:: melts my heart ::

i love my boys.

i am so blessed.

I wish I could express in words how much this boy means to me. What an amazing experience it is to be a mommy, and to have my little bud have so much faith and trust in me everyday. He makes me want to better myself daily. One day when he reads this I want him to know how much he has helped me get through a few very long semesters (i track my life in semesters these days). We are buds, and he makes me smile and keep going through hard times. I love him more than words can say. I'm seeing more and more of Brock is Cohen everyday. What an amazing role-model Cohen has is his life. His daddy. He loves his daddy. I think I may love his daddy a bit more. He gave me Cohen. I'm married to the best man in this world. Week after week we realized how meant to be we are for each other. We lift each other up, and learned from each other constantly. I hope Brock and I can be the parents our Heavenly Father would have us be. At times I get a feeling of inadequacy with the life long calling as a mother. But, that feeling only lasts a moment. I then am filled with comfort, and I know everything will work out just fine. I wouldn't change the place I am in my life for any amount of money. And I truly believe it is only because of a few things in my life: my two amazing boys, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and loving supportive family. What more could a mommy ask for!

I AM SO BLESSED.

:: Sun hat on Sunday ::

Cohen is 9 months! He's getting so big and so fun. It's like I have a little friend to play with and to make me laugh all day long. Yesterday we were outside for hours! Cohen was sporting his new sun hat while eating grahams, his favorite snack. He wants to take it off the whole time it's on so I have to keep him distracted, which is easy to do at this age. These pics were so cute and so funny I just couldn't pick a couple, I had to post them all. . . .

:: Happy St. Patrick's Day ::

The weather was like summer in Provo on St. Patty's Day, so we had to take the chance to go for a long walk. Cohen was in Heaven! Laura, Abigail, Cohen and I decided to walk to campus and check out the art museum. Little did we know, the art we were looking for was taken down early so we missed it. Bummer. No biggy.
We still had a blast outside in our green shirts!

:: He was extra happy today cause we
were outside every waking moment ::
:: This is my favorite hat of him. He
only keeps it on if I can distract him ::

:: He LOVES him new shoes ::
:: And my sunglasses ::
:: These two crack me up! They
love starring at each other ::

:: I had to add this picture. Notice the snow is almost gone!
Well, at least til it snows probably this weekend. BOO ::

**note: this was my 100th post. woo!**

:: a day @ the park on Laura's birthday ::

Today was my really good friend Laura's birthday. We picked up Cafe Rio (her choice even though you're thinking it was mine) then we went to the park to catch some rays of sun and enjoy a little piece of heaven, our pork salads. The babes had a BLAST. They were loving the slides, at least sitting on them next to each other. They weren't took sure about going down.
my cute big boy

I love miss Abigail's pigtails. She's adorable, and smiles when she sees Cohen.
Cohen felt so big sitting on the slide.
He had a big grin the whole time.Cute little baby lovers.

He felt so big that he thought he could crawl off by himself.
Happy Birthday Laura! Thanks for the fun day.

a day in the life of melissa the mommy...

So here it is. . . .this is how most my days go:first Cohen is messy. . . .
then he's grabbing anything in my hands. . . .
he needs a diaper change, so I give
him something to distract him. . . .
which lasts long enough for me to whip
a diaper on his cute little bum. . . .
then he wants to roll and see how many different
moves he can make before & whlie we get his clothes on. . . .
then FINALLY he is clean, dressed,
and ready to make his next mess.

::i love him clean, dirty, messy, busy,
hyper, tired, sad & most when he's happy::

:: co's 1st boo boo ::

Sad! While playing with toys on the floor, Cohen took a nose dive (which happens daily) trying to reach for a toy, but this time his new top tooth cut his little lip. He was a tough boy. I picked him up, gave him a little snuggle, wiped off the blood, and he was good to go. FEW! It wasn't bad at all. He made it through his 1st boo boo that actually shed some blood. His lip puffed up a little, but it didn't seem to bug him at all.

:: a night OUT with grandparents ::

My sweet grandparents made an hour trip just to take us to dinner! We had a blast with them and my brother and his family were in town as well. It was so nice to visit and enjoy the delicious food from Olive Garden.
Thanks again Grandpa and Ann. We LOVE you!

the only feet i love...

short :: chubby :: never-stop-moving :: my baby's feet

:: every day I fall more in love ::

:: HAPPY or SAD ::

this morning i opened my blinds to see this. . . .i could easily be SO sad about it (which normally I would be), but that picture is kinda pretty, don't you think? i decided that it was my choice - to choose to be sad or happy.
I CHOOSE HAPPY.

a few of Cohen's "loves"...

Cohen loves to:balance on daddy's hand

he LOVES to play with friends

and he never gets tired of watching Baby Einstien

::Cohen also loves puffs, graham crackers, juice, loves to be outside, tubby time, loves his 'bink' still but not dependent of it, he loves meeting new people, loves the camera, and most of all...
he loves his mama.;)