Yesterday Coen cuddled up with me on the couch. He told me he wanted to play the cuddle game. I asked him how do you play the cuddle game and he said "with your bones." I asked him what to do and he said I needed to put my arm bones around him and he would curl up his leg bones and we would cuddle. It was very sweet.

On a less sweet note the boys are now fighting over my lap as soon as one sits with me the other comes over screams and pushes him off. All day long. Beckett seems to be recovering from our busy busy start to the summer. Finally. I was getting a little worried that the screaming for Mom 24 hours a day had returned...but yesterday was back to a normal amount of screaming.

Can I just say that I am totally in love and obsessed with How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? On BBC. It is a show looking for the star of the new Sound of Music opening in 6 weeks in London- produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. What isn't to love. Tons of musical numbers, a host wearing a metallic suit, ALW sitting on a throne- being very critical, and even a Maria from Romania-(what makes her think the public wants a Maria with a thick eastern European accent?).

So in conclusion Couldn't care less who the next American Idol is- never have- but I am passionate about the next big musical theater star. By the way totally brilliant of the producers to cast this way as I here the show is already selling out. And just in easy you are wondering I am pulling for the Irish Maria or the Fashion Student Maria, both of whom have names I will never remember, like Aoife (pronounced efva). The other is named Siohban

So if you have BBC you should totally spend next Sunday catching up on the past episodes and join me in my obsession with Andrew Lloyd Webber. Also- the opening is a recreation of Maria singing on the hillside, only there is twenty of them singing and fighting- hysterical.

Sadly finding this clips I found out that my two favorites come in third and fourth. So now I am kind of a little sad.

Camp Lazy Dog

At the lake.

Joseph and Marshall at the home base.

A couple of cute things from Coen:

While Tisha was nursing Tanner, Coen walked up to her and quite matter of factly said "My mom feeds Beckett from her booboos too."

This morning he told me "Mom I am so lucky."
"Why are you lucky Coen?"
"Because I have so many Grandma's who love me."

Later he was talking about his family and he said " I have a grandma Clove and she is also my Tractor Grandma."
And then, "I have cousins and aunts and uncles and a sister."
"You have a sister?"
"Yes Sister Bumcrott." (his nursery leader)

I have a ton of cute pics but am trying to edit them in picnik so that my blog can be cute like Becky's. Uhm it is a stupid waste of time but I am still feeling compelled.

Some Great Things About Today

Working out with Marika (bonus actually able to run after a very long hiatus due to Beckett and maybe a little laziness).

Going to hippy dippy farmers market in Nevada City. It is actually the worst of the farmers markets in the area but the boys (Joseph Coen and Beckett) and I couldn't resist walking around with the hippies when we drove by. I got some great flowers and some squash for Alma. The boys got to pick out fruit and Coen walked around eating an apple and an apricot at the same time. Joseph, Beckett and I enjoyed some whole wheat sour dough pancakes with stewed peaches- yum yum. And did I mention the joy of walking around with hippies and elderly people and elderly hippies. Oh the joy that is Nevada county. Being able to go out in my sweats and be the best dressed person there.

Sprinkler play in the back yard.

Letting go of any guilt and letting boys watch TV until nap.

Boys doing yoga video after the sprinkler play (uhm maybe the little boys need a little rest).

Hyrum and Laura left this morning. Maybe someday I will post pictures but today is a lazy day. Oh so lazy. We miss them already. Coen woke up this morning and ran out to the living room when no one was there he came and asked "Where are my cousins?" After I told him they went home he said "I am so sad because I miss them already." So do I little guy.

Now off to make toast and eggs for lunch and then joy of joys nap time.

I think we have pretty good life.

It is not so great when your 3 year old drops his storm trooper blaster in the wading pool, thus causing it to shoot nonstop for three hours. Much of this time was spent in the car. Thank you Laura.

Happy 3rd Birthday Coen

Today is my little boys third birthday (Happy Birthday to Aunt Susan and Aunt Kaylin too!).

So just a quick recap on the big day- Coen has been planning this day for months- even down to the costumes he thought his guests should wear. Overall I think the big day was successful for Coen. The only failure was none of his boy cousins could come so we were sadly lacking in Jedi warriors. Jessica did come as Darth Vader. And Aunt Laura and Uncle Wendells families provided a Storm Trooper costume including the mask and the blaster. A horrible genocide then took place in our living room. We did have the Star Wars cake and Ceon decorated his own cupcakes. (He is a little OCD and was very careful about placing the marshmallows). He also told me that we should clean the house before his party.

This morning he woke me up by running into my room singing "It's my birthday! It's my birthday! Where is my Star Wars cake?" So it was a great day.

In honor of the special day just a few things about Coen-

Things I miss-

~cuddling with him in bed in the morning.

~when he would hold my hand or pat my face and say "happy happy"

~how he just fit perfectly curled up on my chest as a newborn

~how he would say "I hold you." when he wanted to be picked up

~his little demon prayers- Where he would use his sweet voice to pray but every other sentence he was glaring at me and telling me to be quiet and then back to his sweet voice for God.

Things that are fun now-

~everything cool is his fathers. This includes the flag and the national anthem at Sea World.

~his imagination. How he puts down his pretend basketball to do an errand and then goes and picks it up in the exact same spot when he is done. How he plays with his cousins and Papa Ray all the time.

~his love for tractor grandpa

~how much he loves to read

~his little cuddles all day long

~wrestling and cuddling with his brother- especially when I find them all curled up together asleep in the crib