2012 Pumpkin Patch

Thinking about petting the little bull (but he never did...).

A little scared of the goats...

...but finally worked up some courage!

We couldn't get him to look at us! This was the best one I could get...

Sweet boy!

Before we took this picture, Will took a picture of Cohen and me and Cohen was SCREAMING and crying! Our camera said the file was "corrupt" and it wouldn't upload that photo. So, now you can note the blue lollipop in Cohen's hand/mouth. It was a bribe. What can I say?

But look at that face!! He couldn't be happier! Thanks, little blue lollipop!

We had some fun at the pumpkin patch this year! It's definitely NOT the Dallas Arboretum, but it'll do for this year! Happy Fall, y'all! :)

Long overdue random cuteness!

Cohen showing off his Halloween costume and his new cold-weather hat! (9/7/12)

At the children's hospital a few weeks ago - he was looking at the fish and he looked over at me and said, "Take picture of me, Mommy." (9/21/12)

Waiting to see the doctor - poor crummy-feeling guy!

Not feeling great, but he sure was sleeping pretty well - next to me, in my bed - which pretty much meant I wasn't sleeping at all!

At the McKenna "fishing!" (9/29/12)

Driving the fire truck with daddy!

I told him he was lucky she didn't just help herself! (10/01/12)

Our latest trend - his new red cowboy boots! He wears them all over the house - including nude! I've thus far refrained from taking any nude pictures of him in his red cowboy boots, but I might could use one of those some day... (10/10/12)

At the Guadalupe County Fair fishing for a "prize!" (10/12/12)

Big ol' slushy in hand, he was telling us where he needed to go next! :)

Riding the rides, with a nervous little smile!

And this time, he had his "tough guy" look on! Silly boy!

I tell you what, being a full-time working mom has not done well for the blogging business! These pictures in this blog are clear back to the middle of September, but some of them were just too great to not share! We had a scare a few weeks ago where Cohen came home from school with a fairly high fever and it just kept going up and up. We ended up in the ER with him, but all was well - it turned out to be some sort of strain of hand, foot, and mouth virus and it "had to run its course!" Story of our lives! Anyway, we're healthy again, and have been for a few weeks, and we're constantly having fun and staying very busy! I'll try to post more often, but I can't promise anything... Stay tuned! :)

Cohen loves to flip!

Cohen taught himself how to do "ships" (flips). He is getting pretty good at doing somersaults...a-l-l over the living room floor!

Just a boy and his dog...

I love this picture - it looks like Cohen and Muppet are having a serious conversation!

So sweet!!! They were watching Will clean up and mow the backyard!

We never in a million years thought Cohen would love Muppet as much as he does. And she loves him! They're the best of friends, and they act like siblings - including Cohen telling on Muppet when she does something bad!  He loves that ol' girl (even though she's crazy!) Haha! :)

Cohen's 2nd birthday party!

Daddy bringing in Cohen's "big" present from Mommy and Daddy!

He was pretty excited about his new horse! He named him "Happy."

Cohen's 2nd birthday cake! Dinosaurs!!

Having fun at The Jumpy Place!

Getting ready to blow out some candles!

GiGi caught this one on her cell phone! Yay!

Having some tasty cake! Yum-yum!

Silly boy!

One tired guy!

Cohen had a great 2nd birthday party! We had a lot of fun with friends and family at The Jumpy Place! He's growing like a little weed - we can't believe we're already into the third year! :)

Mini-vacation to Corpus Christi!

At the Texas State Aquarium with dad!

Checkin' out the starfish!

Amazed by the big tank of fish!

"What's that?"

"Oh! A shark!"

River otters

Watching the sea turtle with mom!

"Ahgator"

Looking out at the ocean!

Breaking for a popsicle! 

At the stingray petting tank...

...and this little one here caused quite a commotion! Daddy wanted so badly for Cohen to touch one that he decided (for some unknown reason) to grab this one and try to *pull* it over toward him - and within Cohen's reach...

 ...and this is what happened - Cohen got splashed (well, drenched) by that stinkin' stingray! You would have thought the world was coming to an end by how hard that baby was crying! Poor kid!

"A dolpheen!"

He decided that since there were other kiddos on the ground, that was where he was supposed to sit, too!

But then the kids left, so Daddy joined him!

I love this one - it looks like Cohen's reaching out to pet him! :)

Interested in (but not willing to) pet a shark!

After the aquarium, we went out to walk on the beach!

Cohen was a little uneasy at first (hence the death grip on Daddy's shirt)...

...but it didn't take long for him to ease up and start walking in the water!

Little footprint!

Taking a stroll with Mommy, too!

Walking (well, actually running) out onto the pier!

He was doing his very best to convince his Daddy that he saw a shark in those waters!

Love, love, love this picture! Such a big boy!

Picking up sea shells!

He was listening to a big one he picked up!

Will had to make a couple of sales calls in Corpus Christi, and since my school year is going to start a lot sooner than we expected, Cohen and I decided to tag along - one last hurrah of the summer! We had  a lot of fun, and it was cool to watch Cohen for the first time in the ocean! :)