Halloween 2008

Trick or treating was a lot of fun with the boys this year! They were excited to go to each house. They honestly didn't care about the candy but just thought it was fun that they would hold their bags out and people would put stuff in them. It was cute. After we went over to our neighbors house. They had a fire and some food and drinks. It was fun and the boys behaved VERY well. Here are some pictures...

Carving pumpkins...such a little stinker...look at that devilish grin!


Cohen insisted on wearing daddy's hat!
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These two pictures were just cute so I added them...




Cohen is always so serious in pictures so I wanted to add one of him smiling!

And the day before Halloween Ethan wanted to wear Cohen's bat costume so he wore it around the house for a good hour before I took it off of him.

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And here are the trick or treating pics...

At the neighbors just before we went out trick or treating. The other little boy is our neighbors boy who is the same age as the boys :)

Daddy and the boys

Cohen the Bat!
And Ethan the little Chicken!

Family pic :)

The pumpkins we carved

All done!

Fabulous Fall and celebrating the boys turning TWO!!

I LOVE this time of year! It is so beautiful outside. The only downside (a least here in Columbus) is not knowing what to wear. It's So cold in the mornings and evenings but then during the day it hot. Oh well. I'll take it any day over that dreaded "W" word!!

Anyways, the boys just turned two on October 7th. Wow...already two. As a parent you never can quit believe that your children are growing at a rapid pace right in front of your eyes. But then...there are those days...like the last two days here that seem like they are never going to grow up and that your days will forever be filled with "no", "don't touch that", "stop screaming", eat your food", "no", "no", "no"...you feel like a broken record. It's so much fun seeing them growing and learning though. Cohen and Ethan are becoming very independent little people. Just try and pick them up to put them in their car seat...I dare you! Yes, they want to be SO independent. It's good but so hard sometimes when mommy and daddy can do it in a nano second and it takes them 10 minutes.

We love them very much and we had lots of fun when we celebrated their birthday with friends and family this past Saturday. Uncle Trace, Aunt Jill & Gabby were here...as well as Uncle Allen and cousin Andrew (Mandi wasn't able to make it but we missed her), Janelle and her son Andy (Pete was home sick with bronchitis...we missed him too), Brian, Michelle and Asche...Court & Marti (who were a HUGE help with getting ready for the party and Brian wasn't able to make it due to work commitments and we missed him too)...and then our neighbors Jeff and Amy came by as well. It was a great turn out! We honestly did not get a lot of pictures though. All the kids played outside most of the time until it was cake and present time since the weather was gorgeous.

Below are some (and I use the word "some" lightly) pictures from the party as well as just some fall photos and the boys two year stats! Happy Fall everyone!

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Cohen Eliot Wood
Height: 34 inches (45th percentile)
Weight: 30 pounds (75th percentile)

Ethan Joel Wood
Height: 34 1/2 inches (50th percentile)
Weight 27 pounds 10 oz (50th percentile)


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Party Pics!!


Janelle (my walking/coffee partner!) and Michelle :)


Andy & Ethan

Thomas the train cake. The boys have never even seen Thomas the Train but they love trains so this is the cake we got them.



Michelle (with Ache & Brian on the floor and Uncle Trace sitting on the couch)

The boys having fun eating their cake!

Andy :)

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Fall Photos






New train table from Aunt Jill, Uncle Trace, Gabby, Tyler & Uncle Allen. While opening presents they kept getting up and trying to go downstairs to play with it!