Almost Done....

...with the "Sprucing up the House" projects, although, I am pretty sure I could look around and probably find some other things that need to be done. But most importantly, the front and back yards are finally getting to where we like them. One thing that I have always wanted to place in the front is landscape lighting (Charlie didn't care too much for this idea). Needless to say, I talked him into it and I believe the lights will grow on him.

This weekend, Charlie and Pops worked hard in putting down the edgers and they did a superb job. Even though Charlie had to install a new electrical outlet, he graciously put in the lights I wanted. We still need to add mulch and some flowers but it is almost complete! I know you are just dying to see a picture (lol) but for now, I will leave you with one of the light fixtures.

I am loving our new curb appeal, if only the grass would turn green sooner......

Bumps, Scratches and Bruises

You name it! This kid has it! It appears that there is not a day that goes by when Cohen has not added a mark to his body. Funny thing, most of the time when he gets these marks, he just keeps going. I can see it now, sitting in the emergency room over and over as he gets older. Although it breaks my heart seeing his cute little legs, arms and face looking like this, I am starting to get use to it and glad that he isn't feeling major pain. I just want to put band-aids all over him!!! But Cohen loves to point out his boo-boos to you. Just Friday night, he was running (while his mommy was telling him to walk), and just like that, he fell and scraped his knees. We asked if he was okay which he replied "tay" and kept going..... He would go on to add a few more over the weekend so I decided to take a few pictures of these boo-boos. It appears we have a tough little boy!

Chalking with the Girl nextdoor....

It has been said that Cohen is a little flirt when it comes to the ladies! Which I am not surprised, he is such a lovable little boy. Our neighbors, the Johnsons, who live across the street have two little girls, Maggie, who is 3 and one year old Gracie. Maggie is a sweet little girl, who loves to tell me all sorts of things and holler in her little voice, "Hey Cohen", every time she sees him. But sometimes, she will become really shy. And that is what happened when they took a small stroll over to our side of the street Saturday night.

Prior to this arrival back, Cohen and I made our way over for him to play and for me to enjoy some mom chat. Not long ago, Maggie introduced Cohen to sidewalk chalk which he loved. So after running around and chasing each other, they settled down to make art on the driveway. Which I might add, it is really fun and I plan to purchase some soon! GG and Pops stopped by so it was time to go but Cohen wasn't ready. Jana, the mom, said that it would be alright if he hung out some more and she would walk him home. Shortly after, we see the family coming with my son in the girls' stroller. Too cute! He was loving it but I believe Maggie reverted to her shy self and was ready for him to get it out. Not too mention, Miss Gracie was fussing seeing this boy in her seat.

You really can't see but Cohen has placed his arm around her and is trying to give her a hug. She is like "hands off boy"..

I was able to get him out without any crying but he appeared to be sad of Miss Maggie leaving. Mr. Johnson offered Cohen two pieces of chalk so GG joined him for some drawing on the driveway.

It is so cute to watch kids interact with each other. And I have a good feeling Cohen and Miss Maggie will be seeing more of each other!

20 Months

Every month that creeps up, I found myself constantly thinking about how fast time is going by since our little man arrived 20 months ago this day! He has turned into such a sweet boy, although there have been signs of the terrible twos. But I know its his learning process and we will just continue working through them together. Its a parent's learning process too.

Cohen is "All Boy" for sure! He loves nothing more than to be outside. I believe he would sleep outside if we allowed it. He also loves rocks. Just last night, while getting undressed for bath time, a small rock fell out. He held and played with it through bath time and kept it in the palm of his hand while reading books before night-night time.

Cohen is all about Da-Da right now! Which is normal and I love it. I have enjoyed watching them interact together and the bonding gets tighter each day. Watching a father and son relationship gives me so much joy and I look forward to seeing it grow as Cohen gets older. They both ultimately adore each other and you can already see that Cohen looks up to his daddy!

Cohen now refers to himself as "ME"! He still loves to cuddle and dreads going to be bed every night. Which is something we are still working on. He has his good nights and his not-so good nights! His love for reading has not stopped and now enjoys listening to us read books that involve more words on a page! The addiction to his pacifier continues to grow so I am giving him four more months and the Pacifier Fairy might be making a visit to the Gibson household! and last, he is officially showing an interest in the potty. Mommy is really looking forward to that and prays it will go as smoothly as it can. Not rushing this one anytime soon, lol!

So this is a little insight into our little man. Our little man who is just four months away from turning "2". Oh my! I shake my head every time I think about that....Last night as we were having family time in the living room floor, Cohen had walked off and I asked Charlie, "Can you imagine him any older, like a teenager?" and his response was what I was thinking, "No"....And that day will be here before we know it and I want to savor every moment with him the best we can!!!

1, 2, 3....Go!!!

Something that Cohen has taking a liking to is racing, whether it is with cars or on foot. Which I am not surprise since his daddy loves it too! It is just a matter of time before he takes up Nascar and I cant wait till the day when we can take him to his first race....

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He is so cute when he wants to race on foot. He will bend his cute little legs as low as he can and say 1, 2, 3...Go!!! Sometimes he takes off before the "go" part. We will have races in the house and sometimes it will help when we ask him to do something, we will say, Let's race! And it usually works....

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So last night when Cohen wanted one of his cars out of the toy box, he handed it to me and said "pay?" (this is the way he pronounces play). Daddy joined in and we began our racing. This would go on for a while and Cohen would get up every time and bring back each car to its owner. What was cute was one of the cars looks more girly than the others so he made sure Mommy had that one.

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These small moments with one another are so special! I look around and there is so much that needs to be done around the house, but I find myself not caring and knowing that it can be done another day. Having this moment with my son is priceless and more worth it!

Seven Ladies and A Gentleman!

(Front:)Amy, Lindsay, Mr. Tritt, Crystal and Me

(Back:) Jennifer, Lisa and Kristen

Last night, us gals got together for our monthly girls' dinner at Atlanta Bread! As always, it was a blast hanging out and chatting away with one another. We were blessed with the presence of Crystal's little man, Mr. Tritt (9 mos), who appeared to be a ladies man and enjoyed all the attention he was receiving. Such a cutie patootie and a great little boy! For the most part, several of us have been regulars to these dinners, however, we had the pleasure of seeing Jennifer for the first time and Lisa, who attended the very first one, joined after just having a baby girl in late March. I am so glad we continue to have these dinners and always looking forward to the next one!

Fence in process

Charlie has been working hard each allowed day to complete this drawn out process. All he has left is the outside and what we thought a 5 gallon bucket would cover, well it has now doubled. So not only has it taken longer then he thought (or wanted), more money had to be spent. However, we know this is something that has to be done. If you don't take care of it, the fence will not last. Not to mention how much better it is going to look!!!

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So while Mommy was away last night enjoying some girl time, Charlie and Cohen made a trip to Lowe's to purchase the other 5 gallon bucket. And from the looks of it when I arrived home last night, my boys had a great night without me. Daddy thought they were busted when he heard the garage door opening. When I walked in, I found a very energetic, happy little boy! It was at the time when Cohen should be getting ready for bed. I got to hear all about their fun night where they spent plenty of time at Lowe's. They looked at just about everything and more importantly, Cohen enjoyed every bit of it. Plus he got to bring home a "Diego" hand shovel since he was a good little boy. Gotta love the daddy and son bonding time!!!

The Fence in Process Pictures!