July 2011

July was full of a lot of yard work. Since we decided to buy a brand new house, we had to start from scratch in the backyard. No grass, no sprinklers, tiny patio, and no fence. The work has only begun, but in July we were able to spend a lot of time getting the fence put up and the rest of the yard planned out. We also put apoxy on the garage floor, went camping, and went to Tacoma.

Carter getting ready to eat some rice cereal

 

Jordan and Keith Tiegs came over to help us level out our yard. This would have been a terrible job, but these boys and their tractor were able to get it done in no time. 

Becca, David, and Matt playing in the big water slide.

This is our view of the fireworks from our master bedroom. We not only get to see them on the 4th of July, but also when they do them after the Dust Devils baseball games. Cooper loves this! This was so awesome this year because Cooper was super excited to watch the fireworks, but going with a 4 month old baby wasn't something that we wanted to do. We were able to see the fireworks from our bedroom with Carter sound asleep in his crib. And it was really nice not having to deal with traffic and crowds. 

Our garage floor before we put the apoxy on.

Another "before" picture.

David and my Dad using the auger to dig the holes for the fence posts.

I even gave it a try... until we hit a rock and it tried to rip my arms off. Then I quit and let the men handle it. 

Our front porch getting some decor.
My Mom did the flower pots and we bought the bench with a gift card from my Grandparents. 

My Dad and I putting in fence posts.

This was a little furry friend that I saw when I was walking to class at my school. 

Rocky, David, and Carter taking a nap after a day of hard work in the yard. 

My concrete crew helping with the fence.

There isn't much I can help with when Carter is awake, but I tried to get in on the action when I could.

The fence starting to go up. 

What our house looked like before the fence was up.

A little bit more of the fence done.

Yay! We have a fence!

David and Carter napping again.

These boys are so cute together!

Moments like these make me smile

Cooper asked if he could feed the fish. I said "No" and then looked over to see this. 

Cooper's new shark helmet from his Great-Grandparents. He LOVES it!

Carter is such a happy baby! And that other little one is Khloe (my friend Ashley's baby girl) that I babysit a few times a week. 

Cooper falls asleep in the most random places. 

Sleeping on the ottoman.

He fell off the ottoman, but stayed asleep like this for a long time. 

Carter standing! 

Carter doing push ups

The Grand Coulee Dam. We went and watched the laser light show there while we were camping at Lake Roosevelt.

Cooper went on his first ride on the tube behind my parent's boat and he loved it!

Carter needed a haircut! He and Cooper both had longer hair down the middle and less on the sides. So then they end up with a not-so-fashionable comb-over.  It needed to go. 

A little better. We ended up cutting more off that evening. 

Working on the fence. 

Such a cutie!

David has this same picture with Cooper. I couldn't find it tonight, but I will keep trying and post it when I find it. 

Carter and Khloe

Cooper making a mess out of the styrofoam in the garage.

David's new work bench.

The beautiful view of the hay behind our house is gone! They cut it down and then burned the field. Cooper LOVED watching them cut it down with the big combines. 

On our way to Tacoma, we stopped in Granger so I could feed Carter. Granger has dinosaurs all over the place and Cooper really enjoyed getting to play on them. 

The boys wearing matching jammies

Cooper and Logan playing in the pool. 

Missy making Carter laugh. 

Family Pictures May 2011

We took our tripod out and took some family pictures at the end of May. Cooper hides whenever there is a camera, but he said he would smile if there was no one behind the camera. It worked!

June

June was such a busy month for us. David finished his first year of teaching and then continued teaching for summer school. I had a crazy, busy semester for my summer semester (another 4.0 GPA!), and we moved into our new house. Moving is stressful, hard work. I don't like it one bit. I don't want to do that ever again. Add the summer heat, a baby, a toddler, a working husband, and school... yikes! 

So peaceful

Slip N Slide Time!

Cooper sharing his truck with Becca and Elizabeth

Cooper at the waterpark

Sleeping with his doggy slippers on his hands. They were falling apart and super stinky! 

 

Happy baby

Moments like these are so precious. I love my boys and I think Cooper is such a sweet big brother.

 

"I'm not even tired!"

We went for a walk along the river one day and this flock of geese had taken over the path.  There were so many of them! 

 

They finally crossed the path and we were able to continue our walk without getting attacked.  

Check out the hair on this kid!

 

He sleeps so crazy!

Some ladies from my class were meeting up to spend some time at the pool once a week at the beginning of the summer. Cooper loves being at the pool!

He was helping me pack so that I didn't forget any of his stuffed animals.

Carter does not like anything green. His faves are bananas and pears. 

Best buddies

So cute!

 

Still loves his "Big Ducky"

We have a roller on our hands. Just in time for the big move. 

Cooper chillin' in the pool.

The babies sleeping while their big brothers play in the pool (Carter is on the left).

 

My coffee date. He loves pumpkin rolls as much as I do!

Carter sucking on his big toe. 

We packed the car so full that Rocky had to be squished in front with us. Good thing we only moved 10 minutes away.

This is how Cooper entertained himself in any empty house with no cable tv. 

Rocky is such a trooper!

The view of the wheat growing behind our house. I just loved it.

I will look at this picture if I ever decide to move again. This was just a small dent in the amount of crap that we have accumulated over the past 4 years. 

Cooper and Rocky laying at the top of the stairs.

So cute!

Kids Say the Darndest Things!

Cooper says the funniest things sometimes! I thought I should write them down so I can laugh about them when I'm old so here are some of the funny ones that come to mind right now.

When we were getting ready to move I was packing up some of our dvds in a box. Cooper asked why I was putting things in boxes and I told him that it is easier to move things if they are in boxes. He thought for a second and then said, "No Mommy, it would be easier if we just put everything in a firetruck."

I told Cooper that he needed to pick up his cars because I didn't want to step on them and hurt my feet. Cooper said, "it wouldn't hurt if you had slippers on, so go put on slippers and my cars can stay here."

A long time ago, when he was only two, he was driving with David and smelled a skunk. He said, "Daddy it's stinky." David said, "ya, that is a skunk." Cooper said, "I think the skunk farted Daddy."

A daily thing that Cooper says during nap time is, "Mommy my eyes just won't stay closed. See... They keep opening!"

We were at the park in the beginning of the summer and Cooper ran up to a girl and said, "bet ya you can't catch me!" And she said, "uh huh because I have sketchers!"

I had just cleaned Cooper's room and went to get the vacuum...

Me: Cooper did you make a mess in your room?

Cooper: No... I just dumped all my cars out and my tools too.

He calls his bottom his "little booty butt butt" and he runs around saying that he's "Sketcherman." I don't have any clue where he got the Sketcherman from.

We were relaxing one day and we decided to go get some ice cream. I told David to go get dressed so we could go and Cooper said, "Ya Daddy, go put your dress on so we can go!"

Cooper: "Daddy you are so strong!"

David: "I'm strong because I eat all my food and I sleep in my own bed all night long."

Cooper: "Well I'm strong because I eat candy and I sleep in your bed all night long."

LOL!

I told Cooper to go tell his Daddy that he wanted to go to My FroYo (a local frozen yogurt place that is super yummy). I thought if Cooper told David then we'd get to go for sure, haha. Doesn't work so well when Cooper runs up to David and says, "Daddy I want to go to Her FroYo."