Mischeif

I caught Cohen doing this to Jaya this evening
after she fell asleep on the couch.

They love teasing and playing together.



















He really does admire his big sister.
They are so lucky to have each other.














Although he is sure to only ever fall asleep in places he knows he cannot be reached by her ever growing arms.

Lookin' Good

These kids made those clothes look great all summer...

Six Years

Justin and I have been married 6 years today.

We were married on Friday the 13th simply because it was a day that our location had open, it has turned out to be lucky for us. Since today is Friday the 13th again, it's an extra special anniversary. There should be a name for an anniversary that falls on the same day of the week as the original. Maybe "The 6 Year Anniversary" and in another 6 it will be "The 12":)(Very original)

I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband and father to our children. Everyday I love him even more. Our love only grows stronger as time goes by.

It has been wonderful six years and we are excited to see what the next six will bring.

sErvINg Of FRuIt?

Jaya's Swim Lessons

Jaya started swim lessons this summer. Unfortunately this is the only picture I took, since I spent the rest of the lesson begging her to get in the water and participate. It was a long ways from her telling me how she was going to jump off the diving board by herself just like I had done fearlessly with no one to catch me at my first lesson. To think, I actually thought it was a bad idea for my mom to tell her about me doing that and being such a daredevil. Now, I just wanted her to trust her teacher and have confidance in herself. Although, she did perk right up, when Justin showed up unexpected. What a wonder husband and father to realize how important it was for Jaya, and want to be there with us. We love him so much!

Jaya's Playdate with Papa

Jaya had a playdate with just my dad today since they haven't seen eachother much lately and he goes on vacation next week and back to work after that. She wanted to be fancy for her big day so we put these curlers in and she asked if I would take a picture of her sleeping with them in her hair. They worked pretty well.
(Maybe too well.)
I think Papa felt a little underdressed.

Caution: Not for a week stomach

Is this what your morning looks like?

This is what I see when I come into Cohen's room at least twice a week. He pulls open his top two snaps in the night and shimmies out of his pajamas.

However, he doesn't usually take his diaper off, or make the mess with it he did on this particular morning. Please note: he was already on the "Not to be Trusted" list after the previous days nap leakage and slept without a sheet on his mattress. I couldn't decide if it was to my advantage to only have to sterilize and wipe the mattress as oppose to throwing away a sheet along with that blanket. There just isn't enough bleach in the world to make me keep that blanket.

Here is proof that those jammies fit snugly, and it is truly a mystery how he gets them off. The first time or two he was wearing a set that fit a little more comfortably and we thought a snugger one would be the solution.

Ironically enough, I took this picture the night before he made the bed mess, thinking I would share the story of him loving to wear a backpack of any sort. Of course all the backpacks around here are pink, but he doesn't care. The one on his back here, holds a baby in it and he likes to carry that baby around in it. Someday he's going to resent me for posting this, but someday he'll also be a teenager, so I'm just getting in my revenge early.