Lola is here!

October 14th Lola made her appearance! She was 6 lbs. 14 oz.! And the cutest little baby girl ever- we are all in love! Of course Heather was 5 days late- Lola was just too cozy!

So I am the worst photographer ever but here are some pictures of her first day!

Daddy Danny giving her her first bath

I know awesome action shot

Lola getting poked and prodded... why is coming into this world so painful? Danny was tough through it all!

Getting to be snuggled with her mommy Heather- I love how she is staring right at Heather!

Love at first sight

Cute little family!

And can I just point out that I NEVER looked that good after having a baby! Yep I am totally jealous!

AWWWW!

I am sure you will be seeing lots of pictures of this little angel! She is just so sweet!

P.S. Cohen may have asked me where baby Lola was going to sleep in our house. I had to tell him well she isn't our baby she is aunt Heather and uncle Danny's baby...... "oh" he said! So cute! I don't know if he thought she was ours or what but I thought it was sweet..... and I am glad she is not- I get to sleep at night- hehe!

Field trip to the fire station

Cohen had his first field trip to the fire station here is West Jordan! He LOVED IT and so did Carson! This also happens to be the fire station we went to on Carson's 1 year birthday since they were the ones who helped deliver Carson!

Cohen of course now wants to be a fire fighter!

Carson was a little star struck! The fire men were all so nice and talked to the kids and let them play on the equipment and they would pick them up and talk to them!

That's right I missed the memo of wearing the school shirts-oops... next time for sure!

I am seriously loving his preschool they do the cutest things with the kids- look at part of his cute class... and Miss Star in the corner- love her! She is the loud quirky, dance with the kids type and Miss Dani who I don't have a picture of is the soft spoken, sweet, loving type who says things like "There is my sweet boy" to Cohen! They are the perfect combo!

They all got to "steer" the fire truck

It was such a fun day-We all loved it! We of course finished the day off by playing with every fire truck in our house- and then going to Target and looking at every fire truck there! It ws a good day!

On our way to Preschool

Cohen has been loving preschool and Carson and I have been going to a kindermusik class every week- they are both learning lots! I was dropping Cohen off at preschool and decided to take some pictures while we waited- I thought they were too cute not to blog about!

We also were lucky enough to have Grandma Brough come back to Utah for a couple of days! Above is Cohen entertaining himself while we shopped at dressbarn.... he's a lion of course!

And here is a sneak peek of my next post- Cohen's first field trip to the fire station! Yep it's going to be awesome!

Waiting for Lola

Our sweet Lola was 5 days late... so while we were all anxiously waiting for her we had to entertain ourselves with some fun.....especially Heather! We had baking days, went shopping at the mall and Gardner village, ate lots and just hung out! Here a couple pictures of our adventures!

Uncle Danny squishing that cute chubby face- they came and gave the boys halloween stickers and a Scooby doo book for Cohen after his chin accident!

Reading books we got from story book nook at Gardner Village

Playing at the mall- also on the carousel and train- too much fun!

And is anyone else impressed with these stick figures Cohen drew- I totally am!

Cohen's Stitches

So let me start off by saying that we started our Monday morning with flu shots. I had bought bribery and everything and we just got it over with because let's be honest no one likes flu shots. But they did great and I could finally stop stressing about it!

Well that night Steve was bathing the boys and he had gotten Carson out and was putting on his pjs when we hear a splash and then Cohen is screaming. Steve runs in and gets him out and then I run and his mouth is full of blood because he bit the top and bottom of his tongue. This I can handle..... I just put a wet wash cloth on it and made him rinse with cold water until the bleeding slowed down. Working in a dental office I knew that you can't do anything for a cut tongue except stop the bleeding so I was calm at this point. It was slowing down so I took him to our room to dry him off and he lifted up his chin and it was sliced open about 3/4 inch wide! That's when I lost it. I told Cohen he needed to go and see a doctor and he started bawling hysterically and saying I don't want a band aid (remember he just had a flu shot that morning so it was fresh in his mind).

I was not calm and Steve did great and he took him to the instacare and they put some numbing cream on him and made them wait for a long time. Steve was not very happy with the doctor. I guess Cohen was pretty upset but he was holding still and the doctor kept complaining that he was crying and it was hurting his ears. Also every time he tried to suture him Cohen would start crying and Steve kept telling him he thinks that it is hurting him and the doctor kept saying "oh no he just can't tell between the poke and touch". Let's just say Steve was on edge and let him have it. The nurse decided to numb him more with a shot and he felt the whole thing so it was hurting him the whole time. Finally (once Cohen was numb and Steve had yelled at the doctor to get in here and finish it....awesome) Cohen was so brave and didn't feel the stitches. So sweet he would close his eyes... that was his way of trying so hard to be brave!

After almost 2 hours it was over. Cohen was 2 hours late for bedtime and so tired and probably very sore! And poor Steve just needed some relaxation time!

Don't you think he deserved this! Afterwards Steve barely made it to Target before they closed. Cohen has had his eye on this thing for a while and we thought he deserved it for all he had been through that day.... and chocolate ice cream! He came home happy saying " I got a new toy"! Yesterday he seemed a little sore so I kept him on tylenol and by the end of the day he was eating normally- his tongue was pretty sore. He has been playing with his new toy for 2 days straight..... best distraction ever! I love how resilient kids are and how fast they heal. His stitches are looking great! And hopefully in a couple of days it will all be over!

As for Steve and I..... well we won't be winning any parent of the year awards any time soon..... maybe next year! It just reminds us of how grateful we are for healthy and happy kids! I love Cohen so much and he may be getting babied a lot, but I don't mind... he is my baby after all!

1st day of Preschool

Cohen has been so excited for his first day of preschool! He picked out the outfit he was going to wear and I prepared him the best I could by letting him know what to expect! I took him inside and dropped him off and took some pictures and Miss Star helped him find his bag with his name on it and put a name tag on him! Then I showed him where he sits and then he immediately found a little people lion toy and he was a goner! I all of a sudden didn't exist and I knew he was going to do great! I left having mixed emotions (amazingly I didn't cry), but I was so nervous to leave him and yet so excited for all of the new things he was going to learn and the fun experiences he was going to have!

This is in the entry of the preschool Little Learners Academy

This is his seat! I don't know why he always gives me this cheesy smile?

Miss Star showing him where his bag is! Miss Star and Miss Dani are his teachers and they both seem to be amazing teachers!

And the lion! Need I say more!

See this cheesy picture- he is like okay you can go now I am done posing for pictures! Oh how I love him..... even with his cheesy smile!

He did great and I can't wait to see all of the things that he learns!

Labor Day

Yesterday was Labor Day and Steve had the day off! I don't love anything more than spending the day with all of us.... it seriously makes me so happy! First thing in the morning we packed up the kiddos and went to the zoo. We had a great time walking around and seeing all of the animals. Carson's favorite part of course was the train ride... he seriously threw a huge tantrum when we got off of the train (I had to console him with fruit snacks)! Then we went to eat lunch at Wingers and we invited Rob and Holly to join us- it was so fun to hang out with them! Then Rob and Holly took Steve and Cohen to a water park and Carson and I went home for nap time! Steve and Cohen had a great time ( thanks Rob and Holly ) and then we spent the rest of our day just hanging out! Thinking about today makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! I feel less stress taking our boys out places because they are at a much easier age and they are so much fun!