Trip to GJ

Tiernan and I spent last week in Grand Junction visiting the family.

Tiernan loves his Auntie Tiffany
Playing on a wooden horse (Doesn't he seem to be having SO much fun??)

Libby was so proud to push Tiernan and would get mad if we tried to help. We were impressed at her strength considering that she only weighs two more pounds than him!

Sorry it's Sideways

Thought you might get a kick out of this-since everyone who knows Ethan well is aware of his ranch dressing obsession. The apple must not fall far from the tree!

Happy Halloween!

Well, I must admit that Halloween is definitely not one of my favorite holidays, so Tiernan was a non-creative pumpkin for the exciting Halloween activities of passing out candy and going to bed at 7:30. Sounds like a good time to me!

He loves his daddy.

Kisses from mommy-but her watch is much more interesting!

Happy baby!

Tiernan's Dedication-Oct. 11, 2008

This weekend Tiernan was dedicated at our church.

Ethan's best friend Todd, Steph, and Carter (with us of course!)

Carter and Tiernan-3rd generation of Cozzens and Benson friends! All boys (and men!) less than a year apart!

Tiernan loves his great grandparents-especially Grandpa Don!

Being prayed over by our pastor

Sitting up!

Tiernan "got" to go to the doctor today. It was a special treat for Ethan because for the first time he got to go too! Tiernan weighs 19 lbs. 7 oz. (90%), and is 28" long (90%.) The Dr. said the average one year old is 22 lbs. so he's getting close (at 6 mos!) Here are some pics of him sitting by himself:

Milk Coma

Ethan had his surgery on Oct. 2nd. Everything went as planned, but he is supposed to basically be on bedrest until at least Sunday. So now he is camped out on the recliner, watching more TV than I'm sure he has seen in the last six months combined! He fed Tiernan a bottle and after he was so relaxed. Tiernan looked so funny, I had to snap a few pics.

Can you see the wrapped foot? Ethan is in a splint for two weeks

until they put him in a hard cast.

Finished?? For Now at Least...

We were finally able to move back into our house on Sept. 27th. It is pretty much done except some little things, like trimwork, doors, and blinds. Okay, so maybe doors and blinds are not such little things. Mom told me that privacy is overrated so I'm trying to take her advice. We have some very lovely plastic masking in the windows for blinds for now-it's very high brow. I am trying to be patient (something I have had to have alot of lately) and know that this winter Ethan will be ready to go again. Or at least that's what I'm hoping for. Anyway, here are the latest pics of our house:

The backyard-notice our new paint! Can you believe the tree regrew its leaves? Still needs to be trimmed though...
Can you make out the fancy trimwork by my very talented carpenter?

Master bedroom-I think Tiernan's going to like it! You can see a little hand poking out at the bottom of the picture.
Tilework by my second favorite carpenter. Dad is so excited to be doing "charity work" for a tornado victim. :)
Living Room-with carpet!

Dining Room-we no longer have yucky green (and pink!) carpet.