The Cochran House has been mighty busy the last month. Work, kids, and bills. That explains all of it. And is the excuse for not posting in a while.

We went sledding a while ago and had a blast. Both of the boys are daredevils and I am awaiting many a broken bone in the future. We had fun playing in the snow, but are happy to see it starting to melt.

John turned four on Friday. Four. It seems so long ago and yet so much like it was just yesterday. Now that sounds like a parent speaking. LOL. We had a small party for him today complete with a Transformer battle right on top of his cake. He loved it! Check out the photo album for pictures.

Chris continues to eat and grow, and eat, and eat..... We are planning on him being able to squash John in about 6 months. They are a wonderful pair of boys and are already great friends. It has been fun to watch them as they play together get each other into trouble.

Early yesterday morning we happily said goodbye to '07. John and I have one word to describe last year: RIDICULOUS. That one word perfectly described nearly all facets of our life.

We have much to be thankful for with two wonderful, HEALTHY, and smart boys.  It is hard to believe that John turns 4 in less than a month.  Where has the time gone?  Chris is starting to work on more and more words.  This morning--at 6am--he was pointing to our male cat (Alexander) and saying "Alesh." 

Here's to a good New Year for all our friends and family.  May 2008 be good for all of you.  We KNOW it will be FAR better than 2007 for us!

Saturday

With the weather a little warmer (relatively speaking, of course) we decided to bundle up the boys and take them out for some old-fashioned sun in the snow. It was way too powdery for snowman building, but the ice-packed street was perfect for doing some sledding.