Flying Papa's Plane

We headed to St. Louis conference weekend to throw a baby shower for my friend Lindsay and see the family. Pops was taking a friend in the ward flying for his birthday and since all Cohen talks about is planes these days I promised him another trip out to the airport. On the way there Pops and Gem were talking about how Cohen would ride in the plane (stacking blankets, a car seat, etc?) I told them that he didn't need to go up that he could just taxi around like last time. Then they started talking about just taking him on a "touch and go" which didn't sound like a big deal. (I assumed you took off, hovered over then runway a little and then landed.)  Nope! Touch and go you take off make a loop and fly low over the runway then make another loop and land. I was a little shocked to see my baby up so high in a little airplane without me but couldn't have put him in any better pilots hands. He loved it and was not scared at all. In fact as soon as the landed he pointed up and said "again." This little boy is hooked...and now he really thinks he can fly!!!

Visitors

We've been very lucky to have quite of few visitors already since we moved to Kansas City. Spencer and Nikki have come twice now and the first time they came they brought Josh and Dana. We had so much fun with them and love it when they come. They came Labor Day Weekend and we showed them around our new town. On Sunday we ducked out after Sacrament meeting and when to see some of the church sites. First we stopped at Liberty Jail. Below is a picture of the jail which has been reconstructed inside of a visitors center. They had a very neat presentation on it.

 Next we headed over to see the RLDS temple and the Mormon Visitors Center that is right across the street. 

Inside the mormon visitors center their is a table that has the Book of Mormon in all of its published languages.

 Cohen and Beckham were best buds!

 We kept trying to get a good picture of all the kids. I included a lot of them because they are pretty funny.

My personal favorite. Cohen and Beckham playing peek-a-boo and Kelan picking his nose. 

They had an awesome play room downstairs for the kids and we just sat and let them play for almost an hour.

 We then headed over to see the inside of the RLDS Temple. 

The spiral sea shell roof from inside.

We then headed home and put kids down for nap and fixed dinner. After dinner we headed over to see our new temple! It is very exciting to be living in a town with a temple being built again. The open house is supposed to be sometime next spring so we expect lots of you to come visit for it.

All around the temple they have developed it for residential plots. We took the wagon and walked around the block and to see the new chapel that it right by the temple. 

We love, love, love having visitors and getting a chance to see more of our current home town.

Cohen Turns 2

Last year I went all out and was planning Cohen's birthday party months in advance. I sent out cute invites and every detail was perfect. This year with the move and being pregnant I feel bad to say that I was just lazy. TJ wanted to have another party with all the neighbor kids and I just wanted the three of us to celebrate with a night out to Chucky Cheese. We compromised and had a birthday cake on Sunday with friends and on Tuesday (his actual birthday) went to Chucky Cheese.

Here is his birthday cake, cars of course. I didn't make it but I did add the writing.

TJ started his first day of Dental school on the 22nd. I actually got up and packed his lunch for him that morning (haven't done it since, poor guy). I made him let me snap a picture of  him before he left. 

The morning of Cohen's birthday he got his favorite. "Wuffules." (Waffles) He was in heaven as you can tell. 

My sister in law Nikki always fills her kids room with balloons on their birthday so that when they wake up they know it is a special day. I loved the idea so I copied her and Cohen loved it. When I walked in his room to get him he was jumping up and down pointing to the balloons and saying, "mom boons, moon boons."

After our waffle breakfast we got ready, went to the park had a good nap then daddy got home and we opened presents. After presents Cohen wanted some "pop pop" so of course we let him have it. 

All the pictures he is happiest in are the ones of him eating his favorite foods.

He was so excited to get a new copy of cars since his got lost.

New cars sippy's whahooo! 

TJ and I indulged our on some of our childish wants on this one. We were going to get him a tricycle but this little cars quad was only ten dollars more. We should have gone with the trike because he always goes and steals the neighbors. The neighbors get good use out of it at least. 

 After playing outside for a bit we packed up and headed to Chucky Cheese. Cohen didn't really want to ride to many of the rides or play many games. He mostly just ran wild and we let him. Here he riding the little carrousel. 

 His favorite ride was this chair you rode in and watched a movie like you were on a roller coaster. He used up the rest of the tokens riding with daddy on this one.

He's one crazy energy filled little boy. We've witnessed a few terrible two tantrums already. We love this little boy so much though and could not imagine our life without him. Happy Birthday our big 2 year old! We love you so so so much!