Busy Weekend

Our weekend was so full! We made it to Spokane Friday night and enjoyed playing games with my sister and Matt. Cooper was so excited to see Becca and Elizabeth. He had been asking to see them all day. On Saturday Jen and I wanted to wake up and go for a walk with Mojo (their new puppy) at 7:00. Well it turns out that it's pretty darn cold still at 7:00 in February. So we didn't end up going for a walk. Instead, we went shopping! We ran all over the place trying to find a cute/boyish doggie coat for Mojo so that he wouldn't freeze when Jen takes him for walks on those cold mornings.

Then David and I went over to Andrew and Mica's house to see baby Maya. Of course she did what babies do and slept the whole time we were there. She's such a cutie! Andrew was working, but it was really good to see Mica and Maya.

Then it was nap time (aka - game time). While the kids were taking their much needed naps, we played some games. Jen and I even let the boys win. That was our plan all along :)

In the afternoon, we went to Elizabeth's birthday party at McDonalds. The kids had a great time playing in the tunnels and sliding down the slide. I still can't believe Elizabeth is already 4! She is such a sweetheart. Look at how pretty she is! This is her on the day she was born and her 4th birthday. 

We went for a walk after the birthday party and got some great pictures of the Elizabeth, Becca, and Cooper together. Then when I went to review my pictures, my memory card died on me. I was totally devastated! I am the dummy that doesn't upload my videos ever. I have more than a years worth of videos of Cooper on that card that I don't have saved anywhere else. I have a wonderful computer guy that I call whenever I have a problem and he thinks he'll be able to recover everything. I'm still holding my breath. Thankfully my sister is more picture-happy than I am and she had taken some pictures of this weekend on her camera.

 We drove home Saturday night and then on Sunday we drove to Yakima to the baby shower for my cousin's baby. It was an awesome baby shower and she got some really great gifts. It was an absolutely gorgeous day so while the gifts were being opened, all the guys went outside and played with a remote control boat on the little lake. The boat got stuck on something so David hopped in a pattle boat and took my 2 cousins and Cooper for a little ride on the lake to go free the remote controlled boat. I'm bummed that we didn't get any pictures of that, but Cooper still wakes up every morning and says, "Mommy boat! Mommy water!" We can't wait to buy a boat and take Cooper out this summer. He's going to love it!

I came home on Sunday and went straight over to my friend Andrea's house to help her film her audition tape for The Bachelor. It was a lot of fun and we did a lot of laughing. I seriously hope she gets picked to be on the show because that would be awesome.

On Monday night, I was deep frying these won ton things for dinner and one fell out of the tongs and when it landed in the pan the hot oil splashed all over my hand. It hurt really bad. I had constant ice on it for over 5 hours and tried 2 different burn creams. OUCH! Now it's mostly purple blisters but this is what it looked like on Wednesday.

Cooper loves to play in boxes. This one wasn't quite big enough for him, but he loved it anyway. He first put all his animals in there and then he climbed in with them.

This was how Cooper wanted to sit while watching a movie.

Cooper likes to line things up in straight lines. He always does it with his food and his toys.

He insisted that I take a picture of Lightening McQueen saying "cheese."

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.

Beautiful Sunshine, Awesome Snow

On Monday, David and I had the day off and were really fortunate to have some beautiful sun. It was pretty warm outside so we decided it was the perfect time to let Cooper try out his new bike outside. He's not quite strong enough to push the pedals on his own yet, but he loves to be on his bike and be pushed around.

 After riding on his own bike for a while, David and I decided to pull out our bikes and go for a ride to the park. Cooper had a blast both at the park and riding on David's bike with him. He was so funny encouraging David to go faster by yelling, "Go Daddy, Go!"

 It had rained Sunday night, so the park was a little wet. Cooper was running and tripped, landing face-first in the mud. He hates being dirty and was not happy at all.  Then he was running with his hands in his pockets and tripped again, and with no hands to catch himself, he landed face-first again. His nose got a little scratched up, but he handled it like a champ. A kiss from Mommy and he was all better. Some days he's just an accident waiting to happen!

All this sunshine got us really excited for summer. I had been doing a lot of research, looking for a beach house to rent for a couple days. We found an awesome house, right on the beach in Lincoln City. David, Cooper and I will be joined by my parents for a week long vacation at the end of June and early July. My sister and her family will be coming for a couple days as well. We are so excited for this trip and the memories that we will make. We think Cooper will really like the beach and we might drive down to the Oregon Coast Aquarium too.

On Saturday I went snowboarding with my friend Andrea at White Pass. To our surprise, we parked right next to some friends from high school! We did a couple runs with them and joined them for lunch in the lodge. It was so good to see them again. We also did a couple runs with some of David's good friends as well. We had perfect snow and awesome sunshine all day. We laughed non-stop and had so much fun! I can't wait to go again.

Quick Updates:
David is still having a blast student teaching. He's starting to do a little less observing and a little more teaching on his own. He did a couple lessons on his own last week and had a lot of fun. His love for teaching is confirming that he's made a good career choice. Now we just need to cross our fingers that he doesn't have a problem finding a job with all the budget cuts. Everyone vote "Yes" for the levies in Tri-Cities!

My birthday is on Friday - I'll be 25! Some kids on the chair lift at White Pass informed me that 25 is really old, but I don't think it is. I think 25 will be a good, fun age. I'm excited to see what 25 brings my way, besides a car insurance discount.