Kohen lately

Kohen got sick with Bronchitis a couple weeks ago and I unfortunately caught it too.

Needless to say we've been stuck inside quite a bit.

Here's just a few things Kohen's been up to.

 

Adorable. I love him.

We Can Build It...Yes We Can

 Daddy and Kohen put together a bookshelf to put in the kid's room.

Kohen was so eager to show off his muscles and would lift the heavy boards all over. 

He is pretty good with the drill too and helped Daddy lots.

 Yep. He decided he needed a wardrobe change half way through.

Apparently this was more of a Nemo underwear kind of thing instead of a Cars.

He even stole Stuart's hat. ( I think he thought it made him extra cool)

I love my boys!

Oh Drummer Boy

Kohen's second half of Grandma and Papa Rawlins birthday gift came in the mail a few weeks ago.

Kohen LOVES it! The drum set even comes with a microphone which is definitely a highlight.

(His eyes are closed in the one picture because we told him we had a surprise for him but he had to close his eyes first)

He's always seemed to really love music. Lately, he'll pretend to play the piano when he hears classical music and his little hands can't help but pat his legs when there's a song with a beat. 

A couple weeks ago he even pretended to play a guitar when he heard an electric guitar solo in a song. He is particular about his music at times too and will tell you "no" (or the church congregation) if you sing a song he doesn't want to listen to.

And of course a day wouldn't be complete with out a little dance time.

It's just a crib

I've been in nesting mode like crazy since we've gotten home from our vacations. However, when it comes to changing Kohen's bed back into a crib I can't do it. You think it wouldn't be a problem since he hasn't slept in it since he was 18 months (he prefers the queen sized guest bed in his room). Truthfully he wasn't good about sleeping in his bed much as a baby either.

This past month he has hit so many milestones. I now have a 2 year old who continues to grow more and more independent each day. A little boy running around wearing big boy underwear instead of having a cute diaper bum. And a little boy whose vocabulary is now more sentences than anything else. As exhausting as motherhood can be I can honestly say I really love it. I love all the lots and lots of quality time Kohen and I spend together just the two of us (don't get me wrong definitely love when Daddy's home). And although we are all excited for our little family to grow soon, I can't help but feel a little sad that my baby boy is officially a big boy.

Kohen's 2nd Birthday Party

 

This past week we celebrated Kohen's 2nd birthday with a party.

We like to celebrate as much as possible and practically spread it out all month :)

It was a success. Kohen came home filthy, exhausted and full of smiles!

THE FOOTBALL TABLE

 THE BASKETBALL TABLE

I was a nerd and excited to find sports themed party favor things but my favorite were the gummy hamburgers and fries.

Ignore the cupcakes. It was 100 degrees and they started melting on the trip over. 

Truthfully so was I. It was ridiculous.

 THE BASEBALL TABLE

He was so excited to blow out his candles. And once again we had to do it twice because he kept asking for "more"  Plus it was his birthday. How can you say no to such a simple request when he is so cute doing it?!  :)

He was very polite and clean.....

 ...until we started cleaning up and he snuck into the leftovers.

Then it was all fun and games :)

 You can't have a party at a park and not head over to the playground.

 We had a couple other games planned (like Beckham Balloons where you bounce balloons on your head like a soccer player. I thought it was cute) BUT these little boys LOVED popping balloons and popped all the B&W Beckham balloons and helped me dispose of these before we left. 

 At the end they found sports eggs with candy to add to their favors.

While Xander decided to eat them as he went Kohen was an eager beaver and took most of them.

However he was a very nice boy and decided to help Xander and give him his eggs.

 A silly picture of a silly boy. 

We had lots to carry back to the car and Kohen decided to help make our load a little heavier :)  But hey, he looked cute doing it and it was faster than him getting distracted and taking 3x as long.

Summer Vacation 212 Part 7: Camping Rupp Reunion

We went camping for Stuart's (big 200+) Rupp Reunion in the Cascade/Mcall area.

Uncle Jordan seemed to always have followers and Kohen was one of them.

 Kohen did great camping which was a relief since I worried about what his busy self would get into.

He loved all the special lunches and snacks that he doesn't normally get at home and the fact that he got to sleep in a tent.

 Ask us how we slept. I dare you. haha

 We all didn't sleep all that well but I'd be surprised if I slept more than a couple hours each night.

Stuart forgot the air mattress and apparently his scouting skills to not pitch a tent on pinecones and a hill. So between that, the cold, a restless little boy, being pregnant and uncomfortable with a constant full bladder as it is, and snoring (don't even get me started) I was just a tad frustrated.

Thankfully Stuart's brother and his wife brought me up an air mattress the last night which was heaven. Even if it was a twin and Kohen (and my gut) took up most of it. :)

 I brought Kohen some new toys to play with while we were there. Even though he had a lot of competition for them he seemed to manage to be able to hang on to the squirt bottle and LOVED squirting everybody!

 At  the talent show.

 (Notice Kohen hiding behind Daddy? He needed his privacy again. For some reason I find this so funny obviously)

 These three are all about the same age and were such a crack up.

They decided all on their own to have this log picking up contest and of course their dads were all on the sidelines cheering them on. They were so cute and such little men with their grunts and all while showing off their muscles. 

(Note: I think Kohen won and was totally eating it up)

 A few of the kids ran out and started dancing to music before the talent show..Kohen being one of them of course. When it was our turn the guys of course did a polynesian performance and us girls did a latin/"Don't hate me cuz I'm beautiful" dance. I was cracking up picturing how ridiculous I must have looked but it was fun.

 He loved being able to explore and luckily was great about taking his naps despite how hot it was.

 Playing and having fun. 

 We celebrated Kohen's birthday with some of the family there so that they could be part of it.

Kohen had just woken up from his nap and was totally oblivious that we were singing to him. 

He did get excited however when he saw he could blow out the candles and eat cake.

Uncle Shaun, Auntie Marta and Baby Alice came to visit at the end and of course Kohen couldn't pass up the opportunity to say hi to his baby cousin.

Summer Vacation 2012 Part 6: Janelle & Tim's Wedding & Reception

Tim and Janelle got married in the Twin Falls temple since the Boise temple is under construction.

Kohen hadn't been feeling well (and I have a hard time leaving him anyways) so we hung out in Twin Falls all day while Stuart and the rest of the family went. 

This was the only picture I ended up taking while there. (It's of Kohen hiding in a Shopko while trying to go the bathroom in privacy. The smell gave him away however)

Needless to say it was one hot and exhausting day!

 Janelle's reception was in Kamiah at the park. 

It was so beautiful and I loved the colors...but unfortunately I only have pictures of the munchkin.

 Kohen, along with all the other kids, just wanted to keep sneaking off to the play area.

This swing was perfect for him! It is like a baby swing but had the front cut off so that he didn't have to worry as much about falling back. 

 While I tried to avoid dancing in front of everyone (and thus giving a whole new meaning to belly dancing) Kohen, however, wanted to show off his skills and be the center of attention.

 Kohen and Tane being excellent audience members

 (the few minutes they actually sat still at least).