Saturday, April 7, 2012

Everyday things...

Cohen getting filthy dirty playing in the sand :)

Fun Easter egg games

Trying out the new t-ball bat!

Marble painting using shaving cream and paint....so cool!

Cohen climbing and being so proud!
Did I mention he is starting to take a few steps on his own!! Super exciting!!

He's FOUR!

Our baby Bryton boy is FOUR! Can you believe it?! It seems like yesterday that we were sitting in our  house in Alaska, surrounded by boxes ready to move, and waiting on him to arrive. Who knew that on his fourth birthday he would be living in his fourth state....crazy AF life! 

Bryton you are one in a million! You bring a smile to everyone's face and you always make us laugh. You are still hung up on cleaning, but you aren't AS obsessed with vacuuming as you were this time last year. You love your racecars, trucks and trains. You have an amazing imagination and play some of the funniest things. You like to sleep in your tent on your bedroom floor instead of your bed, but at least you are sleeping! I have rubbed off on you and you love to do crafts. You can write your name and know all of your letters and numbers. You and Cohen are really starting to play together and you are a great big brother. Your little sense of humor totally cracks us up. We are so proud of you and always look forward to what you will do next. Happy Birthday Bryton! We love you! 

Happy 4th Birthday Bryton!

A new bike from Mommy, Daddy and Cohen

Breakfast choice of the birthday boy....a cinnamon muffin

An after lunch snack...ice cream with M&Ms :)

Gifts from all over the country! He is one lucky little boy to have so many people that love him!

A mini cake for his special day! 

Monday, April 2, 2012

Party time...Construction style

Yesterday we had Bryton's birthday party since his birthday is Easter weekend this year. We had a few families over to celebrate with burgers and cake. Bryton chose to have a construction theme this year and so we had a few fun little activities to do. We decorated construction hats, had a tool scavenger hunt, and played pin the construction cone on the construction site. Mostly, the kids just played out in the backyard with the sandbox and had a great time. I just realized how few pictures I have of all the activities, but we sure had fun! We are so fortunate to be able to celebrate with such great friends!

Sandbox fun!

Even Cohen got in on the sandbox fun!

I had all the kids sack lunches for a picnic.

the cake :)

Blowing out the candles!

Cake and ice cream time!

You know Cohen couldn't miss out on the birthday cake :)

the last week

The last week has been crazy busy, but full of fun things. Of course, I forgot to take any pictures of most things but here are a few:

I rounded the corner from folding laundry to find this little guy having a ball on the train table. Now he doesn't even attempt to stand beside it, he goes directly to the middle to play.



Bryton has been wanting to pretending to be the Daddy around here. He thought it was a good idea to try to feed his "baby Cohen" some applesauce. Cohen wasn't too keen on the idea and so that fun didn't last too long.

Bryton had his last day at preschool until summer camps because of our upcoming travels. Miss Barbara is his absolute favorite and he talks about her all the time. They also had an Easter Egg hunt and a little pre-birthday celebration for him before he left. Of course, it all fell on the same day as everything else I had attend so I couldn't get any pictures.

More afternoons out in the backyard means more adventures for Cohen!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

While Daddy's been away...

Scott has been away again and the boys and I have been staying super busy. Cohen has become more adventurous by the day and so that in itself is keeping me on my toes. Bryton is loving being outside and doing "yard work" on the pretty days. I have been crafting and getting ready for Bryton's birthday party and the squadron Easter party...fun stuff!
Scott returns tonight and we couldn't be more thrilled!

Cohen has discovered every single cabinet, drawer, nook and cranny that can be emptied in the last week. I have had to reorganize quite a bit to keep his little hands off of things. As you can see, he is always very proud of what he has accomplished :)

We made rainbows out of fruit loops for St. Patrick's Day. We also made rainbow cookies for our friends! The sneaky leprechaun snuck in our house and turned our pancakes and potty water green. Bryton left him cookies by the door in case he was hungry if/when he came back. Maybe next year we will catch him ;)

Another new trick of Cohen's! He empties drawers and climbs into them. I have caught him attempting to do multiple drawers in the hopes that he'll make it onto the counter....what am I going to do with this crazy boy?!?

Bryton painted his first canvas painting the other day while I worked on a project. He was so meticulous in how he did it and did a great job.

The slide has made its way out of the living room and into the backyard because of Cohen's new love of climbing. I would turn around and he would be 3 steps up not knowing what to do next, except fall backwards. Bryton has loved having it in the backyard to play on!

Cohen has a new sound this week which is super exciting! He is using the "N" sound now. Pointing at things is also a new trick of the week....now instead of screaming at the things he wants, he points and screams :)

Bryton and I tried out a new idea of mixing colors using milk. Of course I found the idea online and he loved it. It was fun to watch the colors all swirl together. Then he painted a piece of bread with the colors that he made....he was fascinated!  

Last night, I went to the Officers' Spouses Club annual Auction fundraiser. It is a huge event and always raises a lot of money to go towards scholarships for military dependents and spouses. This year was a Masquerade theme and it was so much fun! We all wore different masks, bid on lots of fun things and had a great girls night out!

This morning we were getting the house all fixed up for Scott's arrival tonight. Of course, Bryton said he would take care of vacuuming the stairs (I know you all are shocked!) and Cohen was right there to watch :)

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Tubes and such

Cohen and Daddy hanging out after surgery. Cohen bounced right back and was acting like himself in no time. He took a long nap and was good to go! We have already seen signs that the tubes are doing their job, yay!

Bryton came out of surgery looking for that popsicle the nurse had promised him. He was back to normal and ready to go to preschool within the hour. He finally agreed to a lazy day at home. No complaints of ear aches since surgery, that's progress!

Scott went on a guy's trip over the weekend and so the boys and I had our own fun. We went and got a building kit for Bryton. He made his very own school bus and was super proud about it. He loved having his own hammer and safetly glasses!

You know your brother loves you when he shares his red popsicle with you.
Watching them together is the best thing ever...most of the time :)

Bryton is still doing gymnastics every week. He loves flipping over the bars and swinging from the rings.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Busy busy busy

Bryton had been SO excited his Daddy was coming back from his trip! They had been talking about camping when he got home and Scott set up the tent in Bryton's room to camp out. He has slept in his tent every night since they set it up. He told us the other day he will sleep in his tent forever and isn't EVER going to sleep in his bed again :)

We turned Cohen's car seat around this weekend. Cohen isn't a big fan of being in the car, and we are in the car a lot! Hopefully this will keep him a little bit happier.

We have a climber! Bryton never was a climber or risk taker, but Cohen is keeping me on my toes! This crazy boy is into EVERYTHING!

The boys are getting to the point where they love hanging out together. This is what I found this morning as they shared some cheerios in the trampoline. I hope they are always such good little friends!

Car wash time! One of his favorite things to do :)

Chef Bryton making a chocolate pudding pie for Daddy. Check out the pen behind his ear and notepad on the counter. He kept stopping the mixer to "take notes" about what he was doing. He totally cracks me up!

This is where Cohen loves to be! He absolutely loves the train table and we find him in Bryton's room playing ALL the time.