So I need to write these down before I forget them.
A few weeks ago, Jared and the boys were sitting on the kitchen floor playing with each other, just making funny sounds and faces and such, and Evan would crack up at Cohen when he would do something, and then when Jared would do something funny, Evan would look at him like he was crazy, and then look back at Cohen to do something funny! It was hilarious to watch this little baby think his big brother was the coolest, and think his dad was a nerd!!
Cohen gives a mean zerbert!! Man!! The other day I was blowing raspberries on Evans tummy, and of course that looks interesting and fun to a 2 year old, so he comes over and joins in on the fun. I don't know how he was doing it, but he was giving the best ones I've heard in a long time. Nice and low and gross. Jared and I were laughing so hard! It's just like a boy to know how to make gross sounds right away, isn't it?!!
We had the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Grandma's back yard last Saturday. Josie brought some plastic eggs that were shaped like footballs, soccer balls, and baseballs. Cohen found one of the footballs, picked it up, yelled, “Hike”, sat it on the ground and with a resounding kick sent candy eggs scattering all over the yard. What a cute kid.
Cohen had his first real phone conversation today with Grandma Ward. He usually just listens to the other person talk and he smiles, and I've gotten him to 'roar' at them a time or two, but today he was actually talking back to Grandma and didn't want to give the phone back to me!! It was so cute! He kept the phone for a good 2 minutes before he finally got distracted by Riley barking at the neighbors to give the phone back to me. Every time I had tried to take it back or tell him it was my turn, he backed farther away from me and said "Mine!" or "My turn!" He's growing up so fast.
Last weekend we took a trip to Vegas (finally) for Jared's 10-ish Year High School Reunion. We had a lot of fun hanging out with his old friends, and with Oma, Papa, and Kelli. Oma and Papa's house is all torn up because they are in the middle of a complete remodel. It's coming together though, and it's going to be beautiful once it's all done. It may take a few more months, but they'll get there!! They want to give us the blue sectional from the TV room, we'll just have to see if there is any possible way for us to go down and get it. We got there late Thursday night and went straight to bed. Friday we went to lunch with Chris at Thai BBQ. . .YUM!!! Honestly some of the best food on earth. It's pretty greasy, but so good!! 
Then we went to LVA for a tour of the school. They have a big new theater, and some of the old rooms have been updated or changed. It was fun to walk around with all of these old friends and hear all of the crazy stories that they remembered. Jared and some friends had spray painted their names in a storage room backstage, and they were still there!! After all these years nobody has painted over them or anything. Crazy. 
Saturday morning we went fishing at a park close by. Jared caught 2 little fish that we just let go when we were done because they were so small. But nobody else was catching anything, so he was pretty lucky.
It was Cohen's first fishing outing with Papa, and I'm sure there will be many more to come. He was mostly interested in the ducks and playing with the kid with a football, but a good first fishing lesson for a 2 year old nonetheless!! 
Saturday there was a get together at Rachel Benke Roberts house. Not too many people came, but she had some crazy old videos that we watched. . .SO FUNNY!!! Oh gosh, I was laughing over and over at these old videos. There are some of me somewhere, so I can't make too much fun of them, but WOW!! Rachel is such a sweet girl, it was good to finally meet her last weekend.
Saturday night was the 'official' reunion and it was too expensive, but fun. We must be getting old because we went to the 'after party' but only stayed about 10 minutes before deciding we were tired, and it was too loud, so we just left. Are we really that old?! I mean, we're turning 30 this year, but geez, you think we could stay up late once in a while!!
Sunday we went to Thai BBQ again because Adam invited everyone for lunch. Same yummy greasy food. 
After that we went back home to spend the afternoon with the family, and we left at about 8:00 that night so the kids would sleep the whole drive rather than me having to squish in the backseat in between their carseats for 6 hours!! I was pretty sleepy by they time we pulled in our garage, but the kids slept the whole time and that was worth it!!
Missy from across the street had been taking care of Riley and she wasn't expecting us home until Monday night. Her mom, Sherri had come and let Riley in and locked up the house on Sunday night. She left the living room light and the porch lights on. I guess she got up around 4am to let their dog out to go to the bathroom because she saw that all the lights were turned off at our house and thought that someone had come over and robbed us, and killed Riley and the whole bit. She had scared herself to bits, and had called the cops to come check it out, so we woke up just after 4 to Sherri and 2 cops coming up our stairs into the living room!! It was pretty funny.
Evan is rolling over now, from front to back but not the other way. He just doesn't really care about getting from here to there unless he's on his feet. He cut the first of his top two teeth while we were in Vegas and the other one is about to come through anytime. We are walking outside a lot now that the weather is getting warmer. Cohen loves to be outside, and he's getting pretty good at hitting a big bouncy ball with the bat almost every time. He can't hit a baseball sized ball, but he's good at getting the big one!! I can't wait until next summer when we can put him on a soccer team or something. He's gonna love it.