Our Little Family

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Snow Day Play Date

February 2, 2011

Cohan loved getting out of the house and heading to the Hickey's house for a play date. Ila, Hayden, and Cohan played all day. Scott and I did not mind having adults beverages with friends either.

Ila kept bringing Cohan toys and he loved each minute of it.

Cohan also planted his first of many kisses on Ila Rose. Like a pro, she tipped her head back and kissed him right back! They love each other...

The boys loved watching neighbors try to dig themselves out. Kenley and I enjoyed some girl time!

And then it was time to take the kids outside to play. We just wanted to make sure they were warm. Cohan hated getting ready... (Doesn't he look like the kids from the Christmas story?!)

Once he was out there, he enjoyed it!

Ila loved sledding!

Cohan... Not so much!

All in all, a good day out!

As these snow accumulates on the ground (16-20 inches and 2-4 foot drifts), so does the activities that Scott and I create to do in the house with Cohan. It is really amazing how being stuck in the house has made Scott and I go nuts, but Cohan seems to love it!

We have realized how coordinated Cohan is... Look at him playing catch! He thinks it's hilarious!

Cohan also loves Skyping with his GramMo. He is so inquisitive and now every time Scott or myself are on the computer, he crawls as fast as he can to see if someone is on the computer to Skype. He plays peek-a-boo, waves and says hi, and blows kisses bye-bye. It is amazing that even tough my mom lives 3 hours away, Cohan gets to see her daily (sometimes more than once). I even have a friend in Hong Kong that we Skype with. Technology is amazing.

Now only if my dad would jump on the bandwagon!!!

Cohan wants to push his toys everywhere. He has learned how to get toys out (we are still working on the whole putting them away thing). He used to get very upset when he ran into something and couldn't figure out how to turn his toy around. I am proud to say... he has mastered this little feat. It's the small things we celebrate these days!

One of hs favorite Christmas gifts was a piano that has a microphone attached. He loves to bang on the piano, but even more... this kid loves to sing and dance.

We have began to master the whole "eating regular food" and don't give him baby food anymore. Riggs might like this more than Cohan. The dog sits right next to him as he eats. Cohan is a wonderful sharer and loves to give Riggs a little taste quite often. This morning he thought he was a petty big deal because he ate standing up at the coffee table and also ate off a plate. I am happy to report he did not throw the plate... again, it's the little things we celebrate these days.

Spontaneous Trip

Last weekend, Scott and I talked on Friday night about doing something fun on Saturday. We discussed going to St. Louis for the day, thought about Kansas City, or maybe even the lake for the night. Then as time passed and Cohan napped, it didn't look promising.

However, we went to lunch with a somefriends and Jack and Meagan (Scott's brother and his girlfriend). On the drive home from Shiloh, we talked about plans for the night. We decided.... Let's drive to the lake!

15 minutes later, 4 adults, 2 dogs and one baby were on our way. It was something to do and we wouldn't be sitting at home. Cohan loved his little"vacation" from home!!

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Winter Blues?!

When some think about winter, they think

about the winter blues. This winter, we have experienced a lot of firsts with Cohan. It would be so hard to think about being sad when there is so much going on!!!

Between playdates with friends and cousins, discovering new toys and learning to crawl, winter has been pretty busy for our family.

All Cohan wants to do is walk. Loves to try it himself (usually we get a bump and/or bruise) but LOVES to be walked... MeMo loved it too!

Crawling and pulling up are our new daily routines. He know what he wants and goes right for it! So many people tell you "time flies," but I guess I didn't realize. Tuesday Cohan will be 11 months old. In my wildest dreams, I could have never imagined how fast this time has gone. So many milestones and so many more to come.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Thankful

I Have been pretty bad about updating our blog, but after several requests, I am back on it and will start again...

Quick re-cap of the past few months. Cohan had his First Thanksgiving in Columbia. GramMo got to come to Columbia and have Thanksgiving with the entire Watson Family.

As you ca tell... he is pretty happy about that!

We had an unexpected, tragic death in the family and life handed us a bit of a "twister," but as you can tell, we made the most of it surrounded by each other.

I believe we have even started a new family tradition of a game of Twister Christmas morning!

Cohan recieved so many presents.

He has also began to pull up on everything and walk behind all his toys. This is our favorite face...

pure determination!

There are so many things to be thankful for during Thansgiving and Christmas Holidays. We are blessed in so many ways. It was such a wonderful holiday season.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Cohan's First Swim Lesson

Cohan started swim lessons at a local swim club. We will go every Wednesday for 6 weeks, then we'll see if we need to get more before summer comes. He really enjoyed the water and loved unking his face in the water. We still have a lot to learn (like we don't try and drink this water). It is just Cohan, his swim instructor and another little boy. It was fun for both of us!!