JAX Zoo

On Saturday we hit up the Jacksonville Zoo and after going through the pictures I realized that the 2nd child doesn't get quite as much camera love as they should.  haha But our first kid sure is cute!

channeling Harry Potter

thats my chunky monkey!

pure joy

Kids say the darndest things

Funny story that I'm sure many moms have had to deal with in one form or another: 

The other day I put Cohen down for his nap with just a shirt and a diaper on, when 15 minutes later I hear noises coming from his room I go in to find him wiping poop on the carpet and bed! Totally disgusting, yes? I clean him up, put him back in bed. That would have been the end...but that night were reading him Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, we get to the last page and there is poop smeared ALL over it and Cohen says "color Mickey night light". I think Alexander had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, POOPY day! That book went in the garbage. 

Addison was being fussy and crying and in trying to soothe her I said, "You're breaking my heart, baby girl" And Cohen says to me, "We fix it mommy, its ok"

 I heart that boy SOOO much!

Another day we were both having a rough time and I was kneeling in front of him wiping away tears and he takes a tissue and starts wiping my tears away. Warmed my heart. 

We play all day

I mean come on, with that cheesy two toothed grin! So dang cute

Addison has been sitting up for a few weeks now and is starting to get up on her hands and knees and rock. She'll be crawling so soon! For now I just call her Rolie Polie Olie because she can roll all the way across the room to get wherever she wants to go. 

 Were taking advantage of all the great things Florida has to offer, the beach being number one! The gators; not so much. Seriously, who worries their child will be eaten when they go on a walk around their neighborhood?! Yep, this girl. I told Cohen if he sees a gator to "run run run!" So I asked him yesterday what he should do if he sees an alligator and he replies "go snuggle him". Wrong answer dude. 

Cohen developed a MAJOR phobia of the ocean. Every time I tell him were going to the beach he will immediately reply, "Not go in the water". He has a nervous breakdown if even I get close to the water. It might have something to do with him being knocked down and (slightly) pummeled by waves a few weeks back. Maybe ;)

Growing up

The kids are getting older everyday and have been really fun to watch learn and grow.

Addison is sitting up and starting to push up onto her knees. She's going to be crawling before we know it! She recognizes strangers now and doesn't like when other people hold her. Hard for our babysitter, but I kind of love that she only wants her mama :)

Beautiful baby girl. 6 1/2 months old now

Cohen is as big as a 4 year old and can speak just as well. He never stops talking and is so smart! He can count to 20, knows his ABC's and I catch him singing songs to himself now. He LOVES nursery and comes out sweaty from playing and ready for his nap! Love it!

We go to the beach almost every day and we've loved being so close to the ocean. Cohen is learning not to throw sand...yet to be mastered, but were working on it :) He slides down the dunes on his bum and comes home with sand in his shoes, pockets, hair and even diaper. 

Sea Cows and Water Doggies

This was one of the coolest things I've ever done. Crystal River, FL has a river where every year hundreds of manatees migrate to the warm spring waters. We took a boat up the river and were able to get in and swim around with dozens of manatees just swimming around. It was kind of freaky at first to have a huge animal swimming right next to you but they are so sweet and gentle. They're curious and just come right up to sniff you and let you pet them. Cohen was loving them and kept saying he was swimming with "water doggies" The pictures look like they're from 1985 because they were taken with a waterproof disposable camera, but awesome pictures nonetheless.