For Halloween this year we decided that since Cooper was still so little, we would hold off on Neewollah which meant Scott and I got to take a year off from matching costumes with our kids. The boys still matched though, as Cole went as Darth Vader, and Cooper went as Anakin (little Darth Vader). They were too cute, and Cole LOVED his costume because he was (and still is) VERY into Star Wars.
Time seems to fly by with this little man, and before we knew it, he was already 6 months old.
Cole loves animals of any kind, and meme Gayle lives just outside of town and has lots of ducks that live at her house. One Saturday we decided to head out and help her let them out and feed them. Cole loved getting to see them, and meme helped him to walk down where they hide in the woods so that he could get a better look.
For the past few years, Scott's little sister Brittany has come to spend a weekend with us each Summer. This year she came at the end of July, and we were able to spend one evening going to Sunset Safari at the zoo. We had lots of fun, but it was REALLY hot. Cooper couldn't stay awake the whole time, but Cole loved showing Aunt B around the zoo. The next night we treated her to a fun dinner at Fritz's railroad restaurant-one of Cole's favorites!
So it has been awhile, and I have guess that it is time to catch up. For 4th of July we had a big party at our house with lots of friends and lots of food. The kiddos had a great time lighting off fireworks, and Cole is still waiting patiently until he is old enough to do it himself.
We signed Cole up for gymnastics with the school because we thought that he might enjoy doing something a little different one morning a week. He absolutely LOVES it!!! At the end of each session, they have a parents watch day where you can come and watch and take pictures of what they have learned throughout the past 16 weeks. It was so much fun to see him so excited about something like this, and I think that the best part for him is that he gets to ride a REAL school bus once a week.
We call Cooper "Moop" because sometimes he likes to cry...A LOT. Here is a pretty cute pic of him one day though, when he was just chillin' instead of crying.
Here are just a couple of pics of the boys snuggling in Cole's bed this past weekend.
We did it! We finally got Cole (and Cooper someday) their very own swingset. It sounds so easy, but takes soooooo long to put together. Daddy and Papa did a great job (with a little help from some good friends to get it in the back yard), and Cole LOVES it! I'll post some "playing" pics later.
In April, Cole and mommy got to go on a field trip to Deanna Rose with his school. We had a great time getting to see all of the animals, and can't wait to go back with daddy and Cooper!
Easter was a little different this year, but we tried to do all of the normal stuff and celebrate like my mom would have wanted. Cole go to participate in 3 egg hunts this year. One at the church, one at school and of course the egg hunt at home where we hid over 250 eggs!!!
Baby Cooper arrived on March 29, 2010 at 4:23 p.m. He weighed an impressive 8 lbs 13ozs, and measured 20 inches long. Big brother was quite happy, but was more interested in his new Little Einsteins rocket. He thought Cooper was cute, but not very exciting :)
In the early hours of February 12, 2010, our family lost the most amazing woman in the world-my mom. Every day is hard without her, but we are managing to survive with the help and prayers of many good family members and friends. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her and shed at least one tear. I know that she is watching over us, but I wish with all my heart that she were here if only for just one more day.
Here are a couple of pics from Cole's Valentine's Day party at school. He did a great job handing out his Valentine's to all of his friends!
Last night we spent a little time working on Cole's cutting with scissors. He is doing such a great job of holding the paper the "safest" way, and his cuts are getting so nice and straight. It's a lot of fun to watch him because he has such a good time working on it and he wears the same "concentration face" that Scott always wears when he is really focused on something.
We have officially reached 30 weeks, so in 10 weeks or less, Cole will be welcoming his new baby brother Cooper. He is very excited, and we just know that he is going to be the best big brother EVER! Doctors appts are going well, and it looks like everything is exactly as it should be. We still have lots to do to get ready, and it seems like time is just flying by!
We thought that it would be fun this year to make a gingerbread house with Cole, but in the end we decided that a gingerbread "train" was more up his alley. It wasn't perfect, but we had a lot of fun trying, lol.
We are happy to say that Cole did MUCH better this year with Santa. When we got there to see him, he told me that he wanted to just "look at him" for a minute. We did, and then he seemed just fine with the guy in the red suit. He even sat by himself once and told Santa what he wanted for Chirstmas-SUCCESS!
