Puppies, Birthdays, and Babies

Surprisingly, our crazy, hectic lives seemed to have slowed down these last couple of weeks. It's been quite refreshing having some down time to relax and just play with Cooper. The weather has been nice so we've done some bike riding and a lot of playing outside.

We were looking to buy a boat last summer, but we just didn't find the perfect one. So, our boat search continues. We are so excited for summer and hope that we'll be able to spend a lot of our days out on the river. With my parent's having the jet skis, a boat would be so much fun.  

My sister had been looking for a puppy for a long time and finally found the perfect one in Kennewick. We went and got him and held onto him for her for a few days and then met halfway between Spokane and here so she could take him home. They named him Mojo and he is a cute little guy, but having him around just reminded me how much work a puppy is. He definitely wasn't potty trained and any toys of Cooper's that were left on the ground became chewing material. I couldn't take my eyes off of Mojo for even a minute or he would find a new chew toy or pee somewhere. Rocky loved having him around though. He was so gentle when he played with Mojo. It was super cute. 

On a really nice day, David took Mojo outside and taught him how to sit. It only took about 5 minutes! What a good dog.

Since David has been student teaching, he's had so much homework lately. He's up late every night creating lesson plans and correcting his student's assignments. Cooper loves to sit in his rocking chair next to his Daddy while he works. Especially if David is snacking on popcorn!

Cooper got this awesome jacket from a lady down in southern CA when he was a baby and I'm so excited that he's finally big enough to wear it. He calls it his airplane jacket and loves to point out all the airplanes on it. His favorite is the zipper. The pull-tab on it is an airplane and he thinks that's pretty darn cool. I'm going to try to find him a pair of aviator sunglasses.

Can you tell he didn't want his picture taken? haha

This weekend we are going to be doing a lot of driving. Tonight after work we are heading to Spokane to visit my sister and her family. We are so excited to see them! We'll be celebrating Elizabeth's 4th birthday. I can't believe she's 4! We are also pretty stoked to go see our friend's newborn baby girl, Maya. She's 7 weeks old we can't wait to go hold her.

Then on Sunday we'll be doing more driving, to Yakima this time for a baby shower. In December, my cousin had a baby girl, Bostyn. She's super cute in all the pictures we've seen and we are so excited to see her as well.

It's a weekend full of babies and birthdays! What could be much better? 

  

Cough Cough Cough Cough Cough

That's what our house has been sounding like lately. A whole lot of coughing and running noses. After 9 days of being super sick and losing my voice completely, I finally went to the doctor ~ Bronchitis. Nice eh? They gave me antibiotics and some cough syrup with Codeine to help me sleep. I'm sure David will get more sleep as well with me not coughing through the night. He's been a little sick too, but thankfully he's not had it very bad.   

Cooper started coughing on Monday so I took him to the doctor yesterday. He doesn't have Brochitis yet, and we are hoping to dry up his cold before it gets any worse. We were told to give him Benedryl for his cough and boy does that stuff make him tired! He fell alseep on the couch with me before 6 last night, with a fever of 102. The doctor said that they have been seeing a lot of this lately. Thankfully, Cooper's fever went down last night and he hasn't been warm yet this morning, but he and I are staying home today and having a "sweats and a movie" kind of day.

What a tired little boy!

Cooper found an old pair of David's glasses and thought they were the best toy ever. They are missing a lense and completely outdated, so we just let him play with them. What a cutie!

David was working on some lessons plans on the floor in the living room and the screensaver came on his computer. Cooper thought those bubbles were so cool.

Last weekend for Superbowl, we went over to my parent's house. There was way too much awesome food and great company. We had a good time and stuffed ourselves full.

We are hoping to be all healthy again by this weekend. My sister and her family are coming into town and we can't wait to see them. We are going to take all the kids swimming and I know that we'll all have a blast.

Have a Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I turned 25 on Friday! I had a great dinner (and way too many drinks!) with friends and family and I was spoiled with presents. Thanks everyone! I had planned on going snowboarding on Saturday, but I just didn't make it after having so much fun on Friday night. Maybe next weekend?

Best Buddies! Cooper and Rocky love to hang out under the table. Cooper can get into the cupboard where the doggie treats are kept and he loves to sneak in there to give Rocky a little snack. Sometimes it's more like a meals-worth of snacks. They really are best buddies!

Big Boy Bed!

Cooper was just way too big for his toddler bed, so we gave him his very own double bed. Now he looks so tiny in it, but he loves it!

Cooper's name is spelled out in white wooden letters on his wall. This weekend he was supposed to be sleeping, but apparently he wasn't because he came running out of his room holding the "R"  and saying, "Daddy, R broke ~ R broke, Daddy." I think he must have been standing on his bed playing with the letters and the "R" fell down. We were amazed that he knew that it was the letter "R" that he was holding. Such a smart boy! We spell his name out to him all the time, and it's nice to know he is learning the letters.

 He did it again tonight, with the "R" and then again a couple minutes later with the "E". It's so hard to be mad at him for not sleeping when he surprises you by bringing out the "E" and saying "E broke" when he's supposed to be in bed. We just want to hug him and say "Good job Buddy! That IS an E!"

Starting this week, David is teaching all the morning literacy blocks on his own. It won't be long before he has a classroom all to himself.