tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89951714519195541992024-02-06T19:07:01.798-08:00Allen AdventuresTodd, Lauren, and CooperUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-20673220789360596432012-05-01T14:57:00.000-07:002012-05-01T14:57:03.120-07:00Bluebonnets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Springtime in Texas is glorious! A few weeks ago, I set out to take a few pictures of Cooper in the bluebonnets. Like most things, he was a little timid at first. I guess it IS kind of weird when Mom plops you down in a field of flowers... But it wasn't too long before our little wild at heart boy came alive just being outside!</div>
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I ADORE this picture of my boy! I love his wild hair and that sweet expression on his face!</div>
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And I love that you can see some strawberry peeking through in his hair here. He gets that from his Daddy!</div>
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This is his face when we ask him to "Tebow." Love that.</div>
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What a happy Spring!</div>
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I did a terrible job of documenting the biggest thing we did this year: sell our house, move into an apartment by Baylor, and start the process of building a new home right across the street from some of our best friends! This seriously is such a dream come true- and a gift from God that I will be praising Him for forever! So between all of the packing, unpacking, and settling in, I completely forgot about documenting anything! Thankfully, I did manage to get a picture of this cutie's little pink tooshie when we put together a Valentine's Day present for Daddy!</div>
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I love you from the "bottom" of my heart!</div>
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Mr. Coops took his first trip to the driving range. </div>
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He had a lot of fun roaming around while Todd and I took turns hitting balls.</div>
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We still might need to work on some golf etiquette though! He was pretty loud and excitable!</div>
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He loved dumping out the bucket and putting the balls back in. He has such a methodical personality!</div>
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A few weekends ago Meg and I did a 5K up in Ardmore while Todd did a Half Marathon.</div>
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Let's be honest, I jog/walked.</div>
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It wasn't Todd's greatest run ever, to say the least, but I was way more impressed with the fact that he FINISHED a hot, crampy, unexpectedly difficult run than if he had the race of his life.</div>
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So Go, Todd, Go!!! We are proud of you!</div>
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We celebrated Easter. Bummer that there's nothing Jesus-y in Cooper's Easter basket, but I guess it's okay. Jesus still delights in Cooper bouncing his ball and eating animal crackers.</div>
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Mama should have thought ahead and put on other jammies besides his Christmas pjs.</div>
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We hunted Easter eggs at The Gibson's house.</div>
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I love this kid! Thanks Susu and Pops for Cooper's Easter outfit!</div>
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Sweetest group of friends!</div>
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I'm so thankful for these amazing friends!</div>
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We had a great Christmas this year, and thoroughly tried to really savor our last Christmas in our house on La Porte. I remember our holiday "decorating" last year for Christmas pretty much consisted of me sitting in a chair and watching Todd dress up the Christmas tree while I fed our then 4 week old Cooper. I can't believe how much can change in a year! Little man was a HUGE help this year!</div>
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Of course he wanted to sip on hot chocolate with Mommy & Daddy while we decorated!</div>
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I love this picture of my boy! Such joy! I always wonder what must be going on in that little mind!</div>
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Christmas on 5th Street with friends</div>
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There was a little petting zoo set up for the kids! So fun! Next year we will get there way early though because it was so crowded!</div>
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I love his little George Washington curls.</div>
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He actually did pretty good with the Christmas tree, only pulling off a few ornaments!</div>
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But of course, he'd eat them as soon as he got them off.</div>
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We did Christmas with my mom, Buddy, and Megan the weekend before Christmas!</div>
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Todd worked for about 4 hours trying to put together Coop's Little Tikes car. It was so worth it though, because Cooper is obsessed with it!</div>
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This next picture cracks me up. Sweet Ellie and Blake. Poor awkward Cooper, kind of looking like Cousin Eddie from the Griswolds.</div>
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(Of course) Ellie wanted to act out the Christmas story, so she directed everyone. I love her little creative mind! I think Susu is Joseph and Stephen in a donkey?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANgKTjlLK5zzkEvFLln2z4PLT_eAxrCzuW_X2cbeUbt-_St-7F6VPrfTLgaqbkjM06FpaOiN7ONUGOwtwRnNVYB6AOKxqQCszeLbU82uxVMxR7JgErpyN1AocdfFhGMFW_bu329KpBfs/s1600/IMG_5311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANgKTjlLK5zzkEvFLln2z4PLT_eAxrCzuW_X2cbeUbt-_St-7F6VPrfTLgaqbkjM06FpaOiN7ONUGOwtwRnNVYB6AOKxqQCszeLbU82uxVMxR7JgErpyN1AocdfFhGMFW_bu329KpBfs/s400/IMG_5311.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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Mary and the Three Wise Men.</div>
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The week after Memphis, we went to Houston to do Christmas with my dad, but I left my camera in Waco, so no pics. Boo boo boo. </div>
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I think I have one- maybe two- more posts to do and then we are back on track! Yahoo!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-74707022284539651492012-04-24T14:50:00.002-07:002012-04-24T14:50:54.867-07:00Catch Up Post #1 (Fall)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
OK, here we go! Since the last pictures that I uploaded from my camera were from Cooper's birthday, it only makes sense that the next batch of photos were from Baylor Homecoming, which took place in early November... you know, nearly SIX months ago! Here are some things we were up to in November and December.</div>
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I hardly recognize this kid! He looks so different now- he's so much taller and slimmer. His cheeks are smaller and his hair is bigger!</div>
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These little buddies might all live in Penland together one year!</div>
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Go Bears!</div>
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Someone is looking ready for a nap in this picture!</div>
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Sailor Bear might just be my favorite. And seriously, what a year for Baylor Athletics!</div>
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Making salt dough ornaments with Daddy. I will treasure those little handprints always! </div>
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Sweet Cooper at Thanksgiving. His little shirt is made up of turkey feather "handprints." One day those little hands are going to look like big kid hands, and that is just not something I'm ready for!</div>
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We went to the Baylor v. Texas Tech game at Cowboy's Stadium, which was AMAZING by the way. Bumped into so many Baylor friends. Got on the Jumbotron. Got on TV. Sat on row 3 the 50 yard line- not even lying!</div>
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See RG3 right there (No. 10)? It was pretty incredible to watch a Heisman Trophy winner play!</div>
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Aunt Momo and Coops.</div>
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Mama and Coops. No doubt it is way past his bedtime in this picture- boy is looking kind of delirious!</div>
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First of all, I have several blog posts on their way! These past few months have been busy, busy, busy, and I've been pretty unmotivated when it comes to taking photos, uploading them to the computer, and writing about what we've been up to. Before I get to some "real posts," please have a look at some of our worst family photos.</div>
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Nantucket, Summer 2011</div>
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Baylor Football, Fall 2011</div>
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Homecoming, Fall 2011</div>
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More Baylor Football, Fall 2011</div>
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Christmas on 5th, Winter 2011</div>
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(My personal favorite) Christmas on 5th, Winter 2011 Booger Pick</div>
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Easter, Spring 2012</div>
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Prayers for good family photos appreciated.</div>
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Things have been busy, busy, busy around here lately! There are many updates to be had, but until I can find some time for those, here are a bunch of pictures of the cutest kid I know. We did a session with Rebecca Cash at Captivating Photography (who we LOVED!) to commemorate what our little family looks like with a one-year-old. Enjoy!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-84931818337275197502011-11-30T19:03:00.001-08:002011-11-30T19:51:18.024-08:00Happy Birthday Cooper!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well, now that Coop is the big 13 months old (yesterday!), it's probably time that I put some pictures up from his birthday! Warning: this is about to be picture overload! His birthday really was a perfect day and we really enjoyed celebrating our BIG ONE YEAR OLD! We started the morning off with a few presents from Lolly, Pop, Aunt Meg, Mommy and Daddy.</div>
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He was obsessed with this little book with the bug eyes and toted it around all morning!</div>
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Serious pose in his big boy chair with his bug book. He loves this chair and will often go and just sit in it to drink his milk. It's like he knows that his chair is his special place to unwind and relax or something!<br />
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A little birthday donut with sprinkles!</div>
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But he probably would have preferred a banana! Actually, the poor guy had gotten sick at some point during the night from two teeth that popped up the day after his birthday. Sweet baby didn't feel like eating much on his birthday. SO sad!<br />
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After his morning nap, we met Pops, Aunt Kelly, Ellie, and Blake for lunch and the zoo! Grandpa Mark and Aunt Meg joined us!</div>
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Then home for another big nap while we got everything all set up for the party!</div>
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Since Cooper's birthday is 2 days before Halloween, we thought a Kid's Costume Party would be a fun way to celebrate! All the kids were SOOO cute in their costumes! </div>
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I (not so) secretly hope that Cooper is one of those kids that is obsessed with wearing costumes everywhere we go. Cowboy hats, capes, Buzz Lightyear outfits, whatever! Cooper was the best cowboy I've ever seen! Here he is just holding down his ball pit fort! He stayed in the pit for literally the entire party- only came out to eat some Cheerios and chicken nuggets!</div>
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No surprise that Cooper wasn't into his orange pumpkin cake (it was vanilla with vanilla icing that was dyed orange). Also, I just have to say that the cake was the only part of his birthday that I was disappointed in. It was supposed to be shaped like a pumpkin, but it didn't really come out- and then I forgot to get a "stem" for it, so we just shoved a 3 Musketeers from the gas station in it. Sidenote: the cake at our wedding was the only thing that I didn't like. Guess I have high cake expectations. Moving on...</div>
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After all of our friends left, we spent some time opening presents before bed time.</div>
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He loved this little ride-on toy! The picture is blurry, but I love his little face! This is a boy who is made for adventure!</div>
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Since I didn't get any great photos of just him in his costume, naturally I had to set up a photo shoot in the backyard the following day. So here he is at one year and one day old:</div>
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Sweet Sheriff Coopy will save you!</div>
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This was when he decided that he had an idea for the photo shoot, so he tried to hoist the pumpkin in the chair so that he could pose with it. Whatever!<br />
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"See Mom, this is cute, right?"</div>
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Can you tell that the poor guy was teething? Just eating his pumpkin...</div>
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And his chair...</div>
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And his badge.</div>
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Then a few pics in his wagon from Grandpa Mark</div>
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I love this picture. He's holding that pumpkin so proudly, like he grew it or something!</div>
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"I grew this here pumpkin!"</div>
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Then he saw Daddy come outside!</div>
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And he made his scrunchy owl face</div>
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And of course the sweet babe knew that Daddy was going to take him for a ride</div>
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So that's it! It truly was a perfect day and a fun celebration of our little joy, Cooper! I am SO excited for this upcoming year with Coops. Now that he is more mobile & independent, I see his little personality coming out and he really is a hoot! This is going to be a great year with our BIG boy!</div>
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Well, I am officially the last one in the family to have not been in a television commercial. Todd has been in several commercials over the past couple of years, and Cooper will make his big TV debut sometime in the next week or so! The camera crew from KWTX came over to shoot this commercial for GGA Pest Control earlier in the week (see the party decorations in the back) and Coop did great! The stuck a little microphone on him and followed him around the house as he squealed and made all of his funny little noises. I am so proud of my little television star! </div>
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The grossest part of the day was when the owner of GGA pulled out a big ziplock bag of dead bugs so the camera guys could select one to use! Those bugs were the size of Texas! As a sidenote, we use GGA and LOVE them! No dead bugs in this house!</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-68322149630196696962011-10-31T15:50:00.000-07:002011-10-31T15:51:00.655-07:00One Year!Happy Birthday Cooper! This post is a little late because we have been so tied up with your birthday party and family in town (post to come!) You turned ONE on Saturday! The year that I was pregnant with you was the absolute <i>longest</i> year (9 months) of my life, so it's only fair that your first year of life has been the <i>fastest</i> year of my life. And honestly, it's probably been the best. I LOOOOVVEEEE living with you, Coop! You are a great roommate. Messy, but great! You really do make our family so much fun!<br />
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It's funny to think that this time last year we didn't know you at all! Now Daddy & I can both identify all of your quirks and predict some of your funny behavior. You really are a funny boy, Coop! You are very independent, very serious, and VERY active. You are always on the move! </div>
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This month you have really taken off walking! I don't even think I've seen you crawl in about a month! That seemed to happen way too fast. I love that you always have your hands out when you are on the go- sort of like a little Baby Frankenstein. You handle tumbles like a champ- they really don't even phase you at all. Wonder if you will be that way on the football field!<br />
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You love to hang out in the kitchen with me while I cook & clean. The other day, you took out all of the Tupperware and moved them to the cabinet with the pots and pans. Daddy and I always laugh because you love to "displace" things. Books, rocks, toilet paper- no laundry basket left on the floor is safe from your hands. We call you "The Displacer." You got some blocks for your birthday and we cracked up as you lined them all up on the table and then one by one knocked them down. The Displacer strikes again!<br />
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This month you had the yucky hand, foot, and mouth virus that went around Waco. We were cooped up for about a week, but survived.<br />
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About two weeks ago, we started you on whole milk. You LOVE it! You look so grown up walking around with your sippy cup of milk- but I still often feed it to you in a bottle so that we can cuddle. You get your milk 4x a day, but would probably drink it all day long if I let you! You've tried a few new things this month and have really improved at self feeding. Turkey dogs are your favorite - you like to just hold the whole hot dog and eat it like a corn dog! You also love eating cheese, mango, blueberries, cucumbers, tortillas with hummus, animal crackers, sweet potato fries, and Mommy's special pancakes with veggies baked in!<br />
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Bobo is still your favorite (you've called him Buh-Bo a few times), but you've also been really into your 100 Baby Words book. Well, really just the page with the pictures of the dogs. You are obsessed.<br />
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Sometimes we watch YouTube videos online of dogs barking and you crack up like it's the funniest thing you've ever seen before!<br />
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We took you to the HOT Fair for the first time and I thought you would be so excited about the petting zoo! You didn't cry, but you weren't super excited about those goats coming up and licking your hands.<br />
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Sometimes I just wonder what you are thinking!</div>
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We went to the lake with your good friend, Corban, over one weekend. For as independent as you can be, it's funny to see you with Corban- you want to be his little shadow all the time! He's one of your favorite "big boy" friends! I can't wait for you to be on a soccer team or tee-ball team with him!<br />
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This was your first time in the lake</div>
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This paddleboat trip was a total bust, but now you can add "paddleboat" to your list of types of boats that you've ridden in!<br />
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We took you to the pumpkin patch this month, which was hilarious! You didn't care a thing about the pumpkins- you were only concerned about the Humane Society dogs that were out there. Again, where does this fascination with dogs come from?!<br />
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Wow. I really can't believe you are 1. I absolutely cannot imagine life without you. You are the greatest gift, Cooper Hudson. You make Daddy & me so proud. I love spending the days with you- you are a great little companion. I know that you will be an awesome friend one day. I pray that this next year for you is rich- full of new discoveries and wonder, memorable milestones, and that you would truly know how wonderful and loved you are. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, COOPER!!!<br />
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-31008098222422210322011-10-12T08:05:00.000-07:002011-10-12T08:05:50.658-07:00For sale.Today is an exciting day! Today is also kind of a sad day. Today our house is officially on the market, for sale!<br />
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It's amazing- the process where, all at once, a house becomes a home. I'm not sure when in the past four years it happened, but at some point, it happened. I know that it definitely didn't feel like <i>my home </i>at the beginning. It was in ROUGH shape! With its brown, scuffed linoleum floors in the kitchen, a Pepto Bismol explosion guest bathroom, and scraggly, dead Hollies planted in the front yard, the "homey" factor was definitely missing from this house. Thankfully, Todd had a plan and saw vision where mine was lacking. And so we got to work.<br />
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One kitchen remodel,</div>
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Two bathroom remodels,<br />
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And a dozen gallons of paint later, it feels infinitely more homey than it did four years ago.</div>
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We have shared so many special memories in this house.</div>
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Todd asked me to be his wife in the living room.</div>
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All of our Christmases as a married couple have been here.</div>
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We have celebrated three and a half years of marriage here. </div>
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I learned how to bake apple pies in this kitchen.</div>
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Todd learned how to take care of a yard.</div>
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We've had our biggest arguments here. We've had powerful moments of reconciliation.</div>
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We found out that we were pregnant here. I was incredibly sick with bronchitis and Todd was sleeping in the guest room so that he wouldn't get sick. </div>
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This is the house that we brought sweet Cooper home to when we came home from the hospital.</div>
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And its the only house that he's known. All of his milestones have happened here- first baths, first smiles, first words, crawling, walking...</div>
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We have been SO blessed by this house, by our neighbors, by the ways that the Lord has visited us here. Although I know that it could be months and months and months before we get a buyer, it does feel strange to think that this chapter could be coming to a close. Still, we are so excited for the things that lay before us, in terms of housing. Maybe I will take Cooper's "First Day of Kindergarten" picture on the front porch of the next house that we move into! That's exciting to think about!<br />
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So... if you know anyone who is looking to buy a great house that has been filled with a lot of love (that's so corny, I know...), send them our way! We are on the market!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-78837604402113219072011-10-07T15:39:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:39:09.811-07:00Quarantined<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last week the babe was diagnosed with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. Yuck! I hate writing that! In my opinion, it actually sounds a lot worse than it actually is. Maybe Cooper just had a mild case- but that didn't stop him from passing in on to sweet Asher and Clara!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsGvk2AzV_z2FEaTRgounwh5cOqeKSxicmDfYPvheD09hyphenhypheneD2pJfWm4pNqxUUMvH18ZbMTJ3RfYYjw8bvmBWJz0C3CWmPRBc96orwJb6lbCGZGNEm7XCNJBTudofL9T7cQNBbj94FGRk/s1600/photo-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsGvk2AzV_z2FEaTRgounwh5cOqeKSxicmDfYPvheD09hyphenhypheneD2pJfWm4pNqxUUMvH18ZbMTJ3RfYYjw8bvmBWJz0C3CWmPRBc96orwJb6lbCGZGNEm7XCNJBTudofL9T7cQNBbj94FGRk/s320/photo-12.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At any rate, we were quarantined for a week. Thankfully, the pain from the mouth ulcers and blisters on his hands only lasted for about two days. Poor guy! So, we spent A LOT of time indoors watching Praise Baby, singing "The Wheels on the Bus," and crafting. Boy, did we craft!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUv1WrdjwoCmETproPKHSKxo13ymx8MzGBSv3xOpyXwVSLsf6z67Y2qf3vJTse_nQXn99AA90BixJ36RykhjSVcY5xRw9rDcLR8S0kE4HOwkolVh03VrZGWMlZQ10fz_cbhJ5-mH6Djw/s1600/photo-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUv1WrdjwoCmETproPKHSKxo13ymx8MzGBSv3xOpyXwVSLsf6z67Y2qf3vJTse_nQXn99AA90BixJ36RykhjSVcY5xRw9rDcLR8S0kE4HOwkolVh03VrZGWMlZQ10fz_cbhJ5-mH6Djw/s320/photo-7.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little fall wreath for the door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHRmO57oxyJR8AXiCqZkt-RXydMogTbkXJ0POPCXJcUuWg9xUEQSgFMcPx3iy2vcm7_PkNyTLWxE5hn0Jn8dV1VeDQ3fYNAnRZJtaneD0EpQgdJNL-HU0GiuM58g8bIuCirySFgvV0sM/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHRmO57oxyJR8AXiCqZkt-RXydMogTbkXJ0POPCXJcUuWg9xUEQSgFMcPx3iy2vcm7_PkNyTLWxE5hn0Jn8dV1VeDQ3fYNAnRZJtaneD0EpQgdJNL-HU0GiuM58g8bIuCirySFgvV0sM/s320/photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A ton of birthday decorations. I seriously need to stop. It's kind of getting ridiculous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMy9pVM2ppEuaG3m5GU8vLiGjht_hbzm_li9I10Tg5H6LEVzhFLypkJIAbw9fERDQfNXDqEMGidjP8Xp6AQqphePgYDws1xpS3EgL5uAmsVH6AIWm4ryW_ByA8LWV371H3Q1HltV8yfk/s1600/IMG_1935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMy9pVM2ppEuaG3m5GU8vLiGjht_hbzm_li9I10Tg5H6LEVzhFLypkJIAbw9fERDQfNXDqEMGidjP8Xp6AQqphePgYDws1xpS3EgL5uAmsVH6AIWm4ryW_ByA8LWV371H3Q1HltV8yfk/s320/IMG_1935.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took several trips to Home Depot, Lowes, Hobby Lobby, and Target. Cooper spilled his entire container of Cheerios on Aisle 8 at Home Depot. Woopsie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgUK0SWymm8FaqPyCiI5xK1lLKFnhp-PUX6sMdnYAiKl1XymX6v6yjuYi60VYiazVNxaEWDrdAC3xFO6v3rjc0LhUCax2neHdsVqfRCMnF8B5tUfyCYnkneI91UvWZ3iHM1B9V2fmNKA/s1600/photo-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgUK0SWymm8FaqPyCiI5xK1lLKFnhp-PUX6sMdnYAiKl1XymX6v6yjuYi60VYiazVNxaEWDrdAC3xFO6v3rjc0LhUCax2neHdsVqfRCMnF8B5tUfyCYnkneI91UvWZ3iHM1B9V2fmNKA/s320/photo-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We decorated for fall. I LOVE fall. Absolutely my favorite season. A cold front came through this week, so now the high temps are around the mid 80s. Thanks Lord!<br />
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Maybe next year we can teach him how to pull the WEEDS, not the grass!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfjhW5JyOj_KsIUjT7Jat_7FkjmZrm4hdxtS785WIoGAUEZ6coFPK_17C6rVa1ta6PkhMGeSUCrhFxXRuMFMn2Hjf7pwVsP090JN7yQ-WmOD84WL9axvstZ-C64lvZMGCZMTtDK4d-u8/s1600/photo-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfjhW5JyOj_KsIUjT7Jat_7FkjmZrm4hdxtS785WIoGAUEZ6coFPK_17C6rVa1ta6PkhMGeSUCrhFxXRuMFMn2Hjf7pwVsP090JN7yQ-WmOD84WL9axvstZ-C64lvZMGCZMTtDK4d-u8/s320/photo-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made some whole wheat veggie pancakes to trick Cooper into eating vegetables. I think it worked!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt0D84RoPGQEcdQcWM9BGlFnEdVh9sJlW0KoZ4fMbthLz4gn70kaVLc34zisuPDjKspCbI9uTC0vFBrCeWPsaf40ZNMt0vbYZegHSkY2qoMjTUzjf0pSZp3NGd5bKOStkhuoX9ROrU7s/s1600/photo-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt0D84RoPGQEcdQcWM9BGlFnEdVh9sJlW0KoZ4fMbthLz4gn70kaVLc34zisuPDjKspCbI9uTC0vFBrCeWPsaf40ZNMt0vbYZegHSkY2qoMjTUzjf0pSZp3NGd5bKOStkhuoX9ROrU7s/s320/photo-10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got some good mail- my Erin Condren planner...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrghOeAEFFoktffZbSai_BYfAKUCzvAlwv-BVf-R-pUxCXpwmqBm3Ltic5UnKQphHWw7p-bQpONXc8by-sG_Tvgx2fQhyphenhyphen39na2TciSMM9CdXjGylOwPklx2ODf9gOKMyC9NhaWCYZsbo/s1600/photo-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrghOeAEFFoktffZbSai_BYfAKUCzvAlwv-BVf-R-pUxCXpwmqBm3Ltic5UnKQphHWw7p-bQpONXc8by-sG_Tvgx2fQhyphenhyphen39na2TciSMM9CdXjGylOwPklx2ODf9gOKMyC9NhaWCYZsbo/s320/photo-8.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Coopy's birthday present. I probably shouldn't have shown it to him, but he clearly was getting stir crazy and needed something new to play with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBqbzeNqt5hKn5c1HMY3j7sP0uln-9T0iGSkuUjBWYyXdMltvlxpYsNcTl1xTKO9FVrric4klb7Jd2yjV5XoPzKkDdtUWslb-QOFYvvvl41aYVabbQCniFVtYYmE4FJtiFnCTzmbG0Tc/s1600/photo-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBqbzeNqt5hKn5c1HMY3j7sP0uln-9T0iGSkuUjBWYyXdMltvlxpYsNcTl1xTKO9FVrric4klb7Jd2yjV5XoPzKkDdtUWslb-QOFYvvvl41aYVabbQCniFVtYYmE4FJtiFnCTzmbG0Tc/s320/photo-9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The babe took a few naps in my arms. My favorite, favorite, favorite thing in the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzklCzLQ5XiSCO6J4NEhThY4LwTTtI-SU9uMmYc5UPrI6yg6eHNhWFQBcs-6f5gUfMhyphenhyphenQJT-5FhGoNowHf1p0CaRT_oiooAfpAQ5Dvpz1QnxqvthW9Za74QM9PfOV4BayoV9QKj5_JKQI/s1600/photo-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzklCzLQ5XiSCO6J4NEhThY4LwTTtI-SU9uMmYc5UPrI6yg6eHNhWFQBcs-6f5gUfMhyphenhyphenQJT-5FhGoNowHf1p0CaRT_oiooAfpAQ5Dvpz1QnxqvthW9Za74QM9PfOV4BayoV9QKj5_JKQI/s320/photo-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then today, we were cleared to be around other kiddos! So up to the Chic-fil-a Playplace we went! Justice, Pierce, Corban, Clayton, and Reid, we've missed you! 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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-46508096271130402072011-10-02T20:53:00.000-07:002011-10-02T20:53:14.805-07:0011 Months.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy 11 month birthday, Cooper Hudson! This post is a little late because of some trouble with iphoto. Glad that's resolved! Can you believe that we have one more month until it's party time. I am getting SO EXCITED! Bring on the cake!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzPIzRwYxp9vofJSmniM8a4aCXfAi7hFdfRGTDzhklx4FXH48Kopao9LvFK4AKhG2y0AqKsj-d0F5c_gY51S3SZ6GUiZGHVt1pSP0GV3e6C-4ENi7cCFNwgEclBRy3hCny-eZFgJG9F8/s1600/IMG_3650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzPIzRwYxp9vofJSmniM8a4aCXfAi7hFdfRGTDzhklx4FXH48Kopao9LvFK4AKhG2y0AqKsj-d0F5c_gY51S3SZ6GUiZGHVt1pSP0GV3e6C-4ENi7cCFNwgEclBRy3hCny-eZFgJG9F8/s400/IMG_3650.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
This has been a big month for you. You are changing so quickly! I guess after next month, you will no longer be an infant, but a TODDLER! What in the world! The biggest news this month is that you are taking some steps! Oh my goodness, I thought my heart might explode the first time you took those steps across the living room floor! A couple of weeks ago, we were at Lifegroup and you took your first 4 steps right in a row! Daddy and I both saw, which was an answer to one of my prayers. We practice with you each day, and you seem to grow more confident all the time. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9zFNDufykS2ZAB8i9qjETtQDHiESh2g1YnvbB99HQSqp0BuHt-g8Sn9LxY-jhzEqKzSW8GqaoSwu72EI57gjTpbB_eZ1GqVCefZROq0nK6UcixLkcEYUalnzMeE_Kh997zKj1f3wIoE/s1600/IMG_3049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9zFNDufykS2ZAB8i9qjETtQDHiESh2g1YnvbB99HQSqp0BuHt-g8Sn9LxY-jhzEqKzSW8GqaoSwu72EI57gjTpbB_eZ1GqVCefZROq0nK6UcixLkcEYUalnzMeE_Kh997zKj1f3wIoE/s400/IMG_3049.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>Crawling is still your preferred method of mobility, but I can tell that you feel so proud of yourself when you walk. I love it. I am so proud of you my sweet boy. This video was taken the first day that you seemed to actually "get it." Way to go, Coop!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwu1TebaXozf6of6SEazIP63_nbv7sl4aSgW-LQ2tsargd5CawVgSMGv7FdI8hEtxpTBckqz5eEeEO5D7-APw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>This month, you've also learned to clap! You are so cute. We took you to your first World Mandate and you loved clapping to the music. You've also started to sway back and forth when you hear music. I love your little heart that wants to worship.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfx4vMHFeN40XeytDCKTSua-i8iRYkoDaa5oqePdHcM9y6wHKGBkEfUpf2VB-SRsYjYv_WWcV29ipd7twtX0f3GZmQhKvxmKdlpHlIjcs6BvIP3sBDLAf1I7fp-hltgA407lU_mIBo8M/s1600/IMG_3003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfx4vMHFeN40XeytDCKTSua-i8iRYkoDaa5oqePdHcM9y6wHKGBkEfUpf2VB-SRsYjYv_WWcV29ipd7twtX0f3GZmQhKvxmKdlpHlIjcs6BvIP3sBDLAf1I7fp-hltgA407lU_mIBo8M/s400/IMG_3003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You've been getting better with your sign language and are now signing "more" and "all done." I'm not totally sure that you understand the meaning just yet, but if we say "more," you will do the sign, so that's good news! You've also started to wave. Hi. Bye. You flap your arm like a little bird when you wave. So cute. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRT27GhAuEmlgfBrbByzk1Z3vZBQ7x1pB3OUBklulShyphenhyphen5VTBIUwoymjPCFwrWLw1Y2cs154C5ty87XliMgiw9ZYzIYqh3Ui6Ke2kiQ9MHWiNThUcH049cAy2D0ocPXFbsKLwhbuSCCcmQ/s1600/IMG_3040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRT27GhAuEmlgfBrbByzk1Z3vZBQ7x1pB3OUBklulShyphenhyphen5VTBIUwoymjPCFwrWLw1Y2cs154C5ty87XliMgiw9ZYzIYqh3Ui6Ke2kiQ9MHWiNThUcH049cAy2D0ocPXFbsKLwhbuSCCcmQ/s400/IMG_3040.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> The one person that you really don't like to say goodbye to is Daddy. He is your favorite (I can admit it). You still crawl to the door when he leaves and hoot like a little owl. "Whooo whoooo whooooo!" It's sad, but it's also so sweet the way that you love him. Precious boy.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWw2PoygMrewxkZeHDldVD8gl6KNZoObS3R6gMftoIZWPku90IHoUyIRJn6tZWXmA0ea67O-_8CsFpfasftvcDI5T6a-VDGJNnZk6v8zhDI8wVD3pX4skvrdZ5ODVPf1FXt_Kr2GYOtxQ/s1600/IMG_3125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWw2PoygMrewxkZeHDldVD8gl6KNZoObS3R6gMftoIZWPku90IHoUyIRJn6tZWXmA0ea67O-_8CsFpfasftvcDI5T6a-VDGJNnZk6v8zhDI8wVD3pX4skvrdZ5ODVPf1FXt_Kr2GYOtxQ/s400/IMG_3125.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I would say that our biggest obstacle this month has been feeding. You've never been a great eater, but for some reason, this month you've been a bit picky. I'd be happy to never give you another Cheerio again, but those seem to be the only finger food that you are into. Well, Cheerios, puffs, bread, and other carbs. I hope you like to run, like Daddy, if you are going to keep that up. I sure do wish you would add fruits and veggies to your repertoire, but the nurse told me to just be patient with you. I think it must be the texture that you aren't crazy about because cooked veggies and soft fruit mostly bring on your gag reflex. At any rate, this month you tried strawberries, cheese, deli meat, beef, egg yolk, cut up waffles & bagels, and an ice cream cone in Nantucket (which you simultaneously loved and hated, if that's possible).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hJ1moEfCnC6HyYN2qF4jsUwGQ9Ol1Vjn-znTU8D06SixF0f6WqrquQ8K_K_aYJkATlXMlWTbVglxmW2R43OEDuRpH4M8x2vAOtS-wWFdLsP2REuBpKlIMMXQwbjUOEU4Og_M9BMdLzU/s1600/IMG_3240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hJ1moEfCnC6HyYN2qF4jsUwGQ9Ol1Vjn-znTU8D06SixF0f6WqrquQ8K_K_aYJkATlXMlWTbVglxmW2R43OEDuRpH4M8x2vAOtS-wWFdLsP2REuBpKlIMMXQwbjUOEU4Og_M9BMdLzU/s400/IMG_3240.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>You've gotten much better with your sippy cup and are actually getting some water! You are pretty independent, too. You usually eat the first several oz. of your bottle with no trouble, but then want to take the remainder standing up and drinking like a little goat. Silly! A lot of people have told us that you look like the Gerber baby. Obviously you are way cuter than that kid, but I do think you have some resemblance with your little winged curls on the side of your head and your big eyes and long eyelashes.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiKTppmKIV6E5r_yUiJEZ9NBnKBTBk_9WChFk-x46o312ScftlaPGbjccSzxrYGPdFSwoIwZpmdhW7TA3wC9Ph6MWasb-QxU72nKVVHckd2b0wtBU1bL5ukb0B_eWMirRWIt8HZcgp-k/s1600/IMG_3439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiKTppmKIV6E5r_yUiJEZ9NBnKBTBk_9WChFk-x46o312ScftlaPGbjccSzxrYGPdFSwoIwZpmdhW7TA3wC9Ph6MWasb-QxU72nKVVHckd2b0wtBU1bL5ukb0B_eWMirRWIt8HZcgp-k/s400/IMG_3439.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>You have quite the adventurous little heart. A few weeks ago during your naptime, you crawled out of your crib and bonked your head on the floor. SO SAD! We had already lowered your crib once... I didn't think you were capable of escaping, but I should know better than to put things past you, my boy. Your mattress is safely at floor level, and you have surprisingly been sleeping much better. You still nap twice a day for about 1.5- 2 hours each, which is an improvement from your 1 hour naps last month. YAY COOP!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB7uhzcE5jgs66GtzRXtv8Sg6jHf7M3iZ-aOQIKlrWth3Qa6ErwDPFiSxFwuvFHQMYOMefNSYucdDU3V5ZPvpBaVmdGEVRXM_0qwbKcHh9YDGsTBHNa4uGCBXbwp-OmC9yb4J4tXDE9E/s1600/IMG_3442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB7uhzcE5jgs66GtzRXtv8Sg6jHf7M3iZ-aOQIKlrWth3Qa6ErwDPFiSxFwuvFHQMYOMefNSYucdDU3V5ZPvpBaVmdGEVRXM_0qwbKcHh9YDGsTBHNa4uGCBXbwp-OmC9yb4J4tXDE9E/s400/IMG_3442.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few weeks ago you found this hiding spot under an end table and now you love just going there to sit. Sometimes I ask, "Where's Cooper? Where's Cooper?!!" and you just giggle when I come to find you. Can't wait to play hide-and-seek with you. Can't wait to build forts with you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlBLy__XZIW0dY8X_M12XchrrRlWMNz7gj1gWOpDMxpCl3pnKhgDcL46k5wlT3fzBhI4nH4vW7jUCJksnMpIVqgCiJae6SqoCX10SgLIxpCA8XLVysy14K2cyJ36_ft9j-2rAbqh-kHk/s1600/IMG_3433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlBLy__XZIW0dY8X_M12XchrrRlWMNz7gj1gWOpDMxpCl3pnKhgDcL46k5wlT3fzBhI4nH4vW7jUCJksnMpIVqgCiJae6SqoCX10SgLIxpCA8XLVysy14K2cyJ36_ft9j-2rAbqh-kHk/s400/IMG_3433.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've been trying to teach you some animal sounds recently. You are obsessed with dogs, so we ask, "what does the doggie say?" We think you are trying to say, "woof," but you only say the "ffff" sound. You only make that sound for a doggie, so we are pretty sure it's a woof. I love it. You scrunch up your little nose like a bunny, and it melts my heart. One day I will have to break down and get you a dog, but in the mean time, I am glad that you are happy to play with Wally and Norman.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABB2-pd3Y3HOZtwYGEKq3Z10IV8quj6F5aQx9GrsXyp_fVHcbucMw03BoETqeapaLJMGFTf58FbmZCjuqqkdAWclQ5KbtcHk1Ilw9kjt01rDUHaS3mqR8ULE6Xgt7e_jFn8gKHZvnCKk/s1600/IMG_3418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABB2-pd3Y3HOZtwYGEKq3Z10IV8quj6F5aQx9GrsXyp_fVHcbucMw03BoETqeapaLJMGFTf58FbmZCjuqqkdAWclQ5KbtcHk1Ilw9kjt01rDUHaS3mqR8ULE6Xgt7e_jFn8gKHZvnCKk/s400/IMG_3418.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes you like to look out the front window at Daddy while he mows the yard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-hgQn2ZPP6k9Mo1RnS5IPa0HgZdeEswj6PqnqBSQw4h6V6n96TXffqrD_9mi8ecWkmTrCJFmBbnW9ItZM1Rs8l4ucGXoUAZUC0bNxRjqZFxBTGoD6yEJ3YCo2UCbVbSdi2AH04i_GC0/s1600/IMG_3536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-hgQn2ZPP6k9Mo1RnS5IPa0HgZdeEswj6PqnqBSQw4h6V6n96TXffqrD_9mi8ecWkmTrCJFmBbnW9ItZM1Rs8l4ucGXoUAZUC0bNxRjqZFxBTGoD6yEJ3YCo2UCbVbSdi2AH04i_GC0/s400/IMG_3536.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes you make faces at him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz64e8D3o23YqL9E0W06RC7Y75yPkpJtbS92o5DoUxuagKItzg0mGNOJM5onD_bVCCPNxar6me7Sx8m3_S6CCUYITl_83VrFDfmVEaswrVY_840GapeQ99OwUOTYa0NnLErH2FsMWA8wE/s1600/IMG_3495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz64e8D3o23YqL9E0W06RC7Y75yPkpJtbS92o5DoUxuagKItzg0mGNOJM5onD_bVCCPNxar6me7Sx8m3_S6CCUYITl_83VrFDfmVEaswrVY_840GapeQ99OwUOTYa0NnLErH2FsMWA8wE/s400/IMG_3495.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>You went to your first two football games this month, Coop. Sic 'em Bears! Hopefully by the end of the season you will be able to do a sic 'em bears with Mommy and Daddy.<br />
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It always makes you chuckle. I had to get a picture of Daddy brushing and you laughing just so I'd remember that little quirk about you :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFacVj27-qM8xaHjfB6VtLRcurzmhkOEl02A4ZFFZ9kfiNfEkEVIePywaNRNvtJP6ZNg453DkQFV0xzMkU4IvyUTKxw6yISBSLDHopL91W8cnODvtpVsW4ApdNrDJCbk_SsnqETlTlPCw/s1600/IMG_3646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFacVj27-qM8xaHjfB6VtLRcurzmhkOEl02A4ZFFZ9kfiNfEkEVIePywaNRNvtJP6ZNg453DkQFV0xzMkU4IvyUTKxw6yISBSLDHopL91W8cnODvtpVsW4ApdNrDJCbk_SsnqETlTlPCw/s400/IMG_3646.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You found the toilet paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX3sI4MAwS0khqeqqltxBcAaS1z_QyUB_9kZRKpmStW8fWoPtCHivkY8UJnYLGALKCgpgMkgohSsbOWXVuUtAu1GMlPnzoeJzcpj9wKnA4wSAd7GF6LJp5GajltXFqkqscAnDDObiqqA/s1600/IMG_3506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX3sI4MAwS0khqeqqltxBcAaS1z_QyUB_9kZRKpmStW8fWoPtCHivkY8UJnYLGALKCgpgMkgohSsbOWXVuUtAu1GMlPnzoeJzcpj9wKnA4wSAd7GF6LJp5GajltXFqkqscAnDDObiqqA/s400/IMG_3506.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhelWLc1yyAkYTcMSk-p3ckRgz0EP_fIg2bOhEGZVgNUt8np3ZVIjL_Kw46NhrJwgxxiwzmsAXk2aOR0ggoUXF7n_7Z7PNxNoOGCfhaSa0LpsRQceqSvmySEmu-U5YQi_z9nxzbmRmwlg/s1600/IMG_3508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhelWLc1yyAkYTcMSk-p3ckRgz0EP_fIg2bOhEGZVgNUt8np3ZVIjL_Kw46NhrJwgxxiwzmsAXk2aOR0ggoUXF7n_7Z7PNxNoOGCfhaSa0LpsRQceqSvmySEmu-U5YQi_z9nxzbmRmwlg/s400/IMG_3508.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cooper Boo, I love you so much and am so incredibly proud of you. You are the sweetest little thing, and my heart feels so full just being your Mommy. I can't believe that we've had you for 11 whole months. Each day really gets better & better with you. You are a joy. I love you, little pumpkin. Happy 11 months!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2z3GVrQLvGZdhRWztcfFNqob2DCpSdSr4Nk-fUT_YaJHRPFqKQcxhUX-Y3r6vntauEf1vN1L-o0Ple59yhU2h1dctQzgBD4sWB_NhhkPP6KABcO-GWqqLCsf4x2NeNsXxpEL5iXyE3o/s1600/IMG_3445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2z3GVrQLvGZdhRWztcfFNqob2DCpSdSr4Nk-fUT_YaJHRPFqKQcxhUX-Y3r6vntauEf1vN1L-o0Ple59yhU2h1dctQzgBD4sWB_NhhkPP6KABcO-GWqqLCsf4x2NeNsXxpEL5iXyE3o/s400/IMG_3445.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-38720711215174336152011-09-19T11:29:00.000-07:002011-09-19T11:29:17.036-07:00Nantucket, part 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our last day in Nantucket was a rainy one. Boo. But thankfully, the on and off drizzle didn't stop us from getting out of the house and wrapping up a wonderful vacation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzClUkE_3Beq2lzhEHTmdqzLN_z1d4FPPAmKz4yQBXXvbDdGKnZpRJM2oiQPtd-JjDG4QHoQe7ExNQW3iLQAWkHW9YgsyrxxRFb3jkmkPxaTnWsaB4aZbJn_BSt2OPDwus_6NZXfRrL8/s1600/IMG_3375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzClUkE_3Beq2lzhEHTmdqzLN_z1d4FPPAmKz4yQBXXvbDdGKnZpRJM2oiQPtd-JjDG4QHoQe7ExNQW3iLQAWkHW9YgsyrxxRFb3jkmkPxaTnWsaB4aZbJn_BSt2OPDwus_6NZXfRrL8/s400/IMG_3375.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since we knew we wanted to stay inside while the storm was passing, we went to The Whaling Museum. We were such nerds and sat through several presentations, that were actually pretty interesting! Did you know that the whalers went out to sea for several YEARS at a time in hopes of bringing back TWENTY whales?!! Whaling boat captains would make so much money off of their whales that they could often retire in their thirties or forties! Crazy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fEMa1EC-nPcnAKN83IdrwK80ZdkZG8nfBNJ7ytHW1aMj2_2fsa8y2k_lV0F4sJojfOoVbuNcDQ-bNd78kjWtodywe1fpPkJDeBG3hFNSaaq1Rkja_kMOhnubs8Zd7Eyota0beciTRE4/s1600/IMG_3385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fEMa1EC-nPcnAKN83IdrwK80ZdkZG8nfBNJ7ytHW1aMj2_2fsa8y2k_lV0F4sJojfOoVbuNcDQ-bNd78kjWtodywe1fpPkJDeBG3hFNSaaq1Rkja_kMOhnubs8Zd7Eyota0beciTRE4/s400/IMG_3385.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We spent some of the afternoon out shopping and hanging out at the Even Keel Cafe for a late afternoon lunch. While we were there, we looked over and saw Jerry Stiller! Our family was obsessed with Seinfeld growing up, so it was awesome to see the guy who played George's dad on the show. If you aren't a Seinfeld person, you might know his hilarious son, Ben Stiller. Sure would have loved to see him too! Only mom was brave enough to go and shake his hand and she said he was super nice!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkArq3SMEfscfUmR655lBCc9PXGFuyqxFveE8rhFKlY9NDhMJVlsYIVSqzfpfnxOwQZF-_U52I21loL81sWkAzbRUM_U4lelORvMuo15NVpLRDjftN8gjHpKrm3iDIVlvbYWWRTsMxlNA/s1600/IMG_3397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkArq3SMEfscfUmR655lBCc9PXGFuyqxFveE8rhFKlY9NDhMJVlsYIVSqzfpfnxOwQZF-_U52I21loL81sWkAzbRUM_U4lelORvMuo15NVpLRDjftN8gjHpKrm3iDIVlvbYWWRTsMxlNA/s400/IMG_3397.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I love the atmosphere at places like this. Love the live music. Love everyone just hanging out and having a good time. There were a ton of labs running around, which Cooper loved. It's unfortunate that I'm not really a dog lover. One day I know I'm going to have to get over it, because a boy has got to have a dog. But not today!<br />
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We woke up incredibly early for a 5 hour fishing trip on The Albacore, the fishing boat that we chartered for the morning. The only fishing that I'd ever done before was at summer camp, where we were elated to catch fish that were longer than 6 inches! Our trip out to sea was probably the highlight of the vacation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs5jrrVecD3DPyUTnzqO1WhFPPG2uMJY5-shfpNgfenaEq4Jdjo9iq_1mR6d7aJ0Y7VvcfA3wz39FYdTTXagYYX3taq9fjUqZug7ZUs3d3SdcQ1HQZlaHWtivg4Xr4b3Erebsuuyq9DQ/s1600/IMG_3145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs5jrrVecD3DPyUTnzqO1WhFPPG2uMJY5-shfpNgfenaEq4Jdjo9iq_1mR6d7aJ0Y7VvcfA3wz39FYdTTXagYYX3taq9fjUqZug7ZUs3d3SdcQ1HQZlaHWtivg4Xr4b3Erebsuuyq9DQ/s400/IMG_3145.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pvQ-wXiq_ZKWJGF6eE2BUKSTdoZ7mffYqaYaGM0ZeaHVrxqSAFPd_NMYBadSQ06WrjpBsKYyX-WjFj2ILQ_psqH4VLz4nK9dba76RZSRJi-7QCVgRfwJem9cJDsdc8bRLdDvWId6iZQ/s1600/IMG_3146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pvQ-wXiq_ZKWJGF6eE2BUKSTdoZ7mffYqaYaGM0ZeaHVrxqSAFPd_NMYBadSQ06WrjpBsKYyX-WjFj2ILQ_psqH4VLz4nK9dba76RZSRJi-7QCVgRfwJem9cJDsdc8bRLdDvWId6iZQ/s400/IMG_3146.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sunset or sunrise, Nantucket Harbor is breathtaking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGd0eaxAK-YYAhMb7iX9ZNm0vjF_y0dSK4XepZi6iWMxuG2URzbGbQ2C2TiYahy90KfcTWmecTo4UijmmR2zUUtVG3km25RGaIkRHWvfihk2BMDVpPB-Mqy_CGz7lvDsmwkgJPC7RXs4/s1600/IMG_3150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGd0eaxAK-YYAhMb7iX9ZNm0vjF_y0dSK4XepZi6iWMxuG2URzbGbQ2C2TiYahy90KfcTWmecTo4UijmmR2zUUtVG3km25RGaIkRHWvfihk2BMDVpPB-Mqy_CGz7lvDsmwkgJPC7RXs4/s400/IMG_3150.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The week before we left for the Cape, Cooper had been sick with a stomach bug. He passed it on to me and Todd before we left for our trip, but then poor Meg got it our first day in town. Sweet girl had been sick all night, but still decided to come fishing at 6 am. What a trooper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQ6HDpO6_-vJAe8hzgRv5Mhmgq8Zg_vuQQInXKsr5ebvfMRo6akptwozqKralKh0wmLqLqwROc6C1jXjgcMIm62MrPBM3WgoUKJX8gXuzXmcYN5KowSYGYUFmti7nmEF8EcX1Al3gHqI/s1600/IMG_3151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQ6HDpO6_-vJAe8hzgRv5Mhmgq8Zg_vuQQInXKsr5ebvfMRo6akptwozqKralKh0wmLqLqwROc6C1jXjgcMIm62MrPBM3WgoUKJX8gXuzXmcYN5KowSYGYUFmti7nmEF8EcX1Al3gHqI/s400/IMG_3151.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And also, props to my mom, who had the stomach bug, but still volunteered to stay at home with Cooper. What a saint!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiotQ8x1A5hKYkmDOimfIRirLRr-Rag5x09eb4XCKLhuaviK_gK2Cydk_BEk2P2vZ9qvPhYyMIyz-2WLsZB2tAVNeAjRXOrKHOFFpHUXSEdCydh0Xe9z-cMahphSvL_48ZE4WOYNVVurU/s1600/IMG_3153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiotQ8x1A5hKYkmDOimfIRirLRr-Rag5x09eb4XCKLhuaviK_gK2Cydk_BEk2P2vZ9qvPhYyMIyz-2WLsZB2tAVNeAjRXOrKHOFFpHUXSEdCydh0Xe9z-cMahphSvL_48ZE4WOYNVVurU/s400/IMG_3153.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I loved that our Captain steered with his foot! Coffee in one hand, donut in the other!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAM-EkW5-lbuT2F0O34Jii29Hw981dzFniw1lZmQQrR0ZsrJ3i835vxHI4HF-kAGxedGSMjId3eQxb9yHE4CpbHniZSgMo7zGBcMRrG6C67QaveABCVBYJ3UuYajM9Sy1PexQKtnrwyWk/s1600/IMG_3159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAM-EkW5-lbuT2F0O34Jii29Hw981dzFniw1lZmQQrR0ZsrJ3i835vxHI4HF-kAGxedGSMjId3eQxb9yHE4CpbHniZSgMo7zGBcMRrG6C67QaveABCVBYJ3UuYajM9Sy1PexQKtnrwyWk/s400/IMG_3159.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Proof that we were up, literally, at the crack of dawn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaElViIFg6KBvzXzZlZmJJsm0LUbOq-jH6Abdpj77upAMTEsT2pj5g_owTKI4IBH-d27pdF8cxNBn9CuqNJJTAGKCgjZe9Ip8Mhm8TDZfyU8HTN4eZtDhzhmXt41SRcb9nYs0rn7yQVak/s1600/IMG_3161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaElViIFg6KBvzXzZlZmJJsm0LUbOq-jH6Abdpj77upAMTEsT2pj5g_owTKI4IBH-d27pdF8cxNBn9CuqNJJTAGKCgjZe9Ip8Mhm8TDZfyU8HTN4eZtDhzhmXt41SRcb9nYs0rn7yQVak/s400/IMG_3161.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvYKZHK1NsVr9v7wyoJkAbNXoHGVPV7m8UH-zNodujc3ueojEQDDiyXWxpsr_FVPiBts027R_Pd9ms4T4-8ounBHbay0ZEOYufz258RcDk0QCllMgXaoX0y3Wbs7JZUkJO0C8wMCWodY/s1600/IMG_3163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvYKZHK1NsVr9v7wyoJkAbNXoHGVPV7m8UH-zNodujc3ueojEQDDiyXWxpsr_FVPiBts027R_Pd9ms4T4-8ounBHbay0ZEOYufz258RcDk0QCllMgXaoX0y3Wbs7JZUkJO0C8wMCWodY/s400/IMG_3163.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, so for a girl who had only caught 6 inch fish at camp, I was pretty proud of the 25 lb. striped bass that I reeled in! At this first location, we fished for striped bass (we kept 3) and bluefish (we threw them all back). It was such a rush to be reeling in the fish and guessing what kind we'd get and how big it would be! And what a thrill to pull it up onto the boat to see how huge it actually was!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyNW-Jd_j3E5LTLEYD_M2cpozonZInGwvYpcfnUw96jYa1lMzv8O9xz5eGQ84PX6ewAUMOBJBuszSBs5UaySUkOKVDcwmMbj6KLqkTTH8tpsd9et-wAgmymvcoxa09BkqwB6FEuRrQv4/s1600/IMG_3166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyNW-Jd_j3E5LTLEYD_M2cpozonZInGwvYpcfnUw96jYa1lMzv8O9xz5eGQ84PX6ewAUMOBJBuszSBs5UaySUkOKVDcwmMbj6KLqkTTH8tpsd9et-wAgmymvcoxa09BkqwB6FEuRrQv4/s400/IMG_3166.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_dez66mENzNt2qIZVW1A-Uzj7zXHt7OlRMi0ere9mkcsh-J06s3EIgP3BICBfjOJA_N9CH8X_nosxj-Schoc1b0LfByzpgKUsmAPkDZYVlfHZbdEt8wfY-hAwH9sjWVCpCjwthTvhHQ/s1600/IMG_3168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_dez66mENzNt2qIZVW1A-Uzj7zXHt7OlRMi0ere9mkcsh-J06s3EIgP3BICBfjOJA_N9CH8X_nosxj-Schoc1b0LfByzpgKUsmAPkDZYVlfHZbdEt8wfY-hAwH9sjWVCpCjwthTvhHQ/s400/IMG_3168.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It wasn't long before Todd reeled a big fish in too! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaCc5qIo0ie3BdnH6nJuc1cJnWQ_VggZ_Lo8le7AkBhhGSlbqup0qz-S64IJ6BttNnUWyDlmKqOQziwql4Ry2eB23F4wM4dsP0u6_93PduWHFQ_bQlttjA76Xe_PbszGyaun-nCmaT0U/s1600/IMG_3172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaCc5qIo0ie3BdnH6nJuc1cJnWQ_VggZ_Lo8le7AkBhhGSlbqup0qz-S64IJ6BttNnUWyDlmKqOQziwql4Ry2eB23F4wM4dsP0u6_93PduWHFQ_bQlttjA76Xe_PbszGyaun-nCmaT0U/s400/IMG_3172.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Meg spent half of the morning passed out on the boat. Poor girl! It was kind of like the time my parents took us to a Garth Brooks concert and she slept through the whole thing! She was probably 8 years old or so, but WHO DOES THAT?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF-2cE6pWP8vbuqxlaLU_pFVQgUjyji0s7CLVnK6XCdWBaRlhqnbepqqSRTDRRg9gU0R_Ca-8pggh-WNoMrkLldfFX4Io0h4-_iTYXEoU2LJjoQRJj_vnxcahmr0_oEj5qU1TFeOibWU/s1600/IMG_3180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF-2cE6pWP8vbuqxlaLU_pFVQgUjyji0s7CLVnK6XCdWBaRlhqnbepqqSRTDRRg9gU0R_Ca-8pggh-WNoMrkLldfFX4Io0h4-_iTYXEoU2LJjoQRJj_vnxcahmr0_oEj5qU1TFeOibWU/s400/IMG_3180.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>After we had had reached our fill of striped bass and bluefish, we went out to another location to try for sea bass. Sea bass are much smaller, but had to be 14 inches or more for us to keep them. We probably caught 20 sea bass, but only kept 3.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5F7H6_54TcU3Tpscuok2tgbdYe5HN7qoDPwRmZLtLKOSx84JBT_R90a65Pc3W8Xyjwy6Jt87rigOs_dImyIcqLtRBwjPUU-jYv5drEAJ5HG-gIW3L65mUK_6kjk1GQAeDyhnqDQUVpY/s1600/IMG_3193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5F7H6_54TcU3Tpscuok2tgbdYe5HN7qoDPwRmZLtLKOSx84JBT_R90a65Pc3W8Xyjwy6Jt87rigOs_dImyIcqLtRBwjPUU-jYv5drEAJ5HG-gIW3L65mUK_6kjk1GQAeDyhnqDQUVpY/s400/IMG_3193.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> All in all, the four of us caught around 50 fish! There were even a few times where 3 of us would be reeling in a fish at the same time! Our Captain definitely took us out to the right fishing spots!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQLuqkEqjU8iEkyhDxyOHsmwL0wME2399KQrrju7vD6qfzEi7LorkLrRFU1UJEqL7p1SyvROsakIWo-2kEkzrCK9pEW-L-oS8Ee9O87aCwaG088Rk763PhYFqyv7WmvBDQkzcdyvHlC8/s1600/IMG_3206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQLuqkEqjU8iEkyhDxyOHsmwL0wME2399KQrrju7vD6qfzEi7LorkLrRFU1UJEqL7p1SyvROsakIWo-2kEkzrCK9pEW-L-oS8Ee9O87aCwaG088Rk763PhYFqyv7WmvBDQkzcdyvHlC8/s400/IMG_3206.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I felt so proud as we pulled back into the harbor. Hundreds of years ago, Nantucket was an old whaling town. I wonder how those old whalers felt as they pulled back into the harbor after being at sea for a few years, now with 20 or so whales in tow.<br />
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Todd cooked some up last night, but I had a hard time eating it since I knew that I had killed it. Do other "hunters" have that problem?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE0cJdXrd4l9bVR16cfrYIT-c7mG69KNd-vXbnUuXoQphYEyHjpZQ-q5jW_j1mfrapWz1TV6jBWpQ5CVeRRpnrXmSFb0llnwAKWt9Ioxu015Oiwi86ualIt1_KlWXQtBRStQJQYcAQBg/s1600/IMG_3224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE0cJdXrd4l9bVR16cfrYIT-c7mG69KNd-vXbnUuXoQphYEyHjpZQ-q5jW_j1mfrapWz1TV6jBWpQ5CVeRRpnrXmSFb0llnwAKWt9Ioxu015Oiwi86ualIt1_KlWXQtBRStQJQYcAQBg/s400/IMG_3224.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After taking quick showers, we headed back to Brotherhood of Thieves- because it was just THAT good! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIP7lumgmM-_tYr0jwDXONMPcq-1hdVrB1rhQM-3QBHhkF35AptWuX4ScwBnAJ-VBYWCpW948DPF1mROSPDTCJeV90VROaEKW-fvcqdW6dTyejOehtnUsFQaaSiCjD6RYyVGaX973V2ko/s1600/IMG_3228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIP7lumgmM-_tYr0jwDXONMPcq-1hdVrB1rhQM-3QBHhkF35AptWuX4ScwBnAJ-VBYWCpW948DPF1mROSPDTCJeV90VROaEKW-fvcqdW6dTyejOehtnUsFQaaSiCjD6RYyVGaX973V2ko/s400/IMG_3228.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love when the boo makes this face at the table!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNhmXZypZGcvfuwNHOGRknuQI6CtiJny9iQSqVdtGhiF4Jt1uklH1RcxCKROj4eS4bvCLFatwVAaXw2JbJ8jlMhhisa6ZV7eOjZeWrB1_1XaUGXWTj4QqzpTtobRk78VBucA8J2iA8uo/s1600/IMG_3240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNhmXZypZGcvfuwNHOGRknuQI6CtiJny9iQSqVdtGhiF4Jt1uklH1RcxCKROj4eS4bvCLFatwVAaXw2JbJ8jlMhhisa6ZV7eOjZeWrB1_1XaUGXWTj4QqzpTtobRk78VBucA8J2iA8uo/s400/IMG_3240.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After our late lunch, we went back home to regroup and decided to head out to the beach. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrREstIsECbuSbGO_wlfVLirPwFqaM-nqpqlxh26eRT5mNzJi5dvYYZl3oLCiVgBT90kAphNhw6mnM4CXC2xBM7WWQs85vJEQen-XiVKicVwtSH7mGwrgaiPJRAgNLWqyLNHl2cPdruY/s1600/IMG_3241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrREstIsECbuSbGO_wlfVLirPwFqaM-nqpqlxh26eRT5mNzJi5dvYYZl3oLCiVgBT90kAphNhw6mnM4CXC2xBM7WWQs85vJEQen-XiVKicVwtSH7mGwrgaiPJRAgNLWqyLNHl2cPdruY/s400/IMG_3241.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>My only regret of the trip is that we didn't spend more time at the beach. I would have loved a full day there! Beautiful white sand, a gentle surf, and very few people would have made for a totally relaxing day!<br />
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text-align: center;">What would we do without Lolly?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jrE8ES96ik0B4_ibYsw3FJOvPmwmE6GmA6Y6oHTp1QrCW1q0SschKdzelJ8mOWe8CbcQzGvicrf5WxY4Fz88PZV3JBRVLie7h1AJ0mz_b6DFipFooq-3FuSY4Kq9nnJutYzN0Kv0fqs/s1600/IMG_3286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jrE8ES96ik0B4_ibYsw3FJOvPmwmE6GmA6Y6oHTp1QrCW1q0SschKdzelJ8mOWe8CbcQzGvicrf5WxY4Fz88PZV3JBRVLie7h1AJ0mz_b6DFipFooq-3FuSY4Kq9nnJutYzN0Kv0fqs/s400/IMG_3286.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIpRWzkABFZvgMYVsv0kPceu4YdhQoDjcXflA2XIoz0SzDqxPPfPkPgOEFAO_pO3BXBK8hLlwA7cDR7cv-flenEZ-0rLRHiPXr40Chao7f3FW1XE4dwew3OY23R0LGMz9s1hFbGb8w5s/s1600/IMG_3296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIpRWzkABFZvgMYVsv0kPceu4YdhQoDjcXflA2XIoz0SzDqxPPfPkPgOEFAO_pO3BXBK8hLlwA7cDR7cv-flenEZ-0rLRHiPXr40Chao7f3FW1XE4dwew3OY23R0LGMz9s1hFbGb8w5s/s400/IMG_3296.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I guess we won't be getting him a sandbox for his birthday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheXSqCsWIVRkxNfAaLnWfQ0dRzCwQ4la9aXcTD1eCH6TN6o-9F5P77LeirQqhTzLanCup2hZ9b2hjJBvsDHfS-6eSGCNeeBchXUI1Qr2x-w8n8ByVOw0fO_5vxbiLVZzAtFhEj2OprIQ/s1600/IMG_3293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheXSqCsWIVRkxNfAaLnWfQ0dRzCwQ4la9aXcTD1eCH6TN6o-9F5P77LeirQqhTzLanCup2hZ9b2hjJBvsDHfS-6eSGCNeeBchXUI1Qr2x-w8n8ByVOw0fO_5vxbiLVZzAtFhEj2OprIQ/s400/IMG_3293.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCj_nPJfmdfOS1FWejJ4Dq3U53-373CYtsg0TNuFz1CS7vozFFJpi5eMAHsR70LxNA6ufM5LD0Sr_j6qoCtQvznVI8b2UWPcrr2O_RqbxvHhwr3fmmKQPiFqam8Rz1Y5_1d-Jb9p6O0U/s1600/IMG_3287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCj_nPJfmdfOS1FWejJ4Dq3U53-373CYtsg0TNuFz1CS7vozFFJpi5eMAHsR70LxNA6ufM5LD0Sr_j6qoCtQvznVI8b2UWPcrr2O_RqbxvHhwr3fmmKQPiFqam8Rz1Y5_1d-Jb9p6O0U/s400/IMG_3287.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One day, this boy is going to learn to love the ocean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugLhL3msqdqUl4qjgW6WgvO4b2cy-qi4m2bIMzYy-Z_jsZFP4lU52HXDocu6Dn1Wui6tqRwC4XOYIah_t-wtcrVJc8YsHbC1n6LsKjIc49QXF6zHoecpV1HRG_Tjq72Jad9ReEfegf6I/s1600/IMG_3321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TvT-Tzil32hyWAf_ZIYzcJfpLce0g37kaqlSckvV7LBq9Kc0GWCmErqL78iX7M2y8n0yMlt5wH-QyjrAIhXZkpBrRmzuuLIdI-lZ78ad2rKSJOXZXxAF_f3NRnWWZ1TMUFAI8KjBRIY/s1600/IMG_3299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TvT-Tzil32hyWAf_ZIYzcJfpLce0g37kaqlSckvV7LBq9Kc0GWCmErqL78iX7M2y8n0yMlt5wH-QyjrAIhXZkpBrRmzuuLIdI-lZ78ad2rKSJOXZXxAF_f3NRnWWZ1TMUFAI8KjBRIY/s400/IMG_3299.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We capped off the evening with Bananagrams, Nerts, and tossing magazines off of the coffee table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXYjk9-JYfUIUqF8WejP7409dZXinqrW4Yx-I3EZfsR30tPIa1iImzSl1sLaHGOf2lW65a4HM64w_vc6KgYwr90kc-uRHVWbi8EP2L8Cr03Dk008HoKb7PuKIIm0EPsRMUnyreKIWcqw/s1600/IMG_3367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXYjk9-JYfUIUqF8WejP7409dZXinqrW4Yx-I3EZfsR30tPIa1iImzSl1sLaHGOf2lW65a4HM64w_vc6KgYwr90kc-uRHVWbi8EP2L8Cr03Dk008HoKb7PuKIIm0EPsRMUnyreKIWcqw/s400/IMG_3367.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another great day in Nantucket!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-43925116844451854952011-09-11T21:03:00.000-07:002011-09-11T21:03:35.910-07:00Nantucket, part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over Labor Day weekend, our little family had the amazing opportunity to take a (long) weekend vacation on Nantucket Island. Nantucket is a 14 mile long island that is located right off of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. I visited Nantucket once with my mom and sister, the summer after I graduated Baylor. It was love at first sight! I mean- what's not to love about exchanging our 110 degree Texas days for 40 degrees cooler at the New England coastline?!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Needless to say, Todd and I were thrilled when my mom began planning a trip up to the Cape for me, Todd, Coop, my stepdad, and sister. After a drive from Waco to Dallas, a flight to Cleveland, a flight to Providence, and a drive to Hyannis, we boarded the ferry (next to Ryan Reynolds!) that would take us into Nantucket. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Coming into Nantucket Harbor at sunset after 13 hours of travel with a 10 month old is definitely a sight for sore eyes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGVtZeZXKqTZFpHstVCBEEVumrHS2VJ5gQ7YN01m6azIdGadcykFljOO761NSTEP5LzJQCwogFgsrsVdv5LHpyscRNb_mobI3-1b5yIsizjx31IfDbVBKhXHNK8uT-Nxu0vJtlkmBXd0/s1600/IMG_3016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGVtZeZXKqTZFpHstVCBEEVumrHS2VJ5gQ7YN01m6azIdGadcykFljOO761NSTEP5LzJQCwogFgsrsVdv5LHpyscRNb_mobI3-1b5yIsizjx31IfDbVBKhXHNK8uT-Nxu0vJtlkmBXd0/s400/IMG_3016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stayed in the cutest little house I've ever seen- and I am so bummed that I didn't take any pictures of it! Nantucket building codes are intense- your house HAS TO BE gray shingles with white trim. And because of the climate, hydrangeas grow like wildflowers. {Jealous.}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZn3tZ3KfHcUNzCC6ml-9SBKpp9gm4dc8TRxk8O8JsuvPRfq4AxYJW57lmnH2nXtZ-fmq8lbPMmAtYvXH9A2wbutmi5W1zB28mIvAIlTvrOOfBRD1Wu7M1Vf0HJHXmLQCjDbRHP8Bpiu8/s1600/IMG_3070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZn3tZ3KfHcUNzCC6ml-9SBKpp9gm4dc8TRxk8O8JsuvPRfq4AxYJW57lmnH2nXtZ-fmq8lbPMmAtYvXH9A2wbutmi5W1zB28mIvAIlTvrOOfBRD1Wu7M1Vf0HJHXmLQCjDbRHP8Bpiu8/s400/IMG_3070.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the tastiest dinner at Brotherhood of Thieves (I am still dreaming about my sesame crusted tuna salad), we headed home and called it a day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3cw7L9jyxRlgVnonfS4f0xVCXiUk9JPpDp12LCKER85MpsSm28_aVVrBrnVc5c7PLfUVEjitSWc9obkg43HJxSc2xyWiNMPpFUKlKA-rFYJYCnbnaQIxtQLMGPvRGw-0BKnn_UTtTYM/s1600/IMG_3411_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3cw7L9jyxRlgVnonfS4f0xVCXiUk9JPpDp12LCKER85MpsSm28_aVVrBrnVc5c7PLfUVEjitSWc9obkg43HJxSc2xyWiNMPpFUKlKA-rFYJYCnbnaQIxtQLMGPvRGw-0BKnn_UTtTYM/s400/IMG_3411_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Almost everything in Nantucket is walking (or biking!) distance, so we spent the next day exploring,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzjixJnN2iAsjac35SRMrMyJoG2X_CYPUbebATtCFyoi6LWy6oalIT0v03C_x-2nG5PvuVxEb_lAzXPJQec5p-zKIu1Hx3TeGY_s9McfwOBRqh0K3P1jYkKIlbKGEHLcAvGJ63NCwkjQ/s1600/IMG_3034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzjixJnN2iAsjac35SRMrMyJoG2X_CYPUbebATtCFyoi6LWy6oalIT0v03C_x-2nG5PvuVxEb_lAzXPJQec5p-zKIu1Hx3TeGY_s9McfwOBRqh0K3P1jYkKIlbKGEHLcAvGJ63NCwkjQ/s400/IMG_3034.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Shopping,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIaKEwUSeAouP9F_PHy-mTlsQbAfPorqVt_o0X6hcj8KpubWPgcsA_lBuBW7HSF5cacPTG9kXf9XRkcPkUmCQyMm1BGpv__7SgQkqxLSYiJXWL9zykxGDe-Md3F-GPXOFT7kbSAFF_3Q/s1600/IMG_3062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIaKEwUSeAouP9F_PHy-mTlsQbAfPorqVt_o0X6hcj8KpubWPgcsA_lBuBW7HSF5cacPTG9kXf9XRkcPkUmCQyMm1BGpv__7SgQkqxLSYiJXWL9zykxGDe-Md3F-GPXOFT7kbSAFF_3Q/s400/IMG_3062.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cycling,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVc03Sar6J46HFrvIXeP5ozc7V5JX0ZPumExr840s0-G4KYF4uEU2qf5QtlaCjXgHqa37moIp4vbVx9Oeo2RRHK1bJO0WIH8EP8PYi2hVF8n9Rt5F5mtSNttP7bHuFxKTK1lKvLD73wM/s1600/IMG_3063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVc03Sar6J46HFrvIXeP5ozc7V5JX0ZPumExr840s0-G4KYF4uEU2qf5QtlaCjXgHqa37moIp4vbVx9Oeo2RRHK1bJO0WIH8EP8PYi2hVF8n9Rt5F5mtSNttP7bHuFxKTK1lKvLD73wM/s400/IMG_3063.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking photos of each other,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJFuSOltfwlI_GN7nmcZvzHYMMMUQfbnUdLXvmpqOy6mc5YA0q1G2ewJ4SCJMfWGoSl8pwM-R-Vs3NVjVowS5nwW1rEJgFjsrFi3KJ0GU160TbFMH7ZY50kqGsrhxT6zTAT7iYkqsnxk/s1600/IMG_3069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJFuSOltfwlI_GN7nmcZvzHYMMMUQfbnUdLXvmpqOy6mc5YA0q1G2ewJ4SCJMfWGoSl8pwM-R-Vs3NVjVowS5nwW1rEJgFjsrFi3KJ0GU160TbFMH7ZY50kqGsrhxT6zTAT7iYkqsnxk/s400/IMG_3069.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfAdqbx2SXaDEV1gMHJbaApOb_ahKyyON_OiBx7VgtUa2dUICFUNWRTo60OaUztJp-mRrpGE6vZIM3xk644zmh3FQpLRaOwbI-wJxD4PLiJfzjF9g8Quyi-0tb6AJGTHDdw7Kq-fN0V0/s1600/IMG_3125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfAdqbx2SXaDEV1gMHJbaApOb_ahKyyON_OiBx7VgtUa2dUICFUNWRTo60OaUztJp-mRrpGE6vZIM3xk644zmh3FQpLRaOwbI-wJxD4PLiJfzjF9g8Quyi-0tb6AJGTHDdw7Kq-fN0V0/s400/IMG_3125.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I was SO proud of my little boo. He let us tote him all over the town, catnapping in the stroller. I don't think he took a single nap in his crib all week. I'm not sure if that was a bigger victory for HIM or for ME. I tend to hyper-schedule this poor boy.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUPyE13MSLMtozgN0Qqb5ILokRPRqfhqqjnQlU0cQ1sNZx0Mkp-F_ElUjQ3GukiE3wXqlZRTX5NTGzBbFVC25SxWTaIuIZ0cenyVOpfH_2tGgI7_6o0IwtsXo8QEhqHlBUoxVswnM4tg/s1600/IMG_3139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUPyE13MSLMtozgN0Qqb5ILokRPRqfhqqjnQlU0cQ1sNZx0Mkp-F_ElUjQ3GukiE3wXqlZRTX5NTGzBbFVC25SxWTaIuIZ0cenyVOpfH_2tGgI7_6o0IwtsXo8QEhqHlBUoxVswnM4tg/s400/IMG_3139.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another delicious dinner of lobster mac and cheese at the Rose & Crown. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwnbRBOAdUi3nDyJcvKCvq9Jp5aJ5isQQSpeN-OYGUUnb6PYI6bdvzlvKZgGTlk-Ws-4aHJ9d1cuqVaz8jWLFpa9hD3cm266nogyJmaDc4Covbk9waFqVyt1B_WfCM16Yz1XY9AcVYHo/s1600/IMG_3141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwnbRBOAdUi3nDyJcvKCvq9Jp5aJ5isQQSpeN-OYGUUnb6PYI6bdvzlvKZgGTlk-Ws-4aHJ9d1cuqVaz8jWLFpa9hD3cm266nogyJmaDc4Covbk9waFqVyt1B_WfCM16Yz1XY9AcVYHo/s400/IMG_3141.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And still bummed that we didn't stay for the karaoke. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd5dCdwO2JmvlED37sNgJbUoASVpWQ_0JjwxH-UdW9zaccUg84fjPtjDhrkpKLw5dgw2Szsv-UvzDBfv1ZHvIGKnwT-7TbDUKkFO2LXxyEhB_vrifdUudJ_Kv9O8qTCTMNc_TRG_AQ-U/s1600/IMG_3143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd5dCdwO2JmvlED37sNgJbUoASVpWQ_0JjwxH-UdW9zaccUg84fjPtjDhrkpKLw5dgw2Szsv-UvzDBfv1ZHvIGKnwT-7TbDUKkFO2LXxyEhB_vrifdUudJ_Kv9O8qTCTMNc_TRG_AQ-U/s400/IMG_3143.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More pictures to come!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-59771478716261018752011-08-29T13:19:00.000-07:002011-08-29T13:19:52.302-07:0010 Months.Happy 10 Month birthday, Mr. Coop! Ten months! TEN months!!! Double digits!!! I kind of can't believe it, but I also kind of can... you are turning into such a big boy! Each day is just better and better with you, Cooper! Being your Mommy is the BEST thing ever! I am so thankful that God put you in our family.<br />
<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvydmz-BKTF1TH1a6KBlL1F_HaSDVJvfRXBDQ12Ax_JwsNIfvN9ThI10ABuWyFQjGyY7GYt9-Pamj-Cwdr1A00KrcgRyZtk4NDbzsnurAAJygGRkCDoK32GscD-fipGkCe0ltzCoaby0/s1600/IMG_2994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvydmz-BKTF1TH1a6KBlL1F_HaSDVJvfRXBDQ12Ax_JwsNIfvN9ThI10ABuWyFQjGyY7GYt9-Pamj-Cwdr1A00KrcgRyZtk4NDbzsnurAAJygGRkCDoK32GscD-fipGkCe0ltzCoaby0/s400/IMG_2994.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>(Not a great photo... you haven't been feeling great today. Just keeping it real.)<br />
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</div><div>In honor of your ten month birthday, here are ten of my favorite things about you...</div><div><br />
</div><div>1. Your wispy and silky hair that flies out on the side of your ears like little wings. In the morning you wake up with crazy and fuzzy bed head, and I love it. I love to rake it back into place with my fingers while you eat in the mornings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5MBcM6puK0anCbEPNJ91E3Ubc_5MWlP9GMkHE1vVe_6wWRhuIXQvFmZTCDq5x4DkDdyylzC9Dkpga-cXcQLv8KKP6IcBArqDbPASLXNMm_fc_TBiu1KgPztey8aSF8_K5VvCiVPZGhQ/s1600/IMG_2945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5MBcM6puK0anCbEPNJ91E3Ubc_5MWlP9GMkHE1vVe_6wWRhuIXQvFmZTCDq5x4DkDdyylzC9Dkpga-cXcQLv8KKP6IcBArqDbPASLXNMm_fc_TBiu1KgPztey8aSF8_K5VvCiVPZGhQ/s400/IMG_2945.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>2. That "mama" was your first word. "Mamamamamama" on repeat is what you would say when you were first learning to crawl. Later you said "baba," which means "daddy," and "bottle," and "Bobo," and all the other things that you love. But I love that you said "mama" first!</div><div><br />
</div><div>3. Your adventurous little heart. You love to be tossed in the air. You love to explore new things. You are totally unafraid of new surroundings- in your eyes, it's all something new to conquer! You move around with a quiet little smirk on your face, just taking everything in. I pray that you are able to find courage and strength in your heart all the days of your life.</div><div><br />
</div><div>4. The way you love. I know that you love me and Daddy, but there is something special about seeing you love Bobo, your teddy bear. You hold onto him tightly as we scoop you out of your crib in the morning, and tote him all over the house with you. Bobo is definitely your first little friend, and in the weirdest way, it melts my heart to see you love on Bobo.</div><div><br />
</div><div>5. Your round, smushy cheeks. You get a lot of compliments on your cheeks, Coopy Boy. I just can't get enough of them! I could make a living out of kissing those fluffy little cheeks of yours.<br />
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</div><div>8. Your playful spirit. This month you have been interacting more during our play times, and it's so fun to see your playfulness emerge! You love to play peek-a-boo in the curtains. It never gets old to you. You also love it if we "chase" you. We say, "I'm gonna get you!" and then you will crawl away as fast as you can, laughing the whole way. You know that when we catch you, we are going to scoop you up and tickle you! These have been the first real games that we've played with you and you just eat it up!<br />
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10. That you cuddle. Oh, I am so thankful that the Lord gave me a baby that cuddles. You love to snuggle. I am thankful that at ten months old, you can still fall asleep in my arms. For about the first three months of your life, I think I was too sleep deprived to appreciate the sweetness of those moments, so I am incredibly thankful that I have the opportunity to cuddle with your big sweet self now.<br />
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Was that this month??! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNu8jWMnrpAVIGFt2PRT9oHlDsDf8qXn37kmivQFbnvHAZBO2OFzmKr9HXRATpVPB4E5bvVnEU-ok9YGOL1iKFO5lyEdlIEykeRgN5boVZJR89I7CZOwhY6SnzmLDPyuF06C4bAvfo5VQ/s1600/IMG_2909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNu8jWMnrpAVIGFt2PRT9oHlDsDf8qXn37kmivQFbnvHAZBO2OFzmKr9HXRATpVPB4E5bvVnEU-ok9YGOL1iKFO5lyEdlIEykeRgN5boVZJR89I7CZOwhY6SnzmLDPyuF06C4bAvfo5VQ/s400/IMG_2909.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Your cute little personality has been coming out more and more. You are VERY independent. You love to crawl off and explore new things. Some of your favorite hangouts are near the kitchen cabinets where you love to pull out cookie sheets, at the pedestal sink in the bathroom where you bang the pipes, and at the feet of whoever is brushing their teeth. Something about brushing teeth cracks you up! Speaking of teeth, you are working so hard on getting those top two teeth in! Hopefully they will be in any day now! Oh, your poor swollen gums make me so sad! Come on, teeth!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9iNDuWglH0yIM-xjHVpeelIust5C1LYDk2nCFRhdwL3sDHvmPLpQT_ILHIbLl-uSuPHAD76oPT-DyiUZ_Jw_P5D5t-uEwiZaUNbapS-UV0toECKWLi7811qziB40QsSPRjywZWT2q7Q/s1600/IMG_2987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9iNDuWglH0yIM-xjHVpeelIust5C1LYDk2nCFRhdwL3sDHvmPLpQT_ILHIbLl-uSuPHAD76oPT-DyiUZ_Jw_P5D5t-uEwiZaUNbapS-UV0toECKWLi7811qziB40QsSPRjywZWT2q7Q/s400/IMG_2987.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Eating will definitely be easier (and more fun!) with the addition of those top teeth. This month you've tried a few new things- pureed chicken and turkey (not a fan, but who could blame you!), yogurt, beans, blueberries, Cheerios, and some of Mommy's snowcone. Yum! Oh, Coops, I can't wait to give you cake! Two more months.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FjZGCGMb9jJggzq3O3ymXMmBjh3SsXFgctltO08X4juqwuIVryfqk-m_lhOyI4tIbEaYBm6cI_92IrdnzXb6kbk7A3-OEwuLNn1Kq1b4AwLSL5Ih_lPqtetVnuQ-6SWZ2Frju3XxQBI/s1600/IMG_2731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FjZGCGMb9jJggzq3O3ymXMmBjh3SsXFgctltO08X4juqwuIVryfqk-m_lhOyI4tIbEaYBm6cI_92IrdnzXb6kbk7A3-OEwuLNn1Kq1b4AwLSL5Ih_lPqtetVnuQ-6SWZ2Frju3XxQBI/s400/IMG_2731.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>You took your first plane ride to Kansas City to go visit Grammy Audrey, Aunt Lyn & the boys, and Aunt Susie and her little crew. You did great, sleeping each leg of the trip, smiling at all the passengers, and just being your cute and spunky little self. Our flight was super early and you were super tired, but you did great!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxoNmkJdffWKEyrReOY_z3iyAdn2heg5gc5rlPKhyfYsGhlL8eDeBS4ruKQXzUkJjl4aymQaThJIJnQf8vorOVSQR6B6nrY2tBNbnaLhp1Hp4k_hgDNat_IFrhlay38m1om8vM6y07TQ/s1600/IMG_2690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxoNmkJdffWKEyrReOY_z3iyAdn2heg5gc5rlPKhyfYsGhlL8eDeBS4ruKQXzUkJjl4aymQaThJIJnQf8vorOVSQR6B6nrY2tBNbnaLhp1Hp4k_hgDNat_IFrhlay38m1om8vM6y07TQ/s400/IMG_2690.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJUGsrg9vHyuBvSLcuVYqFq1uMZZIXxCuL89PJfNpJTxum3_TddYDDnVAqJ01lq3SDNZyBUt5YG7LhLPRqHjzU1niJhBn83faqj0mMr2XcAOR2dkqP-bWbfAamTdVQ5v402r9PiiR2IY/s1600/IMG_2695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJUGsrg9vHyuBvSLcuVYqFq1uMZZIXxCuL89PJfNpJTxum3_TddYDDnVAqJ01lq3SDNZyBUt5YG7LhLPRqHjzU1niJhBn83faqj0mMr2XcAOR2dkqP-bWbfAamTdVQ5v402r9PiiR2IY/s400/IMG_2695.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Du-nrEPCc-OQ1-YuexuzkU17Lfb75zARb4tyH3B7Ma_4D853SnjF3AFACQxx2vatl2pr4Iv0pmpG9d5YEIqENcAJAroF_MWMT-N1x7oV2eGMnYfA799-iUKU5lBVU6WXEvybfhUlBaQ/s1600/IMG_2697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Du-nrEPCc-OQ1-YuexuzkU17Lfb75zARb4tyH3B7Ma_4D853SnjF3AFACQxx2vatl2pr4Iv0pmpG9d5YEIqENcAJAroF_MWMT-N1x7oV2eGMnYfA799-iUKU5lBVU6WXEvybfhUlBaQ/s400/IMG_2697.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We went swimming every day- and you loved getting to float around with Grandpa Mark! He would sit you up on the side of the pool and count 1 ... 2... 3... before you would scoot off the side into his arms!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSS672r_kY2TVc_ILKU8J9XtpH_0M6aGth4guezoNvecFiKRt-JmzvxZGchT4NnNPMzAoWLFNexBAaAp5d-qkjUv8XYEMwKwQgyoNmuhfQZget0VqxrGM_8HSd9l0ycDcKxvVOZkTeysE/s1600/IMG_2743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSS672r_kY2TVc_ILKU8J9XtpH_0M6aGth4guezoNvecFiKRt-JmzvxZGchT4NnNPMzAoWLFNexBAaAp5d-qkjUv8XYEMwKwQgyoNmuhfQZget0VqxrGM_8HSd9l0ycDcKxvVOZkTeysE/s400/IMG_2743.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCE6iEUprixHz99Ub-yUCtwwzzKHlI5SQ_i0HnMX7TfW8N1Yu41di1pcA70AAjOcmfnaLS_fea__7XlKb0UE_LXgk7wX3BEj6eBP5exm8ESpFSSAguPjiuwRhxLE_CLSDr5a85uoZE60/s1600/IMG_2744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCE6iEUprixHz99Ub-yUCtwwzzKHlI5SQ_i0HnMX7TfW8N1Yu41di1pcA70AAjOcmfnaLS_fea__7XlKb0UE_LXgk7wX3BEj6eBP5exm8ESpFSSAguPjiuwRhxLE_CLSDr5a85uoZE60/s400/IMG_2744.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 2...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTcSYoKKizuO-uHBx-BJBFzjRI_98q-mSUstJf1WhnCZga89SPnlG9RFbnwcPf2mOo95aPel0sddalQdq8GOgP5ZzanH-uCyIcj-K8EbU1NZsaT_LLPAWR8Srm8tUb07c6c4rcBqyo28/s1600/IMG_2745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTcSYoKKizuO-uHBx-BJBFzjRI_98q-mSUstJf1WhnCZga89SPnlG9RFbnwcPf2mOo95aPel0sddalQdq8GOgP5ZzanH-uCyIcj-K8EbU1NZsaT_LLPAWR8Srm8tUb07c6c4rcBqyo28/s400/IMG_2745.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2KyHKg76Rx3mshvktO8AQHq5iAUtEtPDKUETD0Ft2qZOoO2HICVAJrY7thgH81gBxFsXhgQxA9F2LipSANDMydn2EfW2u6Mmt8AeCs6k_J9Fmo_LTnVXG4n462VYPg_VEE1db03WmWU/s1600/IMG_2746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2KyHKg76Rx3mshvktO8AQHq5iAUtEtPDKUETD0Ft2qZOoO2HICVAJrY7thgH81gBxFsXhgQxA9F2LipSANDMydn2EfW2u6Mmt8AeCs6k_J9Fmo_LTnVXG4n462VYPg_VEE1db03WmWU/s400/IMG_2746.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> This is my favorite picture from this month. I love you with your bright eyes and huge grin, just loving the thrill of hopping into the water! Remember to always live that way, Coops- embracing the adventure that is right in front of you!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OiBaPVt4vx8HuLOsnNUJDLjtmjy_-9rj6veJD-0TAUe9GyjaUkoC3ROFY4MCwOZo5H812FFduJGCXSoZQn2VZmbkOVoq2SjDMzNhPDx_3nyY3iECp762uO3P1gWfXs4IDH4cTHoaBzM/s1600/IMG_2754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OiBaPVt4vx8HuLOsnNUJDLjtmjy_-9rj6veJD-0TAUe9GyjaUkoC3ROFY4MCwOZo5H812FFduJGCXSoZQn2VZmbkOVoq2SjDMzNhPDx_3nyY3iECp762uO3P1gWfXs4IDH4cTHoaBzM/s400/IMG_2754.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You love your little walker toy that we got you a few weeks ago. You just push it all over the house like it's your own little lawnmower or something! You could sit and play with the sensory toys on it all day long!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaUWVm4n-s6U5TY0X5GGEGBFcZvqppLhq9lj0FFCKZVeiynwa31WOgs50xQkL5Zf4xwQzhlWMfc-gd7mggsbX6qSOk6HrqvI4H1HQ_m_jNBSYLzSsiSimKI1prlMcxYdcqgPKFlzS7rU/s1600/IMG_2860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaUWVm4n-s6U5TY0X5GGEGBFcZvqppLhq9lj0FFCKZVeiynwa31WOgs50xQkL5Zf4xwQzhlWMfc-gd7mggsbX6qSOk6HrqvI4H1HQ_m_jNBSYLzSsiSimKI1prlMcxYdcqgPKFlzS7rU/s400/IMG_2860.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> You've learned the meaning of the word "no" this month. Seems like we say "no touch" and "no eat" all the time, so I'm glad you are learning what that means! You have the saddest little pout when we tell you no!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmk4arOd1gRqkPlg2r5u3p6j6iERAx6xIX7OumKOVHHTyOoWQ4ieUZJzx1trsXKWWzR8dHV_DaUrzc_VywOiEaOEfA-EMztQXU7SXzvK_CUNm51MyDImTpYaGT3p1lFRJ9I9zpHH6Iaw/s1600/IMG_2869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmk4arOd1gRqkPlg2r5u3p6j6iERAx6xIX7OumKOVHHTyOoWQ4ieUZJzx1trsXKWWzR8dHV_DaUrzc_VywOiEaOEfA-EMztQXU7SXzvK_CUNm51MyDImTpYaGT3p1lFRJ9I9zpHH6Iaw/s400/IMG_2869.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are still trying to beat the heat- we hang out on the splash pad all the time!</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4UX-iinLoLnyLfRH3H2DMurW3kKm3OLTe6EbwYAhySGYnBg5RKIhaJXTNdsCcRR6k-_4DPaN5pEAsMa_vJ5PcIMB1wj_FhvkmP5FRUoMJvBdn1j9o0aJI7iQfdHFeKreuY6rFZ4bsnk/s1600/IMG_2905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4UX-iinLoLnyLfRH3H2DMurW3kKm3OLTe6EbwYAhySGYnBg5RKIhaJXTNdsCcRR6k-_4DPaN5pEAsMa_vJ5PcIMB1wj_FhvkmP5FRUoMJvBdn1j9o0aJI7iQfdHFeKreuY6rFZ4bsnk/s400/IMG_2905.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You love playing with the donkey marionette that Grandpa Mark brought you from Greece. I am pretty sure you think that it's a real puppy or something. Glad it's not because you practically strangle it when you finally catch it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmtzJ4EQHrNCVfOz6EhBaXDcuIfDq2q7WmDxQ8Rrjqto5x565PHB7ywgoQBwIDjQX_ItVk5jK__M18yg8meNvIEnJZpGs7a-hT8wQ-uXZHGnVoflJeeIWEPTjhQg1FKqpmq8VnlysxXc/s1600/IMG_2921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmtzJ4EQHrNCVfOz6EhBaXDcuIfDq2q7WmDxQ8Rrjqto5x565PHB7ywgoQBwIDjQX_ItVk5jK__M18yg8meNvIEnJZpGs7a-hT8wQ-uXZHGnVoflJeeIWEPTjhQg1FKqpmq8VnlysxXc/s400/IMG_2921.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Peek-a-boo / Where's Cooper is currently your favorite game...<br />
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I love how proud you are of yourself. You should be! You are the best baby ever. So smart. So funny. So cute and quirky. There are a million things to love about you, Cooperkins. Happy ten month birthday, Baby Boy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfxVLzGNekoTSk9Y8VY6Np873Cq2ci2-rnpZ00jUg5ASI7iVbGnn8IJrXggDEqXtVGfql7TVy4YUAXFSdZpF0cwmipLgvuT2pVYCh0GX1qJsiKZ6krI-_dhplnmxvTmXuZFPrVs3moEE/s1600/IMG_2961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfxVLzGNekoTSk9Y8VY6Np873Cq2ci2-rnpZ00jUg5ASI7iVbGnn8IJrXggDEqXtVGfql7TVy4YUAXFSdZpF0cwmipLgvuT2pVYCh0GX1qJsiKZ6krI-_dhplnmxvTmXuZFPrVs3moEE/s400/IMG_2961.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-8628026809408941912011-07-29T09:35:00.000-07:002011-07-29T09:35:52.500-07:009 Months.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy 9 Month Birthday to you, Baby Boy! Guess we're going to have to start thinking of birthday ideas, since that's right around the corner (yeah right, I already have it all planned in my head!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWlFEhK4yE-vuZwmXOa7-gJBmUZKEoLq-qBCgKzQ9UDDOOtJMy7uzWkTx5KUy0JRm_xRUKhS2Cx9I4zKi1YFr_OKa4yeMpmG-0GhS36LYwVERV6vYm3t4ztt0wPIxUmX0zK3hbGouxTc/s1600/IMG_2587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWlFEhK4yE-vuZwmXOa7-gJBmUZKEoLq-qBCgKzQ9UDDOOtJMy7uzWkTx5KUy0JRm_xRUKhS2Cx9I4zKi1YFr_OKa4yeMpmG-0GhS36LYwVERV6vYm3t4ztt0wPIxUmX0zK3hbGouxTc/s400/IMG_2587.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9 months! Wow! 9 months seems like such a big boy age, but I guess that's what's happening! And I am totally embracing it. We found out at your well-baby checkup this morning that you weigh 18 lbs. and 13 oz. (guess Mommy's scale was a little off last month!), and are 27 inches long. You are in the 25% for weight and 10% for length. Small and cuddly- and just perfect, in my opinion!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjziC32UBuQZ5e3zstaBFGTsS94bGckEQ2ynpG5R2hms8XyqYW8o0B8HfI5PZqpiRSeelgiocsNgYX4jiJDldVsSTQb-BPGXOyot6J25t29Z4KnIp_1nZMx28-pds_vpbm3rJ-GPJ-67Q/s1600/IMG_2345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjziC32UBuQZ5e3zstaBFGTsS94bGckEQ2ynpG5R2hms8XyqYW8o0B8HfI5PZqpiRSeelgiocsNgYX4jiJDldVsSTQb-BPGXOyot6J25t29Z4KnIp_1nZMx28-pds_vpbm3rJ-GPJ-67Q/s400/IMG_2345.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;">You are our sweetest little treasure on this earth, Cooper Boy! Daddy and I sometimes say that we feel like such weirdos- we could sit and stare at you forever. I love watching you play and learn new things. You have a few quirks, which isn't surprising. You love kissing your reflection- it's most funny when you kiss your reflection on the glass door front of the oven. You will just stand there giving yourself a big, open-mouth kiss. You are silly! But you seem to always find any reflective surface and make sure to check out how cute you are- the glass doors on the TV cabinet, your shiny toys, and the mirror at the doctor's office, to name a few. You are also pretty into chewing. Earlier in the month, I noticed teeth marks the whole way around your crib! You've also chewed up all four sides of the coffee table! I thought I was raising a boy and not a little beaver!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O0xeyrFROUxudJ88dMxNWiM0xW_-IRZQoRk4bD6BTzkoQ0Rq4c6IKbVxGYVsqB16eLDSHLvUso-0owZhz6Z2HJ3lsBnhqy3ssxVYyfh5FsUTagx0rq8v2IDGnpTSfYB2dAARXaFP_ec/s1600/IMG_2400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O0xeyrFROUxudJ88dMxNWiM0xW_-IRZQoRk4bD6BTzkoQ0Rq4c6IKbVxGYVsqB16eLDSHLvUso-0owZhz6Z2HJ3lsBnhqy3ssxVYyfh5FsUTagx0rq8v2IDGnpTSfYB2dAARXaFP_ec/s400/IMG_2400.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Your favorite toys seem to be the things that aren't really toys- iphones, car keys, computer cords, and the remote control are your FAVORITES! Coopy, you are turning into a little man already! Those "toys" are off limits though, so you are happy to settle for spatulas, whisks, and crushed up water bottles.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoA5jREa2x4agaRM-hTXm8p05xyHhPJ355KO_0TT90KS_DJNdSx65HPWlC9hPYED4s6AiybP8l_ARRyd4EJ0QEyaLRilT-vpLC5tvqWOKUS_LUlMPGy9WRA4xDVTNAO3My08M7Sbjm3Xw/s1600/IMG_2452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoA5jREa2x4agaRM-hTXm8p05xyHhPJ355KO_0TT90KS_DJNdSx65HPWlC9hPYED4s6AiybP8l_ARRyd4EJ0QEyaLRilT-vpLC5tvqWOKUS_LUlMPGy9WRA4xDVTNAO3My08M7Sbjm3Xw/s400/IMG_2452.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We've let you try a few "finger foods" this month. So far, you seem pretty unimpressed. I put some cut up avocados and bananas on your tray one day and you looked at me like, "what the heck is this?!" A few minutes later, I watched as you sneakily tried to hide or dispose of those yucky foods by sticking them in your lap! A few things that you HAVE enjoyed are fresh watermelon and cantaloupe, noodles, a baguette, and a fruit popsicle. It's funny now, doing the things I thought I'd never do with a baby- like giving you a popsicle, but it seemed to feel good on your teething gums, so oh well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ02vEXp4wRZepgLW4XabP_OPakfN4An-MKm0n3IeauZx_mDpNSq30dhy5itXgXa1JV_k6DbGXfGKAEtHZKnRbpU5wUAHYQXjpTZ58cQiSkpatUQyoG2H-bBqqDuI5smwxenGhXEN7OFU/s1600/IMG_2354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ02vEXp4wRZepgLW4XabP_OPakfN4An-MKm0n3IeauZx_mDpNSq30dhy5itXgXa1JV_k6DbGXfGKAEtHZKnRbpU5wUAHYQXjpTZ58cQiSkpatUQyoG2H-bBqqDuI5smwxenGhXEN7OFU/s400/IMG_2354.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">We have been to the doctor a lot this month- you've had 2 ear infections (one time it was a double ear infection) and have had some trouble with asthma. I hate it that you haven't been feeling well, but you handle it like such a champ. We occasionally have to do a breathing treatment for you, which you love because you get to watch Praise Baby, and I love because I get to snuggle with you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAXCc7-YkfYiNy4iA2c_ePcv6MhUBnGMP9jnAYqX8PPo419EmAZxhyphenhyphenUHc0kq_ZSLEh9AlqQ_ND-XH1lnR17q24hopNL7Dj9ZgGvBVy_OmqdkhfKbP8QKPR4m8m8mDifdK2ihnWWiCYBs/s1600/IMG_2480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAXCc7-YkfYiNy4iA2c_ePcv6MhUBnGMP9jnAYqX8PPo419EmAZxhyphenhyphenUHc0kq_ZSLEh9AlqQ_ND-XH1lnR17q24hopNL7Dj9ZgGvBVy_OmqdkhfKbP8QKPR4m8m8mDifdK2ihnWWiCYBs/s400/IMG_2480.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>At Jack's birthday party, you played with balloons for the first time. You crawled around and tried to gather as many as you could and would cry when we'd try to get you untangled. Lucky for you, Jack let you take one home, which you loved!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2Pr5hOgMJX1UJGuqpTLYzw_fyuON6oSmBO2nkvqIF4FhQSqc85iTyOQWJdOQ-CFT69tpWXDjxnsC-hMuYhUA1XlkWkgaJSt3fMx4djNdvuLBK0Pu1T4ugr7pEtSaBlnMgS_lQMT8-XU/s1600/IMG_2498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2Pr5hOgMJX1UJGuqpTLYzw_fyuON6oSmBO2nkvqIF4FhQSqc85iTyOQWJdOQ-CFT69tpWXDjxnsC-hMuYhUA1XlkWkgaJSt3fMx4djNdvuLBK0Pu1T4ugr7pEtSaBlnMgS_lQMT8-XU/s400/IMG_2498.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I love to watch you observe and learn new things. You are a little sponge and are learning all the time! During the afternoon, the sun shines through the window on the front door to the house and makes little shapes and rainbows on the rug. You love to sit there trying to grasp for the light. I love it! Do you know that your name means "lighthouse," Cooper? It's no wonder that you are so attracted to the light!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7F5_Sl6uf-yDtEAzr1GtMB8U3MmqvqWNESaTeS1ysImkJM3N6zLVb7OUojmCSQZZfexNuSSVAVIaXWxDjCnZAcro8WDhHvDQhhVjkmKOWPWL4tWoB0PUHAScXi33LIGQgNGxcF0Pz9-I/s1600/IMG_2532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7F5_Sl6uf-yDtEAzr1GtMB8U3MmqvqWNESaTeS1ysImkJM3N6zLVb7OUojmCSQZZfexNuSSVAVIaXWxDjCnZAcro8WDhHvDQhhVjkmKOWPWL4tWoB0PUHAScXi33LIGQgNGxcF0Pz9-I/s400/IMG_2532.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You haven't been feeling great for a few weeks out of this month, so we've let you watch some of your videos- Baby Einstein and Praise Baby. I'm not sure which part you like best- seeing the babies in the video playing or hearing the singing. Either way, you will sit on the floor (or in your saucer) and be pretty content to watch for a few minutes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6jhZhEBCcvjg5Lx0UiYvkj02q4iCJZLQK4riq5BBv833xvKT4nGgM16LaOphaHHCRJjozgVWEQuL39DJTOCdV7Td9yETvPiRBLHdQIJKS0guHyReJlvdAgNhImEFT1dqSCy5215ZwTg/s1600/IMG_2535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6jhZhEBCcvjg5Lx0UiYvkj02q4iCJZLQK4riq5BBv833xvKT4nGgM16LaOphaHHCRJjozgVWEQuL39DJTOCdV7Td9yETvPiRBLHdQIJKS0guHyReJlvdAgNhImEFT1dqSCy5215ZwTg/s400/IMG_2535.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I seriously am so obsessed with your cheeks! All I want to do is kiss them! It works out well because you love being kissed. You get very relaxed and press your cheeks into our lips, while we shower you with kisses. I pray that you always know how dearly you are loved!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7PbpT_k3jRyfB3vNX0DmFPrArGhe5ZmlUKwcz9WFISPhYkQSRLQ4zCOtR9O0yLeioyetLKNx1byPEf5x4rmN0-LLl20K8KwbZxPzTxuj_9oc-T-vGYtg5ioTv1GQIWxKL5NfRYuqa2I/s1600/IMG_2545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7PbpT_k3jRyfB3vNX0DmFPrArGhe5ZmlUKwcz9WFISPhYkQSRLQ4zCOtR9O0yLeioyetLKNx1byPEf5x4rmN0-LLl20K8KwbZxPzTxuj_9oc-T-vGYtg5ioTv1GQIWxKL5NfRYuqa2I/s400/IMG_2545.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Coopy Boy, you have gotten so mobile! You've been crawling and pulling up for a while now, but your "cruising" has really taken off. You are a fast little man as you walk along the edge of the coffee table! A few times this month, you have gotten pretty bold and stood without holding onto anything for a few seconds. I like to see you challenging yourself! Who knows, but I don't think it will be that much longer before you take your first steps. Here you are after having yanked all the books off the bookshelf (notice that the bottom shelf has already been permanently cleared off!) Your other favorite thing to get into is magazines- you love to shred them to pieces! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls8YWGoVHCdQ9G-xOe1RRApbaBs1R8RIliBImbXR4YIZcKqCElkRY1UiUeqCt4K55JURX80SBII7ifuZ69lQskBn-OooKJ7vbujg4LreuFVeBES43VXb9JURYB6hnm-8MHzQAFttDdq4/s1600/IMG_2566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls8YWGoVHCdQ9G-xOe1RRApbaBs1R8RIliBImbXR4YIZcKqCElkRY1UiUeqCt4K55JURX80SBII7ifuZ69lQskBn-OooKJ7vbujg4LreuFVeBES43VXb9JURYB6hnm-8MHzQAFttDdq4/s400/IMG_2566.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh Cooper Hudson, I could just eat you up. Sometimes it makes me just cry thinking about how blessed we are to have a sweet boy like you. I love being your Mommy, and it is such a gift to get to spend my days with you, little love. Happy 9 months!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7L8hf1KbxOL6dWyxy9BbZjVfAcWAnOG6_ahuZWWYThNvVVa_Eo1QhRkcf3kAyDCDQZWauZ9ORHMvHz1vDbdzaW_sMvTgtXrsdYYCMmy2elFsu76zO9yLwvlavxHoHIrbSQLhChjNowE/s1600/IMG_2520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7L8hf1KbxOL6dWyxy9BbZjVfAcWAnOG6_ahuZWWYThNvVVa_Eo1QhRkcf3kAyDCDQZWauZ9ORHMvHz1vDbdzaW_sMvTgtXrsdYYCMmy2elFsu76zO9yLwvlavxHoHIrbSQLhChjNowE/s400/IMG_2520.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-3886362068376768842011-07-12T11:48:00.000-07:002011-07-12T11:48:56.244-07:00Brisket TacosBrisket tacos have quickly become an Allen family favorite. Perhaps it is Todd's Memphis roots calling out for pork. Maybe it's my intense desire to find a slow cooker recipe that actually <i>tastes</i> as good as it <i>sounds. </i>At any rate, I would have to say that we are quite fond of brisket tacos in this household.<div><br />
</div><div>We ate these last night and boy were they good! In fact, I've got another round marinating in the crock pot now, getting ready to go to the Knighton's house for dinner- and Binkley's, if you are reading this, you can expect them next week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKanT5Dc-Y4Ri3m8lDBu3W3Og3yMZO0LR-8-QstCE5wEgz4m62g2cluJL9D0ZUcIAjLXGduYkz36JY6hIMr3-15TbbLM31SZz8Qt-fEmMAu3z3rPlQdBKbFhhfepoy_LoJ3PE1DiVO5wk/s1600/IMG_4915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKanT5Dc-Y4Ri3m8lDBu3W3Og3yMZO0LR-8-QstCE5wEgz4m62g2cluJL9D0ZUcIAjLXGduYkz36JY6hIMr3-15TbbLM31SZz8Qt-fEmMAu3z3rPlQdBKbFhhfepoy_LoJ3PE1DiVO5wk/s400/IMG_4915.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm really not trying to toot my own horn or anything (toot toot!), because all I did was follow a recipe. A recipe that goes like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Brisket Tacos</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 bone-in-pork roast</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 jar HEB green tomatillo salsa</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Salt, Pepper, Cumin to taste</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Put all ingredients in the crock pot on low all day or on high for 4-5 hours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Take out meat and shred with a fork. You will not believe how juicy and tender it is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Serve rolled up in a tortilla (I used whole wheat), with guacamole, and Monterrey Jack</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now how's<i> that </i>easy peasy dinner!</div><div><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-4629092614231407502011-06-29T13:27:00.000-07:002011-06-29T13:27:08.573-07:008 MonthsHoly moly, Coop! You are the big 8 months today! I am going to stop saying, "I can't believe you are x-months old" each month, because I am just going to have to get used to the fact that you are growing up way to fast! Just look at how huge you are!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyU3NdcTJcp1aZeNMB0VX5zyO-tFkXu7EM6O9cA2xeFT0xUm5vJj4GX_2sQNxpTcwxcxsxu5MG-CTC8Mt8nsT1fWFLtGvzGKQBOIp3G5ZdH3uMHVUUlRHDMT6QPSyCRNziQhEp1fUqAQ/s1600/IMG_2314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyU3NdcTJcp1aZeNMB0VX5zyO-tFkXu7EM6O9cA2xeFT0xUm5vJj4GX_2sQNxpTcwxcxsxu5MG-CTC8Mt8nsT1fWFLtGvzGKQBOIp3G5ZdH3uMHVUUlRHDMT6QPSyCRNziQhEp1fUqAQ/s400/IMG_2314.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I weighed you this morning and you are exactly 19 lbs. You probably carry most of that weight in your adorably rolly thighs or your cute fluffy cheeks. People always seem to notice your kissable cheeks and your bright, blue eyes.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf31NEXNYLePYbEydrNEa0F6VeOBuP5M2N24oP43CK4Pxi-D6CQnV0hllyBKldKTmtI0AgDjWRfec7F1dp6CgjOLWBSzF3_rVpIVe1p2emQ6xI1uFGpEzyKTa0EDsQjVvsPjrVPOVcg3I/s1600/IMG_2276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf31NEXNYLePYbEydrNEa0F6VeOBuP5M2N24oP43CK4Pxi-D6CQnV0hllyBKldKTmtI0AgDjWRfec7F1dp6CgjOLWBSzF3_rVpIVe1p2emQ6xI1uFGpEzyKTa0EDsQjVvsPjrVPOVcg3I/s400/IMG_2276.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This month you have become obsessed with your teddy bear, Bobo. We sing a little made-up song about Bobo the Bear before we go to sleep, and then we hand Bobo over to you to cuddle with. Each time you see Bobo, you get the biggest smile, wrap your arms around him, and bury your face into Bobo's chest. It's the cutest thing! He's definitely replaced Sophie as your favorite toy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIm2O7-qZkdl0RD333RaXlpg0apIqx3PUIduJvgrIkuCJDxiklOpx1H2_eF6Li2itz2vDEy6kOqAa089-tTziy2u2FZnq0UsgY6p6nKaKPq1l0Z7tFUEVWpDgWy0qhpZXKXhppeX-_-LU/s1600/IMG_2034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIm2O7-qZkdl0RD333RaXlpg0apIqx3PUIduJvgrIkuCJDxiklOpx1H2_eF6Li2itz2vDEy6kOqAa089-tTziy2u2FZnq0UsgY6p6nKaKPq1l0Z7tFUEVWpDgWy0qhpZXKXhppeX-_-LU/s400/IMG_2034.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We still have no complaints about your sleeping patterns- you LOVE to sleep! You would take 3 naps every day if I let you, but I'm trying to keep it to only 2 naps a day. This month we played with your routine a little bit, so now you wake up around 7:30 or 8 am (bless you, Cooper!) and go to bed around 8:30 pm, with a morning and afternoon nap. You eat 5 bottles a day and ideally eat 3 "meals" a day. Maybe that explains those thunder thighs! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDguitAfSsdUIxw_XIDhGaNUaemE7vqVhNr3I-HsJm2SgYjxAbpTfDBFJBAJwczYF9OVJW1U9_AKgMKhlPADdhmQNV3630U2AY0pnQV0V-iL7ytGSzT3B3GQQhpUwKe47Q1UDQq6bBPY/s1600/IMG_2042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDguitAfSsdUIxw_XIDhGaNUaemE7vqVhNr3I-HsJm2SgYjxAbpTfDBFJBAJwczYF9OVJW1U9_AKgMKhlPADdhmQNV3630U2AY0pnQV0V-iL7ytGSzT3B3GQQhpUwKe47Q1UDQq6bBPY/s400/IMG_2042.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You aren't wild about veggies, but you LOVE fruit! Bananas and apples are your favorites. I think you've got a bit of a sweet tooth. Wonder where you got that from! You also started self feeding a bit this month. As soon as we pull out the tube of Puffs, you get the most excited look on your face! I am convinced that you would eat Puffs all day long if we let you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9rHK9EhxbENhsaft2JyPNX45tcfVfJjlJ2_TMYR7fur-yCowYxI2V1eKADAbMGgXBbf-DM_86lR8MeSyjAFrNsbbLt1QRQXWYSibKX83epgLlU7cc1FysiOf3yX-QyMSnwb0HtGiPCY/s1600/IMG_2044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9rHK9EhxbENhsaft2JyPNX45tcfVfJjlJ2_TMYR7fur-yCowYxI2V1eKADAbMGgXBbf-DM_86lR8MeSyjAFrNsbbLt1QRQXWYSibKX83epgLlU7cc1FysiOf3yX-QyMSnwb0HtGiPCY/s400/IMG_2044.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This month, you have grown leaps and bounds in terms of mobility. You are all over the place- pulling up on everything and crawling all over the house! You love to explore, as long as you can still see Mama from wherever you are. It's funny to watch you take off to check something out, and then turn around when you are halfway to your destination to make sure that you can still see Mama or Daddy! I love your curious little heart and can't wait for the fun adventures that we are going to have, Cooper Boy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWZ9fL1Krqkq1m8LGJackdS5OlqNAruXsX_UZbSYB5qM3ScQfOFsopG3-vhaxm2aNhdwHXbIEkC1CUoPOyluG0kjf44FXls1GuaFBvF4QdXOcl4Yw6uYpnRUYO8R43I5CFuE3gELCEd4/s1600/IMG_2292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWZ9fL1Krqkq1m8LGJackdS5OlqNAruXsX_UZbSYB5qM3ScQfOFsopG3-vhaxm2aNhdwHXbIEkC1CUoPOyluG0kjf44FXls1GuaFBvF4QdXOcl4Yw6uYpnRUYO8R43I5CFuE3gELCEd4/s400/IMG_2292.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of your favorite spots to explore is the dishwasher while I am unloading dishes. You love to pull up and shimmy your belly up onto the dishwasher to see if you can find a spoon to play with. I love it, although I am still getting used to having a baby underfoot while I am cooking in the kitchen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jKPPVn-R0Ymap9PKyHTJIzlbM4QW_laYuqBDor9IeFLAsfo8g1xA1QmC__TtVDXyBUB06fleNiCgvIdvBHrDHYsKRpYQsNDwm76GBvdbVka6pIIlM_l4yMlO1gR9ag7moc5o0QMvN_4/s1600/IMG_2072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jKPPVn-R0Ymap9PKyHTJIzlbM4QW_laYuqBDor9IeFLAsfo8g1xA1QmC__TtVDXyBUB06fleNiCgvIdvBHrDHYsKRpYQsNDwm76GBvdbVka6pIIlM_l4yMlO1gR9ag7moc5o0QMvN_4/s400/IMG_2072.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>It has been super hot in Waco this summer, so we take you out to the pool at least once a week to cool off. You love being in the water and aren't bothered at all by all of the big kids who splash you. Last week 4 or 5 ten-year-old girls swam to you and wanted to talk to you and play with you the entire time we were at the pool! I can't believe how you are already attracting the girls, Coopy!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrp6XqFIswmdtuYcYvKn9x4gcf80sLXTnjogAHtZ4U3_LS3YARBvS02vA6xf5XBAB9lKNU6cLZk_i3EQ2YrzEBi4qHRqvoMeV7ByNFRHogfacepvYHHcXhJthf9BIS_AGaz7ttFQ1mlU4/s1600/IMG_2081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrp6XqFIswmdtuYcYvKn9x4gcf80sLXTnjogAHtZ4U3_LS3YARBvS02vA6xf5XBAB9lKNU6cLZk_i3EQ2YrzEBi4qHRqvoMeV7ByNFRHogfacepvYHHcXhJthf9BIS_AGaz7ttFQ1mlU4/s400/IMG_2081.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Your first two teeth broke through this month. Woohoo! You look like such a big boy with those two pearly whites growing up! Getting those first two teeth was more difficult than I expected- they popped up and then went down, and you were VERY fussy. You worked so hard for those two teeth, baby boy. One of these days we will give you a steak to show you how proud of you we are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pjQ3aTX4JSFcE1Jl4Rvf5LP28zkgelFovbkGAowmZV6Zw73VbGlSN530EAiDyAoZgzEv5WKRtFUVlcLOiJFadjXSerBs99ioqkRgnEUVvjmtDb_KdcxeYaajpi_bsEYydbb4gOGIZQQ/s1600/IMG_2154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pjQ3aTX4JSFcE1Jl4Rvf5LP28zkgelFovbkGAowmZV6Zw73VbGlSN530EAiDyAoZgzEv5WKRtFUVlcLOiJFadjXSerBs99ioqkRgnEUVvjmtDb_KdcxeYaajpi_bsEYydbb4gOGIZQQ/s400/IMG_2154.JPG" width="266" /></a></div> A few days ago we noticed that you would mimic us sometimes. You will repeat "mama" or "babababa," slap your hand down on the coffee table, or do a really loud yell as you mimic us. Wow! I am amazed at the new things that you are learning every day! You still love blowing raspberries and will often stick your tongue out like a little lizard! Baby Coop, you are, without a doubt, the cutest and happiest baby I have ever seen!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBUGuzyOQGVEPNCoFuXGhNAlw7lpLiXNxaaycZ_rxgYAlagV5gyft1Wu660bZRNtsAqI3nCqhpVRHx4lT1tEs-57IdwVDY-2BKIDJAcWB8IlA0GZeRT1V2Rmyx0zHumNPqD3FB-Y-eDk/s1600/IMG_2144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBUGuzyOQGVEPNCoFuXGhNAlw7lpLiXNxaaycZ_rxgYAlagV5gyft1Wu660bZRNtsAqI3nCqhpVRHx4lT1tEs-57IdwVDY-2BKIDJAcWB8IlA0GZeRT1V2Rmyx0zHumNPqD3FB-Y-eDk/s400/IMG_2144.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You had a random week this month where you were really into the paci. It was so weird. I tried and tried to get you to take it for MONTHS, and you wanted nothing to do with it. Then one night, you saw Clara sucking hers at Lifegroup and crawled over, took it from her mouth, and put it in yours. You crawled around the rest of the night sucking on HER paci! So, for a week, you wanted a paci, but as soon as the week was over, you were over it. Sometimes I just can't figure you out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBUGuzyOQGVEPNCoFuXGhNAlw7lpLiXNxaaycZ_rxgYAlagV5gyft1Wu660bZRNtsAqI3nCqhpVRHx4lT1tEs-57IdwVDY-2BKIDJAcWB8IlA0GZeRT1V2Rmyx0zHumNPqD3FB-Y-eDk/s1600/IMG_2144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3oR_dFiioN-P1dSt9OJWCezbQwNbUcZkLz_yu33RjWzhB0XRsNqq0q5GhMZrKT_rtww3t-jKs8RelP5yfGxWGaVnMZLppPcNnPu03H0bw3pDQEGFJHP8WA1PyNwSKhAd_81QUyH8ELM/s1600/IMG_2070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3oR_dFiioN-P1dSt9OJWCezbQwNbUcZkLz_yu33RjWzhB0XRsNqq0q5GhMZrKT_rtww3t-jKs8RelP5yfGxWGaVnMZLppPcNnPu03H0bw3pDQEGFJHP8WA1PyNwSKhAd_81QUyH8ELM/s400/IMG_2070.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Daddy and I took you to the swings at Mountainview Park a few weeks ago and you had the best time! I wondered why we had never taken you before. You love all things that seem "adventurous," like swinging and being tossed in the air by Daddy. We continually pray for you to be a boy with courage and adventure in his heart!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqg6WXFNY0NtCTMXQ1s-gR-zr3OPp4_DdgUlAf35xa6tJjb4zZiwhIbEOLVVxWMZRVNpnQvXmFKUHkm246AOaR1mHd82Sc4Bjcb5ZqQRP5pwvgrAHgEyRBULXAcigSaPWV2c9ZWReanQ/s1600/IMG_2177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqg6WXFNY0NtCTMXQ1s-gR-zr3OPp4_DdgUlAf35xa6tJjb4zZiwhIbEOLVVxWMZRVNpnQvXmFKUHkm246AOaR1mHd82Sc4Bjcb5ZqQRP5pwvgrAHgEyRBULXAcigSaPWV2c9ZWReanQ/s400/IMG_2177.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We went to the Mayborn Museum for the first time last week with Blake and Oak. Clearly, you had a blast riding the camel in the Egypt exhibit.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIy3OXn7UHi7-PPB1uF_VuvyknPTSUUXCuGbG-YkCjNoHre1SSgGNzxs0arWPlAV3NMvPV8IeOIxMShS_aS86O154Q2vJ8NAyXTMsBLcmNS979IpqPQX6OuglDVdztghpaUGASuheFow/s1600/IMG_2296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIy3OXn7UHi7-PPB1uF_VuvyknPTSUUXCuGbG-YkCjNoHre1SSgGNzxs0arWPlAV3NMvPV8IeOIxMShS_aS86O154Q2vJ8NAyXTMsBLcmNS979IpqPQX6OuglDVdztghpaUGASuheFow/s400/IMG_2296.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You love your little buddies so much, Coop! I hope you always love people the way that you do now- you are always so happy to see your friends and you make sure to smile at all of the little old ladies who come and tickle your feet at the grocery store. The other day I walked past the window to the childcare at the gym, and you were practically hyperventilating trying to get a hold of a little baby in a carrier. The sweet teacher was trying to hold you back because you were just thrilled to have a new little person to play with. You're such a nut, and I love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFzUnAEb-RqA3p0iqWew-Y273zqhu6XqOYfb8dl-ZrUgqpUdtta77MJgVrZf0ckVgj_s6Nw-h_UNGifeD-A9hHCJinVcdHzKghbbJUFRcFGO9dUwWLWq-XETJ90EhnUgoqyKGvagY6ag/s1600/IMG_2307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFzUnAEb-RqA3p0iqWew-Y273zqhu6XqOYfb8dl-ZrUgqpUdtta77MJgVrZf0ckVgj_s6Nw-h_UNGifeD-A9hHCJinVcdHzKghbbJUFRcFGO9dUwWLWq-XETJ90EhnUgoqyKGvagY6ag/s400/IMG_2307.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I love you so much, Cooper Bear. You are the biggest blessing that I could ever imagine. I know that life existed before you were here, but it just seems so incomplete! I thank God every day that He picked ME to be YOUR Mommy. You are my sweetest little treasure, and I love you Cooper Hudson!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K0X70E3ynJD6IuGr0gD1x64BvSbR1OscyIUF3ISLGtcnE-9bwJdHoCKpIl-_ptO3Lv74J3IcXgBM1tXJdbrMZ-EY6Snfv7ju4N2GOaCa23EKmUzIPoBkVFHZVmZFqXcMUx2Uv-kt9Qo/s1600/IMG_2272_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K0X70E3ynJD6IuGr0gD1x64BvSbR1OscyIUF3ISLGtcnE-9bwJdHoCKpIl-_ptO3Lv74J3IcXgBM1tXJdbrMZ-EY6Snfv7ju4N2GOaCa23EKmUzIPoBkVFHZVmZFqXcMUx2Uv-kt9Qo/s400/IMG_2272_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-69524499835868943842011-06-14T11:21:00.000-07:002011-06-14T11:21:07.470-07:00Heavenly Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three years ago, today, this handsome man came off the market for good. I feel like I've struck gold with him! No one else can make me laugh as joyfully, challenge me as faithfully, ruffle my feathers are frequently, see my weaknesses as transparently, and then still want to climb in bed with me at the end of the night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_4Ci0zJpU357uRHjxDetGUhBZ2FPMm_ZPa2MZ0cD86YSUwue7zg2ei5H_JcCnsGLG52qfQScxM9Kjb3r6Q4G_9qT8O2hJ1FJkmiYM6T0Fv3BJy3RWuvM__BYURGz6ucXvcZXDoN0nW0/s1600/Nelson_Allen_1150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_4Ci0zJpU357uRHjxDetGUhBZ2FPMm_ZPa2MZ0cD86YSUwue7zg2ei5H_JcCnsGLG52qfQScxM9Kjb3r6Q4G_9qT8O2hJ1FJkmiYM6T0Fv3BJy3RWuvM__BYURGz6ucXvcZXDoN0nW0/s400/Nelson_Allen_1150.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our first dance as husband and wife was to Patty Griffin's 'Heavenly Day.' The newness of the song and the memories of that first dance still haven't worn off. I will always remember how magical Ridgewood Country Club looked with all of those drapes tented over us, and how surreal it felt to be attending <i>my</i><i> own wedding</i>, and how much joyful anticipation was in my heart just thinking about our honeymoon and the years to come.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Marriage has definitely not been the easiest thing I've ever done, nor has it been the hardest (that was maybe childbirth!) It has had it's ups and downs, as we knew that it would, even as we approached our June wedding. Perhaps that is why our first song seemed so appropriate. The valleys in our marriage have been pretty low, but the mountaintops have been incredible, empowering, and faith building. At the end of the day, I am beyond thankful for my strong and loving husband to just sit with and enjoy life. Happy Anniversary, Babe!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">"Heavenly Day" by Patty Griffin</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, heavenly day</div><div style="text-align: left;">All the clouds blew away</div><div style="text-align: left;">Got no trouble today with anyone</div><div style="text-align: left;">The smile on your face, I live only to see</div><div style="text-align: left;">It's enough for me, baby, it's enough for me</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh heavenly day, heavenly day, heavenly day</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tomorrow may rain with sorrow</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a little time we can borrow</div><div style="text-align: left;">Forget all our troubles in these moments so few</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh because right now is the only thing </div><div style="text-align: left;">That we really have to do </div><div style="text-align: left;">Is have ourselves a heavenly day, heavenly day</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lay here and watch the trees sway</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh can't see no other way, no way, no way</div><div style="text-align: left;">Heavenly day, heavenly day, heavenly day</div><div style="text-align: left;">No one at my shoulder bringing me fears</div><div style="text-align: left;">Got no cloud up above me bringing me tears</div><div style="text-align: left;">Got nothing to tell you, I've got nothing much to say</div><div style="text-align: left;">Only I'm glad to be here with you </div><div style="text-align: left;">On this heavenly, heavenly, heavenly, heavenly, heavenly day</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-81338161574657777552011-06-09T13:13:00.000-07:002011-06-09T13:13:45.166-07:00I NEED This.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey... can someone buy me this? Or make one for me, at least?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbojewBIHcNppbPQISl6ZxYfJgvQlyL-3v3z0eMsqP8OwiYcY9IJw48WvIfcLla41peFDbsM8gXCzM5CEeXEGrSupviuFSMgINeVal6VbaSThwl7Qz1q_RF7qx2lhBCjzxOTFeBVfLss/s1600/baby-mop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbojewBIHcNppbPQISl6ZxYfJgvQlyL-3v3z0eMsqP8OwiYcY9IJw48WvIfcLla41peFDbsM8gXCzM5CEeXEGrSupviuFSMgINeVal6VbaSThwl7Qz1q_RF7qx2lhBCjzxOTFeBVfLss/s400/baby-mop.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now that I've got a crawler, I am suddenly aware of how gross my floors are. Cooper was crawling around the other day and had two huge wads of dust bunnies in each hand. Sick! And today, I am about 50% sure that he had a little dried up worm in his mouth. Why, Cooper, WHY?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He's not too young to start doing some chores, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, how cute is that baby? He reminds me of the cutie baby from the "Babies" documentary.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-71688559058096665162011-06-07T12:45:00.000-07:002011-06-07T12:45:47.820-07:00Arkansas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple of weeks ago we took a fun vacation with Todd's family to Mt. Ida, Arkansas. We stayed in a very cute and very rustic cabin in the woods and really had a great time! It was Cooper's longest road trip to date (7 hours) and he did amazing! I mean, look at this kid- who really looks THAT refreshed after a 7 hour road trip? Cooper. Maybe it's because I kept him happy with my awesome road trip playlist, or my never ending chorus of songs from summer camp. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegAUtcseHhERZMqGS6-nMLGH3s5N_kpjettTp2acqtTIYcxWpUyYRu1Qe_HY80gsHK48LxiNT_i5gJjXvP76zJL-CPWllIea3CEnW125YNaCDO4HCYKS0626utQ46z_sAO4uftulTW0k/s1600/IMG_1837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegAUtcseHhERZMqGS6-nMLGH3s5N_kpjettTp2acqtTIYcxWpUyYRu1Qe_HY80gsHK48LxiNT_i5gJjXvP76zJL-CPWllIea3CEnW125YNaCDO4HCYKS0626utQ46z_sAO4uftulTW0k/s400/IMG_1837.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Nevertheless, I love these boys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5g5-59WN_HtASAFvyv2TedtjTzJgU0yO_Tki-yeie2Ul23BqqI_gUN34c6GPkpXXQTU9hvh0y3ZLLzcpBt5YznSV6jNHj70EqHfaa9JWfPGU5N5evU3pE_6aDbcNV9w16fkZWYRJb7fI/s1600/IMG_1849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5g5-59WN_HtASAFvyv2TedtjTzJgU0yO_Tki-yeie2Ul23BqqI_gUN34c6GPkpXXQTU9hvh0y3ZLLzcpBt5YznSV6jNHj70EqHfaa9JWfPGU5N5evU3pE_6aDbcNV9w16fkZWYRJb7fI/s400/IMG_1849.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cooper got all kinds of practice crawling on the hardwood floors. Before this trip, I think he was scared of hardwood, because at our house, he always would stop crawling as soon as the carpet would end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcAz0_ySRJvzg-IZnL4BIiCpK6oXyP00YuyFAtHzETI_1_M-6ytVETPfRxEbyDtS_l0MlJ0zPlWJgI9jxbUWErTwRwfUVddIeW8OSfW2h2OiWd_rgnN4_6btYN8_nNgOyh4j191ADlrE/s1600/IMG_1854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcAz0_ySRJvzg-IZnL4BIiCpK6oXyP00YuyFAtHzETI_1_M-6ytVETPfRxEbyDtS_l0MlJ0zPlWJgI9jxbUWErTwRwfUVddIeW8OSfW2h2OiWd_rgnN4_6btYN8_nNgOyh4j191ADlrE/s400/IMG_1854.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>We took lots of trips to the creek down the road to stick our toes in the water. How cute are the Atkinsons? I am incredibly blessed to have outstanding in-laws. Kelly is an amazing mom- if you know her, you will have to ask her about how she rescued her entire family (minus Blake) and Ellie's beloved Lambie from their overturned canoe on our canoe adventure!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8YY_b1LS1A-pC4L90_HYB7iQaHRv9tvyPKbpzHbJ5bVZ8PzCaKJmZO4ATbes-VfPCfK2XvIYUzn4rQYEH_GpBenfuH0JGqzpnLxWFID5PFRLYnIWwzOQL8RQkJefkweK9KwCnNNYqR8/s1600/IMG_1864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8YY_b1LS1A-pC4L90_HYB7iQaHRv9tvyPKbpzHbJ5bVZ8PzCaKJmZO4ATbes-VfPCfK2XvIYUzn4rQYEH_GpBenfuH0JGqzpnLxWFID5PFRLYnIWwzOQL8RQkJefkweK9KwCnNNYqR8/s400/IMG_1864.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We spent one day in Hot Springs about an hour away. We ate yummy fish tacos at The Bleu Monkey, and then Todd and I strolled along Bath House Row. We had to make sure to get a manly looking picture of the guys since I sure did drag them through multiple antique stores!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACSYLOjhNJFHSVDCf2PGU-R5ag6Cv5QK5nwHHAnX6LuCDjBGJIFgdNqchN2vSIu9s7-V7cLNQ8A8CPUwxeWvNI3TLUCjpMM0JDIUKPV2GhqCZ-2Bf9BIfvD2mzvvsuVFinpuRNVwck1s/s1600/IMG_1886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACSYLOjhNJFHSVDCf2PGU-R5ag6Cv5QK5nwHHAnX6LuCDjBGJIFgdNqchN2vSIu9s7-V7cLNQ8A8CPUwxeWvNI3TLUCjpMM0JDIUKPV2GhqCZ-2Bf9BIfvD2mzvvsuVFinpuRNVwck1s/s400/IMG_1886.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My pictures are kind of sparse from the trip, but here is what I wish I WOULD HAVE taken photos of...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-The AMAZING meals that everyone helped prepare!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-Watching the fireworks on Memorial Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-Our canoe adventure- my enormous bruise from sliding down the cave, John retrieving our down river canoe, the Atkinson clan safe and sound in their boat, and all the nice "river folk" along the way</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-Fun family game nights </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-And at least ONE good family photo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think we will have to make it happen again next summer!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-61999557593736091482011-06-06T15:07:00.000-07:002011-06-06T15:07:42.945-07:00Lets Go To Luckenbach, Texas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This past weekend, Todd & I took a little weekend anniversary trip to Fredericksburg. My mom was amazing and drove down from Oklahoma to stay with Cooper so that the two of us could get some good quality time with each other. We had a great time (almost conflict free!) just being silly, enjoying each other's company, and not operating on the babe's feeding and nap schedule. Blessing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA08RIDojo_ke0tbcIY0E9QgJetYI2-rm_w102HUzvAyAzVcIiObsHl5MgmvdmBgTfEaR0akqjWGtXEj6f-tEXABR3RbwFgMmgGaJgvdNu_myaXbQNNDXciJETsNNvC8sP2uEuDlCmGiM/s1600/IMG_1916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA08RIDojo_ke0tbcIY0E9QgJetYI2-rm_w102HUzvAyAzVcIiObsHl5MgmvdmBgTfEaR0akqjWGtXEj6f-tEXABR3RbwFgMmgGaJgvdNu_myaXbQNNDXciJETsNNvC8sP2uEuDlCmGiM/s400/IMG_1916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to Fredericksburg Brewery so Todd could get a locally brewed beer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkUXCUXaWg0jtuu10dLCvaOsrOH7e164nAdT2H3f-rHuxQx3AfdaWRG4wwb9ZXW4capmumz9bV234ltqOhjv0jKyyeMFcSXA5nytRUbjGylkY4uYcbSMQfm7S6E6pPYHFnFSw4EXuxxo/s1600/IMG_1928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkUXCUXaWg0jtuu10dLCvaOsrOH7e164nAdT2H3f-rHuxQx3AfdaWRG4wwb9ZXW4capmumz9bV234ltqOhjv0jKyyeMFcSXA5nytRUbjGylkY4uYcbSMQfm7S6E6pPYHFnFSw4EXuxxo/s400/IMG_1928.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to Luckenbach, so we could get a t-shirt and see what all the fuss was about.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUONZ2Y_aL6EckqmwItU2YEQYRWAXv-kV8JeyfOyey5Ols31t83WXcVDOWH2H2pqy9z23g1VX8SSnk266wIy5NcK4ygwz6T9PfFksH-ebT2rDfuKja-gZrD6qnQwhRCZi0fhGlHwPe6Q/s1600/IMG_1925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUONZ2Y_aL6EckqmwItU2YEQYRWAXv-kV8JeyfOyey5Ols31t83WXcVDOWH2H2pqy9z23g1VX8SSnk266wIy5NcK4ygwz6T9PfFksH-ebT2rDfuKja-gZrD6qnQwhRCZi0fhGlHwPe6Q/s400/IMG_1925.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Luckenbach was funny but we liked it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAzou6111fxoiKIphji0fdHfyzqxUQjXO3b4FOK6IXbS3xvI7qV_ZngROxZMHOihs84pAT7LL4WCLnLOktz_IstXPLmMoGAiQibZKLxEUz6Pe-t1EYeDFP4skjYKfTimD42Dw0YI6Gs8/s1600/IMG_1923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAzou6111fxoiKIphji0fdHfyzqxUQjXO3b4FOK6IXbS3xvI7qV_ZngROxZMHOihs84pAT7LL4WCLnLOktz_IstXPLmMoGAiQibZKLxEUz6Pe-t1EYeDFP4skjYKfTimD42Dw0YI6Gs8/s400/IMG_1923.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There were chickens everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNVgrs5tuSl6pqyFAKrcg2XZXEPkPHtbEKAVuw5wuBOWhyphenhyphenfRiLfKOUfm9lXNPhNmIZDcAa4qbYN0pQsDAaA2wMLQypBCaKAymXpuuXSIir9huSno8y_3hXucCRMpHPKlgHOvbfdoSgwo/s1600/IMG_1926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNVgrs5tuSl6pqyFAKrcg2XZXEPkPHtbEKAVuw5wuBOWhyphenhyphenfRiLfKOUfm9lXNPhNmIZDcAa4qbYN0pQsDAaA2wMLQypBCaKAymXpuuXSIir9huSno8y_3hXucCRMpHPKlgHOvbfdoSgwo/s400/IMG_1926.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And this guy was singing "Into the Mystic," so everything felt right about our trip out there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjam-lBLvZkqd3zviXy0AhKAJlgTeEagUExtzkZQbq5s50sjoWL9XFTXoYNOitAEqq6ZJ0Im4LIfslp_JHKyeR70gvTVSD3T2qlsDRPQSoeS3EYWfx8CDR75_ZttZUPuYQvLr8v7npHE94/s1600/IMG_1930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjam-lBLvZkqd3zviXy0AhKAJlgTeEagUExtzkZQbq5s50sjoWL9XFTXoYNOitAEqq6ZJ0Im4LIfslp_JHKyeR70gvTVSD3T2qlsDRPQSoeS3EYWfx8CDR75_ZttZUPuYQvLr8v7npHE94/s400/IMG_1930.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then we drove back to Fredericksburg for our dinner reservations at The Nest. We enjoyed a quiet dinner and talked about things we'd like to do in the upcoming year. And then we also looked at pictures and videos of Coop, because we were badly missing him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WJ5GEuJrrKZtdHVdZpg3rj0AI_23ojpdj8UFa1V7mYY59gxK2FAAD2yAto1PFiEB8XdlG7-khR5YxDC-F0wPqHPqKhUR3vQYAykahSL0D0u4EFFy_4kgefagfzuWEwOX3o1cG6OSMrw/s1600/IMG_1931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WJ5GEuJrrKZtdHVdZpg3rj0AI_23ojpdj8UFa1V7mYY59gxK2FAAD2yAto1PFiEB8XdlG7-khR5YxDC-F0wPqHPqKhUR3vQYAykahSL0D0u4EFFy_4kgefagfzuWEwOX3o1cG6OSMrw/s400/IMG_1931.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We have this same picture for every anniversary. Maybe on our 50th anniversary, I'll make a photo album of all of the cheesy anniversary dinner photos we've taken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv8e7hNGenH8Gh9NsS3ESuUgciIlzVR4TCD5yVmeNjJDiESSB6usL5sGjUuYx56N64k6fRPV8PkBgaUS25Nc4xkQw2Y8vGzO2yBhum-XBKgY8USJFfsnbSoQWdaXEFAi5VhydlLKoKbM/s1600/IMG_1932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv8e7hNGenH8Gh9NsS3ESuUgciIlzVR4TCD5yVmeNjJDiESSB6usL5sGjUuYx56N64k6fRPV8PkBgaUS25Nc4xkQw2Y8vGzO2yBhum-XBKgY8USJFfsnbSoQWdaXEFAi5VhydlLKoKbM/s400/IMG_1932.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We stayed at this little B&B called "Queen Anne." After having breakfast with a really grumpy lady, we decided to go on a negativity fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4ePd2a24TlRJqwzwx5BWSbsc6sMZYpkpBJzjVN3KDWHODt0CSq8FVS75TpPpBwMgnhyTWtJT17MgzfSfc6i3eY4BOhEybtkUjrR2Jd84Y0pY5humMuq0o_Hg_Tl2w8QF3oa-CCBpd0w/s1600/IMG_1934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4ePd2a24TlRJqwzwx5BWSbsc6sMZYpkpBJzjVN3KDWHODt0CSq8FVS75TpPpBwMgnhyTWtJT17MgzfSfc6i3eY4BOhEybtkUjrR2Jd84Y0pY5humMuq0o_Hg_Tl2w8QF3oa-CCBpd0w/s400/IMG_1934.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> On Sarah's recommendation, we went to the Rather Sweet Bakery just off of Main Street.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6bi24TS4AMo1CK_fpMe36xJXEP35z9GEsD6QK35th9yBAkBIunktn6SIP8NgOmyhyDaco-SqLMNS3R2hL1AV7_cgwLruGi3xICwKYFLsNUIzf5YeVOearXGq4_a3X9JdvbRyyXnvTWE/s1600/IMG_1936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6bi24TS4AMo1CK_fpMe36xJXEP35z9GEsD6QK35th9yBAkBIunktn6SIP8NgOmyhyDaco-SqLMNS3R2hL1AV7_cgwLruGi3xICwKYFLsNUIzf5YeVOearXGq4_a3X9JdvbRyyXnvTWE/s400/IMG_1936.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We had the best cinnamon roll of my life! Not super buttery, just really flaky dough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6R86JcqnMGcRbWikIsF5Fcy8ISGXMreH5VHL8VY4DziU-OajNwk4LmNkIYM-kr6UmRsPY5QCAkdgolHUfH1gYgfoZhFvXzvlhLKkPRr7RQclyjOPwknJnBfqGtpENlzaZ1_ScGaJyJ8/s1600/IMG_1937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6R86JcqnMGcRbWikIsF5Fcy8ISGXMreH5VHL8VY4DziU-OajNwk4LmNkIYM-kr6UmRsPY5QCAkdgolHUfH1gYgfoZhFvXzvlhLKkPRr7RQclyjOPwknJnBfqGtpENlzaZ1_ScGaJyJ8/s400/IMG_1937.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After some shopping on Main Street, it was time to hit up the wineries. First was the Fredericksburg Winery. It had the most boring setup, but Todd's favorite wine (Cuvee IV, a good manly wine)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5UG0sDd9wpWR6dg7FG4uaXyvMaz7N4hLpPYEQ6X2jmz5hHYxi7nQ31B-hRkWOin3Rk7NCgeHktT-FW6d8BcfgqacvWamVhAMlpRx5ZQm9PSdpT8ODYUv69kxSe_G5KnTdU_kzz5P_mE/s1600/IMG_1939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5UG0sDd9wpWR6dg7FG4uaXyvMaz7N4hLpPYEQ6X2jmz5hHYxi7nQ31B-hRkWOin3Rk7NCgeHktT-FW6d8BcfgqacvWamVhAMlpRx5ZQm9PSdpT8ODYUv69kxSe_G5KnTdU_kzz5P_mE/s400/IMG_1939.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Next was Grape Creek, which had my favorite wine (Sorreline, a white grape blend)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfF6OXqxFmcaWgG0u6Y4P8LFkj2JMFGkmS1KdjrEvv7pbw6HZ5hIaeUZ0KCzGIdJx2rrWTtBve0myWupD_lxP_24NQ5j_PnmIKXJkNNEdVi6aVOpmLQBhI91SEBJjdfQaiUgG_XY420Co/s1600/IMG_1942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfF6OXqxFmcaWgG0u6Y4P8LFkj2JMFGkmS1KdjrEvv7pbw6HZ5hIaeUZ0KCzGIdJx2rrWTtBve0myWupD_lxP_24NQ5j_PnmIKXJkNNEdVi6aVOpmLQBhI91SEBJjdfQaiUgG_XY420Co/s400/IMG_1942.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Next was Rancho Ponte, which had a guy playing classical guitar outside, but no wines that really stood out to us. Everything was starting to run together, if you know what I mean...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikraxtd5d6uUPJpGtcdrTs_j916UIPKVmjRV42pn3WMgQzjsU4lI1Ycy5nT1mRL8pBWGljOyJRzV-_XnALHF-hbVEHbiS46CdmAPNUFryvnkIpX2d9pPOZ9n2uilJTpOrocM7YE-E2sxg/s1600/IMG_1949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikraxtd5d6uUPJpGtcdrTs_j916UIPKVmjRV42pn3WMgQzjsU4lI1Ycy5nT1mRL8pBWGljOyJRzV-_XnALHF-hbVEHbiS46CdmAPNUFryvnkIpX2d9pPOZ9n2uilJTpOrocM7YE-E2sxg/s400/IMG_1949.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And last was Becker Vineyards, which was the most popular. I bought a lavender candle there and would love to go back for the Lavender Festival next May. That might have to be a girl's trip!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVOgDSIRdml6zKtIBQl8spy8Gxs52zM0ougCTavFl8el-e4-C_VgbXfL0TXjSqjLyNweiuyQ22l73KxXa3OR4az53KOU_yoSJNtVgg6CT_EWu0qubWk1eD6pmWKuflF5u9M9Fxa0t5fs/s1600/IMG_1952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVOgDSIRdml6zKtIBQl8spy8Gxs52zM0ougCTavFl8el-e4-C_VgbXfL0TXjSqjLyNweiuyQ22l73KxXa3OR4az53KOU_yoSJNtVgg6CT_EWu0qubWk1eD6pmWKuflF5u9M9Fxa0t5fs/s400/IMG_1952.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After we finished at Becker, we headed back to town for an early dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIEAsQPokTs21UiHniR3keXJlotGHBwy9QdZ0IyzUMUijghjDLU93zDW-PT3-iNIc5blTe1kdYfywIMkM5cjaghmMpgiL-1Tnzq2LVXTBP7L5dd3448ZJfzXM01vuo5UUNph6604Gha4/s1600/IMG_1955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIEAsQPokTs21UiHniR3keXJlotGHBwy9QdZ0IyzUMUijghjDLU93zDW-PT3-iNIc5blTe1kdYfywIMkM5cjaghmMpgiL-1Tnzq2LVXTBP7L5dd3448ZJfzXM01vuo5UUNph6604Gha4/s400/IMG_1955.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then we headed out to Enchanted Rock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOZQJnlD72EcKhHkrgKNLFy6Rvz9fb3KXstQBRJEeJBoeuZ6gGollIQia5yfaIN1UQqf5eaxBR-4WxqmA95Pj5EX4T3fTpEutbHHDIpC4tvVSC7gTZ7Xv6stCBmRjy81vhzhwAQqhxwM/s1600/IMG_1961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOZQJnlD72EcKhHkrgKNLFy6Rvz9fb3KXstQBRJEeJBoeuZ6gGollIQia5yfaIN1UQqf5eaxBR-4WxqmA95Pj5EX4T3fTpEutbHHDIpC4tvVSC7gTZ7Xv6stCBmRjy81vhzhwAQqhxwM/s400/IMG_1961.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We had a prime camping stop which was nice because I had to pee in the woods A LOT. All that wine, I guess!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs5p18exY7sJ105DREsakDdW2RBBwDK8FEbkJi_0UHrdN6xEenjIBnRr5e0U08ORHH1fbgtNZS6ep-n_320atxaQt19ePke70XirbqdeHoHoXkVFe1Grtif38esPuY-m7jG_t9FZXcrU/s1600/IMG_1993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs5p18exY7sJ105DREsakDdW2RBBwDK8FEbkJi_0UHrdN6xEenjIBnRr5e0U08ORHH1fbgtNZS6ep-n_320atxaQt19ePke70XirbqdeHoHoXkVFe1Grtif38esPuY-m7jG_t9FZXcrU/s400/IMG_1993.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After getting a decent night's sleep, we hiked up to the top of Enchanted Rock while it was still early.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2u3y3QZU86KkxN5LQhLCgoEUE1ExfW4Nnp48TqoiZ8ibf_OAXLZyb56cbhfVOigziTQfHNacJKl8c7IHQD2riEpWnbZM40oBk6Z0dUOKueChxFFzOoCyvzgeXvGDazuaZA9QfgC2PIPo/s1600/IMG_1997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2u3y3QZU86KkxN5LQhLCgoEUE1ExfW4Nnp48TqoiZ8ibf_OAXLZyb56cbhfVOigziTQfHNacJKl8c7IHQD2riEpWnbZM40oBk6Z0dUOKueChxFFzOoCyvzgeXvGDazuaZA9QfgC2PIPo/s400/IMG_1997.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Grossest picture ever, but proof that I did it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z8Ti5MV0QD0geuDy0qmTWud1msqGnEm0sYGBxdR9tWuM16Huk4D-cv3tRwWM6URRYq0hSvbLyXV6y2fe77DSHJyPd9rHi8zjEF2We57cza11NKcz4MUnd2rb_osvh0YtmAD-mR7Tw7k/s1600/IMG_2000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z8Ti5MV0QD0geuDy0qmTWud1msqGnEm0sYGBxdR9tWuM16Huk4D-cv3tRwWM6URRYq0hSvbLyXV6y2fe77DSHJyPd9rHi8zjEF2We57cza11NKcz4MUnd2rb_osvh0YtmAD-mR7Tw7k/s400/IMG_2000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Third Anniversary, Babe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0-LG6Vwk3lH7aq3azSXQa0a9dIrDt9cj47p_tXp_Ha_VfK5-YpPviMi8m2UIctkUZfCxIFCY5oV6lW2obAVNlZKdjHtNHcZlve0cNEUAnXNIrBuT696YYNXIRd1s4OeMmPZ16QiT8to/s1600/IMG_2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0-LG6Vwk3lH7aq3azSXQa0a9dIrDt9cj47p_tXp_Ha_VfK5-YpPviMi8m2UIctkUZfCxIFCY5oV6lW2obAVNlZKdjHtNHcZlve0cNEUAnXNIrBuT696YYNXIRd1s4OeMmPZ16QiT8to/s400/IMG_2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then we drove home and saw that Cooper had learned to do all kinds of new tricks, like crawl into the bookshelf and get stuck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't wait to see what this next year holds for us!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995171451919554199.post-45331420501931146442011-06-01T11:26:00.000-07:002011-06-01T11:26:08.257-07:00Seven Months.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsMIw-ycrKxUS0O94xlVk2ekZKshURZWTVXfllRMWLmdvUjjpzOMeSYz0ICPum5fqU3Ne1qMoMgLucNDyqHgCuD3K_rlv6NLac37QKr3TGj32_TSShN2NsJ_jnb7IBznaZleNOoQ_ikg/s1600/IMG_1892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsMIw-ycrKxUS0O94xlVk2ekZKshURZWTVXfllRMWLmdvUjjpzOMeSYz0ICPum5fqU3Ne1qMoMgLucNDyqHgCuD3K_rlv6NLac37QKr3TGj32_TSShN2NsJ_jnb7IBznaZleNOoQ_ikg/s400/IMG_1892.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy 7 Month Birthday, Cooper Boy! I can't believe that you are the same baby boy that we took home from the hospital just 7 short months ago. You have grown and changed so much! You've been quite the busy bee this month and have had a ton of "firsts."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsMIw-ycrKxUS0O94xlVk2ekZKshURZWTVXfllRMWLmdvUjjpzOMeSYz0ICPum5fqU3Ne1qMoMgLucNDyqHgCuD3K_rlv6NLac37QKr3TGj32_TSShN2NsJ_jnb7IBznaZleNOoQ_ikg/s1600/IMG_1892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFC7eL4ChZwo5c1TLLp9Z8lncgHv9KVMFVef-xRrOdJ-3uC1cgUVZ3lZiV4vaiupVXc95FZukpEQF2CYq3UTjWfv_QVJ4ZyTr5V7YzxFOuBQNQjuqMzvvgrbYTZN74DQ_Mp5rRvgWcxGQ/s1600/IMG_1550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFC7eL4ChZwo5c1TLLp9Z8lncgHv9KVMFVef-xRrOdJ-3uC1cgUVZ3lZiV4vaiupVXc95FZukpEQF2CYq3UTjWfv_QVJ4ZyTr5V7YzxFOuBQNQjuqMzvvgrbYTZN74DQ_Mp5rRvgWcxGQ/s400/IMG_1550.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One Saturday, you had a big time playing on your splash pad. You LOVE the water... baths, baby pools, running water from the sink, and now, your little splash pad! You like trying to grasp the water and letting it run through your fingers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptXNjfmrSbvaDaIX1JoS7zod_2gVPi_W_M-pOmI_Jbxc7ZnCP5ut2_8S3Q3ZNHfmR_yfyhBQgUmKuLQWGlVD3eLnTWsSMNgQWZeuTC_dM1ltR03M6twWH6hTb7lV-iNuVGCYKn2fhlRM/s1600/IMG_1586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptXNjfmrSbvaDaIX1JoS7zod_2gVPi_W_M-pOmI_Jbxc7ZnCP5ut2_8S3Q3ZNHfmR_yfyhBQgUmKuLQWGlVD3eLnTWsSMNgQWZeuTC_dM1ltR03M6twWH6hTb7lV-iNuVGCYKn2fhlRM/s400/IMG_1586.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You tried baby food for the first time this month and for the most part, love it! So far, you've eaten pears, apples, bananas (your favorite!), sweet potatoes, sweet peas, mango, avocado (least favorite!), green beans, squash, prunes, pumpkin, and oatmeal cereal. You haven't had any allergic reactions to anything, which is great! Now that you are doing solids, I am going to play with your daily routine a little bit to see if we can stretch out your feedings and lengthen your naptimes. I don't think your feeding schedule has changed in 2 or 3 months.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptXNjfmrSbvaDaIX1JoS7zod_2gVPi_W_M-pOmI_Jbxc7ZnCP5ut2_8S3Q3ZNHfmR_yfyhBQgUmKuLQWGlVD3eLnTWsSMNgQWZeuTC_dM1ltR03M6twWH6hTb7lV-iNuVGCYKn2fhlRM/s1600/IMG_1586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2OSoSQBO3cJh9BC4DybB5ynCCXItWwTiZxuqTcRjRG_uaIrQ0CO-KPrw1vGaVw_58xNChxL23iNr_sduGv1dsigh96nLtiskeXMdwQOT4bh5zgSeah2U85rUCqx8AVGfdkOfklBFxMI/s1600/IMG_1854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2OSoSQBO3cJh9BC4DybB5ynCCXItWwTiZxuqTcRjRG_uaIrQ0CO-KPrw1vGaVw_58xNChxL23iNr_sduGv1dsigh96nLtiskeXMdwQOT4bh5zgSeah2U85rUCqx8AVGfdkOfklBFxMI/s400/IMG_1854.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The biggest news this month is that you are officially crawling! At around 5 1/2 months, you started scooting... Then at 6 months, army crawling... Finally at about 6 1/2 months, you are on the go! Watch out world! You prefer to crawl on the carpet and don't really like to leave the living room to get on the tile or wood floor. Thanks for already respecting the boundaries, little buddy! You've also learned how to go from a sitting to crawling position and crawling to sitting position. Last month you spent a lot of time with bruises on your forehead, because you couldn't fall very gracefully!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZysdaN4wMQx4kyYb705Zx-6aDZmQMIz_cvxVFpn30rxn7Dt6VaM71VuUiq0GDUl0AQ6gfYXH1htxkOkSuJFr5W3RA2Gurt1pNHPgaMVyIAFrJ4rCt5HECXnlkK_etKPzLC6E5MW4ACM/s1600/IMG_1685_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZysdaN4wMQx4kyYb705Zx-6aDZmQMIz_cvxVFpn30rxn7Dt6VaM71VuUiq0GDUl0AQ6gfYXH1htxkOkSuJFr5W3RA2Gurt1pNHPgaMVyIAFrJ4rCt5HECXnlkK_etKPzLC6E5MW4ACM/s400/IMG_1685_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Mother's Day, we dedicated you to the Lord. It was such a special time of prayer and celebrating, and sweet friends and family came to the service at church to pray for you. Different ones felt like the Lord was saying that you would be a lover of people, marked by joy, and a valiant warrior. Amen! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0xA7lF5Dv2PZOJtUN0eib21VXN6QxtUTZ8RamEhhpOwdr0maMTXpWoa271rjofFckdROMgdDlA4xlBRcDdvonZIw00gu1ScuIS4NXanaUW01Iu6aG9AeyMIeN5wQuf2BxEFIeTMEcQk/s1600/IMG_1691_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0xA7lF5Dv2PZOJtUN0eib21VXN6QxtUTZ8RamEhhpOwdr0maMTXpWoa271rjofFckdROMgdDlA4xlBRcDdvonZIw00gu1ScuIS4NXanaUW01Iu6aG9AeyMIeN5wQuf2BxEFIeTMEcQk/s400/IMG_1691_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't wait to see how the Lord is going to use you, Cooper. You are such a treasure to us. You truly do love being around people- especially babies. You get the biggest smile and your whole face lights up. I love to see you finding such enjoyment from other people. You bring joy to our hearts, baby Coop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqNEp5JtmC47gH7fhw86NbriQIqzVO3r3Xl27YDEHIa03Wbif8tv3mKfEHrGduAVmS-DIXnVH0HA7lX8tjDSoiZcI-ajKLMAvKPire6cuh1pj4li0bGvO52DlBdJPiPLLJykv8ahVRj0/s1600/IMG_1726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqNEp5JtmC47gH7fhw86NbriQIqzVO3r3Xl27YDEHIa03Wbif8tv3mKfEHrGduAVmS-DIXnVH0HA7lX8tjDSoiZcI-ajKLMAvKPire6cuh1pj4li0bGvO52DlBdJPiPLLJykv8ahVRj0/s400/IMG_1726.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few weeks ago, we took a trip to Houston to visit Grandpa Mark. He took us to some fountains downtown for you to splash around in. You were such a happy boy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBZSR6wh6Sg5WON11bA0E2XECUF7AN_LQTPbhthzSl6oeGEt9fsmVNIqmrFSGMoIQH5rcvCScBTWv2Aplc9JKjhxdqIVMC7kqkbTpprwRLurE9R5CPGOKmqgqLs_RgjlL49NqulZU7nk/s1600/IMG_1768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBZSR6wh6Sg5WON11bA0E2XECUF7AN_LQTPbhthzSl6oeGEt9fsmVNIqmrFSGMoIQH5rcvCScBTWv2Aplc9JKjhxdqIVMC7kqkbTpprwRLurE9R5CPGOKmqgqLs_RgjlL49NqulZU7nk/s400/IMG_1768.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later, we went swimming in the pool in the backyard. You had the best time! You would kick your legs, propelling yourself around the pool when you were in your little floatie. It seemed like you were so happy to be in the water! Grandpa Mark loved cuddling with you while you were on the raft- in fact, you almost fell asleep! What relaxation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3_-eRc9qtRKXBMUxV3RXsyu0Fjp6YXOZFsb2NhvCCp9K0BeqHDNTPV9x2OsyMtCnUjcF_-bcE7nf7FV0tk3ubK4Ti1NHqUnmf4AVDTPWcJd4sLr1zFOMlBEJG1B9evc9Vg_1eTIbFis/s1600/IMG_1783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3_-eRc9qtRKXBMUxV3RXsyu0Fjp6YXOZFsb2NhvCCp9K0BeqHDNTPV9x2OsyMtCnUjcF_-bcE7nf7FV0tk3ubK4Ti1NHqUnmf4AVDTPWcJd4sLr1zFOMlBEJG1B9evc9Vg_1eTIbFis/s400/IMG_1783.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You've got great hand-eye coordination- and even better hand-mouth coordination! Everything goes straight to the mouth! Your favorite thing to chew on is fabric, like your lovie, the ties to the slipcover, wet washcloths, and stuffed animals. You are teething big time! A couple of days ago, we thought you were getting two teeth- you even had a little white nub poking through, but I guess it went back down, because so far, you have no teeth!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_AvEr2kvrYM_Aqo70K9OqChjhqF8U8wolEBMRsoeucDrhaJM70duNKnmzrQhQwhM6xW5_bf6mVhJsVdqakaTL0h1Qt4xxaq97uH9m_NQHgc5t_ABzB4J9uCg-B0X41LBwZKOiCPGdEA/s1600/IMG_1817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_AvEr2kvrYM_Aqo70K9OqChjhqF8U8wolEBMRsoeucDrhaJM70duNKnmzrQhQwhM6xW5_bf6mVhJsVdqakaTL0h1Qt4xxaq97uH9m_NQHgc5t_ABzB4J9uCg-B0X41LBwZKOiCPGdEA/s400/IMG_1817.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> We had to drop the mattress to your crib a couple of weeks ago, because you started pulling up and couldn't figure out how to get down. This is a picture from your first time to pull up after the mattress was dropped. Your sad face makes me so sad, but I couldn't resist snapping a picture of you, big boy!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnFuBz5GECGrwc9D4AggnzFxYtlrxMrcZLpJ6_U07JoR8zV1FZ4qXtTjjhTGfORZolSXm_CpUjC8x6A8_WEgPZpGuQHZ03pN1OdbcD15gLjTxpEEvQt0mkxGpVbJY7JMt-wgVlPfHRqw/s1600/IMG_1825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnFuBz5GECGrwc9D4AggnzFxYtlrxMrcZLpJ6_U07JoR8zV1FZ4qXtTjjhTGfORZolSXm_CpUjC8x6A8_WEgPZpGuQHZ03pN1OdbcD15gLjTxpEEvQt0mkxGpVbJY7JMt-wgVlPfHRqw/s400/IMG_1825.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>A few days ago, we took a great trip to Mt. Ida, Arkansas with Pops & Susu and the Atkinsons. It was your longest road trip yet- 7 hours- and you did great! We went on some fun walks, splashed in the river, and enjoyed playing with Ellie and Blake. You were quite the chatterbox all weekend, saying "amma... amma... amma..." over and over again. I'm just going to tell myself that your first word was "mama" at 7 months! Also, I love how your hair looks in this picture. It's so blond and silky. Daddy says that you have good Republican hair. We can't wait to teach you how to vote, baby boy!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLlYrkGWltyQs7JMgGKi5mmu8Z19XOSIHEWHPR8fFAIzvyMSloB6sn1Jefv-ITYTqxHgyY72ORgdFyhdwVgtxqGfyVteGvzBe7Vlq4ZDj1LLqPpaMmaT4QLrI0dF-pW0EuyZn9QpY_yw/s1600/IMG_1837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLlYrkGWltyQs7JMgGKi5mmu8Z19XOSIHEWHPR8fFAIzvyMSloB6sn1Jefv-ITYTqxHgyY72ORgdFyhdwVgtxqGfyVteGvzBe7Vlq4ZDj1LLqPpaMmaT4QLrI0dF-pW0EuyZn9QpY_yw/s400/IMG_1837.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> One of my favorite things about you, Coop, is how much you love to cuddle. You are so sweet and will sit still for the longest time, all cuddled up in someone's lap. I love it when you fall asleep in my arms! This month, you had your first ear infection and respiratory infection. We had to give you a breathing treatment, like an inhaler, for your bronchiolitis. You were such a trooper, and would sit so still, all cuddled up, and do your treatment while watching Praise Baby. I hated that you were sick, but I loved that you seemed so much happier in Mommy or Daddy's arms.<br />
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<i>My baby is five. She falls asleep in my arms after the close of dinner prayers, us still seated at table, and I hold her long after the Farmer has put the rest of the tribe to bed, her curls damp and etching into my skin and I don't move. Her face is turned toward mine, broad and open, eyelashes whisper of gold. I trace her lips, gentle curve of all things beautiful. The way her eyes danced today, soul light, the arch of her eyebrows and that lyrical laugh, heaven's echo that entirely undoes me. Her breath is warm on my face, all that is alive and warm and breathing inside of her now, falling upon me, and I can't capture it, hold it, this, her life now, me in this moment. She is leaving me, she's growing up and moving away from me and she stirs and I sweep back the crop of the golden ringlets. Stay, Little One, stay. Love's a deep wound and what is a mother without a child and why can't I hold on to now forever and her here and me here and why does time snatch away a heart I don't think mine can beat without? Why do we all have to grow old? Why do we have to keep saying good-bye?</i><br />
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She so beautifully puts to words all that's been in my heart for Cooper these past few months. Since Cooper began doing anything more than just laying swaddled on a blanket, I've been struggling to let him grow, develop, change. I just want to hold on to him, just as he is now, forever. I know I can't have that- and I <i>do </i>anticipate and embrace all that he will do and become in his lifetime, I just treasure him <i>this way</i>, my precious baby boy. Cooper is dealing with his 17th day of illness- a cold that turned into an ear infection and bronchiolitis (with two teeth coming in, to boot!) He's been such a trooper and smiled through most of it- but who can blame him for the times that he gets fussy?! During most of his nap times, the only sure-fire way to get him to sleep is to rock and sing to him. And some of the time, I just hold him during his entire nap. What could be more important that this moment and this beautiful gift from the Lord right in front of me? This afternoon as I rocked him, I thought about Ann's words and tried to memorize his sweet face... the way his eyelashes curl, so long and dark against his milky skin... his golden waves of hair that remind me of silken thread from a fairy tale... his round, happy cheeks that must have already experienced a million kisses... his chubby little hands, always balled up in fists, but now relaxed... the smell of his milky breath and his little pouty lip. I wouldn't change a single thing about this boy and I want to freeze him in my mind this way.<br />
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If I feel this way about my son, I can't help but think of the depths of the love of the Father for us- for me. <br />
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"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" 1 John 3:1<br />
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During ATS, we watched a video called "The Father Heart of God," by John Dawson. He says, "No matter what you do or become in the eyes of the world, you will never cease to be anything more than a babe in your Father's arms." Isn't that the truth? Cooper has not <i>done </i>anything for me and still I couldn't love him more. My love for him isn't based on the fact that he is the most beautiful baby in the entire world- or the fact that he is filled with such indescribable joy and delight- or the fact that one day he is going to be a valiant man who points the way to Jesus. It's because he came from me. He looks like me. He was the overflow of marital love. And I adore this child with everything in me!<br />
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