great visit! We continue to be both amazed and entertained by Cohen every day and can't wait to see what month nine has in store for us!

Eating??

Cohen still isn't very interested in eating, although he enjoys chewing on the spoon and playing with the food.

Future Soccer Player

Mini Golfing

Gigi showing the girls the conventional technique:

Lauren and Caitlin showing Gigi the "proper" technique:

Maddie came along for the ride too:

The victory dance for sinking a good putt:

Another good putt:

Cohen enjoyed himself too!

Space Day!!!

We spent a day at the Kennedy Space Centre, which was a highlight for me and a place I've always wanted to visit.  It did not disappoint!  My future astronaut enjoyed it too, despite the loud and often scary sounds in the movies and presentations.  We saw an excellent 3-D movie on the Hubble space telescope, saw many vintage rockets and space capsules, viewed an exhibit on the mission to the moon (including the colossal Saturn V rocket - the biggest ever made), rode in a shuttle launch simulator and explored an interactive exhibit on Mars exploration and current and future NASA initiatives.  Here are a few pics from the day.

I'm ready for the launch!  Believe it or not, 2 full grown men spent 2 weeks orbiting in space in a capsule this big (or should I say small).

We're ready for our launch to the moon!

Lindsay and I are walking down the  actual ramp used by the astronauts on the lunar missions.

Me and my future astronaut with the massive Saturn V rocket:

Greetings from space!

Disney World Animal Kingdom

We had an amazing day at Disney's Animal Kingdom, but unfortunately I don't have many photos of the day.  Below are a few from the Safari ride, which was amazing!  We saw so many animals and they were mostly very active because we did the ride first thing in the morning.  I was also very impressed with the Finding Nemo show, the Lion King show and the Bug's Life 3-D movie / animatronics show (although this was a bit scary for the kids).  We ended this wonderful day with an excellent buffet dinner at the African-inspired restaurant.