Proud

Ok, I'm proud of them.

Our family is growing every day. I am so proud of the little ones in many ways:

Little Katie continues to grow. She likes her teacher, and T-Th Preschool and seems to do stuff a LITTLE longer than me and Alex. For example, today in the snow, she stayed out longer, but enjoyed ice cream cake and hot chocolate. I am amazed that she has begun going potty in the toilet and so are my mom and dad.


Big Alex is the oldest of these two. He likes going around telling people "my name is Alex" and "i am 5 and a half" whenever he has the chance. He's in MWF Preschool and he's proud to be entering kindergarten this August. He's often crabby, but is very loving. And he's often saying he's often scared of stuff but does overcome it in the end.

Me, of course, you know about, so..

Keep Cool, Ryan

Katie and the Mullet

Busy week for Katie - she snuck into my bathroom and had my makeup all over her and everywhere by the time Eric found her. Then, Friday Ryan was working with scissors for a school project and left them out. Alex came and said Katie was cutting her hair and Eric found her behind the couch with little piles of hair all around her.

We had fun decorating the tree and watching fun Christmas shows. This is a good time of year!


Getting in touch with her inner redneck


I like her little pageboy bob though.

Thankful

I am so thankful for God's blessings in our lives. We have all gotten through H1N1, two rounds of strep and some other severe upper respiratory infection - all in the last two months. Eric and I had a great time at my 20th High School Reunion. It was so much fun and great for me to be back "home" after so long.

We are all well now and looking forward to family and fellowship with the upcoming holiday season. We are trying to instill in the kids this year a sense of gratefulness and an appreciation for their blessings. We are going to focus on giving as a way to show our thanks. The kids are going to do boxes for Operation Christmas Child.

We are also going to be giving to Love Without Boundaries this year. A wonderful organization that helps special needs children in orphanages in China to get basic care and medical care that they need. They help with nutrition, foster care, orphanage supplies, and life-saving surgeries. The link is:
www.lovewithoutboundaries.com

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Love,
The Cohens

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NH/MA Vacation

We had a wonderful time this July on our big vacation to see Aiya and our cousins and family in MA. We spent time in NH - all of us together in one condo for a week! It was beautiful and the kids had a great time. I was going to post about everything but Ryan wrote a story about it the other day at the computer at his Nana's. I'll let him tell it and I'll post the photos.
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My Days in NH
By Ryan Cohen

Ryan was on his way to St. Louis. He was very exited. He was going to Massachutes. He was going by plane with his mom, dad, brother Alex, and sister Katie. When they finally reached the airport, Ryan was so exited (and a bit nervous) he could not control himself. They went down an excalator and went potty in a family bathroom. Then they had lunch at an indoor restaurant we are familer with, Burger King. Then finally, finally, it was time. Ryan and his dad sat with each other while Mom had the littles. Then pretty soon they took off for awhile. Aiya picked them up in Massachutes and drove them to her apartment (which had a swimming pool). The next morning they packed, picked up Auntie Lee, went to Dave and Sandy’s, and drove to NH. Then, when they got to their cabin, their cousins were waiting for them. The next morning, they went to Storyland, Ben and Josh rode the Bamboo Chutes and everyone else (except Ryan and Dad) went on too. Ryan would not go because he was too afraid. A few days later, Ryan thought it over and when they were at Storyland that day, Ryan was told by Mom that if he did ride the Bamboo Chutes, he would get a Thomas Train. At first he refused, but then he changed his mind. So they went on the Whirling Whales, then the Bamboo Chutes. Ryan liked it (so much, he rode again before they left) and Mom bought him ‘Salty and the Ocean Cars’ Take Along Thomas. Then Ryan, Mom and Uncle Jon hiked up Mt. Willard and Ryan LOVED the view from the top. Then Ryan’s family drove for awhile and played in the river. The next day, they drove back and did many other fun things. Then Aunt Marilyn came to St. Louis and that day they had their first ice cream man. They got some Bakugan and ate at many great restaurants. Then they drove home, looking forward to camping in South Dakota next year.

The End

First Day of School

Yesterday was the first day of school and all three of the Cohen kids are now in school!! Ryan is in first grade, Alex in Mon, Wed, Fri Preschool II and Katie starts Tu,Th Preschool I. They were all excited and so far it is going well.
I made them all stand in the yard so I could take their photo. Katie was a little ticked off - first because Ryan held her hand and second because I think she wanted to get to school and stop the photos.

Happy Birthday Ryan Foster!!!

Seven years ago today my life changed forever...I became a Mom. It seemed unreal when the showed me the little bald blonde haired blue eyed baby over the blue curtain in the C-section room. All I had pictured was a dark-haired dark-eyed little Eric - what I got was a blonde curly-haired mini-me! A book-reading, dinosaur and Thomas-loving kid voted "kindest in Kindergarten" with glasses at age four just like Mama. He's our helper now with the "little ones" as he calls them.

Ryan - no matter what you do with your life or where you go, we will always love and support you. We are so proud of our little man that is growing up too fast.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!