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." 

Flashback to Memorial Day Weekend

Wow, I am WAY behind. But I do have one really good excuse... We moved! Moving is quite the process! Remind me to never do that again. 

So I have a lot of catching up to do. Let's start with Memorial Day Weekend. My Grandparents and my Uncle flew in from southern CA for a memorial service for my Aunt Sharon. It was a great memorial and it was really nice to visit with everyone. 

Cooper had so much fun running around and playing with Becca and Elizabeth.

Elizabeth holding Carter

Carter was so little! (Okay, so he was never really that little,. but looking at these pictures, he seems little compared to now).

Cooper showing off his pirate tattoos. 

Uncle Doug had Cooper laughing so hard with the ball on that swing.

Becca and Cooper

Trying to get pictures with their grandkids is quite the ordeal! 

Boys will be boys... hanging out in the garage.

Papa's truck died like 50 yards away from the house. Someone had taken his gas!

On the jalopy

Cooper hates swinging, but he was liking it as long as Uncle Doug was holding his hand.

Check out the serious face on that kid.

He won't eat many things, but he sure does like lettuce. 

More to come soon...