tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74316156273096227092024-03-19T03:47:35.909-05:00COBOa family blogcobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.comBlogger1299125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-89393916401582660442015-09-28T15:15:00.000-05:002015-10-25T15:25:35.679-05:00September Update - Ryan<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan made up his own recipe for "Chocolate Sprinkle Brownies"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This brownie is approved.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homecoming football game with friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their picture made it on the local sports as "Fan Fource" photo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of his many lego inventions</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practicing for school picture day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating Saylor's birthday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saylor's pinata was a bit "hit"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After I accidentally microwaved something much too long, Ryan named it the "muffin of doom"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creating new Angry Birds levels</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creating his own computer with several games. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teaching Cohen how to use a (cardboard) mouse.</td></tr>
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-80738068428084739312015-08-30T22:25:00.000-05:002015-10-11T22:25:38.475-05:00Ryan's first Twins GameOn a Friday afternoon, I found out at work that we had 4 tickets to the Twins game the next night from one of our vendors and the people who were going to use them couldn't go at the last minute. After a few frantic phone calls and a trip back to the office to claim them, we decided that we would take the offer and bring Ryan to his first Twins game. Grandpa and Grandma graciously agreed to take the 2 younger kids and I found a last-minute hotel deal. We drove up on Saturday right to the field and had a great time at the game in our awesome dug-out seats. Here are some highlights:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan got a little dog from Target named "Bulls-eye"</td></tr>
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As the players came out of the dugout, they threw some stuff into the crowd and Ryan caught this bag of dill pickle-flavored sunflower seeds. He thought it was pretty special and spent the first 5 innings spitting seeds like a pro!</div>
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After the game, we drove to our hotel and got to bed late. The next morning I took Ryan swimming while Adam did game-film and then Ryan had fun making a fort before it was time to head home.<br />
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It was a pretty quick trip with no extra time for shopping or eating out or anything, but I think Ryan really enjoyed a special time with mom and dad and we were so thankful for this surprise opportunity of tickets. We had been wanting to take Ryan to a game all summer and could never work out the timing, but this way we had amazing seats and great weather and just a really fun time together! I'm so glad we took a chance and just went for it!<br />
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Ryan was excited about going to kindergarten and has loved it so far. He has a great teacher and class and he was especially excited about the caterpillar he saw at the Open House. So far, his favorite "specials" are Art, P.E. and Library (because the librarian is funny). He has made a few new friends through school and daycare and has many church friends at school too. </div>
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I snapped a few pictures of the kids in the backyard before we went to a family reunion. </div>
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We had an amazing nanny this summer, the daughter of one of Adam's co-workers. She came almost everyday for the morning and sometimes part of the afternoon while Adam was at either baseball or football and we were sad to see her go back to college in mid-August. The kids had a great time with her and it was so nice for them to be able to be at home. They really enjoyed their own toys and backyard for once, and I think both Cohen and Avonlea took better naps in their own beds in quiet rooms. We started going to a daycare center after Jena left and they have all adjusted well and it's a great situation for us during the school year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party favors from a safari birthday party Ryan went to.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avonlea turned 9 months old.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This black and white with metallic gold dress was one of my favorite summer outfits.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam and Grandpa ran a 5K for an adoption fundraiser.<br />The kids and I did the 1K fun walk with Grandma</td></tr>
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-6527771614942712412015-08-01T21:28:00.000-05:002015-10-11T21:29:00.792-05:00Blog Update and Photo Book infoAs you can tell, I got way behind on blogging. The start of football season, school, and just the overall care and feeding of 3 kids has severely limited my "free time" and sometimes staring at a computer after a good 8-9 hours in front of it is just less than I can handle. I also committed myself to a new scrapbooking goal. Instead of editing and cropping photos mostly for use on the blog, I thought my kids would appreciate an actual photo album. So far, we have exactly 6 100-page digital photo books chronicling Ryan's first 2.5 years. And that's it. Not one book with Cohen in it, not to mention Avonlea. Typical first child syndrome, right? It also had to do with the fact that the online company I'd been using to store all my photos and make books (whenever they had a flat-rate sale), Winkflash, went out of business for a while and when they finally got bought out, a lot wasn't the same and the book-making section was probably worse, instead of better.<br />
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I spent a long time "fishing" for the best site to commit to based on cost, sale patterns, ease of use, and sometimes even just simplicity of use (less is more sometimes). I finally landed on <a href="http://snapfish.extole.com/v2/share/6204579301775909350">Snapfish</a>. One of my main reasons is that you can import directly from flickr, which is where I decided to back up all my photos and videos. I am manually uploading folders by months from my computer but another nice feature is that you can download the app and it will auto-sync the stuff on your phone so in case something happens to your phone, all your un-downloaded photos won't be lost. Snapfish also has a 50% off sale fairly often, which is when I plan to buy books. You can also get a 10% cash-back rebate from <a href="http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=maoQvPqFcB%2BrkEOfptCvgw%3D%3D&eeid=26471">ebates</a>. (If you're not on ebates, you totally should be.) I've already ordered my first book and I'd say the quality is decent--good enough for kids albums but probably wouldn't do wedding photos. But, it's mostly due to all of my photos being taken with my phone.<br />
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Here's my plan:1 8x10 book per kid per year that they will receive at Christmas. Since my kids were all born in the fall, it works out that they'll get the year starting from their birthday up to right before their next birthday. So, "the year I was 2", for example. I am hoping it will be a fun thing to open at home on Christmas morning and that we can spend time reflecting on the past year. It will also hopefully keep me motivated throughout the year to get at least part of it done over the summer so I just have to fill in the last few months before ordering for Christmas. So far, I have Cohen's book complete and received and Ryan's just needs 1 more month added. Avonlea's isn't started and I think hers will be the longest because the 1st year has so many picture taking opportunities.<br />
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Anyway, this is a really long way for me to say that I'm going to be a little more sparse on the blog and hopefully spend that time on the photo books. If you know me in real life, you can follow me on instagram @cobo2000 (I won't accept your friend request if I don't know you personally) or you can find me on facebook (also keep to people I know in real life). I will try to do some updates here as it really helps me keep track of what my kids were up to at different ages and I personally enjoy reading it. But, it might just be a little less detailed, etc. Thanks for understanding!<br />
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-80036279222073309352015-07-31T11:35:00.000-05:002015-09-12T11:35:28.788-05:00Landscaping project: Front of houseSince we moved into our house four years ago, we've been dreaming about re-doing the landscaping. Although there was some hardscape in (retaining walls and bullets in the front), the vinyl edging around the sides and back was starting to fall apart, and the 5 plants looked sickly and haphazard. We were not fans of the white rock and debated back and forth about whether to keep or replace it. After saving up for a while, we finally decided this was the year to strike on some outdoor projects.<br />
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The first thing we needed to do was get rid of the rock. ALL.THE.ROCK. That turned out to be a bigger task than anticipated. The white rock was about 8" thick in most places and the retaining walls were FILLED TO THE BRIM! No wonder no plants could grow in them! We had a friend who wanted the rock for his acreage and could bring a skid loader and dump trailer to haul it. (We totally won on that deal.) We also hired three football guys to come scoop rock. (You're welcome, family members that we did not ask to help with this rotten task). It took 5 guys a total of about 5 hours and that was after Adam had already done much of the prep/back yard work.<br />
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We hired a babysitter for a Saturday morning so Adam and I could go to Ground Effects to pick out all the plants. We had a list made of ones we'd like but they helped us cross a few off that wouldn't work in the sun/shade. Adam and the boys went and picked up all the selections later in the week and set them out to make sure we liked the placement.<br />
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Ryan helped plant the big topiary.</div>
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Adam got everything planted and mulched, then one evening we stuck Avonlea in the exersaucer outside while I helped cut plastic while Adam tacked with rock. Here is the rock we got from Aalbers Excavating:<br />
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The boys were around, running between the front and backyards and only after investigating a lengthy absence, did I discover this:<br />
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Adam finished the rest of the rock around the house and we finally could tie a bow around this project! Here are the plants we picked:<br />
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<b>Basketball Court/Cement Pad</b><br />
First, we took advantage of a March Madness offer through <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blueprint-Basketball/127405437129?fref=ts">Blueprint Basketball</a> and purchased a <a href="http://www.goalsetter.com/">Goalsetter</a> system. Our goal was to have an adjustable in-ground hoop that our kids could play on from age 5-20 and would also withstand being a meeting place for (older) neighborhood kids. It's an investment for sure, but so far we've been really happy with it. Since the promotion came with free NCAA pole pads, we have some UNI Panther Pride going on as well.<br />
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We had a 20'x30' pad of cement poured behind our garage in early June. The goal for this piece was to have a place for kids to not only play basketball, but also ride their little toys, set up a kiddie pool, do side-walk chalk, drive remote-control cars, etc. that was in the backyard and not on or near the street.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boys loved watching the skidloader work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dirt piles was the favorite hangout of the neighborhood for more than a week.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam and his dad installed the Goalsetter (and it was HEAVY!)</td></tr>
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We did bullets around the outside and decided on rock on the lower level with mulch on the upper level.<br />
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Here are the plants we chose, all purchased from <a href="http://scgroundeffects.com/">Ground Effects</a>:<br />
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The dirt area behind the wall is currently seeded and growing grass nicely, although the boys, frankly, preferred the dirt pile. It's a nice view from our kitchen window, has provided days of play in various forms, and has even seen a few neighborhood basketball game (even when our kids were in bed). Success!<br />
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I'm glad we went during Toddler Time since it took Cohen a while to warm up to the idea and it was nice to not be so crowded/intimidated. Ryan liked jumping in the foam pit the best. I would recommend this as a fun 1-hour activity to do with kids!<br />
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We picked up Happy Meals for the kids and headed to the mall to eat, then we headed to the zoo. It was pretty hot out but the kids enjoyed the animals that were out. Ryan acted as our map-reader and we were quite the crew with 5 kids in 4 strollers.<br />
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After a few hours at the zoo, we decided to stop at Dairy Queen. We were kind of aware it was CMN Miracle Treat Day but probably weren't prepared for how busy it was. There were people in line with huge coolers picking up 2 dozen blizzards at a time! We waited it out and all enjoyed our ice cream before the sleepy drive home. <br />
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-60463038367242405142015-07-24T22:24:00.000-05:002015-08-17T22:27:32.176-05:00Tooth Fairy DemandsAfter our 5-year-old received a $1 bill from the tooth fairy in exchange for his first tooth, he apparently had high <strike>expectations</strike> demands when the second one came out.<br />
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-38002444939402442822015-07-17T13:55:00.000-05:002015-08-16T14:20:24.163-05:00Old FriendsWe had two fun opportunities this month to meet up with some of my old high school friends. Two different friends were back in the area visiting parents and it happened to be two different groups that could make the schedules work.<br />
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It's so fun to catch up with people that you don't see often, even if they do live in the area. We all have kids around similar ages, so it was great to see them play together and so fun to see how much many of them resemble their parents!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snapchat from Aftin, me, Carissa, and Dorinda</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walter was the "reader" on our team and he and Ryan figured out the clues. Cohen was the designated tag-a-long</td></tr>
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-18531692401934804672015-07-15T22:31:00.000-05:002015-07-27T22:32:00.252-05:00Vacation to Mahoney State ParkWe had a fun vacation to Mahoney State Park with Adam's parents and brother's family. We stayed in one of the cabins near the waterpark. I will share quite a few pictures to give you a good idea of the activities available in case you are thinking about vacationing here.<br />
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We drove down on Sunday afternoon (including a run through McDonald's for a frozen strawberry lemonade) and got settled into our room and grilled supper. It was tricky figuring out how to fit 6 coolers worth of food we all brought into the tiny fridge/freezer. We also found out that the fully furnished kitchen meant no bowls, measuring cups/spoons, and not enough cups or spoons for the "sleeps 8" they claimed. But, we made do throughout the week. Since the living room was upstairs and also served as a bedroom, we found ourselves hanging out in the dining room a lot.<br />
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The kids were up bright and early on Monday (5 of us in one room probably didn't help) and after breakfast we headed down to the Marina. They had a craft area where you could pick out a project to buy and then use the paints and brushes to finish it. Cohen painted some maracas and Ryan made a cool ping-pong ball cannon.<br />
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Adam rented a paddle boat and took the boys on a little ride around the pond. They also had fun feeding the geese. There wasn't much fishing to do here so we never ended up getting out the poles.<br />
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It was SO hot this day with a heat index over 100 that we didn't even think it would be safe to have the kids at the waterpark. So, instead naps were taken by the little ones and then we headed to the indoor (air conditioned) playground. TIP: This place was not open every day and in fact Monday night from 4-8 was the only time it was open during our trip. Also, you need to wear socks in it and we were all in sandals, but a quick trip back to the cabin fixed this quickly.<br />
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The playground consisted of padded obstacle course/tubes/slides/ropes/netting/ball pits. There were sections for the littler kids but Cohen found his way through may of the larger obstacles as well. Ryan got brave enough to go down the longest tube slide (in the very top right of the photo above) and Cohen loved jumping off things and trying the rope ladders. Ryan spent 2 hours running around here and it was definitely worth the $2 admission.<br />
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We grilled that night and attempted some s'mores (the cabins have little hokey shelter-house-type grill things outside them but no firepits).<br />
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The second night's sleep went a little better once we put Cohen on the floor on a mattress. With the 2 sets of bunk beds and a Pack and Play, this means we had 6 beds in our room, but whatever you have to do, right?<br />
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The next day the humidity had broken quite a bit so while Grandpa, Andy and Kim went on a horse-back ride (you have to be 7 or older) we checked out the playground on site. It was a pretty fun one and Cohen had a blast exploring all the slides.<br />
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We headed to the waterpark after lunch. All the kids had a great time! Cohen went right down the slide (Ryan refused until he saw Cohen do it).Avonlea loved just splashing around the zero-depth part and being held in the pool or just hanging out on the towel. We brought the boys back at night when there were far fewer people and they really enjoyed the wave pool.<br />
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We played some bean bags and had fun just hanging out together.<br />
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The last day of our stay, it was raining most of the morning which made it difficult to plan (and figure out how to keep 4 kids and 6 adults entertained in a small space).<br />
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Finally after lunch it cleared up enough to go play the on-site mini-golf course! We decided the winner got first choice as to what leftover they wanted for supper. (Isn't the last day "clean up the fridge day" on every vacation?)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After this, Cohen gave up the club and we just let him play other holes by rolling it while we golfed the real hole.</td></tr>
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We had fun making memories together as a family. I would recommend this State Park for a 3-4 day stay if you have smaller kids or I would plan a few excursions out into "town" or the nearby Outlets, restaurants, etc. We cooked 3 meals/day in our cabin which was really good food and saved us money but did take time/planning/prep. It was hard to have enough to do when the weather wasn't cooperating (in my pre-mom days, I would have loved this time to read). I think we would have loved to have access to a lake/fishing/sandy beach and a firepit would have been very nice. The cabins were adequate (we all knew we were going to be in close quarters since larger cabins weren't available) and if you are a clean-freak, these are not for you. But it definitely served its purpose and we were happy it was less than a 3-hour drive away. If you are thinking about vacationing at Mahoney State Park, feel free to leave a comment or question and I'd be happy to share our experiences!cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-8644910341326598342015-07-12T15:43:00.000-05:002015-07-26T15:43:32.594-05:00Cohen: 2 Years, 7 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These pictures seem to show Cohen's ever-developing personality. You may notice a slight "moustache" in this first pic and friends, that isn't chocolate. That would be the result of Cohen bolting from the garage to the street in order to crouch down to drink from a dirty mud puddle. Yes, a mud puddle. He will drink anything from water from the sand table to the hose to water just siting on the street. No idea what to do about it either.<br />
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In these other pictures you'll see Cohen doing his favorite thing...hanging out outside. He likes his new sunglasses and LOVES the plasma car. His legs aren't quite long enough to reach the pedals of any of the other toys we have, but he is just the right height to push the plasma car at an alarmingly high speed.<br />
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He is fond of slides, especially going down them on his stomach or climbing up them. I think he enjoyed Monday nights when I would usually skip going to teeball practice and just hang out with him and Avonlea, usually at the park.<br />
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Cohen has got personality for days and it's just funny having a conversation with him. We are noticing longer and longer sentences and more evidence of "thinking ahead" such as when he yelled down the stairs to Ryan, "Ry-RUN! Can I pway wif your Angee Birds? Even the ones you have set up? Ok, fanks!" His biggest threat, usually directed at inanimate objects such as water sprinklers, sand, swings, etc. is "I'm going to punch you in the facee." or he'll throw the insult "bad-ee in the face-ee." No idea where it came from and our best efforts to stop him from using this threat have so far been unsuccessful. So, accept our advance apologies if you hear him threatening to punch the wind or a baseball in the face.<br />
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He is also starting to play imagination games with various toys such as Angry Birds, Captain Hook, Super Heroes, etc. He can build some basic Lego and Kid K'nex things (usually involving some sort of "boomer"). He recognizes and remembers many more people now and calls everyone his "fend."cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-68514793514898051292015-07-11T14:31:00.000-05:002015-07-26T14:44:49.351-05:00Hull Summerfest 2015On Saturday morning, Adam had a crew of guys coming to help tear out the landscape and I hated to tear Ryan away from the "fun" to take him to a parade, but wanted to join family in Hull for the "Biggest Candy Parade in Iowa." The kids had a great time gathering candy and watching the trucks and tractors on the parade route. Ryan seemed to be the "coach" of the tribe, encouraging Saylor and Cohen to be ready with their buckets and directing where to go.<br />
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Cohen enjoyed the drumline and the radio station's music.<br />
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They all ate way too much candy for 10:00am (our family came home with 7lbs. of candy and Abbie's family had 10lbs.) and then we headed to the free Kid's Carnival in the park. They tried each of the games once and then it was time to get out of the heat and head home to pack for vacation.cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-48262840187904446932015-07-08T23:32:00.000-05:002015-07-26T15:32:50.933-05:00Canaries GameAdam has been coaching JH baseball this summer and they arranged to bring the team to an afternoon Canaries game. Ryan got to go along with the 7th graders and said his favorite part of the whole day was riding the bus. He also got to play catch in the outfield before the game and was given a game ball by one of the 7th graders. What nice players Adam had on his team this year!<br />
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Thanks, Canaries! They all had a great time!<span id="goog_1959439388"></span>cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-79120652478578330342015-07-08T16:33:00.000-05:002015-07-19T16:34:47.940-05:00Teeball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the end of the season at the rec picnic the kids got to say their name and what they liked best. Ryan said, "Hitting the ball." Then they all got medals.<br />
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Baby girl is 8 months old! New developments this month include her first 2 teeth (bottom) and lots more chattering (see video). This means she's getting too loud for church sometimes. </div>
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She can sit unassisted now, can take a bath in the big bathtub if we are right next to the tub, and is rolling all over the place. She isn't crawling and doesn't get up on her knees by herself, so we have a little bit of time until she's fully mobile.</div>
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With her new rolling skills, sleeping has been slightly more inconsistent because she'll roll into an awkward position with her face stuck against the crib or a leg or arm through the bars and doesn't know how to roll back. </div>
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She's getting more used to baby food and we're trying to feed her food 2-3x/day as well as continuing to nurse. Peas, chicken with rice, and pear-pineapple seem to be her favorite. She likes to explore on the floor but has also been content hanging around outside either in the stroller or the exersaucer in the shade. She tried swimming and really seems to like it! Most of the time, she's just watching her crazy brothers and trying to get a word in!</div>
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It's always great when the 4th of July falls on a weekend and although we didn't have any travel plans, it's always nice to have a 3-day weekend. We kicked off my day off on July 3rd with our weekly donuts from the bakery (since they would be closed Saturday). We went out to Pizza Ranch at lunch and then went swimming at night at the town pool. </div>
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On Saturday we headed to Adam's parents for supper, family time and fireworks. Everyone had a great time and Avonlea lasted until halfway through the fireworks until she fell asleep in cousin Ronda's arms.</div>
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-23075795921589129032015-07-01T15:07:00.000-05:002015-07-19T15:57:29.801-05:00Ryan: 5 Years, 9 months<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCmLrj738KDCB0nIQmxHeIiFV33alJ5PJc6osFJ-DVzn4LXyfucPxMDaESEHQVC3H7lIhIbre0E-g_IsqkpvmT3Kg5HYk50UNhGtbsQ0s-F42duuyc3zfF7rTloYkfx_J0ltUDy6ndGI/s1600/Ryan+blue+shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCmLrj738KDCB0nIQmxHeIiFV33alJ5PJc6osFJ-DVzn4LXyfucPxMDaESEHQVC3H7lIhIbre0E-g_IsqkpvmT3Kg5HYk50UNhGtbsQ0s-F42duuyc3zfF7rTloYkfx_J0ltUDy6ndGI/s320/Ryan+blue+shirt.jpg" width="240" /></a>Ryan has really enjoyed being home this summer. It's allowed him to have a lot more time to play with his own toys instead of just an hour or two at night. This may be one of the main reasons he's been so into Legos lately...he actually has time to think of and complete larger projects. He has a few Lego sets (firetrucks, cabin, basic house/car) but lately he has been mixing all the pieces up to create his own vehicles, dwellings, and transformers (he'll have a way to transform something from a robot to a vehicle, for instance). One of my favorite inventions was a garbage/recycling truck he created with a whole process of where things went in to be transformed into something new when it comes out the other side! Besides Legos, he still enjoys playing with his Swith N Go Dinos (and even bought a new one with some birthday money he found) and setting up all his Angry Birds--never in the configuration they were designed, but always in inventive new ways.</div>
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While I was gone, Ryan also attended Bible School at our church and had a great time! Here he is at the family picnic night where you will often find him...in a gaggle of junior high girls.<br />
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Ryan also kept busy playing tee-ball 2 nights/week with Adam helping to coach. He has been learning about fielding and running the bases, but hitting is still his favorite part. He let his hair grow long this month, mostly because he kept losing ipad privileges for a week and didn't want to sit through a haircut without it. </div>
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He's made some new friends through tee-ball and continues to have fun playing with multiple neighbors (kids and adults). He is sure enjoying summer!</div>
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-11432471625598303872015-06-30T14:19:00.000-05:002015-07-19T14:19:48.623-05:00June photosHere are some other fun June activities.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cohen reading to his baby thithter</td></tr>
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-68603423211005895362015-06-21T14:06:00.000-05:002015-07-19T14:06:16.340-05:00Father's Day 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Father's Day to this great Dad from your 3 munchkins!</div>
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After grilling steaks for lunch, we headed to Hull where Adam went golfing with my dad and Wade while the kids and I headed to Abbie's for some sprinkler time.<br />
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Then, we went to my parent's new house for supper and time together. The kids loved being together and it was a fun time just hanging out.<br />
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-64856203307863746572015-06-20T13:30:00.000-05:002015-07-19T13:30:39.469-05:00Baby Shower and RisefestWe had an eventful Saturday with lots of fun and traveling.<br />
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Adam's Mom and I made a 2.5hour drive to Adam's cousin's baby shower and it was awesome meeting baby Lily!<br />
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Meanwhile, Adam's dad came over to help install our new basketball hoop. They sent me a picture of the inaugural shot.<br />
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Then, the boys headed to <a href="http://www.riseministries.com/risefest/">Risefest</a> to check out the inflatables, cupcake decorating, and tee-shirts before the kids stuff closed. Avonlea and I joined them later and they had fun listening to several bands, especially Rend Collective who played their favorite song, <a href="https://youtu.be/dSn9HW5P-sA">My Lighthouse</a>. Although it was hot, we created some shade with the stroller and the kids did even better than expected. We left before the late concert in a "quit while you're ahead" signature move and it made a great ending to a fun day!</div>
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-9677726758761112652015-06-12T16:18:00.000-05:002015-07-05T16:28:33.058-05:00Cohen: 2 Years, 6 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cohen spent the last month playing at soccer games, exploring outside, being silly, talking to Avonlea, and having fun playing with cousins.<br />
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Cohen definitely recognizes towns and buildings and knows if we were on our way to daycare or church or Grandpa or Grandma's. He really enjoys going to nursery at church (and running around after church) and really dislikes holding our hand when going through parking lots.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Ryan's Bible-School family supper. He said "Don't touch my Cheetos, Mommy!" Guilty.</td></tr>
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-65918069406058469372015-06-07T16:03:00.000-05:002015-07-05T16:11:41.588-05:00Avonlea: 7 Months Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Little missy is 7 months old and still very much a sweetheart. She loves to watch her brothers play and is pretty content just sitting on the floor with toys around her or sitting in the stroller while we play outside. She is sitting up well and can roll both ways but not traveling much. She did learn to clap this month and loves to tilt her head to smile at you!<br />
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She has been consistently taking naps around 9 and 1 for 1.5hours up to 2 hours and goes to bed around 8:00. She has tried a few new foods and is getting the hang of it but it quite a mess-pot, wanting to grab the spoon or clamping her mouth shut.<br />
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We are continuing to love trying out new outfits now that warmer weather is here although the biker shorts I bought for her do nothing for her multi-roll thighs.<br />
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Here are a few more 7-month snaps of our sweetie:<br />
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-21037360691809265842015-06-01T15:54:00.000-05:002015-07-05T15:56:12.561-05:00Ryan: 5 Years, 8 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ryan's month had some big "endings." He had his last day of preschool and although he said he'll miss his friends there, some of them he'll see in Kindergarten next year or at town events.<br />
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Another ending was saying good-bye to his daycare provider who is moving on to another adventure. We are grateful for having a safe and loving place for our kids this year. The kids are looking forward to spending time at home this summer with a babysitter and Adam.<br />
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During the spring, Ryan participated in his first town recreation program with soccer one night/week. He had fun learning about dribbling and shooting and manager to score a goal or two during the practice games they played. As you can see from the picture, he liked to practice bouncing it off his head too, although that never seemed to come into play during the games.<br />
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Other things Ryan has enjoyed is "showing off his baby sister," luring his brother into playing games with ever-changing rules, and practicing riding his bike. He is really looking forward to all that summer brings!</div>
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<br />cobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436673345026997733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431615627309622709.post-88831452458446011342015-05-31T15:02:00.000-05:002015-07-05T15:02:39.825-05:00May PhotosHere are a few more events from May that deserve documenting:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy girl liking push-ups.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing bocce in the backyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Penalty box for overhand bocce-ball throwing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last day at daycare.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan Wardell from IPTV came to the library for story time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silly kids at Cousin Madie's 1st birthday party.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boone cousins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memorial Day pancake breakfast and service.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helping my parents move into their new house and saying good-bye to the farm where I grew up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheering on cousin Carter at a track meet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coloring inside wardrobe boxes in the backyard.</td></tr>
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