Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Cooper's Favorite Hobbies

We thought we'd share Cooper's top 5 favorite things to do as of lately....


1. Cupboard hunting





2. Laundry basket rides






3. Reading his doggie book



...and finding the hidden kitty!



4. Swinging at the park


5. Throwing anything possible through the baby gate (little stinker!)

22 Days until Cooper is 1!

Cooper was 11 months old on April 5. We are now 22 days away from him turning 1. Wow, this first year sure went by fast! It's been an amazing one filled with lots of tears (of joy!) and laughter. We are having more fun with Cooper as each day passes!


Can you tell that daddy dressed Cooper for this month's pictures!? Baseball season has officially begun and Dutch can't take wait to take Cooper to his 1st game this summer!



The big question is....will Cooper be walking before his 1st birthday!? He sure is close! Cooper is getting braver & braver every day! He's starting to let go more often and stand on his own for longer periods of time. We are anxiously awaiting Cooper's 1st solo steps! It could be any day now so stay tuned!
Cooper loves to push this cart around!

Round & round Cooper goes! He would do this all day if we let him!


Cooper is also starting to master stair climbing!




Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Spring Break '11

During the week of Dutch's spring break, I took off work too and we headed south...to southern Indiana/Ohio that is! We spent the first part of the week visiting Dutch's family. Lots of catching up to do seeing we hadn't been back since Christmas!

We got to meet our new neice Raegan. So sweet! Cooper now has 3 cousins!


Cooper also got to hang out with cousin Hagen a bit...



And Colten too! This picture is too cute because Colten had just taken his first steps the day before we saw him. While trying to take a picture of the 2 boys together, Colten took off and was so excited to be walking on his own. Cooper looks quite jealous!


Cooper loved playing with Granny & these bunnies. I'm just glad that both bunnies still have 2 ears!



Cooper also loved playing with Nana and Papaw's bucket of farm animals. He was so obsessed with the bear that he got to take it home with him!




We took Cooper to Miami's campus to check out where his mommy & daddy met. He got a Miami hockey t-shirt and a taste of Bagel & Deli!



Half way through the week, we headed down to Cincinnati to catch up with all of our friends down there. It had been too long! On the way, we stopped by to see our old neighbors who recently moved back to Cincinnati. Cooper got to hang out with their twin girls Kara & Ava for a bit! So cute!



Cooper experienced lots of firsts on this trip, including his first taste of ice cream! We also introduced him to LaRosa's pizza. He loved it!



Once we got to Cincinnati, we stayed with my college roomie Hilari & her family. Her little boy Carson is 4 months older than Cooper. They had so much fun playing together!



Carson & Cooper fascinated with Hilari's iPad. Cooper was really trying to figure out how it worked! Too smart for their own good!!





We took Cooper & Carson to the Newport Aquarium. They both loved it! Cooper couldn't stop pointing at all the fishies....BIG and small!





The aquarium wore Cooper out! As soon as we put him back in the stroller, he was fast asleep. We hadn't even left the aquarium yet!



One last stop before heading home! We visited with the Tudors & had dinner with them. We finally got to meet baby Abby, who is 3 weeks older than Cooper. Abby's daddy Curt is one of Dutch's college buddies.


Cooper's Neighborhood Buddy

Cooper loves to play with his neighbor buddy Brady. Brady is 18 months old, but will be in the same grade as Cooper. For now, Brady has to push Cooper around in the cart, but I'm sure that will all change come this summer. Cooper will be chasing Brady around the block!



Brady has 2 darling older sisters (Paige & Sam) to look out for him. Since I knew they were coming over to play too, I couldn't resist dressing up Cooper in his "Lock Up Your Daughters" shirt! ;)



Cooper also got to recently meet baby Lucas. His proud mama Elizabeth (aka Beti) is one of my college roommates. They only live like 15 minutes away so Cooper will definitely have lots of future playdates with the little guy. Such a cutie!



Cooper recently played with Lyla and Max too. It wasn't easy to get a picture of the three of them. This was my best shot!