A little catch up!

WE BOUGHT A HOUSE! We are residents of Dallas now! This just about doubles the space we've been squeezed in to and gives us outdoor space! (YAY!) We're both close to our jobs now and we are close to our church, Watermark.

We had our friends over for a fun play date in the new house! We made home made pizzas and decorated cookies, and most important, had fun! Cohen, McKensley and Ellie!

Little man had his first taste of oatmeal last night! He kinda loved it! 

He made a mess, but he went after that spoon with gusto!

Liam and Daddy: 2 of my 3 favorite boys!

More please??

Sweet brothers. :) Cohen grabbed his hand and held on tight. 

It's been a crazy month. I'm already feeling sorry for my 2014 Blurb book, because I have neglected my camera in January, February and March so far, thanks to packing, moving, and unpacking! :-/ Need to remedy this! 

Play date (late post!)

We had Cohen's little girlfriends, Ellie and McKensley over for a play date a couple weeks ago. It was long overdue! Now they're starting to play together a little more.. It's really cute.

Cohen and M, studying each other.

Chipmunk cheeks! Sharing Ellie's popcorn chicken.

I thought it would be easier to get their picture together as they got older... Not so much.

Cohen... out.

Can I have some???

We love to see our friends! Thanks for coming over, girls!

Play Date!

Last Thursday we had a play date with McKensley, Ellie, Gabby and Brynlee. Cohen and a bunch of girly girls! We wish our boy pals lived closer... Eli and Kade! haha

Here are some pictures from the get-together.

Sweet McKensley

Cohen found the only manly toy there and took to it! 

Ellie having tea

Hmmm.. where to go now...?

Chaos!

Coco tried to push Gabby around in the car

First shot at a couch picture :) Brynlee was NOT having it!

Decent... Gabby's looking away though..

Cohen's first time on a slide!

Lost his balance :(

He's ok!

LOVED the swing, though!

See? Loved it.

So Mama helped him down the slide. :)

Play dates are so fun! It's always interesting to see how Cohen will play with other kiddos, since he doesn't go to any sort of day care. At this point they still play a little independently, so he's right on track. Gets a tad bit upset when something is taken from him. It'll be sweet when that actually play together, rather than beside each other. :)

Insta-Friday

I've seen lots of bloggers doing this.. and.. well.. I take pics on my iPhone all week long too! :) Might as well share 'em since those are our everyday, spur of the moment pictures! Enjoy! And post up with Life Rearranged to share your pictures!

Cohen Alexander thinks he is a BIG boy and that he can "work" on our laptop. This is often right when little hands get a gentle swat and he is redirected to something else. Ahh, toddler hood is upon us.

 Daddy and Coco got a very special treat this past Sunday while Mama was at work... They went to visit Baby Julia Belle! She was 5 precious days old in that picture! So sweet! I think Hector looks GREAT with a baby in his arms! eh, eh? I kid, I kid! Lord knows we're nowhere near ready for another!

 This is the man of the house, for sure. This toy may have been our most valuable toy.. The activity table.. you know, the one with all the different noise-making mechanisms...... That goes off at all hours of the night, I feel like. But Coco LOVE it. Mainly slamming the book pages over or slamming the "little laptop" shut. Such is life.

 This little piece... We had been searching for a cheap "new" entertainment center, one that Cohen can't destroy and where he can't reach all the buttons on electronics. Well, we found this on Craig's List, listed for $50. It has three drawers and two doors, AND an adorable hutch that sits on top. It's really for your kitchen--so what? We get there and it's this elderly couple having to sell all of the lady's sister's belongings because she is severely disabled with Alzheimer's. We got to talking about my grandmother (and her [our] struggle with the disease), she took a shine to Cohen, and they let us have it for $30! STEAL. Have you priced furniture lately? We have, and we simply can not afford it. But this? And Hector got a can of paint and is making it shabby chic amazing! I'll do a whole post on this later on, when it's finished.

 Quite possibly my favorite picture of the two of them to date. We think he's so big and so grown, but look how tiny he is next to Daddy. I just love it. This was at a park near Cohen's friend, McKensley's house. We had so much fun!

 Cohen got to swing for the first time! Yea, I'm a little embarrassed that he hasn't been on a swing in his entire one year existence.. But hey! He's done it now! And he loved it.

And last but not least, we had tacos the other night and guess who thought they should get some taco, too? The one year old. And he takes MAN bites. He uses those three teeth to their fullest potential.

I think I'm going to like Insta-Friday!

CD buddies

This is another play date, that I haven't had time to post! But at least this one was only a couple weeks ago, for real. Right before we went on vacation. So, I have an excuse.

I have this friend, Amber, who I went to high school with. We became friends when we were on the drill team together. Yes, my friends, I was on drill team.. in case I haven't forgot to mention that at some point. It. Was. Fun. Anyways, I did that freshman and sophomore years, then decided to quit. I know, quitter. But I quit drill team to involve myself in something much more useful. Home Economics! I ran for office and was elected to [some office, I'd have to pull out the yearbooks to remember] and who else was an officer? Amber! She graduated a year before me, but we were friends all during high school. Then she went off to school somewhere...right? Anyways, I went to university a year later and guess who also lived in my town and went to the other university in town? Amber! So, we hung out a few times then. A few years go by and we are friends on Facebook. Well, I get pregnant right? And announce it on Facebook last summer. Then who do you think announced her pregnancy that fall? Amber! haha. I know this has entertained you, but I just wanted to explain how we know each other.

So, in April (right, Amber?) E was born! He's just adorable and so, so sweet. I hadn't gotten to meet him (or see Amber) so, we planned a visit. It was so great! Here is E, with Cohen on the couch.

He's obviously a lot smaller than Coco at this point. Still a newborn, practically! So sweet!

And here are there fluffy bums!! 

CD, in case you were wondering, is the abbreviation for cloth diaper. I am writing a whole post about cloth diapers... so, come back for that, I won't get into all the glorious details right now. 

I'm hoping to see Amber and E again in a few weeks! It will be fun when E can crawl and play with Cohen! But I don't want to rush his growth... I know I sure miss Cohen's newborn days! 

What a fun evening! Thanks for letting me come over, Amber!

A post I never got around to! Sorry, girlfriends!

I have two great friends at work, Sara and Denise. We all worked on nights and were all pregnant at the same time. So, naturally, we bonded over pregnancy, then deliveries, then newborn stages and now on the every day antics of our nearing-one-year-olds.

Denise delivered first, in November, a precious baby girl, E. Then Sara had M in the first week of December. Then, of course, Cohen came along the second week of January.

A couple weeks months ago, we got the kids together, finally(!) for a play date! We met at Sara's house and just played for a few hours! E and M were already crawling.. poor Cohen was stationary on the floor. He got trampled on a couple times. But he's tough. I only took a few pictures.. moving babies are even harder to capture in a picture!

M plowing over Cohen. To get into my lap..what a sweetie!

"Hey where is she going? And how...?"

Lots of new toys to choose from!

Miss E! She loves cameras!

Trying to get a couch picture.... E is claiming Cohen as hers, and M is pulling Coco's hair. :)

Doesn't she look like she's heading for trouble?? :)

Those baby blues! Precious!

Play dates are so fun! It's great for Cohen to interact with other babies, since he does not go to day care. And, after all, these are his girlfriends. :) At least E is, I think M has a bunch of boyfriends already. ;) Us moms can plan that out, right?

Can't wait until next time!

Play date

Today was a fun day for Cohen and me. We went to historic downtown McKinney to have lunch with Deanna and her son Kade. Kade is 10 days younger than Cohen.

 Such beautiful colors on this breezy spring day!

Waiting for Mr. Kade to finish eating!

We walked around the square, peeked inside shops and settled on Sauce for lunch. I definitely recommend it! The prices were reasonable ($7 for a pizza, $6-7 for a sandwich). I had a BYO Pizza (Build Your Own) with Slammin' Pizza Sauce, Fontina and Parmesan cheeses, black olives and pepperoni. Yum! Deanna had a BLT Panini that looked wonderful! They have a covered patio, and on a day like today, we had to sit outside! 

Kade slept the first 1/3 of lunch, Cohen slept the middle 1/3 and they were both awake the last 1/3! We had such a nice time catching up (it's been years since I've seen her!) and talking about the babies. Deanna is a nurse, too, so we have lots in common. It is so nice to talk to other mothers! We were able to share opinions, practices and stories about our boys. 

Kade is a sweetheart! He barely made a peep the whole time, until he got sleepy towards the end. Coco made himself known as soon as the stroller stopped on the patio. :) But he just wanted to talk and play. And that's always OK with me! 

After 2.5 hours of chatting at the restaurant, we strolled our way back to the park, by where we had parked. There was shady grass there and we wanted some pictures of the boys together. :) Cohen was falling asleep and Kade was already napping, but hey.. they're only babies for a short while, right? 

 Now they're both awake!

They were supposed to be laying on their sides looking at each other.. yeah right!

Both boys staring at their mommies! 

And at this point, we changed diapers and loaded them up into their car seats. Then it was home we came!

How refreshing it was to get out and see a friend today! Can't wait to do it again!