Dear Uncle Jerrod

Dear Uncle Jerrod,

On saturday june 27th, you agreed to a foolish bet with me regarding the outcome of sunday's baseball game between the dodgers and the mariners. Whether your actions were noble or greedy is of little importance, for the mariners were victorious on the field thus making me victorious where it counts: the juice box.

There is one simple lesson to be had here: when food and/or drink is involved, I will not take the matter lightly. Keep that in mind when my Seahawks play your 49ers this fall.

PS. I'm not real picky on flavors, but fruit punch works.

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Eric Karros wasn't that good.

This weekend the Mariners are in the city of angels, and not for their usual series against the Los Angles California Angels of Anaheim near Disneyland, but for an interleague matchup with the old time Dodgers. Overall, I'm pretty excited about the series, but after watching for a couple days one can only take so much " we're awesome because of Vin Scully and the Dodger Dog and Chavez Ravine and the O'Malley family", so I decided to call out a dodger fan for a little wager.

Enter: my uncle Jerrod. He's a super cool guy who's only real downside is his preference in professional sporting franchises. The Dodgers won the first game of the series, and its only the 5th inning tonight but Felix has a lead so you can already chalk up this win. SOOO, tomorrow's third and final game is the natural choice for a bet with uncle jerrod getting a beverage of his choice (purchased by daddy) if LA wins, or me getting a box of Capri Sun when the M's win.

The best part is that I get to see him next weekend either way. The worst part is that daddy is using me to extend his wagering and gambling habits...hmm..oh well. Go Mariners!

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Father's Day and Moving Day

Hola readers! Now that we're nearly a week past Father's Day weekend, I figured I should update with some of the activities of the weekend.
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As I blogged about briefly last weekend, Saturday was Grandpa's annual Car Show. After sleeping in, mommy and daddy loaded up our car, and headed down to support grandpa, and see the sweet rides. To my joyous surprise, Grandma and Auntie Tum-Tum were hanging out too, so I got to spend lots of time with them - it was super fun! On top of being in charge of selling shirts, Auntie Tum-Tum was also pseudo baby-sitting a Husky puppy dawg - he was SOO cute!
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After all the cool cars left and everything was cleaned up, I took everyone out to dinner for Father's Day for Grandpa. I know I know - a 1.58 year old child shouldn't have to buy dinner, but really, it's ok - I broke a dish to make up for it! The rest of the night we tried to relax, but since Auntie Tum-Tum was leaving for Miami late that night to catch a cruise, I felt that I needed to spend every last minute with her, whether she was packing, eating, or taking a shower. Yup, I have no boundaries!

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On Sunday Morning, we woke up and went to breakfast, and then on to the Mariner game with daddy and mommy, Grandpa, Papa, Grammy, Grandma, Auntie She-She, Auntie Jess, Uncle Josh, Eden, Emma, and Auntie Carrie. Talk about a fun group to go to a baseball game with! I only wish that Mimi could have come too! Even so, I got to spend lots of time with both of my grandpa's and my daddy, and I got to see the roof close for the first time! Baseball games are fun!
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After an exciting end to the game, we all went our separate ways to get home. I rode with Daddy and Mommy of course, and Auntie She-She and Grammy needed a ride back to Grammy's house. We walked thru some neat stores looking for a Sounders Jersey on the way, but couldn't find a 3T - thank goodness for Internet shopping!

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Our next stop was a brief one, but still fun and important. We got to Aunt Pam's just in time for dessert, and to see my Great Papa (Daddy's Grandpa). He's such a funny guy - he always talks about losing his marbles, but he has tons of them - I've seen them!
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In other news, since it's summer time, that means it's also Moving Time! Every year I've been alive (including the summer in mommy's tummy), it's been tradition to move in the summer months, and this summer is no exception. Since baby sister will be here soon, we need more space and another bedroom, so out and looking we have been, finally settling on a place. My bedroom will be smaller than my current palatial space, but I really like it still, and the neighborhood is way better. We have a big grass space out our front door, a basketball court across the street, and multiple playgrounds! I put some outside pictures up for now. If anyone wants to help, moving days will be July 25-26!

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That's all I have for now. Hope everyone enjoys their weekend. The weather should be great!
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Cahs and Tucks

Tomorrow is father's day, and that means today is the cah (car) show that grandpa hosts. This is the third straight year, but as far as I'm concerned it happens ever year since I've only been eligible to come twice.

I think grandpa was pretty stressed out about the potential for rain since car yuppies (just kidding) don't like to bring their nice cars out in the bad weather, but the weather stayed nice and there were lot of cool cars again this year.

They are just giving out awards now, and then we are gonna go find dinner and spend some time with grandma, grandpa, and Tum-Tum. Tomorrow is the mariner game for fathers day. I will post more then!
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The Reddest Robin Around

I know I said I was gonna make mommy and daddy take me right home, but when I left the doctors office, Emma and Eden hit me up on my cell and asked if I wanted to drag mommy and daddy to Red Robin so here we are.

Perhaps the next blog will be pictures of the floor under our chairs as we leave. Well, you can't really see the floor because of all of our discarded food and crayons, but you see my point.
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The Ensuing Doctor Visit

Less than 12 hours later and here we are at a medical center again, although the circumstances this time make it much easier. First of all, its not an ER but instead my favorite medical professional Dr. Bischoff. Also, I feel MUCH better plus its not the middle of the night!

Not much to this visit other than getting some medicine. We are gonna stop at the store for some sick things on the way home, and then we'll head towards the homestead to catch up on rest that we sorely need.

I appreciate everyone's concerns. I've been told I'm pretty tough so I'll kick this crud quickly I hope!

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A Scary Night

As I write this, its just after 3am, and I'm sitting in an observation room in the ER with mommy and daddy. Before I go any further, let me put your fears to rest by saying that we are all ok.

After going to bed super early tonight, I woke up around 1030 and was having a hard time breathing, and I've even heard it described as barking. Mommy yelled at daddy to wake up, and after he nearly killed himself jumping out of bed, we piled into the car and hustled to the hospital which luckily is very close. By the time we got to the car, I was still struggling but tried to reassure mommy and daddy by pointing out the "cah" as we got into the car.

After watching for a bit, the doctor suspects I have croup (google it), so they had me take some medicine and said we should stay here for four hours or so. So here we are. I don't feel great and I just want my bed, but I'll be just fine.

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Tum-Tum's Graduation

So far this weekend I have played with my cousins, hung out with grandparents, gone to auntie Karen's house warming party and Brady's birthday party, walked/rode/slept at a charity event for the American Cancer Society, and now I find myself sitting behind where homeplate would normally be at Safeco Field watching as auntie Autumn graduates from Seattle Pacific University. Busy busy! Even better is that this graduation has concessions!

I'm so proud of auntie Tum-Tum and hope that someday I graduate from college just like her!

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Relay for Life

Tonight, I'm participating in the American Cancer Society sponsored Relay for Life. There are lots of people walking for 18 hours straight, and its a good time to reflect on those loved ones that have battled cancer.

Even if you can't walk with us, hopefully you can share some thoughts and memories.

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I love costco!

Pizza and chicken at costco! My favorite! I hope everyone is as ready for the weekend as I am.

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Just Call Me Cohen Amadeus

Just uploading some videos, and came across this performance footage from a few weeks ago. As you can tell, I have on only the finest for my concerts!

More to come!

Pool time!

The weather cooled off this weekend but still got some pool time with emma and eden.

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Mobile Blogging!

In awesome news, I now can blog from daddy's phone. This should be fun!

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Montana (the state, not Joe)

Hmmm...now where did I put that blog??

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Is it over there? hmmm....

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Oh THERE it is!

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I was going to pretend like I lost the blog or something, and that's why I haven't updated lately, but in reality, I was just looking for Papa's kitty cat. All excuses aside, we've been pretty busy lately, with trips to Montana, baseball games, bike rides and all the other standard summer fare, plus lots of other stuff. Luckily, some paparazzi type follows me around with 3, yes THREE cameras, so I tend to have pictures supporting my stories. I'll get more of them up in the next few days, but for now, some pictures from Memorial Day weekend and the days around that!

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Talking to Grandpa about my favorite players....

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Good seats Grandpa - Daddy tends to get the cheap ones!

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OMG! OMG! OMG! There he is!

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This is what the Cohen Witch Project would look like.

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Just giving the guys in the 'Pen a little pep talk...

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Here comes the WAVE! (not really)

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On the Tuesday before Memorial Day weekend when we were heading to Montana, I went to school just like any other Tuesday. Apparently mid-day, Grandpa scored some sweet tix at work, so Daddy picked me up just a little bit early, and we trekked down south for some mid-week baseball. I was kind of confused because I knew we had tickets for Thursday night too - but I'm not gonna complain - I'm a sporty kid!

The night turned out to be pretty rainy, and the Mariners lost, but frankly, that doesn't diminish the fun much, cause I love my daddy, I love my grandpa, and I love baseball games. I even had a $5 Dollar Foot Long for dinner ( I hope Subway doesn't read this blog - no copyright infringement here!).

As part of our weekend plans, we had tickets for Thursday night's game too (my third of the year so far), so after getting the car all loaded up with 9 small bags (mommy and daddy don't understand using fewer, larger suitcases) we headed down to Safeco again for another great game! This time, instead of sitting real close, we sat on the Club Level, and since there wasn't a ton of people there, it was nice and relaxing to spread out!

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Alright - let's get this rig on the road...

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The full crew at brunch

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Great Grandma's (Nancy) old house in Big Fork, MT

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The family spending some time thinking about Nancy
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After the Mariner Game, we drove down to Uncle Dale and Aunt Amy's house to stay the night before we got on the road. We didn't get there til late so Uncle Dale and Stephen were asleep, but that really didn't effect me too much considering I was asleep too. From what I understand, mommy and daddy stayed up with Aunt Amy and mommy's cousin Jordan for awhile, especially because Jordan the Marine (Ooh-rah!) was leaving for Hawaii early the next morning.

After playing with Stephen and learning how to say "Amy" the next morning, we decided to get on the road. We drove for quite awhile, but luckily I was able to sleep pretty well, and watch movies on my new DVD player in the car between naps, so we got to Post Falls, Idaho before I even realized it. Mimi and Papa caught up with us in the RV 5 or 6 hours later with Auntie Jess and the cousins, and after a good night sleep, we continued the journey to Big Fork, Montana.

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Me and Aunt Linda
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A picture of my cottage - Mommy and Daddy stayed w/ me too.
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My concentration face

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Did I step on something?

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Once we got to Big Fork, we met up with everyone that was there. It was fun to meet Uncle Jeff and Aunt Linda whom I had never met in person, and I always love seeing Uncle Dale and Aunt Amy, Gabby (Ga-ga) and Al (owl), Stephen (Ste-ste), and of course Mimi and Papa, Auntie Jess, and Emma and Eden. While most of us stayed at some cottages in town, we spent most of our time at Mimi and Papa's campsite, so it kind of felt like we were camping.

On Sunday morning, we all filled up the cars, and drove up to the big house that Mimi lived in when she was younger. This house was Great Grandma Nancy's dreamhouse, so we wanted to spend some time there to remember her. I never got to meet her (well, except from inside mommy's tummy), but I hear stories about her all the time, and she sounds amazing. I'm going to try REALLY hard not to ever forget going to visit her old house!

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Me and Eden - ladies first!

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Whoa - quick start!

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Blowing kisses to my fans!
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Sooo tired, but I want to keep going...
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After spending some time in Big Fork (which is at the north end of BEAUTIFUL Flathead Lake), the plan was to head East towards Bozeman to spend some time remember Great-Granda Bob (whom I DID get to meet - he was very cool - he liked to paint, and to golf, and had tons of very funny stories) but I started not feeling very good the night before we were supposed to leave, so Mommy and Daddy decided to start the trek home instead. We packed up the car that morning, and began our journey home, although this time we did it in one day instead of stopping overnight. This trip was a little more tiresome, but when we got home, I definitely appreciated it!
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Yummmy - fishies!

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Let's come over the pass on the Monday of a Holiday weekend - good thinking.

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Bored - might as well enterain myself somehow.

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Just kidding - I would NEVER put my foot in my mouth!
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Overall, the trip was a ton of fun, and I'm glad I got to see everyone, and spend some time thinking about some Great-Grandparents that I miss. On the bright side, we're heading to Fresno the first weekend of July, so we'll get to see some family again, but not everyone, and I'll miss them.

Well, that's about all for now. It's time for me to go sing my "A-C-C's" (ABC's) with mommy before bed. I'll work on posting some pics from other recent adventures soon, as well as some videos from my new video camera.

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Wow - WORN out!