Gymboree is a tradition with G-ma Rathbun...It began with Parker and has continued down from one grandkid to the next. Lucky for Cohen, it's now his turn! Today was their trial run and guess what? Cohen had a great time...as you can see from the picture! From now on, Cohen and G-ma Rathbun have a date every Saturday at 11am :)

From Gymboree

April 30th marked the last day of swim class. Cohen, Grandpa and Grandma Butler had a great time. On the second time around Cohen was much more expressive and really noticed the other kids in class. I was also really fortunate because got to swim with him a few times as well. Coming up next...private lessons at G-ma and G-pa Butler's house!

From Monthly Pics

Easter began with a trip to Seattle to visit Mark, Julie, Parker, and Rowan. My sister and her kiddo's plus my mom came too! We were quite a sight trying to get all the kids fed, dressed, and out the door to make the 10am (0-3years) hunt. Goodness gravy!! If you were a fly on the wall...you would have probably got a good laugh. But at last, we were successful. Even one little girl in ballerina shoes made it to the hunt on time (of course that was due to her auntie convincing her that she could carry her there)

Parker and Rowan are the best big cousins EVER! They are so patient and loving toward the little guys...it's really sweet. They helped find eggs and helped open them all up :)We all had a blast! Cohen first experience was pretty hilarious. It was pretty cold and wet, so we had to put him in a fleece suit to stay warm (since he's a little too little for mittens, and such). Well the "suit" didn't allow for much dexterity...poor kiddo. He's still pretty darn cute though, trying to get an egg without any hands.

Then, Saturday night we drove home so that we'd be ready for Grandma Rathbun's Easter brunch at her house. And what an amazing brunch it was... complete with the "all time best ever" solid chocolate bunny from Boehmns. Yummy!! After brunch we noticed that the Easter Bunny left some eggs for the kids downstairs. So off they went so eagerly to find the eggs, only to be "more" satisfied with the play structure they forgot was in the basement. Too funny...but the Easter Bunny did something pretty cool this year. She filled each egg with one new sock. So after we opened all the eggs everybody got 3 new pairs of socks!! It was pretty cool and O did a great job sorting and matching.

After Brunch, we headed to Great Grandpa's house to visit. It was such a nice day/week-end. The best part is being able to spend the holidays with family!!!

From Easter

From Easter

From Easter

From Easter

From Easter

From Easter

When O was little my sister would say "eyes" instead of "no" when she reached for things she was not supposed to touch....meaning look with your "eyes" not your hands. It worked so well for O we thought we'd give it a try with Cohen. Guess what? He has taken to "eyes" just as O did. He's not to sure what's going on but he does understand not to touch. It has been working with the cat food too!

On Tuesday's and Thursday's Cohen spends the day with his cousin Ethan (16 months) and my mom. Ethan loves Cohen and is constantly looking for "his baby" especially if Cohen is sleeping. It is pretty darn cute because Ethan signs for baby making a cradle with his arms. Anyhoo, before Cohen goes down for his nap, Ethan hugs and kisses Cohen (kissing his baby).
When Cohen got home he found his "own" baby to kiss!!