Tuesday, May 31, 2022

More May Moments

PreK Graduate Spencer can certainly be quite a cutie... when he wants to...


This month, Spencer motivated himself to be able to ride his new (to him) big boy bike to Kindergarten next year since it's in our neighborhood. He did so great with the training wheels, and we're very proud.


When you're laying down for a nap, and the kid climbs up next to you and falls asleep as well...And then, the dog joins the snooze session as well.

The gentlemen of Team Cohen:

Monthly Ethan picture updates:

During an epic bike ride with Daddy, they came across a festival happening at
the YMCA, and Ethan got to ride some rides before heading back on the trail.

#5 finally came out this month!


sharing Mommy's smoothies since 2015

If a month is blogged and there's no Ethan selfies to show for it, can it actually be considered blogged??

At a work customer appreciation event:

a rare moment when Debbie and Barbra are together and NOT sweaty

friend-boss Jess

Honorable May Moments:

fabulous kitchen helper

Jon enjoyed this month's lunar eclipse
with his unique view from the Tower.

These sweet children wanted to raise awareness (and even funds) for Ukraine and were motivated to make blue and yellow bracelets from rubber bands to pass out to neighbors.

Monday, May 30, 2022

CohGils Continue

Last year when I took Ethan to get COVID tested and the doctor at the emergency clinic asked if the adults at home were vaccinated, I thought to answer "yes, all 4 of us are." They live a few blocks from us; we podded together during the heat of COVID; and the kids can interchange between houses and family smoothly and effortlessly. It's very special, and we're very lucky.

Sometimes, it's better to ask "Why not?" instead...

Often Spesh gets the pair attention, but we cannot forget the Jo'ethan love.

At the religious school end-of-year carnival, some hundred people enjoyed inflatables and bouncing. Except, the fun REALLY began after we waited out the other families who went home so CohGils (mostly adults) could take over.


Hungry Hungry Hippos in real life



In May, CohGils arranged a babysitting exchange so that all adult couples could enjoy the hillside theatre production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. When it was Team Cohen's turn to lead the Sassy Six, we had a great time!

Ethan and Joey opened their brand-new library and had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the unveiling.


Then came the epic dance party:




Uncle Jon leads "Cha Cha Slide."


Great times!

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Johnson City Day Trip

Between school and camp, we had a 4-day weekend to fill with fun, so we took a day trip to Johnson City, a little more than an hour from Austin.

We didn't really think they should all sit together in the back, but nonetheless...

Most of the day was spent at The Science Mill, a fantastic science museum that featured dozens of fun, interactive, "powerfully playful" exhibits that indulged both the kids' and adults' curiosities. The museum purposefully does not have lengthy guides or instructions so that each of us could create our own journey with each experience.


We took flight on a 4D virtual reality experience to see through the eyes of a pterosaur and soar above the 150-million-year-old landscape.


We played "Mindball" which hooked up biosensors that read the electrical signals from each player's brain. We had to keep our brainwaves calm and steady to send the ball rolling towards our opponent. Fun fact: Gabi rocked it!



We spent quite a while with the Colossal Robotic Hand, an impressive 30-foot-tall stainless-steel installation that we could control with a remote joystick to operate the fingers and knuckles.




When we had concluded our scientific exploring, we turned our educational experience historical by walking a block up the road to the boyhood home of our 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson. We conveniently arrived minutes before a tour of the house was starting and enjoyed learning about Central Texas 100 years ago.

To cool off, we went to the world-famous Johnson City local creamery, aka Dairy Queen.

Thanks for the fun day, Johnson City!