Cody's 2nd Birthday

Well, he made it... 2 years old on Saturday the 17th! I'd like to say the time has flown by, but honestly it feels just like 2 years. He's constantly testing just what he can get away with, he's an awful light sleeper and he has a quick temper.

Having said all that, he's the cutest little 2 year old punk-o you ever saw. He has an incredible good nature, he's sweet and cuddly still. He's fearless and full of energy & curiousity. He's all boy and I couldn't love him any more. (OK, I'd love him a little bit more if he'd stop pooping his pants all the time.)
He love's to tell knock-knock jokes like his sister. His favorite song is "Girls just want to have fun" and he asks for it constantly in the car - I plan to tease him about that later when he's all grown up.
He's learning his colors and shapes, Caitlin's been a big helper teaching him those. He's absorbing everything he hears & sees. You cannot shake a gum box or rattle a wrapper within a mile of this kid without getting bombarded for "bum please" and "fruit snacks?"

Anne made her favorite cake as a kid and it's pretty safe to say it's now our favorite cake as well.

So for now, it's all about enjoying this time of his little life and making the most of every day.

Happy Birthday Codes, Cody, Coderton!

Pumpkin Pickin' Time.

Here's some shots of the pumpkin patch & tractor hay ride. We've done this for a couple years now. It's supposed to rain all week, so we took advantage of the cold air & sunshine yesterday.

I told Caitlin if she could carry it, we could get it. She must have tried to lift 20 different pumpkins.

Lifting pumpkins is exhausting work I guess... soon I found my lazy kid lounging on a pumpkin couch.Cody was sitting on pumpkins all over the place. It's tough to find the perfect chair pumpkin.

Some recent shots I wanted to share...

This is my big girl all grown up & riding the school bus. Cody & Casey can't wait for her to get home every day. She loves the bus ride & has a couple "school bus friends" that she plays games with and talks to. One of them is a boy and she was all proud of herself for not being "too shy".
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We went down to Brenda's for a quick afternoon visit last week. Caleb found a great climbing tree & Caitlin climbed right on up. She's getting pretty brave. The trampoline is on it's last legs, but Cody was still light enough to bounce around a bit. I love the static in his hair.

<----- This picture to the left is just a great looking shot. I think it really captures Cody's good nature. Plus I think he really looks like me when I was a boy... haha, take that Anne!

Caitlin & I dressed up our porch last week with some spooky bats & cobwebs.
I couldn't resist wrapping her up.

Here's a shot of me & the Coderton just hanging out bright & early in the morning.

Then, of course he wanted to take some pictures. I have about 10 random shots of his finger in the way... but this one turned out pretty good. :)

Nice looking up the nose shot eh?

Pumpkin Patch!

Sometimes it's hard to find something to do when you have the kids all day to yourself. It should be something fun, but also not the monotonous choices that get us through the long wet winters. It's nice when there is a choice to head out to the pumpkin patch and run through the corn maze, play on the play structures and have fun with the animals! Wheeee!Aren't they sweet together? They usually have fun with each other too!

Here's Cait-o getting static in her hair sliding down the slide. (I love these striped pants that she picked out!)
Truly, who does Cody look like? I think it's me, but the reviews are mixed. Leave a comment and let us know! Here's Cody trying to get the goat's attention. Both of these kids just LOVE animals!

Brian said this rooster was mean and would probably peck you mercilessly if he ever got out of his cage. Yikes! Can't wait to go back here for the hayride and pumpkins!

While the Mommy's away...

the kids get to JUMP OFF THE SOFA! Brian is great at letting the kiddos play fun games that involve too much "risk" for their cautious Mama. However, they LOVE IT! Cody has been jumping off of sofas since he started walking! Sheesh.

What do you think of that?