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!

Rub-a-dub-dub, Cooper sures loves the tub!

Cooper got his wig busted!

We FINALLY broke down & took Cooper to get his 1st haircut this past weekend. After taking his 10 month picture, we realized how shaggy he was getting. His hair in the back was growing into a serious mullet!

I was so worried that Cooper would cry through his first haircut, but he was such a good boy. He had just woken up from a nap and was still in his quiet mode. The worse part was that he kept moving his head back & forth to check everything out. I felt bad for the poor girl who was doing the cutting! Not quite sure how she managed to cut his hair, but I guess that is why she gets paid the big bucks! ;)

All smiles with his BIG boy haircut now!

I think he might have inherited Dutch's forehead. What do you think!?! Haha!

Poor Doggie!

Cooper received this doggie as a gift from his Nana before he was born. Milo developed a fond liking for the doggie right away. He kept stealing it off a shelf in the nursery. Therefore, we eventually just let him have it to play with in hopes it would keep him away from all of Cooper's other stuffed animals. Poor doggie! His hair is all matted down and stringy from Milo carrying it around everywhere in his mouth. It's definitely his favorite toy!

Cooper recently decided that the doggie is his favorite toy too. I think he loves it just because he always sees Milo with it. It's what truly got Cooper to crawl because he loves to go after it and steal it from Milo. He'll crawl from one room to the next to get it. He loves to play tug of war with it. And a little game of keep away too! ;)

Cooper is Curious like a Cat!

Cooper's favorite new hobby is...

Cooper has become a magnet to door stops. He finds them in every room and plays with them until he rips them off! Too funny!!

*** Snow Day ***

During our last snow storm, Cooper was so fascinated with watching the snow fall outside the windows....

Since Cooper was healthy this time around and the temps warmed up a bit (to a balmy 33 degrees), we decided to take him outside for the first time to play in the snow.

Cooper was not very thrilled about having to bundle up.

He looked like the kid from A Christmas Story all bundled up. He could barely move his arms!!

While Cooper loved to use his sled inside, he didn't seem that thrilled with it outside. He did not crack one smile the entire time we pulled him around. I think the puffy coat was too much for him! Haha!