Happy Birthday Big Boy!

Wow, has it really been 2 years?

April 29, 2007

April 29, 2008

April 29, 2009
It was a fun birthday for all of us. Cooper actually understood the concept of a birthday this year which made it fun for Caleb and I to buy presents for him. Caleb was super excited to give him the scooter and I had fun picking out random toys at the dollar store (can't beat that price!). Turns out his favorite toy from the lot was the dollar store play-money. Go figure. He also had us do the birthday cake process (us singing "Happy Birthday" and him blowing out the candles) a grand total of 4 times because he enjoyed it so much! Hey, whatever makes the boy happy on his birthday!

We finally went bowling!

After 623 times of Cooper saying, "Indianapolis, bowling!", we finally made it to the bowley alley.  Coop loved it and did great in taking turns with Mom and Dad.  I love his face when his ball pops out.  So exciting!  And yes, he did beat me ;-)

All smiles!

This one is cuter in landscape view but after 6 tries with blogger refusing to turn it, I decided you can just turn your head.

Here I am trying to get a cute video of Carter smiling and look what happens. Oh the joys of potty training!

Mamma's Boy

And that is an understatment. I like to believe that it's because I'm such a great Mom that he just doesn't let anyone else help him, cuddle him, rescue him, calm him, babysit him, or do anything for him really. And as much as I'm annoyed by it sometimes, I just can't help but love him for it! What can I say, I love being loved!

(Didn't Caleb do a great job as photographer?!)

You know you're a big boy when...

...you can make your little brother smile.

...you sleep in a big boy bed. ...and you wear big boy underwear!

(we're are still working on that last one :-)

We made it!

After a very long 31 hour drive, we are finally here in Indianapolis and as you can tell Coop really wants to go bowling!  

The Scowl

Do I do this alot or something because my children have got this look down?!

I am 2 months old!

Being a Big Brother

As far as being a big brother goes, I think Coop's got it down.  He loves to stick the binky back in Carter's mouth.  He enjoys holding the baby (but no longer than 3 seconds).   If Carter cries, he's worried.  And the best part of all, I can leave the two of them in the same room and not worry about big brother bullying.  

I just can't seem to get enough of these two!

A try at Family Pictures

Any with kids know how difficult it is to try and get a decent family picture with a 2 year old and a newborn.  Let's just say we tried and they turned out okay.

All in a Day's Work

It started out with Carter's blessing.  Caleb did a marvelous job and Carter didn't make a peep although he was awake the whole time.  We had a plethera of family and friends there to support us and we couldn't be more grateful for the effort they took to be there!

We then got to have a little pre-celebration for our big 2 year old since we will be in Indianapolis for his real birthday on the 29th.  Coop blew out his 2 candles all by himself and I think he really liked his "vrum, vrum" cake (I sure enjoyed making it).  This was his, "Don't even think about taking my cupcake" look.  I guess he thought one of his cousins was eyeing it.   

And last but definitely not least, we celebrated Easter with some egg coloring, egg hunting, ham dinner, family, baskets, lots of candy, and of course, my favorite, Easter outfits!

Conference Tradition

Another conference weekend has come and gone and what a great weekend it was!  For the past 3 years we have made it a tradition to go up and watch it with our friends, the Elder's (Caleb's best friend's parents).  They graciously provide a delicious breakfast, a house for us to relax in, and entertainment for Cooper (thank you Kelli!).  We look forward to it twice a year and it gives us a good reason to get up there and visit.  This year Cooper had a great time chasing Einey (the dog), watching Jungle Book on his little dvd player, leading the music during hymns, and finding every last M&M in the house.  

Thanks to Muffy & Denny for putting up with us twice a year.   We sure do love it!