Color of the day = GREEN

We recently asked a good friend how he taught his kid colors. Cohen has been hit and miss with our color practices. We would lay all the colors out and practice each one: "Cohen, which color is red..." and sometimes he would be right, sometimes not. Our friend said his little one has the "color of the day" at his daycare where one whole day is devoted to just ONE color. Talk about much less confusion. Here we were shoving all these colors in front of Cohen expecting him to sort them all out. So today was our first Color of the Day. Cohen chose green out of all the colors and it looked like a leprechaun threw up but it was fun:)

We gathered as many of his green toys as we could

And I decorated the wall

I had to get a picture so I very nicely displayed his toys.

Well I think it worked because I showed him a green crayon tonight and he said "green". We will see how tomorrow goes!

Attack of the bubbles

It is really sad that we torture our kids just to get a good picture. At first it was just a harmless bubble bath. Then it turned ugly.

We tried to make him lay back and cover himself in bubbles...

Got him to wear some cool hair...he was kinda into it

I really think he is making this face because he couldn't breathe

Oh good, got a little snicker

Ok now we're done

Mom and dad got a good laugh. He must have not been too upset because he wanted to stay in the bath.

In a month...

I can't believe it's been a month since my last post. Time flies. So here are some pictures we took in the last month:

My attempt at fondant. Not too bad?

Daddy and Cohen molding

High chair is gone already!?

An outing with mommy

Trying on the tux for cousin Adairs wedding. What a stud!

Being smothered in his sleep by a life-sized Mickey Mouse

Apparently Ikea makes pretty sturdy cabinets

Painted a few walls "slate" grey

This is what we have been doing all summer! Too hot to go outside so we just "chill"

And don't forget the time we tried on Gramma Carols glasses...smarty pants!

A little bit of this, a little bit of that...

Even though the heat here in AZ can make you feel sluggish, we have somehow found stuff to do (we have a 2yr old, imagine that). We always stay busy and even venture outside! So here are the fun (well fun to a 2 yr old) stuff we have done this past week:

Big boys make big messes. He got wet and played in the sand. It was in his diaper and in all the "cracks".

Close up of the messy hands

What a cute nose! A little sandy, but cute!

Haircut time! My lil rock star.

We do this a lot...not always with two tigers in our hands though, and not always pantless.

Our favorite. Enjoying the 113 degree weather the best way we know how. Tons of sunscreen, shade, hat, and water!

Whoops!

We also get a little wet!

Well that is only some of what we do during the week. We also enjoy shopping a couple times a week (mostly because it's nice and cool-we love Target!) and swim lessons. Oh, and we go to GG and Papas house to swim a couple times a week. We need to take pics of all that stuff! We would fill up this blogg in no time! Hope you are enjoying the summer as much as we are!

Independence Day Celebrations

The 4th of July is always fun for us. We are so lucky to have Adam and Courtney's BBQ each year and of course the famous fireworks at their community clubhouse. It's never too crowded and it's just a walk away from their home. This is the first time Cohen is actually old enough to understand fireworks so we were kinda nervous how he would react. Since it was past his bedtime he reacted only tired. I'd like to think he enjoyed them. I know he enjoyed the two cupcakes he had for dinner that night!

Family Picture at the fireworks show

(cohen not too interested in the camera)

Everyone watching fireworks...except Cohen who is pouring water on daddy

Not sure what to think about the "BOOMS" and "POPS"

Noah and I

Adam and Courtney

It was really really hot with NO wind and Cohen was still running around like he was in a race

(FYI: his shirt doesn't have sweat, it's water. But it totally looks funny)

Somebody's excited for fireworks!

Gramma Carol feeding me sugar

LOVED the cookies. They were soooo yummy .Think I had 3...lost track

We had so much fun and we were all tuckered out at the end of the night. Thanks Adam and Courtney for another great party! You always throw the best shindigs!

Painting

Just had to share these cute photos of Cohen's first real art project. We painted on canvas. Cohen did so well! They turned out great, but boy did he make a mess. That is why we are OUTSIDE! They were supposed to be a father's day gift however Cohen decided to drag them out of their hiding place this morning and surprise dad with them early! So I went ahead and posted this:)

The finished product

The artist washing off

Cohen proving you can make anything art

Camp Verde!

Camp Verde is where Noah's grandparents have a vacation home. Noah used to spend many days as a child up at Camp Verde and has so many memories there. For his birthday Noah wanted to take us up there (our first trip) to make some of our own family memories. Great grandma and grandpa were there along with Aunt Cortney and Uncle Adam and Addison and Grandma Carol. We had so much fun hiking and eating cake!

Great Grandma Marilyn enjoying cake

Adam

Noah opening bday presents

Mommy and Cohen down at the creek

Cortney, Addison, Cohen and Amanda

Cortney and Addison

Cohen and Daddy

Feeling the dirt between his fingers on our hike

Cousins, so cute!

Pretty much our only family picture in Camp Verde

GG Marilyn

Noah and his Grandpa Jack

Had to stick one in on Grandma Carol signing to Cohen. Yes he is dancing and twirling his arm as always!