Aquarium Party!

Happy Birthday to Gavin and Ethan!!!! The twins best buds from daycare had their birthdays at The Florida Aquarium yesterday and we were thrilled to celebrate with them. Gavin turned 3 and Ethan turned 1.  It was such a fun party with awesome guests. It was nice to hang out with some of the teachers from school that I usually don't get to see outside of school.  Rose, Allison, Chad and Beth, Shannon, Kelly, Liza; we are all teachers and get into the aquarium free, lets do this again this summer!!!!!!! 

The party was out in a covered area right by the channel and overlooking the spray park. The kids were able to run around the spray park right when they got there. I think it's funny how different the twins are.  Carter is a bruiser, he was running everywhere and not afraid to slide down or jump off anything. Kenna is a little calmer, she thinks things through and usually is a little more cautious.

 All the fun and running didn't come without a few wipe outs.  Poor Carter :( But we did tell him each time to stop running because he was going to get hurt. He'll learn right?!?!?! Chad told me about a book about a Lion that doesn't listen to his parents and gets hurt. I think he said the title was "When Lion Doesn't Listen".  I need to find that book for Carter.

They even had a "creature feature".  The kids learned about the Florida Box Turtle.  The nice girl explained how they live, what they eat, and all about their protective shell. All the kids even got to touch him on his shell (and then hand sanitized!)

 Birthday Boy! Gavin turned 3!

 Birthday Boy Ethan turned 1!

 Kenna playing with Daddy :) Showing off her "trick".

 Ethan loved his 1 year old cake!! Oh, he is such a cutie. He wasn't sure about it at first, then big brother came to help.

 And he dug right in!!

 See what I mean on being such a cutie :)

 After the party, everyone was able to walk through the aquarium. It was the first time we walked through without a stroller.  Kenna held my hand and Carter held Daddy's.  It was so nice not having to maneuver the double stroller through the crowds and then get them in and out at each exhibit.  Our favorite yesterday was the sharks.  They are so cool and sooooo big.  At the first shark tank Kenna and Carter both said "Hide, the sharks are gonna eat me! Scary!" How do they know this?!? I don't think I have ever said sharks will eat you in the ocean and we have never watched "Jaws" haha. I have told them alligators would eat them! (bad Mommy :)

 At the second shark tank (the huge full wall tank) we met up with our friends and the kids other best buddies Kinsey and Kamdyn. (just for the record) Kenna does not give out kisses and hugs very freely or to just anyone.  Kenna LOVES Kamdyn! Everyday when Kamdyn comes into Tammy's Kenna hangs all over her giving her hugs and kisses when we get into the cars to go home. It's cute. Anyway, the four of them had front row seats to watch the sharks. The sharks were putting on a show, circling right up next to the glass and opening their mouth to show off their extremely sharp, pearly whites.

 Duh duh! Duh duh! Duh duh! (theme from Jaws)

Thank you for inviting us to share your special days! We had a lot of fun, it was a cool party!! Happy Birthday Gavin and Ethan! Love, your friends Carter & Kenna and Chris & Marissa

Looking Back... Two Years Already?!?

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY CARTER AND MAKENNA!!

I spent about a half hour this evening looking back though my pictures of the twins.. Starting at before day 1 through today.... I have to admit a couple times I had tears, but they were happy tears! We have been blessed with double the love and we couldn't be happier! I picked out pictures to share that have both my bundles of joy in them.  I only picked pictures from one computer so there is a big chunk of time missing, but I can still see them grow and change through the ones I picked.

15 week ultra sound.  I know most people can not see anything in this picture, but I can see both my babies perfectly.   See the little arm right in the middle...?

Birth day!! Exactly 2 years ago today and I remember everything like it was yesterday.

yep.. and I remember this :) both crying at the same time. twins :)

My brother took this picture. I love it! 

This is the only picture I picked without both the babies in it..... but I just LOVE this picture, you can see how small her little hand is. I remember taking this picture.

Such a proud Daddy! 

Sleeping. This is one of my favorite things. Having both my babies sleeping on me. 

Michele came to visit!!! She is a natural, holding both babies like it was  easy :)

Carter always had to be close or touching Kenna.

summer 2010.

The Cosner side of the family. All 4 generations.

Spending time in Michigan last summer.  

HAHA timeout?? or playtime??

Last summer at the Miller's pool.

At Gymnastics last summer.

This was the past fall. Pat and Nancy brought their new kitten over.  I'm happy it lived through the visit.  Carter and Kenna chased and loved that kitty all over the house.

carving pumpkins with Daddy and Auntie P

They love to do crafts... painting was super messy.

Thanksgiving 2011

Happy 2nd Birthday @ Disney.

I can't believe its been 2 years already and I am so excited for the next.  They are growing and changing everyday.  I love you both very very much!

Merry Christmas

We went to Disney for the twins 2nd birthday and got to meet Santa!!!!! He was so very nice and we all told him what we wanted for Christmas.  We were all so happy that Santa was visiting Disney from the North Pole the day we were there! If you click on the picture it is a cute card from Disney.

I have more pictures to post soon.

It has been a BUSY week

We have a new..........NEPHEW!! John Louis Cox was born on 10-12-11 weighing in at 8lbs and as healthy as can be! Congratulations Lisa, Joe, Patrick, Izzy, and Tommy!! I can't wait to go home in January and hold the little guy. 

We also celebrated my 29th birthday.  I had a wonderful day at school; all my classes sang happy birthday to me. I really loved when they were guessing my age and honestly guessed 24!! Then they acted surprised I was 29. Only 1 person (out loud) guessed I was 32..haha.  I love my classes this year.  They are hard workers and have great personalities which makes my job even more enjoyable.  Chris got me Tom's shoes.  The are the "Dare to Teach" fabric. I love them! And I love that Tom's has their "One for One" campaign.  It is with every purchase of a new pair of Tom's they will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need.  So that means a kid out there got a present for my birthday too!!! 

My cheerleaders made me a special shirt that said "Birthday Coach" with all their names on the back. It's pretty sweet! I wore it to both games this week this past week. 

 

A couple weekends ago I made a "Haunted Foam Castle".  It was a 91 piece 3D foam puzzle.  The directions were to follow the picture on the box.  Three hours later I finally had it finished.  It is very cute, some sort of directions would have been helpful.  I think my finished castle turned out pretty cool!