Coco - a complicated person!

Coco is a lot of fun...He came to visit and eat dinner while MO was away in Chicago. We had tacos, then went to the park. Cody showed Coco the ropes - slides, swings, balls - it was a lot of fun. Coco was a wild horse on the way home, and Cody held on for dear life! Then bath time, where Coco tried to stick as many letters on Cody as possible. After Cody was in bed, we saw how boring Coco is too, he put Tyler right to sleep! Then we enjoyed some Coke floats, and Coco had to go home.

The faces of Tyler

Ready for fall??

We have enjoyed the summer, but we are ready for some cooler weather! I have a new system for dinners, a 3 week rotating menu and it is saving us some money, not eating out. Some other benefits include eating as a family every night, and teaching Cody better table manners. I think Tyler can smell the food cooking, because he always seems to wake up hungry just as soon as I am ready to sit down to eat. We are excited for fall, we will be doing MOPS this year! It starts in Sept. and I am very excited to meet some other Christian women who live close to me.

Cody is going through a stage where he loves his daddy more than me, and wants to do everything with Dad! He also loves Coco and asks about him everyday! Guess I can't complain, they are two great men!

First Day!!!

We all had our first day yesterday...It was back to work for me, and Cody and Tyler went to Cookie's house. All things considered, I felt it was a very successful day. I only cried a couple of times and Cody had a blast playing. I think I will be able to incorporate my daily meal plan into the new schedule without a problem, and I still have mornings to play with the boys. My boss is glad to have me back, and I see that there is a lot of work to do, but am up for the challenge. Cookie is a great care provider, and I am thankful that God lead me to her. She has a kind heart and loves children. Thanks to Aunt Leah for the cutest first day away outfits ever...it is really fun to dress my boys up in matching clothes!

The last week :(

It is my last week of maternity leave, and I am sad to go back to work. Fortunately it will be part time, only 5 hours a day. We have had a busy week...Water park,
visit with Nana at the airport during her layover
and much more to come. I feel like I need to get as much fun in this week as I can...even though I will still be with Cody and Ty-Ty(Codyism) in the mornings.

Lenny came to visit after his 2 week vacation in Oregon, and was talking about how hard it was to go back to work, I can't imagine how hard it will be after 6 months off!!!

Big Boy!!!

No picture today, I just thought everyone should know that Cody took a nap in his Big Boy bed today...yesterday he tried to climb out of his crib for the first time and fell out. So I thought it was time to move to his toddler bed, and he did GREAT!!!

A day at the Zoo!!!

We took advantage of a day under 90 degrees with a day at the zoo. We joined some ladies from my new MOPS group and my daycare provider Cookie for a very fun day. I think that Cody had more fun climbing up on the wood fences than looking at the animals, but he did really like the Gorillas, Elephants and oddly enough I think the big horn sheep were his favorite. The child interaction is fun for me to watch at this age...the kids just kind of stare at each other. They want to play near each other, but don't want to say hi or get too close. Cody enjoyed looking at the animals and Tyler slept most of the day...a good experience for our first real outing!

Vacation???

I have come to the realization that I will not have a relaxing vacation until my children are old enough to take care of themselves...at least 5 years...

It was a very busy week! Jason was in Texas for his Nannie's funeral, so Cody, Tyler and I went to Niwot so Mimi and Coco could help me watch the two boys. We went to the pool everyday, and Cody is now an expert at the slide and jumping off the edge.
In the mornings we would drink coffee or bottle in Mimi's bed and watch the news...some days Mister Bear joined us.

Great Great Uncle Gil came for dinner one night, and told us about his internet dating experiences! We had brats for dinner and boy were they good.

Mimi had Girls night out at Liz's pool, and so Coco picked up some Abo's pizza and we enjoyed every last piece.

We did a bath every night before bed to get all that chlorine off, Tyler even joined in the fun.

We read books and had some naked time downstairs before putting Cody to bed...Mimi and Coco are now Goldbug experts!!!

Thanks Mimi and Coco for all your help...We miss you and the pool already!