Birthday-Palooza Wrap-Up

It seems as if we celebrated Cole's 6th birthday forever this year. It all began with cupcakes on the last day of school. Then he celebrated on the 6th with a friend party at one of his favorite places to go; the Lied's Discovery Children's Museum. That was a blast! All the kids had a really fun time, they got to explore the museum, make slime and eat pizza and cake.

On his real birthday (the 11th) Daddy came home early from work and swam with Cole and then later we took Carson to my folks' house to be babysat so we could take Cole out on his own special birthday date. He chose to go to the Titanic Exhibit (his new obsession is the Titanic) at the Luxor Hotel and to dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. Both activities were a lot of fun, the exhibit was really amazing (but expensive) they have a ton of Titanic artifacts and an actual piece of the ship. Unfortunately they allowed NO photography inside. Anyways, Cole is now officially 6 and I think we are all celebrated out for the time being.

I Must Be Doing Something Right

...because Cole just came up to me and randomly threw his arms around me and said, "Mom, you are the best Mom two little boys could ever have".

Those are the moments that make it all so worthwhile!

Brotherly Bonding

This is how I found the boys watching cartoons together the other day. They really are turning into the best of buddies. Of course they can squabble pretty darn good too. I'm glad they love eachother so much and are building lifetime bonds.

Last Day of School

The last day of Kindergarten has come and gone. This year has been full of ups and downs but mostly ups. Cole has come so far this year, he is so much more independent and confidant and man, can that kid read! Wow! We are so grateful to a wonderful and patient teacher who welcomed a late-comer into her class and made him feel special. We love Mrs. Cohen! On the last day of school Cole took some yummy cupcakes to share for his birthday (June 11th), they signed yearbooks and received their diplomas.

Cole humored me with a picture during yearbook signing:

Cupcake time! Cole was thrilled to be the birthday boy for the day:

Receiving his hard earned diploma and still hanging on the yearbook:


Look out 1st Grade! Here comes Cole!

Arrrgh! Pirate Cupcakes

Cole's birthday is the week after school gets out for summer so his teacher said he could bring in cupcakes the last day of school. I got a wild hair and decided to make them rather than buy them; my usual m.o.

We found these cute pirate flags and cupcake papers a Michael's which were perfect. I think they turned out quite cute.

Field Day

... aka the second to last day of school!

Team Cohen!

A bunch of drowned rats:

Some hula-hooping action:

Carson joins the class for post field day festivities:

Memorial Day 2009

The Kindergarten Picnic

...not to be confused with Field Day.
Once again I'm playing blog catch-up. The Kindergartners had a special end of the year picnic the Friday before Memorial Day. It was a fun-filled morning complete with games, food and popsicles. Carson and I went and hung out in the park and enjoyed the enthusiasm of the Kinder kids, and of course Carson thinks he is "one of the gang"!

Cole doing the Dino Stomp and Carson playing under the parachute...


(L) Cole and his buddies Sam and Jacob. (R) Cole with his teacher; Mrs. Cohen

Sooo Many Questions

Seriously, Cole talks ALL day. His mind is constantly thinking of new things and he asks sooooo many questions. I feel bad admitting that it drive me bananas sometimes. But sometimes he comes up with some good ones that really crack me up. Here is one he asked today, I thought it was hilarious and clever...

Cole: Do terrorists talk with their mouths full?

Mom: Ummm, I don't know. Why?

Cole: Well it is bad manners to talk with your mouth full and terrorists are really bad.

Any Turkey Can Tango

With the school year coming to an end Cole's class has been busy with performances, projects and picnics. The school put on a program that showcased all of the various things they have learned in their "specials" this year. The Kindergarten classes performed the Turkey Tango, a silly little song and dance.