The 4th of July and a Weekend Away... Again

4th of July came and Cohan went and got the "usual."  He did his Pop-Its and tanks.  This year he also decided on some cars.  Ireland also got an adorable 4th of July headband from Aunt Meagan.

The Pop-Its were a favorite...

Aunt Meagan held Ireland so she could watch.

I got freaked by the car because it started going in different directions...

which in turn scared Cohan...

so he ended up watching from the window with the dogs.

So Jack and Scott had fun. 

Then, Friday morning, Jack, Meagan, the kids and I headed to the lake.  Our friends, Bryan and Kenley, and their two kids, Ila and Wilson, came too.

Snuggles with Papa H

Ireland and Wilson

This might have been when Ila asked Cohan to marry him at sundown.

My sister-in-law, Beth, told me about this water wing/life jacket contraption.  Scott and I ran to grab one before the weekend.  Cohan has no fear of the water, and I don't put them in the lake, but wanted him to be a little more independent in the pool.  He loves this thing, it's his favorite color, and I feel liberated because I don't have to hold him all the time!!

 

Saturday afternoon, my cousin, Tara, her husband, Matt, and their kids came to play. 

Sleeping through all the action.

Enjoying a smoothie.

Watching cartoons with Uncle Pooh & Aunt Meagan

We had a great weekend.  It is always fun to get away.  We are headed back down tonight after swim lessons.  Thanks Nanny and Papa H for another fun weekend. 

One Month Old

 I can't believe that Ireland is already a month old (I'm a little late on this post).  So much has changed since she was born.  I was trying to fill out her baby book today and was looking through pictures of the first month after she was born.  It seems like so long ago.  I think that we lived in a fog due to her fussiness and our lack of sleep.

I am happy to report that Ireland does not have colic (as we previously thought).  It turns out she was filling up on air while breast feeding.  After a conversation with a lactation specialist; Ireland is a different baby.  She is starting to smile on her own, and getting her own little personality that was easily overlooked while she screamed all the time! =)     

She is not the most photogenic and cooperative little lady while taking pictures, but here she is at one month...

Finally I got my act together. 

Here is her birth announcement that I am hoping to have mailed out by next week!

Horses, Snuggles and Unkie.. Oh My!

While we were home in Springfield, it was HOT.  On Monday, we took the kids to get pictures taken (wuite an experience) and then had wanted to go to the water park.  It was way too hot for Ireland, so my mom suggested Chuck E. Cheese.  We had only been there with Cohan once before, so I was excited.  As soon as we arrived, Cohan found a horse to ride.  He must have rode this horse 15 times!  He loved it and named it GiGi (after our neighbor's horse he rode).

Tayler and Cohan playing a little basketball.

Of course, he found the only tractor in the place!

I don't know how, but Ireland slept through the whole adventure. 

 When we got home, everyone took a nap...

 Tayler was very anxious to hold Ireland.  He did such a good job.

Aunt Sarah and Unkie were excited to come over after work and hold her a little more too.

 That night, I dressed the kids in matching pajamas.  I knew Scott would never go for this, so my mom and I tried for a picture of the two of them.  Again, this is the best I could get...

The next day, after breakfast, we headed home.  We were all sad to say goodbye to GramMo.  We weren't three blocks away when Cohan asked me to turn around because we needed to fit GramMo in our car.  I couldn't have agreed more.  Each day, he has asked to go back to GramMo's house. 

If it weren't such a long drive, we would be right back there!