Can't get enough of him

My little Coop-man is just the best baby ever. He is so sweet! He smiles as soon as you make eye contact with him. He is so kissable and squeezable too! He is growing so fast. He recently started to say, "mama mama mama," as he cries. Julien and Jonah are still crazy about him too. Every time we get in the car they say, "I get to sit by Cooper!" Of course they both can't sit by him, so one of them ends up crying or getting mad. He is just such a joy and we all can't get enough. He is really fun to take pictures of because he gives the cutest looks. I decided to make some collages since I had so many that I wanted to share. Cooper still has a bit of a rash on his face and head so some of these pictures he looks a little greasy from ointment and the scratches on him are from his little nails (he scratches in his sleep). If this is not overload enough, I also finally took the time to teach myself how to make my pics larger...sorry if it's overkill.




Cooper has finally started to try to roll over. Is this baby huge, or what?! These next pictures really show off his chub!

Cooper is also working on another skill....sitting up all by himself.....(we practice on the bed to cushion the fall).



Yep, I could eat him!
Just chillin' before church....

Cooper is also an amazing example in our home....

Always reminding us to read our scriptures:).
I hope you enjoyed my most gigantic post ever!

Sea World

Rich got some free tickets to Sea World from work (pretty cool, right!)! So we definitely couldn't pass up the opportunity! Our kids have never been to an amusement park before so they were very impressed and beg me everyday to go back. They went on their first roller coaster. Of course it was just a kiddie one but they went on it at least 7 times. Cooper was a total angel and did not fuss once until we got in the car, and then he fell asleep shortly after. Within minutes of being in the car all the kids were sound asleep. They had a blast! Jonah tries his hardest everyday now to get me to take him back. He still looks at the Sea World map and dreams of going on the big rides. I now use this to my advantage. When he cries about not being big enough to ride the big rides I tell him he will have to eat lots of healthy food to grow bigger. Anyway, it was lots of fun and totally exhausting with three kids, but definitely worth it. Oh, and the last time Rich and I were at Sea World was on our 1 year anniversary in Sept. 2002. We brought baby Julien with us (he was a couple of months old) and we dressed him in the same outfit that Cooper has on in these pictures (Cooper barely fit in the shirt!). It was weird to go back with now-3 kids!

Here is a little video of Cooper while at Sea World. He is just smiling away until he hears another kid cry and looks away with a concerned face, then goes right back to smiling.
P.S. I have a picture overload coming of my little lover boy (Cooper) coming as soon as I find the extra time.

School Program

Julien had his first school program last week. It really hit me how old I am getting. I clearly remember being in school programs. But there I was with THREE kids, watching MY little kindergartner. He did a great job. They said to dress in church clothes, so he got spiffed up in his suit. Rich wasn't able to make it because of a mandatory meeting at work, but my dad and Carolyn came. Thank goodness they did for my sake too because Cooper got startled by the loud noise and was inconsolable for quite some time. I had to take him up top to calm him. Luckily I could still see Julien, but wasn't able to get any pictures or videos. But again, thanks to my dad, he was able to do that for me. Jonah was also a monkey the whole time and kept my dad very busy as I held Cooper. All in all, it was still such a great night and I am really excited for Julien to be finishing up his first year of school. I can't believe he is almost six and will be a first grader soon! It's been a great year for him and he has learned so many things and made a lot of friends. We are really proud of him. Julien in front of his artwork.

They got to go on the carousel before the program, it was held at a local church.

The kids with Carolyn.

Julien with his teacher. I hope he gets a good teacher like her next year!

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com
I have a few more post coming sometime this week.

Beautiful Spring

Love this baby!!!!!!!

Definitely Blog Worthy

This one cracked us up, especially Rich...especially because he doesn't blog:).
By Julien:

"My dad is typin' on his blog."