Thursday....Common, We want some pictures!!!

Still no camera... sorry! I'd better give my dad a call to see when it's coming back to me!

Cohen did really well today. We stayed home, since I had a bunch of chores and things to catch up on around here, and the boys got the chance to bond a bit, and learned a little more about sharing and taking turns. Cohen grabbed Finn's face only once, and it was because he wanted a turn in the Car (his fave outside toy). Finn recovered quick and Cohen and I had a talk or two about giving Finn owies. He actually responded really well to our little discussions and hopefully it will sink in if we continue to verbalize about it.

WEDNESDAY--- Ah Man! No Pictures?

That's right... I'm camera-less for a couple days. It's being borrowed for some very important environmental engineering in Maple Valley (My Dad needed to use it for work).

Today was just about GREAT! Cohen had only one time-out, given to him by Brandon for attempting to bite Finnegan's foot. The rest of the day was all about hugs and kisses, and Nice, Gentle touches. Although I'm starting to think that Finn may get sick of all the Cohen love sooner than later. It's adorable for now though!

We took it easy today, and hung out at the house this morning to watch Sesame Street, while Finn worked on waking up, and Cohen then had a nap. When Cohen woke up we headed to the grocery store and took Brandon some lunch at his work. Cohen got to meet all of Brandon's crazy co-workers, and thought it was crazy fun to play peek-a-boo with one of the guys and then run across the office back to me.

On the way back to the house, Finn fell asleep (he's an easy transfer from carseat to bed, thank goodness!) and Cohen and I played outside and fed the chickens some lettuce, then came in for a snack when the girls were wanting a bit of privacy to lay some eggs. A really great day... then Kate showed up. (that's not meant to sound negative towards Kate!!!)

When Kate got here today to pick up Cohen (as well as a few days in the recent past) Cohen went CrAzY! Screaming, Throwing toys, Screaming, Hitting Mom, Screaming, Biting, did I mention Screaming? It was almost as if he was a different child. A silly Crazy kinda mean child! I seem to think that he's just excited that she's here, and possibly trying to show off for her, the same way Finn has been with me during the time that Cohen's here. Hopefully it's just another "Phase" that he'll grow out of, but for now we'll try to work on it!

'Nuff Said.

Translation?: YA YA IS COMING TODAY!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday- A Great View and Making a Scene.

Cohen gobbled up breakfast this morning, and was quick to take a nap. Which meant Finn was fed, dressed and ready to go just about the same time Cohen woke up. I decided that a new park was a great idea, so we headed up to Queen Anne and checked out the beautiful city view from Kerry Park




We ate some lunch at the park, and then headed to the post office, because I had a few packages that had to go out for my Etsy Shop. That's where our good day faltered a bit, when Cohen bit Finnegan's arm, resulting in quite a scene in the middle of the post office. I took Cohen out of the stroller and had him sit on the floor, which he was not too pleased with. Cohen has decided that he's no longer taking "Time-Out" quietly. SO... he was screaming "NO!!! NO!!!" on the floor, and Finn was screaming because of the bite on his arm. And I was trying to get my stuff together to get the heck out of there and get the boys to a better situation to be able to deal with the situation (really long sentence, I know, but the situation deserves it). So we headed for the house and spent some somewhat agreeable time in the back yard, where Finn played with his trucks in the dirt, and Cohen got to play in his favorite outside toy... the Car.


For those of you wondering what happened on Tuesday.... I'll post it when I find the energy to bring it back to the surface. I think I've figured these boys out, I just wish they could figure EACH OTHER out as well.

Happy Monday- Week 3

Cohen met our new Chickens today! Then continued to talk about the Chickens for the rest of the day. "Chickens! Chickens! Chickens!" We didn't do anything TOO exciting, besides meeting the chickens, and headed to the feed store to get them some scratch. The boys didn't do too well in the stroller when we were there, and were basically beating on each other... luckily it was a short visit. We did meet a rabbit named CoCo, and saw a bunch of chicks running around in their brooders, which was a good distraction from picking on each other.

Cohen fell asleep on the way back to the house, and decided that he was going to wake up and fight falling back asleep when we got here. Despite the fact that he only slept for about 10 minutes in the car. Hopefully he got some rest this afternoon at home, and Kate got some gardening done!

Friday... Beautiful Boys.

A new level of friendship was reached today... I think Cohen is getting comfortable here. He gave Finnegan ALL kinds of Hugs and kisses every time he got the chance. Plus, Finn's flinching a lot less whenever Cohen comes around... I see it as another good sign!!!
I wish I had gotten some pictures of the lovins..but my camera batteries needed a charge for our outside adventure.
So, after Cohen's nap today, we headed to the Olympic Sculpture Park downtown. Here's some shots of these Gorgeous kiddos:





AND HERE IS THE BEST PHOTO EVER!!!

Have a GREAT weekend Cohen!

Thursday ... BANANAAAAS!!!!

Great time at the playground! We stopped by Gilman playground for a good long play, but then Cohen just HAD to have a banana, so we stopped by the post office and headed for home to eat lunch... and bananas.


Playing in the sand

Cutest kid, Scariest photo.... he was mid scream: "BANANAAAAAAAS!!!!"


Cohen did wonderfully today, even through Finn's meltdown in the afternoon. Great day... I think we're gonna try to get to the Sculpture park tomorrow.