Easter

Our Easter Sunday didn't go as planned. Scott was scheduled to leave on a trip, so we got up to do our Easter fun before he left for the airport. The boys and I were going to head to church and then over to our neighbor's house for Easter lunch. Bryton fell while I was in the shower. Scott thought he dislocated his elbow, and thought I should head to the ER to get it check out. He got Cohen dressed for church and got him to the neighbor so I wouldn't have both boys in the ER. Scott headed to the airport. After we got the x-rays, the doctor called in the orthopedic surgeon in to take a look at his arm.  He had broken his humerus right above his elbow and was going to need to have pins put in it that afternoon in order to set it. Scott turned around from the airport to be with us and we spent the day at the hospital. We let Bryton's breakfast settle for 8 hours (he had JUST eaten when he fell) and they took him back to surgery. He woke up with a new red cast! Everything worked out and we were home later that evening. Bryton was such a trooper! He took a few days to adjust to doing things with his left hand, but he has gotten the hang of it!

We have no cute Easter pictures this year, but we have one good story to tell for Easter of 2013 :)

We went back a week later and they checked the pins. Everything was in place and healing properly so he got his second cast. We will go back on the 22nd to get the pins removed and to have his third cast put on for three more weeks. Hopefully after that he will be on his way to having a fully functioning arm again!

We got up and checked out our Easter basket goodies and had a little Easter Egg hunt in the living room.

Of course, I tried to get a picture of them together. We all ate a little breakfast and headed upstairs to get ready for church...and then it all went down hill from there!

Here he is waking up after surgery.  He was such a trooper! Poor kid was more concerned with having to spend the night away from home than anything else that day, luckily the doctor gave in and let us come home to sleep that night :)

Up until Easter

A night out on the town at our annual OSC auction with the theme of "Sparkle & Spurs". It was so much fun and we raised over $35,000 for scholarships!

Craft time at our squadron Easter party

All smiles!

After the hunt

A picture with all 4 of us looking and smiling...impossible :)

Eggs!

A special of time of staying up late with ice cream with Mommy and Daddy!

Celebrating a special friend's 40th birthday! A fun day out with the ladies!

Easter crafts together

Double Trouble!

Getting ready for another Easter Egg hunt

Love this crazy boy!

Again...all 4 of us looking and smiling....impossible, but at least we try :)
 

Cuteness!



 

March craziness

Wow, I had no idea I hadn't blogged since February!  I guess that tells you how busy life has been around our house. This post is going to be a bunch of randomness to get me caught up...so hang on tight and enjoy the pictures :)

Cohen just finished up another 10 week session of his speech/language play group. He loves it! Each week he sits in circle time for a little bit longer and participates a little bit more. In the last few weeks, he has started to try to sing a few of the songs that we do every week. Its amazing how much progress he has made in the last 2 months!



Bryton got real excited about St. Patrick's Day this year.

Stickers are Cohen's favorite "craft" right now.

Rainbows and pots of gold were a favorite for a few weeks in March.

We took a trip to Sacramento to visit the zoo. Look at these crazy boys!

Cohen loved watching the giraffes...and climbing the fence!

Cohen thought he would get in on making the rainbows out of cereal...I am not sure if he ate more or glued more!

Bryton made an awesome Leprephan trap this year. I didn't get a picture of the finished product, but it had a ladder and everything. He was pretty bummed he didn't catch the little guy, but since he got some chocolate coins out of the deal he was okay. I love his imagination :)

Our neighbor gave him this fancy hat :)

Cohen goes where ever his brother goes...

 

Valentine's Day week

We had a fun filled week to celebrate Valentine's Day. Bryton had been so excited about the upcoming holiday and saying, "This is going to be the BEST Valentine's Day ever!" I didn't have anything spectacular planned, but we all seemed to have a fun day nonetheless. We made heart crayons to pass out to his friends at school and cookies to take to our neighbors. As a special surprise, when the boys woke up on Valentine's morning we piled in the car and went and got donuts in our pjs. Scott was sad he had to miss out on that treat! We had a great morning of playtime at the park and then came home to play with friends at home. Scott came home with chocolate dipped strawberries for all of us to share for desert, but first we went to Five Guys for dinner! A favorite among all the boys :) 

making cookies

Cohen loves to play ball!

fun at the park...it was SO sunny and windy!

sweet brothers....at that moment :)

Saturday we went to a birthday party at the bouncy house place. The boys had a blast...all three of them! 

the dads always find entertainment at the parties!

We got a new game for family game night. Playing Twister with Bryton is hilarious! His legs aren't long enough to stretch, but he sure tries!

This and that

Painting while B is at hockey! 

Doing our kiwi crate craft...penguin bowling!

Crazy Co!

Making Valentines

Sliding fun...superman style!

Hockey

The city has a free 8 week hockey program for kids. Bryton started back in January and is doing great! He started off by using a bucket to learn to skate, but is now skating on his own and actually learning a few hockey skills. He plays 2 days a week and loves it. We are still undecided if he is going to continue after the 8 weeks, but for now he is loving it! 

TWO!

It is hard to believe but C is two! He isn't into craziness and big tadoos (is that a word) so we opted out of having a party for him this year. Instead we did a few family things that we knew he would enjoy. After church, we headed to the Black Bear diner to have brunch....chocolate chip pancakes for the boys! There is a little shopping area that has a train that we thought was perfect for such a special day. The weather was great and since we were celebrating a birthday, we got an extra lap around the track :) Cohen loved the ride, even though the family picture doesn't show it! After a little nap, we played outside and then grilled out burgers with the neighbors who we play with nearly everyday. We enjoyed some cake and sang him his birthday song (which he wasn't too terribly crazy about!). 

We had such a great day celebrating such a special little boy! 

*Weight: 31.4 lbs (77%)
*Height: 35.5 inches (49%)
*favorite toys:    balls! trains, cars, airplanes, lacing beads and puzzles
*favorite books: Good Night Moon and Things That Go
*favorite songs:  Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
*favorite foods: Peanut butter! Anything everyone else is eating
*Total Daddy's Boy
*Loves to rock in his rocking chair to read books
*Says Mama and Dada plus about 15 additional words spontaneously (truck, water, milk, ball, bubba, block, up, rock, sock, bath, spoon, hot, fall, and a few others)

The last two years have been full of ups and downs for C. We are so blessed that he is doing SO well. There have been times when we have been a bit unsure of things, but he has continued to prove us wrong. He is a fighter who likes to do things in his own time. Each day is a new day! We are so proud of the progress that he continues to make and are so excited to see what surprises he has in store for us! In the last year, we have gotten great news from doctors. He has been released from physical therapy and is as active as any normal two year old. We are continuing speech therapy and seeing progress every single session. It is SO encouraging! Cohen is such a blessing to us and we love him more than any words could ever describe. Happy 2nd Birthday C! We love you buddy and you make us SO proud!