August 2011 - Part 2

 And the yard work continues...

But you can't have all work and no play... 

Whoever said you need grass to run through the sprinklers?  

The yard before we did the sprinklers and the grass.

My Dad and David using the trencher for the sprinklers. 

9 pallets of sod! 

Our sod-laying crew arriving bright and early.

A couple rows down, way too many to go.

You can't tell from any of these pictures, but we had 8 people come over and help David and I lay the sod. It went really quickly and we were so grateful for all the help. A big thanks to my Mom and Dad, Aunt Frances, David and Andrew Rockefeller, Scott LaPlant, Ian Klei, and Matt Ophardt. 

The final product!

It is so NICE having a yard with grass! We all love it, especially the dogs and Cooper.

I love technology! Being able to watch my baby sleep on the video monitor (especially when he's doing crazy things like this) is just priceless. 

Carter was so sick. He just looks miserable. But I thought this picture was funny because it shows how big he is. And by big, I mean look at those rolls! Such a chunky monkey.

6 months and 2 days old. 20 lbs, 8 oz. Healthy as can be. 

At 6 months, his 12 month jammies are fitting pretty darn snug. 

 

Carter can sit in the cart now, which makes shopping a whole lot easier, especially when Cooper wants to sit in there with him. Cooper is going through a "funny faces" phase when it comes to pictures. 

Cooper may be 3 and a half years old, but he's still my baby and I still love to cuddle him when he's sleeping. 

Carter fell asleep on a beach towel at the park while Cooper was playing on the toys. 

So peaceful. 

Cooper playing with the toys at his dentist appointment. They have the coolest waiting room! Cooper still doesn't do well at the dentist though. David was at work so one of the dental assistants held Carter so that I could hold Cooper down as he kicked and screamed while the dentist brushed and checked his teeth. Through all the screaming, the dentist was able to get a good enough look to say the Cooper's teeth look good. No cavities, good spacing, A+. Then Carter spit up on the poor dental assistant and I left all sweaty from fighting with Cooper. As fun as that was, I think I'm going to let David take Cooper to the next dentist appointment.

We have had a ton of these this year. 

Cooper asked me to draw a dragon. That's as good as it gets. Drawing is not  my talent. Like the big, bushy tail that looks like it belongs on a dog? 

Boys... 

I love my video monitor!

Carter got his first 2 teeth right when he turned 6 months. 

Such a happy baby! He is just over 6 months old in this picture and is crawling all over the place. 

The boys taking a bath together

Carter LOVES the bath. He gets really mad when we take him out. 

Welcome home Kaelan Nelson! He is a Marine and just got home from fighting in Afghanistan and it was so good to see him.  

August 2011

Framing to extend our patio

Cooper and Aubrey at the water park

Cooper holding hands with a girl that he met that day at the water park. 

Carter is on the move! He started out on his back under that floor gym and rolled/scooted his way all the way over there. He's been getting up on his hands and knees and rocking and then pushing himself around the room backwards and he's even getting up on his hands and toes like a bear crawl! 

He loves to be outside and likes to scream happy screams. I'm sure our neighbors love us. 

Getting up and ready to crawl!

I love having a video monitor! Here's Carter sleeping on his tummy. He was waking himself up every time  he rolled over in his sleep so I was really glad to see that he was sleeping through it this time. 

I was outside letting Rocky go potty in the morning and came inside to find this. Cooper just loves to be around Carter  and you should see how Carter's face lights up when Cooper is around. 

My fence building crew turned into my concrete pouring crew. We would have never gotten all this work done without their help! A big thanks to my Aunt and Uncle and my Mom and Dad!

We decided to make stepping stones with the left over concrete.

Here are Cooper's feet and Carter's hands.

Here's Carter's feet and Rocky's feet.

Cooper at the water park.

Cooper licking the window at Grammy and Bumpa's house. 

Our extended patio! It was so tiny before and it is so nice having a larger one. 

Cooper and his friends and cousins at the water park. There's Parker, Ashtyn, Cooper,  Becca, Jade, Elizabeth, and Kaden. 

Becca and Cooper watching a movie.

The new addition to our family! His name is Tucker and he's a Yorkie Poo.

Carter fell asleep while I was feeding him sweet potatoes!

Here he is eating in his sleep. Seriously! He kept eating, but he was totally zonked out. It was the weirdest and funniest thing. 

Our redneck swing set for Carter. 

He'll probably be crawling all over the place by the next time I do an update.