Yay Daddy!

Congratulations to Mike on a great bike race!  We're so proud of you!!

Cheese Please!

Cohen is not a big eater, except when it comes to dairy.  He's a fan of all dairy foods, but he especially loves grated cheese.  He can't seem to get it in his mouth fast enough.

Down Time

Caught in a rare moment of down time, reading a book....this doesn't happen often, so I thought I'd better capture it while I could!

Vacuuming

If only I could train him to do this at home!

Having a Snack

The twins chillin' with their afternoon snack.

Improvising

We forgot to bring the baby pool to the cottage during a super hot week, so I decided to improvise by using the baby bathtub on the deck.  Cohen was happily splashing and playing in the tub when Lauren decided to join in on the fun.  I was surprised that she was able to squeeze herself into the tub, but they both had a great time cooling off.

It's All in the Details

I had so much fun planning Cohen's party and I'll admit that I maybe went a bit overboard on a few things, but it was a great party and was worth all the effort.  Here are a few pictures of the details.


I was really pleased with the brownie pops, they turned out well and were a big hit.

My big splurge was the hat and bib, which were super cute on Cohen and worth every penny :)

Chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter icing and spice cupcakes with cream cheese icing (both were delicious, if I do say so myself).

I got a lot of flack for Cohen's cake.  It was a carrot cake, made with mostly organic ingredients and only a small amount of sugar, healthy enough to eat for breakfast.  Apparently a good mom is supposed to serve chocolate cake for a first birthday.  I assumed that using a sugary icing would be enough indulgence for a one-year-old.  I guess I was proved wrong when Cohen refused to eat his cake.  For the record, I found the carrot cake to be very tasty.