Life Through iPhone

Here is a quick glimpse of what we've been up to lately.  The weather has been unseasonably cold, so we have been indoors way more than we like.  March has been a fun and busy month, filled with lots of birthday celebrations!  Grady turned 11 earlier this month - he is doing so great!  Nana, Aunt Laura and GG also had birthdays.  The boys love a reason to have cake and a party!  The boys are on spring break, and we are relaxing at home...waiting for it to warm up so we can go to the beach!  

Big boys shaving in the tub 

 Ice Cream Sundaes at Mezza Luna 

Gabba Live had a tour stop in St. Augustine!  I still love Yo Gabba Gabba more than words can describe.  The boys have kind of moved on to other favorite shows, but I still love Gabba and everything it stands for and teaches children.  We were able to sit in "the pit" - so close to the stage.  It was so much fun.  The boys loved it, but I know I had more fun than they did, and I don't care!

Bubbles!

 Target fun on a rainy Saturday afternoon

The boys had a blast dancing to Uncle Hank's band, Fish out of Water, at Hurricanes last Saturday.  It was the perfect way to celebrate GG's birthday.  

 Little Nugget

 and my French Fry (they call me their milkshake)

These boys are growing up so quickly.  I have too many stories to share in one blog post.  They keep us busy, but hopefully I can sit down to share some stories soon!

LOVE

Happy Valentines Day!

XOXO ~ Henry & Cohen

January

Just want to post a quick hello from the Hathaway house.  This year is off to a great start!  We have had beautiful weather in Florida, which makes the end of winter much easier to bear.  Cohen had a quick bout of strep throat, and he handled it like a champ!  Here are some pictures captured over the past few weeks!

I found Cohen fishing on the stairs.

Cohen still loves "Baby."  His eyes are as blue as the doll's! 

These brothers love each other so much.  This is how they spend the first 10 minutes in the morning.

Henry's "Ice Cream Cheese"

 Hen loves to snuggle in our bed in the morning.

On the rare occasion Cohen takes a nap, it's usually in bed with me.  I love watching this sweet face sleep!

 Henry had to wear Cohen's Toy Story underwear.  We're hoping to potty train soon!

The boys loved the circus!  Cohen keeps asking to go again, but I don't think that's going to happen after watching the show and realizing how the animals are trained and treated.  So sad.

The cotton candy was good, though.

 Poor Cohen on the way to the doctor.

 Gorgeous January sky

Laura and Mike were in town last weekend for their baby shower.  We had a great time celebrating sweet Bennie!

We loved seeing our out-of-town cousins and aunts!

And in-town cousins!

And lots and lots of friends...

NYE and Catching Up

The boys and I were a little under the weather on New Years Eve, so the three of us hung out at the house while David visited the Farrin's annual beach bonfire party (he was home before midnight to ring in the new year).  You can't tell by this picture that we weren't exactly 100% - love these boys!  Even when they're sick, they are happy.

Cohen has a newfound love for "Baby."  We gave him this baby doll when I was pregnant with Henry to help him learn gentle touches (he used to manhandle actual babies when we saw them).  Now, he is taking care of this baby doll like it's an actual baby.  He always makes sure "Baby" goes down for naps and has a bottle.  And we even take pictures of baby.  

Cohen and Henry love to play doctor with the new doctor kit Aunt Laura and Uncle Mike gave them.  I find Cohen putting real band-aids on Henry's skinned knees almost daily. Santa brought the boys Angry Birds band-aids, and they wear them at all times.

 Random Christmas picture of the cousins!  Game night was a blast!

 Snuggles with the Hendog

 Sticker Man

Fire Chief Henry 

(another great gift from Aunt Laura & Uncle Mike)

Cohen and Henry are best buddies - thick as thieves - bonded for life.  They truly look out for each other and are little partners in crime.  I love hearing, "Come on, Henry!  Let's GO!" as they're playing together.  And I love that, without fail, every time Henry wakes up in the morning or from his nap, he immediately asks, "Cohen up?"  If I tell him no, Henry breaks out into the saddest cry.  I have a permanent smile as I watch them play so happily together.

Today was one for the record books.  We caught a nice glimpse of spring weather (mid-70s and sunshine), and played outside until dark.  The boys and I started off our morning with a quick trip to Dunkin Donuts and driveway playtime.  Donuts, bike riding, tummy skateboarding and singing songs - wish we could start every day that way!

 

We then met the boys' friends, Ada (from Cohen's class) and her sister, Ivy, on the beach for more playtime.

 These two have so much fun together!  

The hug turned into Cohen picking Ada up, them falling into the sand, then making sand angels.

After lunch, the boys practiced their golf swings in the front yard.  They were worn out, and took long naps.  Afterward, we rode the bucket bike to meet the Ferrelles for more fun at the park.  What a day!

Christmas Spirit

How do I put into words how special this Christmas season was?  Cohen and Henry probably had the best month of their lives.  Every day was filled with Christmas excitement.

Christmas Eve was special because we were able to celebrate with Laura and Mike and all the grandparents.  The boys were little angels at the children's service at church.  They bowed their heads and clasped their hands when it was time to pray, and tried to sing all the words to the Christmas hymns.  Totally different than last year's service, when we left after a whopping 10 minutes, filled with candy cane bribes and Cohen yelling, "Where's baby Jesus?!"  After church, we headed to Nona and Granddad's for a delicious Christmas Eve dinner.

After dinner, we rushed home to prepare for Santa's impeding arrival at our house!  Cohen and Henry sprinkled Reindeer Food on our walkway outside...

and left cookies and milk for Santa!  As you can see from this picture, we were wound-up and bursting with excitement.

Cohen and Henry slept-in until almost 8 am Christmas morning - thank goodness!!   It was a long, but fun-filled day...lots of love and present opening with our entire family.

These boys must have been really good this year.  Santa brought lots of fun presents!

 

Henry is obsessed with his Mr. Potato Head, so you can only imagine how happy he was to see Mrs. Potato Head under the tree!

 Cohen and "Big Bear" 

Cohen is our very own Clark Griswold.  He loves Christmas so much.  He is already counting down the dark naps until next Christmas.  I'm not sure when we are going to be able to take down the trees and decorations.  It's going to break his heart.  Bobby is still at our house too.  Not sure when he'll go back to the North Pole.  It's sad to see this month pass, but we are looking forward to what 2013 has in store!

BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!