The Zoo

WOO HOO FOR THE ZOO!!!!!!!

New Friend!

This young man (or woman. i don't know how you tell on a snapping turtle.) made his way into our driveway a few days ago. Our dog, Domino, seriously wanted to eat him. Probably a bad idea to lunge at him and bark in his face when he could easily rip her nose off with his beak. He's pretty awesome, though, huh? My dad picked him up by his tail and dropped him in the creek, lucky for Domino who was a little too brave.

I realize I'm a little bit behind but.........

Yes, Easter was over a month ago but here is what we did. Heaton found his Easter basket behind the couch, filled with candy, toys and coloring books. He was so excited. But wait! He then found his Easter bunny (which is not a bunny) behind the other couch. It's a giraffe pillow pet. If your child does not have a pillow pet, get them one! Heaton is obsessed with his and will go right to sleep as long as he has it in his crib. It was a nice Easter. We did Easter basket stuff, dyed hard boiled eggs, played outside and had a delicious Italian spaghetti dinner. Not traditional but whatever, I'm Italian and I eat pasta on Sundays. But seriously...Pillow Pets are awesome.

I came across this quote that someone had posted on facebook. I'm not sure who said/wrote it but I like it a lot.

"Life is too short for drama and petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly, and forgive quickly. Don't wake up with regrets, love those that treat you right and forget the ones that don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it!"

Last week we went to the Baltimore Aquarium. It's a really cool place. The actual in aquarium is right on the water in the middle of Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore. They had a cool new jellyfish exhibit and we also got to see the dolphin show. Dallon was the most amused by the dolphin show. We had lots of fun and Heaton loved the fish.

Here's what we've been up to lately...




Wearing mohawks:





Watching Sesame Street:
















Eating donuts:





Cuddling with Leonard:















Fostering a puppy:

MIA

Yes, I may have been out of the blogging community for a while. I'm not sure why. Probably because we have been traveling a lot and working a lot. That means I have lots of pictures and stories for you...Not really, actually. I do have a few, though. So stay tuned for more updated pictures and stories on what has been going on in the lives of the Cochrans.

In February it snowed. And when I say "snowed," I mean it seriously snowed. A lot. This winter we beat the record for snowfall in this area since like 120 years ago. Maybe it's 80-something years ago. I can't remember exactly but its been a LONG time. We over a week off of school and work because we were literally buried in 3 feet of snow. We even lost power for like 24-hours which sucked a lot more than one might think. We cooked in our fireplace all day. All in all, we had fun playing in the snow and having some time off. Cabin fever definitely set in to residents of Northern Virginia, however, after being stuck inside for a week.