Koen's 2nd birthday

We celebrated Koen's 2nd birthday with a party in the park and lots of fun with family and friends. Thanks to everyone who braved the heat to come celebrate!


Relaxing at home with his favorite toy (remote controlled Thomas) after all the fun is over!

McCall in June

I attended a literacy conference with my principal, Val Berg, in McCall earlier this month and our families came along as well to make it a mini-vacation. The weather was fantastic and the kids had a great time playing on the beach. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end but I'm looking forward to going back soon!

Rainy day

Today was my first day of summer break and it rained all day :( I was initially bummed out because Koen and I had big plans to play outdoors then spend some time with the Murgoitio clan at the Greek food festival. Luckily, Shanon did some quick thinking and we ended up meeting Shannon, JD and Mara at Rafiki for an exciting/exhausting indoor play date followed my nap time and Thai food. Koen was thrilled to hang out with the his idol JD ("Day Dee") and he had a great time with the "choo choo" and "babies"!

Stylin

We got Koen these "chick magnet" (accd to Kenn) sunglasses at Old Navy and he loves them! He's modeling them with the perfect accessory that's sure to draw in the ladies...a velour Puma sweat suit :)

Why I love being a mom...

Easter 2010

What a difference a year makes....last year Koen was only 9 months old and had no concept of Easter. He just sat on a blanket and looked cute while he gnawed and drooled on the eggs we tossed his way, but this year (at 21 months) he was finally ready to participate in all the Easter fun! We started the day out at my Grandma and Grandpa Coles's house in Parma and finished with dinner with Kenn's family in Boise. It was a long day (as our family holidays typically are with two families to visit), but we had a great time and are thankful to have such fantastic families so close.

Last year...



This year...

The Zoo!

We bought our first ever family pass to the zoo today!! The zoo is so much more interesting than it was when I was young and I'm excited to not be working this summer (for the first time in forever) so Koen and I can spend a lot of time exploring the exhibits. The zoo is never boring and you never know what will happen! On his first visit to the zoo, Koen was a favorite of the lions (good thing there is safety glass) and today we ran into our friend Laura Bettis and her children, Clyde and Alice. They are zoo regulars and know everything there is to know so they were fantastic tour-guides.