Happy Birthday Cooper!!!

Four years ago May 29, 2005 our sweet baby boy was born. I will never forget the moment right after he was born!! I was so overwhelmed with joy, love, excitement and peace!! I was in complete awe of our wonderful little miracle. It is hard to believe that four years have already gone by!!! I am sad to think that he is not my "little" baby anymore but very happy to watch him grow into a fun, energetic, silly little boy!! I love you with all of my heart sweet boy!!
May 29, 2005
1st Birthday

2nd Birthday
3rd Birthday at Pump It Up!!

3rd Birthday!!

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY COOPER!!!

The BIG 30 and Memorial Day

This weekend was a busy one for us! We had Cooper's last t-ball game on Saturday afternoon and the that night we headed downtown for the boys to play in the water. They had a blast but were exhausted by the end of the day! Yesterday we meet up with Amy and Brain as well as Chris parents and grandmother and had some yummy lunch at Tony's. This is one of my favorite restaurants and it was so good!!! That night we went to dinner and a movie with some of our friends and saw State of Play and it was really good! I knew nothing about this movie, but I really liked it! Anyways today was a BIG day in our house.....I TURNED 30!!!! Thirty does not bother me (yet) but then again I have only been thirty for about 6 hours now!! :) Anyways my sweet husband planned a surprise party for me and lots of our family and friends came over to help me celebrate! We all had a great time and I am so thankful for wonderful family and friends!! Here are some pictures from our day! I hope that everyone had a great long weekend!

Cooper on the slip-n-slideAll wrapped up trying to get warm before the next round of water play! :)
Some of my wonderful friends helping me celebrate! (Deana, Karen, Me, LeeAnne and Kim, Julene you left to soon!)

My wonderful husband (aka the party planner)!

My sweet little boy who is can be such a little stinker!

Me and the best freind ever- Deana!!!

Me and my sweet boy who is almost FOUR! :(

Thanks to everyone who helped make this day a very special birthday!!! I am so thankful for all of you!!

Muffins with Mom and Preschool Performance

On Tuesday Cooper's preschool had "Muffins with Mom." It was so nice and the kids were all so excited! Each child made a really cute tote bag for their moms. They were so proud of their gift because it was a surprise!! Also the teachers surprised us with a WONDERFUL scrapbook from the year! It was truly amazing! The book has to be at least 30 pages! Cooper and I have both enjoyed looking at all of the things he has done over the past year! Anyways, here are two pictures from our special morning!!

Me and my sweet boy!Cooper proud of his gift for me!!
Today was another special day at preschool. They had their end of the year performance and it was SO cute!!! Here are some pictures from our little star!!!

Mrs. Judy, Cooper and his best friend Caleb!!

His class singing

Each child had a "special part" and Cooper and a few other little boys were fisherman in boats. They had two songs they had to sing and they did a wonderful job!!

Cooper and Alex "catching their fish!"

"I caught it!!!"

It is hard to believe that preschool is almost over. Cooper only has one more week and then it is time to celebrate the summer! Wow, this year has gone by SO fast!!!

Spring Time!!

Since we have had beautiful weather lately, we have played outside everyday! Both Cooper and Hudson would sleep outside if we would let them. They have loved really loved digging for worms, catching caterpillars and helping us plant some flowers. Here are a few pictures from our outside adventures.

Hudson holding a worm that he found.Taking a break from all of the caterpillar catching!
Cooper using his magnifying glass to search for more bugs.
Cooper holding his caterpillar.

Hudson holding his "squished caterpillar." Every time Hudson picks up a poor little caterpillar, he ends us squishing it and then holds onto it forever. It is SO GROSS!!!!

Random picture of Hudson making his scowling face.

Last Wednesday we had some friends over and Caleb and Cooper decided to start their own little band. When I asked them what they were singing they told me a song that I did not know. It was about "Batman"!

Playing at Riverpark.

On Monday night Cooper had a baseball game. He did great and got two really good hits! Here is a picture of his little t-ball team! Go Mets!!

Last weekend we went to our church Easter egg hunt and Cooper and Hudson loved hunting for the eggs! We have been practicing at home so by this hunt they were both little pros! :)Here are some pictures from the hunt.

Cooper searching for eggs

Hudson searching for eggs!

I found one!!

On Sunday afternoon we went to Papaw's house to dye some eggs! They both LOVED this! I new that Cooper would enjoy it, but I think that Hudson enjoyed it as much as Cooper! Here are some pictures from our egg dying at Papaw's.

Look at what I found! (I love this picture! He was so proud!!!) Cooper and all of his eggs! Happy Easter!!!!

Cooper has been dying to play baseball for a while now so we finally gave in and let him play
t-ball this year! I have to admit, it has been fun buying all of the little t-ball equipment and his uniform! He is always wanting to "practice batting!" He is a really good hitter and we are working on his catching.

Yesterday was his first game and he was SO excited! His team is the Mets and Chris is coaching (which is very comical!) He talked about playing baseball all day. When it was finally time for the game he walked right out on the field and wanted to bat! He got 2 great hits and had a blast! Here are some pictures from his first game!

Ready to play ball!!

The Mets!!
Cooper and his friend Tommy before the game!

Running after a ball.
Focusing on catching the ball!!

Ready, set, get the ball!!

Waiting to bat! He was SO ready to bat!!

Cooper ready for his first at bat!In there team huddle after the game! "Go Mets!!"

Weekend Fun!!

We have been really busy with lots of nothing lately. Both of the boys have been sick, but I think that we are all on the upswing now!!!! It was a really long week for all of us! Anyways, now that we are "back to life", we have been busy. Here are some pictures from the last few days.

Hudson and Cason playing at Playworld Hudson "trying" to learn to use the potty.
Max, Cooper and Jonas playing outside during playgroup.

Hudson having a BAD HAIR DAY!!!

On Saturday we went to two birthday parties! The first was for Cooper's sweet friends Kate and Lydia. It was at Pump It Up and of course everyone had a blast!!! Happy birthday Kate and Lydia! After their party we headed to the fire station for Alex's birthday party. Cooper loved looking at all of the fire engines and he really loved playing on all of the engines! Here are some pictures from the fire station (I forgot to take my camera in a PIU).

Cooper and Max at Alex's birthday party!

Cooper DID NOT like fireman Sam with all of his gear on!! I must admit, it was a little frightening!

The whole gang at Alex and Ian's party!!

Fireman Cooper ready to put out a fire!!
Ian, Alex and Cooper sitting in the fire truck!