I've got so much catching up to do...

So it's been forever since I've posted...I know, I know...I'm slacking. So I'm gonna try to catch up all in one night, in however many posts it may possibly take me.


I don't remember when this was (must have been late May / early June), or what it was for, but they are both just so cute that I couldn't resist adding it- even though I have no better caption for it than that!

Friday June 6, Nick and I were both off so we decided to take Cohen to the zoo. One of our GREATEST Christmas presents this year was a family pass to the zoo. This means we can go up, whenever we want, for free (other than the millions of $ it costs in gas) and if Cohen gets hot, cranky, sleepy or whatever, we can just pack up and go back home because we haven't paid the $20 plus bucks to get in! It's awesome. So this particular Friday, it was like 95 degrees and like 90% humidity, with no clouds and no breeze....I know, we're great parents aren't we? But we waited until like 2pm, took the stroller with the canopy for shade, gallons of ice water, and slathered ourselves in SPF 50. We may look sweaty, but really it's just all the SPF we were covered in. And I'm pleased to report no burns or heat stroke for any of us! We had a great(short) day and we left just left when we felt Cohen was getting done. Ah the beauty of the free pass!

Nick and Cohen outside the orangutans. This is mommy's favorite- both the orangutans and this picture of these two!

This was attempt number 4 to get a good picture of Cohen and I. But something was far too facinating/hilarious about mommy's face and we couldn't get Cohen to stop looking at me and look at the camera. And again, he looks wicked sweaty, but this was like nearly the first stop of the day and I assure you, his hair only looks wet because of all the sunscreen that was all over his face!

Mommy and Cohen on the giant lizard....komodo dragon? I don't know, dragons are daddy's department....

Shortly after a big fall next to the penguins and being attacked by a goose (all daddy's fault really), we decided to try and successfully end our zoo trip with some fish-feeding. Luckily, it went as planned. Cohen LOVED feeding the ducks/fish and we were able to cheer him back up after his possible zoo-scarring events. He left smiling and hasn't had awful war flashbacks any of the times we've been back since. However, he does keep his distance from those geese.....