Birthday Preparations

Turning one year old is such an exciting and special time in a child's life, but I'm pretty sure Noah and I are MUCH more excited than Cohen is. I don't think he even knows what is coming. I found these cupcakes online and wanted to copy them so bad. They are inspired by the BACKYARDIGANS, Cohen's favorite show. I was afraid to attempt them because some of them are made with fondant, which I've heard is hard to work with. His birthday isn't for another 5 weeks, but I had to do a run through. 

Here is the inspiration cupcakes....awesome!

And here is mine. Not too shabby. It was A LOT of work but totally worth it!

I made him a BACKYARDIGANS birthday banner

With the BACKYARDIGANS logo

And of course the characters (i traced the outline and then freehanded the inside.)

I felt like a kid again this weekend with all the paint, colored pencils, baking, and getting really really messy. It was so fun. And what made it even better was that it is for Cohen's bday. We also have all the decorations ordered, balloons and all. The only thing left is the bouncy rental, some gifts, and making the food. Phew! I can't wait. Cohen probably won't know what is going on, but I'm still excited. 

Walking!?

Our little one has started walking. Well...he takes 6-7 steps at a time. That's pretty much walking. He still prefers crawling, but he is growing up so fast! 10 months old!

Here he is in action!

As you can see...walking wears him out!

He fell asleep on his pony today and Noah got video of it! We will upload soon...

Random pics with the proud mom and dad

I need more toys!

We made a trip to Toy's R Us today to get Cohen some more toys. He is getting bored with his usual toys so we figured we would get something really interesting. We looked and looked and finally found the PERFECT thing!

Can you tell what it is???

Watch out for flying balls:p

So happy...check out those teeth

Needless to say he loves his toy balls. He probably dreams about them...I would;)

Brand New Shoes

I found the perfect sandals on our California trip for Cohen but they were $40. They were perfect for his chubby little feet. The velcro opened all the way so you could just set his foot inside and strap them on. Not too hot either. I didn't buy them because I though I might be able to get them cheaper here in AZ. They were crocs and I thought no way could tiny little sandals cost that much. So we came back here and went to a croc stand at the mall and found the same pair in a better color...but they were $40 too. We got them anyways because our little guy is so close to walking and they are super easy to take on and off. 

The model wearing his new shoes

now from the side...very sleek...

trying to walk with mommy's help (yes he was just crying)

Oh there is more to this story! I have been with Cohen every day, all day since summer started and I am out of school. I miss nothing, I'm always taking pictures of the smallest milestones. So yesterday (Friday, August 15, 2008) I had to run to the store at 7PM to get some groceries. I was gone about 45 min. I noticed that Noah had tried to call a bunch of times. I was freakin out. I finally got a hold of him and he sounded panicked: "Cohen took 2 steps while you were gone" he shouted. What!? My little baby, whom I was hoping and praying for the day I would get him to take his first few precious steps, walked without me there! I missed it! I couldn't believe it. He hasn't done it since. I tried to get him to take some steps when I got home but he wasn't having it. Guess he is saving his energy:(

Suicide Pigeon

We went outside the other day and found this little guy on our porch. We wondered what had happened to the poor dear:

Then we saw this...
Yup. That is our kitchen window...looks like he went fast! RIP birdie.

Cohen is 10 months old!

Cohen is a very busy little guy. He has a lot going on and here is the low down:

Daddy showed me that I have a belly button...

So I touched it, and it was just like daddy's but smaller.

Daddy gave me a sucker...

and it was so good I wanted to share.

I finally found a way to climb on top of the table...

but if feels a little "squishy".

La Jolla Vacation

We finally got out of the hot Arizona weather and went for our family vacation to the beach at La Jolla Shores Hotel. We were right on the beach which was very nice for bathroom breaks and afternoon naps. We had a blast. Here are some photos of our vacay:

Our hotel room turned "playground"

Too bad he can't walk...or swim...but he can nap

A little visit from cousin Tatum, and another day on the beach

Bacci ball and BBQ

Brunch Cruise                 Can you see Cohen and Gramma?

Addison giving Cohen advice      Cohen looking for fish at Sea World

Hot and bored at the shows, but later found some fish!

Owie!                               Asleep at the beach

The Daddy                       The Mommy

Yay! The carousel at Sea Port Village...I LOVED it!

Who doesn't feel like this at the end of a long vacation!?

We had a blast in La Jolla and the weather was beautiful (with the exception of Sea World being around 90!). We miss the ocean and our California family already!