Last weekend we celebrated our nephew's birthday with a little fun in the pool. Cooper just can't get enough of the pool. He loved the water this last summer and we thought he'd really like to do swim lessons, so we enrolled in him in a "parent-tot" class at a local court club. We had class twice a week for 8 weeks, in October and November. We thought it would be something that he'd really enjoy and that would be a lot of fun for the 3 of us to do together. We'd get in the water about 10 minutes before class started and swim around with him. He'd be all smiles and laughes, kicking his feet and jumping into the water, but as soon as the class would start he'd cry and cry and cry. He didn't start liking the class until the last week, of course! He had a blast at this pool party though. Even though his fingers and toes were all pruny, we still couldn't get him out of the pool. He spent over an hour swimming with his Daddy and his cousins.
After skipping a nap and then swimming for so long, Cooper was exhausted! He was asleep in the car within seconds and he slept like a champ that night. Sometimes he likes to put all his blankets on the floor and sleeps down there instead of in his bed.
Cooper turned 2 on Monday! We are really liking this age. He's a little hard headed and can get himself extremely worked up over the smallest things sometimes, but for the most part he's so sweet and so much fun. Turning 2 meant a 2 year check-up with his wonderful doctor. Cooper really hates going to the doctor, as most kids his age do. The minute we walked in the door, he started crying and saying, "Bye Bye! Bye Bye!" The nurses were great and got him calmed down with a sucker, but as soon as they brought in the stuff for his shots, the sucker flew across the room and his tears were back. It took 2 of them and myself to hold him down for his shots. Poor kiddo! He's healthy as can be though and was given another sucker for the road.
Of course every 2 year old needs to have a birthday party! Cooper was so spoiled by all his family and friends yesterday. Our house was full of people and Cooper had a great time. Instead of doing a cake, my Mom and I made super cute cupcakes and chocolate covered pretzals.
Cooper is so lucky to be surrounded by a lot of family and friends that are very close in age. This was our best attempt at a group picture:
This is what Cooper's room looked like when the party was over:
Kisses for Becca! Cooper loves his cousins and gets so excited to see them. We wish we could see them more often.
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