Auntie Lindsay's New Digs

We visited Auntie Lindsay's new house on the weekend.  Cohen loved running around in the empty space (she hasn't moved in yet, so there was no furniture) and going up and down the stairs.

Love the new place Linds!  Can't wait for the housewarming party :)

Enjoying a Treat

Cohen and Maddie enjoying waffle cone bowls.  Cohen calls them cookies and enjoys them without ice cream.

Uh Oh

Cohen was playing a little rough with his Little People zoo one day and both he and the toy fell over and the toy landed on him.  He immediately said "uh oh" and then thought it was funny.  He kept putting the toy upright and then purposely knocking it over and falling down so it landed on him.  He must have done it a dozen times, laughing each time as he got up.

Mowing

Cohen loves the bubble mower that he got for his birthday.  It combines all the things he loves:  wheels, something to push,  bubbles and Molly is right at his side the whole time (she also loves bubbles).

Slip 'n Slide

The cousins all loved cooling off in the slip 'n slide.  It was just as much fun for the adults to watch the kids having fun as it was for the kids (except Mike, who had fun participating as well!).

Daddy & Cohen sliding down together

Ayla didn't want to slide, she was happy to run around and get sprayed by the water.

Molly took drinks from the pool of water at the end of the slide in between turns.

Wyatt sliding on his knees

Lauren sliding on her bum

Cohen getting help from Daddy to slide on his tummy.

The kids were very good about waiting in line for their turn.  Wyatt's up next!

Serena sliding face-first into the pool at the end.

Opening Presents

Cohen was a bit overwhelmed with all the gifts and had a hard time taking it all in.  I don't think he realized they were all for him and would have been happy to stop after the first few (once he opened the monster trucks, he had a hard time focusing on anything else).

We slowly pulled out all his new toys over the next few days and he was pretty excited about all of them when it wasn't so overwhelming.

Excited about his new monster trucks

Ayla and Serena helping to open Cohen's presents while he's playing with his trucks.

Loving the new trucks!

Birthday Celebrations

Some pictures from Cohen's 2nd birthday party.  Carnival themed!

Mommy loves to fuss with the details.

Mommy's home-made clown cupcakes.

Auntie Lindsay, Auntie Erin, Nana and Oma (holding Maeve) enjoying the air conditioning inside the house.

Sweet Lauren enjoying lunch

Maddie and Caitlin chose to eat outside.

Ayla with her daddy enjoying some popcorn and beer.

Daddy sweated and slaved over the heat of the BBQ.  Thank you for cooking the meat for everyone in 40+ degrees!!

Working on some crafts.

The birthday boy loved gluing noodles to the paper plate to make a lion face.

 

Nana watching as the kids cooled down on the slip 'n slide.

Cake time!

Waiting patiently for everyone to sing happy birthday to him.

Blowing out his candle (after several failed attempts, his cousins helped him out).  He didn't want to eat the cupcake, but was happy to eat the clown hat made from an ice cream cone.