Monday May 7, 2012

averiatrics, part 46

cohen, showing us ‘the incredibles’ dvd case: “can we watch this movie?”
me: “cohen, it’s going to have some scary parts…”
mandy, actually looking at the dvd case: “no, cohen, it’s PG.”
avery: “i’m not scared of PG.”

et cetera.

Tuesday April 24, 2012

cohenisms, part 93

cohen: “daddy! scare me!”
me: “you won’t have social security!”
cohen: “stop it!”

et cetera.

Sunday April 22, 2012

cohenisms, part 92

cohen: “you know, i wish my name was walter.”
mandy and i just start laughing.
cohen, confused: “why… why are you laughing? i didn’t say water, i said walter.”

et cetera.

Sunday April 1, 2012

c(ohen)rosso(a)v(ery)ers, part 5

cohen, at dinner: “what does ‘nailed it’ mean?”
me: “it typically means you did something perfect. but sometimes it can be be said sarcastically, meaning you failed.”
avery, about 5 minutes later while in time out: “nailed it.”

et ecetera.

Saturday March 24, 2012

cohenisms, part 91

cohen: “are dogs born from a belly or an egg?”
mandy: “a belly.”
cohen: “good, cause if a dog came from an egg that would be weird.”

et cetera.

Tuesday March 20, 2012

cohenisms, part 90

cohen: “why did they nail jesus to the cross?”
mandy: “well, they were upset with jesus because he claimed to be the son of god and some people didnt believe him?”
cohen: “why didn’t they use screws?”

et cetera.

Saturday March 17, 2012

averiatrics, part 45

avery: “look! i can clap with one eye open!”

avery: “i need hanitizer!”

et cetera.

Tuesday March 13, 2012

cohenisms, part 89

cohen: “mom, are you 40% off?”

clearly he’s been shopping a few too many times with mandy.

et cetera.

Wednesday March 7, 2012

c(ohen)rosso(a)v(ery)ers, part 4

sometimes, especially as a father who grew up in the video game generation, you reach a critical juncture in the raising of your children. and that juncture is the first time you play a non-Wii game with your kids. because seriously, the Wii? i mean, mario kart is cool and all, but it’s a kiddie game. we’re talking big kid stuff here. so, ladies and gentleman, without further ado, comments from avery and cohen while cohen and i played ‘lego star wars: the complete saga’ on the xbox…

avery, with absolute awe: “this, this is awesome daddy.”

cohen, with a look of sheer and utter joy on his face: “i have a gun!! and, i am shooting it! i have a gun!”

cohen, laughing: “r2-d2 has a gun! hahaha, i am shooting them! daddy r2-d2 actually has a gun. oh, oh! look i’m flying!”

et cetera.

Sunday February 26, 2012

averiatrics, part 44

avery: “you got mud on your face, you big disgrace!”

avery, anytime someone says ‘boom’: “sha laka laka!”

et cetera.

Sunday February 26, 2012

cohenisms, part 88

observing the world around him…

cohen: “daddy, you toot more than you burp.”

cohen: “i think girls like to dance more than boys. so i think dancing is girlie.”

et cetera.

Sunday February 26, 2012

observations and obstacles

sometimes, when everyone else in the house is napping and i finally have some free time to myself, i find that i really miss having someone to talk to. but really, i am just upset that one of the nappers is asleep on the couch and i can’t watch television.

et cetera.

Friday December 16, 2011

averiatrics, part 43

mandy: “head on downstairs kids, i’ll be there in a minute.”
avery: “okay mommy. we’re counting on you!!... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…”

both encouraging, and impatient.

et cetera.

Thursday November 17, 2011

cohenisms, part 87

cohen, watching a dvd: “mommy, there’s a new movie coming out in 2007!”

Sunday November 6, 2011

averiatrics, part 42

avery, punch-drunk tired on the way home after a long, fun and tiring day: “mommy, can i tell you something?”
mandy: “what?”
avery: “underwear!”
this was followed by maniacal laughter.

et cetera.

Saturday October 29, 2011

averiatrics, part 41

avery: “i am saving that for after later.”

et cetera.

Saturday October 1, 2011

cohenisms, part 86

cohen: “mommy, today i wiped my bum bum, and it was a messy one, and i didn’t care.”

et cetera.

Monday September 26, 2011

averiatrics, part 40

so, i took the kids on a walk to give mandy some peace. along the way, avery lost her shoe, but didn’t tell me until almost the very end of the walk…

avery: “i lost my shoe!!”
me: “where did you lose it?”
avery: “it fell off.”
me: “when? did it just fall off?”
avery: “yes.”
me, not finding it: “did it fall of earlier on the walk?”
avery: “yes.”
me: “did you have it when we left the house?”
avery: “yes.”
me: “did it it fall off by the construction?”
avery: “yes.”
me: “avery, you’re just saying ‘yes’ to whatever i ask you.”
avery: “yes, i am.”

et cetera.

Saturday September 24, 2011

cohenisms, part 86

cohen, without any prompting: “i think that things that are heavy fall faster than things that are lighter.”
me: “well, actually… [insert teaching moment regarding physics, acceleration of gravity, mass, and force using a lego toy (lighter) and a bottle of salad dressing (heavy) for demonstration]... so does that make sense?”
cohen: “yeah, heavy and light things will fall the same fast, but heavy things will make a bigger crash. can i have milk?”

et cetera.

Friday September 23, 2011

cohenisms, part 85

cohen: “i am as tired as a sleeping bull.”

cohen, in reference to family movie night: “i am exploding with excitement!!”

et cetera.

quotastic

freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. – mahatma gandhi

buffuddled buffalo

not enough keggers end this way.

archives

May 7, 2012
averiatrics, part 46
April 24, 2012
cohenisms, part 93
April 22, 2012
cohenisms, part 92
April 1, 2012
c(ohen)rosso(a)v(ery)ers, part 5
March 24, 2012
cohenisms, part 91
March 20, 2012
cohenisms, part 90
March 17, 2012
averiatrics, part 45
March 13, 2012
cohenisms, part 89
March 7, 2012
c(ohen)rosso(a)v(ery)ers, part 4
February 26, 2012
averiatrics, part 44
cohenisms, part 88
observations and obstacles
December 16, 2011
averiatrics, part 43
November 17, 2011
cohenisms, part 87
November 6, 2011
averiatrics, part 42
October 29, 2011
averiatrics, part 41
October 1, 2011
cohenisms, part 86
September 26, 2011
averiatrics, part 40
September 24, 2011
cohenisms, part 86
September 23, 2011
cohenisms, part 85
September 20, 2011
averiatrics, part 39
September 2, 2011
averiatrics, part 38
August 31, 2011
averiatrics, part 37
August 23, 2011
averiatrics, part 36
August 22, 2011
cohenisms, part 84
August 21, 2011
cohenisms, part 83
August 19, 2011
we are all individuals!
cohenisms, part 82
August 10, 2011
averiatrics, part 35
August 8, 2011
averiatrics, part 34
August 6, 2011
c(ohen)rosso(a)v(ery)ers, part 3
August 3, 2011
c(ohen)rosso(a)v(ery)ers, part 2
August 1, 2011
cohenisms, part 81
July 31, 2011
cohensms, part 80
July 25, 2011
sandwich making
averiatrics, part 33
July 24, 2011
cohenisms, part 79
July 17, 2011
cohenisms, part 78
July 10, 2011
cohenisms, part 77
June 27, 2011
a glimpse into fatherhood
cohenisms, part 76
June 26, 2011
cohenisms, part 75
June 23, 2011
cohenisms, part 74
averiatrics, part 32
June 18, 2011
cohenisms, part 73
averiatrics, part 31
June 13, 2011
averiatrics, part 30
May 31, 2011
cohenisms, part 72
May 25, 2011
averiatrics, part 29
May 24, 2011
averiatrics, part 28
May 20, 2011
averiatrics, part 27
May 16, 2011
averiatrics, part 26
cohenisms, part 71
c(ohen)rosso(a)v(ery)ers, part 1
May 13, 2011
averiatrics, part 25
May 9, 2011
cohenisms, part 70
averiatrics, part 24
averiatrics, part 23
May 7, 2011
cohenisms, part 69
May 4, 2011
cohenisms, part 68
May 1, 2011
cohenisms, part 67
April 2, 2011
cohenisms, part 66
March 21, 2011
cohenisms, part 65
March 14, 2011
averiatrics, part 22
March 11, 2011
cohenisms, part 64
cohenisms, part 63
March 10, 2011
averiatrics, part 21
January 17, 2011
averiatrics, part 20
January 14, 2011
cohenisms, part 62
October 30, 2010
cohenisms, part 61
October 25, 2010
averiatrics, part 19
averiatrics, part 18
October 20, 2010
nicknames and labels
October 13, 2010
averiatrics, part 17
October 11, 2010
cohenisms, part 60
October 7, 2010
cohenisms, part 59
averiatrics, part 16
averiatrics, part 15
cohenisms, part 58
September 22, 2010
averiatrics, part 14
September 16, 2010
averiatrics, part 13
September 6, 2010
cohenisms, part 57
September 4, 2010
cohenisms, part 56
September 3, 2010
averiatrics, part 12
August 17, 2010
cohenisms, part 55
cohenisms, part 54
cohenisms, part 53
August 16, 2010
cohenisms, part 52
August 4, 2010
averiatrics, part 11
cohenisms, part 51
July 22, 2010
cohenisms, part 50 + averiatrics, part 10
July 9, 2010
cohenisms, part 49
averiatrics, part 9
cohenisms, part 48
father's log, stardate: 07092010:0747
July 5, 2010
cohenisms, part 47
June 17, 2010
cohenisms, part 46
May 17, 2010
perspectives
May 11, 2010
cohenisms, part 45
May 4, 2010
cohenisms, part 44