Coen's 18 month check-up

Yesterday was Coen's 18 month check-up at the doctor. Everything went well & he is still on track being a strong & healthy little boy. He got 2 shots in his leg but only cried for like 10 seconds. He's a trooper! He weighed 28 pounds 12 ounces putting him in the 85th percentile in weight & he was 34 1/2 in. long leaving him in the 95th percentile in height. He's going to be a tall kid as he gets older. I think we all knew he was going to be tall since he was 23 3/4 in. long at birth. When he's 12 he might be almost as tall as I am. I can only wish that the next 6 months go by a little slower because before we know it we will be celebrating his 2nd birthday.

Trying on mommy & daddy's shoes

This morning Coen thought it would be fun to sneak into our closet & pull mommy & daddy's shoes out. I was else where in the house when I noticed everything was quiet, which means little man is trying to get into to something. Then I heard some commotion which sounded like paper being balled up & sure enough this is where I found Coen, in our closet. I was able to get the camera & take a quick picture of him before he knew I was watching him. After pulling the shoes out he wanted to try them on. Here are pictures of Coen modeling our shoes.

caught in the act.....



sporting daddy's shoes.....he has a lot of growing to do if he's going to wear size 11 1/2



now modeling mommy's shoes

The Piggy Bank

I recorded Coen putting money in his piggy bank. Listen to what he said when I asked him if he was going to save his money. Silly Boy!

Coen's big boy bed

Over the weekend Coen got a new bed. Well, it's not new but it's new to Coen. A while back Coen fell out of his crib because he could climb up enough & lean out which resulted in him falling to the floor. So, we ended up taking out the bumpers & turning the crib around since the back end was higher than the front end. That worked because the crib railing then came to his neck. So, we knew he couldn't escape then. The only thing with turning the crib around backwards was that it was hard getting him laid down if he was already a sleep because the mattress was not in arms reach. So, Coen is already in a big boy bed & he has done great with it so far. Our first thoughts about it was that he would get out of bed & play when it was night-night time. So far he has yet to try & get out. He looks so comfy & so little sleeping in his new bed & seems to like it. I still can't believe that there is no more crib. Every time we turn around he's growing up on us.

My first fondant cake

This is a cake I made for my grandmother's birthday. I had been wanting to do a cake using fondant so I finally tried it out. Now I know why fondant cakes are so expensive, it takes a lot of time to kneed it, color it, roll it, cut it & cover the cake with it. Hopefully I will get the time to make another one soon.

Captain Coen......

is now taking over

At the lake

Over the July 4th weekend we spent a day at the lake. Coen loves to be in the water as this was his first time in the lake. I guess he was excited to get in the water that he just jumped right in. Don't be worried, he had his life jacket on & Jonathan caught him. I'm glad to see that Coen's not afraid of the water.

first time in the lake

playing with the minnows (fish bait)

if you look closely he has a minnow in his hand

a closer look

I have completed course one

So, the last four weeks I have been taking a cake decorating class. I love to bake & have always wanted to do all kinds of cakes including wedding cakes & fondant cakes. Maybe someday I can hold a career in this. There are 3 more courses that I need to take but I think overall that I've done pretty well with my cakes. I still have a lot to learn & still need to practice on certain things. I finished up the last class tonight & received a certificate of merit. Here are the pictures of my cakes so far.



This one is from my last class in course one (just to let you know, the dots & wording are purple, not black) My lettering is a little crooked, gotta practice on that.



Jonathan & Dwayne's Father's Day cake


Dad's Father's Day cake

For those who don't know my dad, he is big into bbq cooking competitions & catering so this theme suited him well. He really liked it.

Spaghetti face!

Yum....spaghetti ! That's what we had for dinner last night. We normally don't let Coen feed himself when it's something real messy because the clean up is a pain in the rear, but last night I thought, why not! He ate most of it & enjoyed using his spoon to make noises with the bowl. I am sure glad I stripped him down to nothing but a diaper because it was on the floor, all over him as you can see, down in his diaper & probably some on the wall beside him. After he was finished I pretty much had to take him straight to the bath tub. The pictures don't look as messy as it really was. You just didn't see the bottom of his char & the floor. I'm just thankful to have such a wonderful husband because Jonathan cleaned it all up plus all the dishes while I gave Coen a bath. Our dog Duke missed out on this one. He normally waits under Coen's highchair for crumbs but he was to busy bunny watching out the window this time. We seem to have 2 bunnies hanging around our house now so he barks at them all the time. Anyway, here are a few pictures of our MESSY MARVIN eating spaghetti.

Playing Putt-Putt

This past weekend we took Coen to play putt-putt. He did really well with staying on course from one hole to the next. Like most kids do, he liked picking up the ball & dropping it down in the hole. Jonathan showed Coen how to hold the club & hit the ball, but he was more interested in chasing the ball after it was hit. Hopefully Coen will pick up on golf & enjoy it like his daddy does. Coen was wore out after hole 16, so there was nobody in front of us & we went straight onto hole 18 to let him drop the ball down the pipe. We got a free round to play again so maybe next time he will make it to all 18 holes. Here are some pictures of Coen's putt-putt adventure along with 2 videos.