tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65616082880281282242024-03-13T23:15:25.213-07:00the cooper crewJeremy, Rachelle, Elias, Nixon &CashThe Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-2342966662714462432014-01-22T22:09:00.001-08:002014-01-22T22:12:38.211-08:00Family Update 2014I've been wanting to do a family update before the baby comes soon and since I have been really behind this last year.<br />
As for me and Jeremy there have been a few changes over the year. We were able to go to Calgary for our 10 year anniversary in March for the weekend. We stayed at an awesome hotel, had a couple massage, dined out at some fancy restaurants and went to the Bon Jovi concert. It was such an awesome weekend. Can't believe will be celebrating 11 years this March. Crazy how time flies.<br />
Jeremy coached football again and was asked to be in the production of "Father of the Bride". He has a hard time saying no and decided it might be fun. He ended up playing the groom and did an awesome job. He got to know a lot of people he otherwise might never have met and made some good friends. It was a very good play! At the end of November he went on a humanitarian trip to Fiji with about 35 other people, some medical doctors, eye doctors, another dentist, builders and lots of others. He was there to do dental work and worked his butt off and was exhausted everyday. He did have some fun, but mostly he was there to work. People came from far needing help that isn't available to them and the people there are very poor. It was a good experience for him, one that he will do again sometime. Jeremy has been wanting to lose the rest of his weight and has been doing so good lately, he is under 200lbs which he hasnt been since we were first married, he is looking so skinny! I am very proud of him! This year he worked hard to build a skate ramp for him and the boys in our shop.. it took a lot of man hours but I was very impressed and him and the boys love playing out there. And some very exciting news is we just bought a dental practise which is a real big deal and were happy about it. Everything is just coming together now, it is called " Horizon Family Dental" in Taber. Hopefully it will continue to be successful and it looks like we will forever be living around here which I am happy about. We have been very blessed.<br />
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A few pictures of his trip to Fiji</div>
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Trying to keep fit, Nixon is helping him out.</div>
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New business cards.. its official!!</div>
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Skate ramp is coming together!</div>
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As for me I am expecting our 4th boy, yes another boy!!!!! He will be here soon, I am due Feb.14th and I am getting excited about having him here. It was a major shock when I found out we were having another boy and it was a lot harder on me than I would have previously thought. We might try for another one down the road but the reality of being a mom of just boys was hard at first and sometimes still is. But I am very grateful for this sweet precious healthy boy that I will be holding in my arms soon. Nothing much else with me, I did finally get released from being in the primary for 2.5years, so when the baby comes I wont have a calling and it will be nice to have a break and get to go to RS for once. I am very blessed to be able to stay home with my boys too. I enjoy photography still, naps, shopping, anything to do with the spa and travelling. maybe I might get to enjoy some of those once in awhile.. haha.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bfN5KF9O4Vc/UuCfLjFx8CI/AAAAAAAACKI/xFZ0gxy9-8o/s1600/IMG_1835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bfN5KF9O4Vc/UuCfLjFx8CI/AAAAAAAACKI/xFZ0gxy9-8o/s1600/IMG_1835.JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a></div>
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Soon to be celebrating 11 years with this man. I love you!</div>
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Elias turned 7 this November and is in Grade 1. He's getting so old and becoming such a good boy. He is very smart and very helpful with the boys and to help me around the house. He is super friendly and always has a friend following around. He started pond hockey and was in basketball again this year. He also started cello lessons in Lethbridge which he is learning to really like and enjoys spending extra time with his Dad. He also learned to snowboard this year and is loving it. He is also really into to building things and drawing. He draws so many pictures and love especially to build Lego, he will spends hours building sets. He is learning to read and is doing so well. I couldn't be more proud of the boy he's becoming.<br />
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Grade 1</div>
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1st time skiing this summer!</div>
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Happy 7th Birthday celebrated with a hockey party!</div>
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Learning to snowboard this winter, he's Daddy's snowboarding buddy.</div>
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Nixon is 4 and started Preschool this year. He loves going to school a few afternoons a week and its nice for me too. He is still a little shy and this helps him meet new friends and have new experiences.<br />
He started power skating this year and has to be in full hockey gear to prepare for hockey next year. He's so little and skinny out on the rink, one of the youngest in the class and is doing very well. He was also in karate with Elias and liked that. Along with Elias, Nixon started violin lessons in Lethbridge too and for the most part enjoys it and is learning a lot and is so stinkin cute playing his instrument. Nixon and Cash are great little buddies and play well together, most of the time. Nixon says that Cash is his best friend, so cute!<br />
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Off to Preschool, what a cute boy!</div>
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1st year riding a dirt bike</div>
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Favorite photo of them from the summer</div>
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Powerskating, last little guy on the end. So cute!</div>
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Might just be my fave photo of all time of Nixon. adorable.</div>
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karate class</div>
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loving the skier.</div>
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Cash turned 2 at the end of August and is becoming quite the little toddler. He is still very busy, but not quite as crazy as he once was. He likes to sit and play more and is a major snuggler with me, which I love. He says the cutest things all the time and it melts my heart, he really is my sweet boy whom we love so much! He recently was potty trained and is doing so good, that will be nice when the baby comes. He loves to wake up in the morning and come to our bed and snuggle and sometimes falls back asleep with us. The only way I can get him to nap anymore is with me and honestly I don't mind at all. I did at first but now its mine and his time to be together.. which will probably end soon once the baby comes. It makes me kind of sad how big he is getting and when the baby arrives it will really seem that way. I have been wanting to write down all the crazy things he has done over the past year.. honestly it was a hard year with him at times, I about pulled out all my hair with him and don't ever want to repeat that year again. Here is a small glimpse into my life with him on a daily basis, this was just a few of the things I remembered to write down.<br />
- poured a whole container of juice on the pantry floor<br />
- threw my good tweezers down the sink twice<br />
- Aug.13/13 Took off his diaper while I thought he was napping and there was poo on everything, the walls, the rocking chair, the floors, the crib and all over him. and a whole container of baby wipes emptied too. So Gross!!<br />
- Nov.25/13 Flooded Nana's upstairs bathroom, by stuffing the sink with toilet paper. Noone even noticed until the basement room started leaking water.<br />
-Flooded the boys bathroom by stuffing a toothpaste container in the sink. The door was locked and water was running down the hall.<br />
- Flooded the boys bathroom toilet by flushing cars down it.<br />
- Dented my stainless steel stove and fridge by hammering with a metal meat mallet while I was going to the bathroom.<br />
- Caught Cash sucking on the toilet caps more than a few times, so gross!<br />
-Pulling his poopy diaper off all the time!!<br />
- Dumped over the dirty mop bucket after I just finished mopping the floor when I went to answer the door.<br />
- Permanent marker all over the kitchen wall while my visiting teachers were here.<br />
- Broke the the screen on our laptop by throwing off the kitchen island and off 2 pairs of earbuds from Jeremy's earphones.<br />
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Bowling Party for Cash's 2nd Birthday!</div>
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1st time skiing this christmas with Daddy, he loved it!</div>
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The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-60508750646859035012014-01-08T14:06:00.001-08:002014-01-22T19:54:28.353-08:00Christmas and quite the scare!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6OkWqde20SY/Us3J5CFHKFI/AAAAAAAACH8/DrHlnBcJ8II/s1600/Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6OkWqde20SY/Us3J5CFHKFI/AAAAAAAACH8/DrHlnBcJ8II/s1600/Image.jpg" height="457" width="640" /></a><br />
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Merry Christmas from the Coopers! I wasn't sure if we would get a christmas card out this year, but we decided to bare the cold and get a quick photo and I am so glad it turned out so cute.<br />
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So this Christmas we had quite the scare with Elias on boxing day. Since the 23rd I had been very sick with H1N1 which then lead to Pneumonia, Christmas day being the worst of all.. and then by Boxing Day the kids were getting sick as well. It was mostly Cash and Nixon who were sick and then around 4:30 Elias started to feel very hot, so I gave him some tylenol but didn't check his temperature. About 20 minutes later as we were watching a family movie together I looked beside me for a split second and saw Elias doing some weird facial expressions and he was shaking, I yelled for Jeremy and he came running in saying he was having a seizure, I have never experienced seeing anyone have a seizure. It was far worse then I could have thought and especially terrifying when its your own child. I was beyond scared not knowing what to do, Jeremy was quite calm and was handling it, until about a minute into the seizure he started turning blue and wasn't breathing.. I can still see those awful images in my head of him and gives me the chills. As soon as Elias turned blue, Jeremy said to call 911. I ran to the phone terrified and crying and honestly in that moment I thought he was dying. Poor Nixon was crying and so scared as well. Once I got the the dispatcher on the phone and honestly I was a little hysterical and don't remember much of what I said to her.. Jeremy had just blow a few breaths into Elias and his color started coming back. Thanks goodness!!! He was still incoherent for the next 10 minutes until the paramedics arrived and slowly he came too. He then had to ride in the ambulance to the Taber hospital where he was almost back to normal. It is uncommon for children over 5 years to have febrial seizures that have never had them before so they wanted to do blood work just to be sure everything was ok. His blood work came back normal so they assumed it was due to a sudden high fever, the kids most likely got H1N1 too but not as severe as me. H1N1 causes very sudden high fevers so that must be the reason Elias got a high fever in such a short period since he really only had a cough. What a relief!! Honestly I can't even begin to express how scary it all was, I never again want to go through that again!<br />
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Christmas this year was kind of a bummer for us. I was so sick for almost 2 weeks, sicker than I have ever been in my life and being over 8 months pregnant doesn't help. The boys too were sick on and off as well, so Jeremy had to care for us all holidays. The last few days of holidays Jeremy was able to take the boys skiing and snowboarding but other than that we were at home chilling everyday. I hope I never have a Christmas like that again. Despite christmas holidays being uneventful, we still had lots of fun prior to Christmas coming. Our little family all picked names this year and it was fun getting gifts for each other. Jeremy had Elias and got him Skylanders video game set. Elias had Jeremy and got him Zelda the video game that they could play together. Nixon had me and got me some very cute bracelets. I had Cash and he got a hammer toy and Cash had Nixon and got him a game board.<br />
We had fun get togethers with both the Coopers and Hansen's. And we of course had our annual christmas picture with Santa which I absolutely love! My adorable boys!!<br />
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Yet a start to another year and I haven't written anything on here almost all year..honestly with the birth of a third child I can see how much busier I have been since this little blog doesn't get any attention, especially having a crazy busy little boy like Cash to care for its even harder. I will be playing catchup a bit and hopefully I can be better this year, but I'm not promising anything. I will do a family update next, since its been so long. Happy New Year, 2014 here we come!<br />
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Nixon turned four on March 4th. Isn't it strange how as soon as they turn a year older they do seem so much older..its true though. Just the other day I looked at him from afar with his skinny jeans, sneakers and volcom hat on and got a glimspe of the future. How did he get so big? Nixon is getting so tall and so handsome. He is seriously so smart, he amazes me all the time. He's learning to read and doing so good and Jeremy does the world map with the boys and Nixon has memorized most of North and South America. He is also very athletic and excels at any activity or sport. He still is my shy boy at first and holding strong to being a momma's boy, which secretly I like. Once he is ready and opens up, he is the loudest person on the planet.</div>
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Nixon wanted to have a hot wheels bowling party. So he invited a few of his little buddies.. they had tons of fun bowling.</div>
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Yet again like every year Christmas seemed to fly by, this year more than ever there were so many things going on, 2 weeks before Christmas was nuts. All in all lots of family, friends, treats, parties and much holiday magic here with my little family.<br />
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Over the holidays we were able to take the kids skiing a few times and that was really fun. Jeremy took Elias for his first time skiing at Castle Mountain with his brother Randal and his two kids, Emily and Carson. Elias did so well and had a blast!<br />
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<br />The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-69211530853164163552013-01-08T14:35:00.001-08:002013-01-09T10:19:39.931-08:00Arizona & a Month in photos So its the New Year and I'm still playing catchup. At the end of November we were lucky enough to get away for a week to Arizona at our friends place there. We went with Kristy and Tyler Johnson and Brian and Angie Jensen. It was so good to get away, man did I need a break from my kids haha. It was also Jeremy's 31st birthday the weekend we left. So it was fun to get away for his birthday. I've never ate so much and shopped so much in my life, it was sure a fun trip!<br />
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Mesa Temple's amazing light display!!</div>
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Happy 31st Birthday Babe!! Hope you enjoyed the trip!</div>
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November: Cash learned to climb the bunk beds-more trouble/ Nixon enjoying the snow/ Christmas has arrived at the Coopers/ Elias turns 6/ Papa and the boys/ Nixon at swimming lessons/ Elias' hockey pictures/ Jeremy turns 32/ Rachelle snuggling the boys after our Arizona trip.</div>
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<br />The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-47529116041682572092012-12-13T23:41:00.002-08:002012-12-13T23:44:29.256-08:00Elias Turns 6! Elias turned 6 on Nov.17th. He wanted an Avengers party and wanted it at the pool as well. So we went with that.. nothing I can't handle right? Only eleven 5 and 6 year olds at the pool.. easy peasy. It actually did turn out good, Jeremy was there to help and some of the other parents. The boys all had a blast swimming together. We then celebrated with snacks, cake and presents. Elias got some great gifts and we gave him Pirates of the Carribean Lego Ship. He loves it and had fun building it with his Dad. Anything he can build these days is the way he likes it.<br />
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Cash at 14 months. Elias at 11months.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">October: Nixon gymnastics/ Trip to Abbotsford to visit Renae/ Tour of Police Station where Renae works/ Flight home/ Nixon swimming lessons/ Nice October Day/ Halloween craft/ Snow day/ Sweet Cash/ Nixon's 1st time skating/ Cash and his bubba/ Halloween Day!/</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">September: Elias starts Kindergarten/ Cash & diaper creme/ Tyrell Museum & Reptile World/ Nixon 1st trip to the Dentist (daddy)/ Superheros trampoline style/ flowers for me :)/ Hockey begins/ Baking with mom/ Kitchen renos begin </span></div>
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Okay so I know its been FORVER and no one wants to see pictures of my summer since it was a so long ago, but know this is for Me and my family and eventually be going in our blog book. I had Major technical issues with photoshop (which I still don't have yet) and our computer over the summer. We finally got our computer repaired and up and running again.. so because of all that I was barely taking pictures and was barely on the computer blogging.. but I didn't want to forget all thats happened in our family so I decided since over the summer I became a big fan of Instagram that I would use my Instagram photos in collages to remember our summer. </div>
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JUNE a month in photos <span style="font-size: xx-small;">via Instagram</span></div>
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June: Sprinkler with cousins/ Mommy and Elias date night/ Motorcycle ride with Dad/ Elias in T-ball/ Cash's 1st haircut/ Cash learning to walk/ Father's Day gifts/ Cash's Ultrasound for heart murmur/ Nixon rainy day/ Elias Graduates from Kindergarten/ Park in ninja costumes/ Off to the Cabin/ Movie and Sleepover Night<br />
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July: Morning Jog with boys/ Cash Raymond Pool/ Nixon Learns to ride a 2 wheeler/ Canada Day/</div>
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Fairmont with Brad and Karen-Water Park, Hoodoos/ Waterton Trip/ Slip & Slide/ Elias'1st attempt Wakeboarding/ Staford Lake/ Cash walking everywhere/ Renae visiting (barnwell days)/ Cash & Dax/ Hansen Cabin</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">August: Cooper Cabin: Elias 1st time Skiing/ Nixon on tramline/ Superheros/ Waterbouncer/ Magrath outdoor water slide/ Spartan Race/ Gargantuan Caves/ Coaldale spray park/ NewTrampoline/ Camping- boys fishing, Waterton & Geocaching/ Nixon peeing on side of road/ Cash forward facing Yea!/ Elias loses 1st tooth</span></div>
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Also in August it was my sweet baby boy Cash's 1st birthday</div>
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Happy 1st Birthday Cash</div>
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I made a cute monkey cake, because really that's what Cash is and that's what we call him!!</div>
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I think he liked the cake, he was even eating the plate. haha</div>
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We celebrated with both of our families. We had dinner and cake and icecream. It was a beautiful day and such a nice time with everyone. I love this sweet crazy boy so much!! I can't believe your one already Cash, you just didn't stay little long enough. Cash was crawling at 5 1/2 months and took first steps at 9 months.. and he has not looked back! We can barely keep up with how busy he is, making messes everywhere he goes and trying to keep up with his brothers. We love you so much Cash!!!</div>
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Yup! The Cooper boys were plagued with the Chicken Pox. First Elias got them and it wasn't too bad, he was a bit itchy but was a trooper and didn't complain too much. For a week we dealt with that and then two weeks later both Nixon and then Cash got them and that was NOT fun. Nixon was pretty good too there were only a few days where he got a fever and was really itchy, but he wasn't too bad either. Then my sweet baby boy got them and he had more than double what the other boys had. There were about three nights where I had NO sleep and was up with him, it was miserable. I felt soooo bad, they were so red and big and his poor little back was covered. He had a lot of oatmeal baths and lots of aveeno relief lotion but he was still very sad. Well, to say it was a long three weeks was an understatement, I didn't leave the house, Elias wasn't at school for over a week and we missed church three times. But now it's over and done with and I am happy they won't get it again</div>
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Cash having yet another oatmeal bath to soothe all his chicken pox, poor baby.</div>
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Nixon sick and covered in calamine lotion. love this picture.</div>
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Elias doing silly faces, the boys laughed and laughed over that one.</div>
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Typical of the weeks we had, enjoying Baby Einstein.</div>
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My sweet Cash getting over the worst of it.</div>
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Then it was mother's day and I had the best time. That week I went to Elias' Kindergarten class for a special mother's day program. It was so cute.</div>
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All the kids wrote a little something about their mom it was hilarious! Elias' is #12 and I laughed and laughed about him describing me, especially on how to get to the cabin, so cute!</div>
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All the kids drew pictures of their mom's and we had to try and guess which one was our child's. I was sooo off, can you tell why? I am pretty sure this looks nothing like me, at least I am glad I am not fat or I really would have been embarrassed. I think he was trying to emphasize how much I like the colour purple.. haha isn't it the cutest thing, look how huge I am?? He said he was drawing a picture of me cooking in our trailer. I love it and had to make sure I copied it.</div>
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Jer also made mother's day very special by making my favorite breakfast and gave me a sweet fondue set, it kinda looks like a Scentsy. It's sweet and we had fun with it for breakfast. The boys also picked out beautiful roses for me. All in all I felt pretty special and loved.<br />
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Both Nixon and Cash still had chicken pox, so just me and Elias went to church on Mother's day and we got a cute picture together. We also headed out to Raymond to see Jeremy's mom as well.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The boys loved this, but it only took about 2 min for 16 eggs to be gone.</span><br />
<br /></div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-35372131018710855922012-04-02T21:18:00.004-07:002012-04-02T22:14:25.930-07:00turning threeNixon turned three this month, on March 4th. Nixon decided he wanted a Toy Story birthday party this year. We had over some cousins and close friends to celebrate his special day. Too bad he wasn't feeling his best, at the start of the party he was feeling really sick, just wanted me and didn't participate in the games at all. But the tylenol kicked in by the time he opened presents and blew out his candle so he was happy. He got some sweet gifts and has been enjoying them tons. He was especially excited about getting "Woody" from Nana and "Buzzlightyear" from us. He has been sleeping with them every night since.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/7040900915/" title="Nixon 3rdbday pic10 03-05-12 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon 3rdbday pic10 03-05-12" height="280" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/7040900915_64141cfdb0_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blowing out the candles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/7027138119/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Nixon 3rdbday pic4 03-05-12 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon 3rdbday pic4 03-05-12" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7111/7027138119_16777f47c0.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6894780940/" title="Nixon 3rdbday pic12 03-05-12 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon 3rdbday pic12 03-05-12" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6894780940_d21f2d09c0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Presents, Rainbow cupcakes and Games!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/7027127441/" title="Nixon 3rdbday pic1 03-05-12 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon 3rdbday pic1 03-05-12" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/7027127441_cf3aa6ebf0_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and my birthday boy.</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6881072980/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Nixon 3rdbday pic7BW 03-05-12 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon 3rdbday pic7BW 03-05-12" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7258/6881072980_0edf89fae6.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">20 questions,annual Birthday questionnaire</span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">1. What is your favorite color? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Blue and yellow</span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">2. What is your favorite toy? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Motorbikes, puzzles and balls</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">3. If you could go on a trip, where would you go? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Fantasyland Hotel</span> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">4. What is your favorite tv show/movie? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Kung fu panda 2</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Macaroni and cheese</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">6. What is your favorite outfit? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Ninja mask</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">7. What is your favorite game? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Bingo </span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">8. What is your favorite sport? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Baseball and hockey</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">9. What is your favorite snack? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Granola bar</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">10. If you could have any superpower what would it be? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Shoot lazers</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">11. What is your favorite animal? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Giraffe </span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">10. What is your favorite song? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">In the leafy treetops</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">11. What is your favorite book? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Very hungry catepillar</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">12. Who is your best friend/friends?<span style="color: #4bacc6;"> Elias</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">13. Who is the coolest person you know? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Mommy</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Riding my bike</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">15. What is your favorite drink? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Chocolate milk</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">16. What is your favorite holiday? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Halloween</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Blue blanky &</span> <span style="color: #4bacc6;">monkey</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Eggs in a basket<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Hotdogs<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? <span style="color: #4bacc6;">Fireman</span></span><span style="color: #4bacc6;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6894775122/" title="Nixon 3yr 2012 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon 3yr 2012" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/6894775122_2766046cd4_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nixon, you are truly a momma's boy still and secretly I love all your million snuggles and wanting to be with me all the time. You are the loudest little boy on the planet, but also the cutest! You make me smile everyday, you are very creative and so smart. You can also be very timid and have a sensitive heart, but you defiantly know what you want and tend to get it to with those big blue eyes. Happy Birthday my sweet boy, you are growing much too fast for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i love you most- Mom :)</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4bacc6; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span></span></div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-17808841903509796382012-03-06T13:29:00.002-08:002012-03-06T13:41:29.385-08:00six months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6796825820/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_5mths 2012 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_5mths 2012" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6796825820_304fac565c_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br />
Cash is 6 months already. He is moving all over the place, rolling like crazy and pulling and shifting himself to get around, he is already into shelves and even popped right out of the bumbo chair that I had sitting on the island, I almost died, good thing I caught him in time! No doubt he is my most active and will be full out crawling this month. Both Elias and Nixon didn't move this much at 6 months so Cash is my earliest crawler. He also started eating solids, it took a good couple weeks for him to like much of anything he tasted but he now enjoying it and we love having him be a part of family dinner. He looks so darn cute and big sitting in his highchair. He's already starting to sleep better through the night and I am now down to feeding him right before I head to bed, but he still wakes up sometimes in the night for his soother. I was in the process of sleep training him so Pinterest was my best friend at 3 in the morning as I sat by his crib with my phone sshhing him back to sleep barley holding on due to lack of sleep. He's doing way better, at least I am not feeding 2 or 3 times a night and soon I hope he won't be waking up at all, even for his soother. Cash really had me wrapped around his finger at night, I just couldn't let him cry and he was sick for quite a while and being paranoid with what happened to Nixon I would always bring him into bed with me so Yes it was all my fault, but since I have been tackling the sleep training I am not quite as crazy due to lack of sleep.<br />
Cash really is the light in our family, he is So happy all the time. People always ask if he is always so smiley and yes he is! His smile is contagious and the boys are always battling for his attention and constantly in his face trying to make his smile. Cash looks more like Elias, same perfectly round head, little nose and big blue eyes. He does have his own look, but is a good mix of both boys. He actually looks a bit like me when I was little too.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6958115277/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="my 3 boys comparing ages 2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="my </p><p>3 boys comparing ages 2011" height="193" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/6958115277_1e354bf196.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Elias @3.5mths </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Cash @6mths </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Nixon @ 6mths</span><br />
When I first pulled out this sleeper I remembered having pictures of both Elias and Nixon in it and so I decided to do a comparison. Elias was so big at 3.5months this sleeper was tight and Cash fits just right at 6 months and Nixon at 6 months was a little baggie. I love this comparison, they really each have there own look. <br />
Cash at 6 months:<br />
1st stages of Crawling, moving and pulling self all over.<br />
Introduced solids, loves it.<br />
Not quite sitting up on his own, still pretty wobbly.<br />
No teeth yet either, both Elias and Nixon had teeth by now.<br />
Sleeps through the night without eating, well 10:30 tell 7:30 (most nights)YEA!!<br />
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Here are some pics over the last few months of our sweet Cash.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6796807750/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash 5mths pic2 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash 5mths pic2" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/6796807750_369c3b47fe.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">sure loves getting around these days</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6942922297/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash 5mths pic3 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash 5mths pic3" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6942922297_e089153bcc.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">loving those big dimples</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6796822676/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_02-07-12 copy by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_02-07-12 copy" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6796822676_03cff9bec8.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">can't get enough of his jolly jumper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6958212195/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash 5.5mths solids 01-07-12 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash 5.5mths solids 01-07-12" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6958212195_daba51cfb4.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">tasting his 1st solids, haha</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6796820950/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_02-13-12_ by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_02-13-12_" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6796820950_dc8dc94337.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-85904057031038054792012-02-21T14:04:00.002-08:002012-02-21T14:24:19.588-08:00the last of 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6918484231/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Christmas Card 2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Christmas Card 2011" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6918484231_5d324c654c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Before I continue on into 2012 I just had to post a few pics from Christmas, really it's so long ago already, but it had to be posted. Here is our sweet Christmas card this year, I was lazy this year and didn't send that many out, plus I didn't care too much either since it was kinda ghetto. But I had to post for Jer's stache alone on our card is worth it, he refused to shave it off so here it is and actually its already fun looking back on it. This will be one of those Christmas cards for years to come that we will love, due to the sweet stache. So it had to be posted and had to be included in my blog book. Also these of the boys too, I will be forever grateful to Mike Kurtz for making a special Santa stop to our house. We missed Santa coming to the Library in Barnwell by mere minutes, because of missed communication between me and Jer and to say the boys were sad was an understatement, so we ended up having to take them to the mall after all. But when Mike Kurtz heard that we barely missed him he called me and said he would make a special stop at our house for the boys. I cannot tell you how excited their faces were as they saw Santa walk past our window and up our sidewalk. I mean what kids get a visit to their HOME from Santa? It was so special! I actually think they were more happy about the treat bags he brought than anything, ha.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6918406105/" title="Christmas 2011_1891_2 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Christmas 2011_1891_2" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6918406105_4473f0e1ec.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our home visit from Santa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6918484245/" title="Christmas on Santa's lap 2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Christmas on Santa's lap 2011" height="400" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6918484245_abc3841cc4.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Park Place Mall Santa, love this Santa. This is actually the same Santa when Jeremy proposed at the mall to me almost 8 years ago. He remembered us and said, "oh I guess you've been busy!" <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6918409363/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Christmas 2011_1915_3 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Christmas 2011_1915_3" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6918409363_d119b46bbf.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And had to include one of the boys on Christmas morning, Cash's 1st Christmas!</div><br />
So done! Onto the New Year and to note, New Years Resolution: be on top of blog!The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-80269467944338013232012-02-17T13:02:00.000-08:002012-02-17T13:12:01.618-08:0020 questionsI forgot to post these as well, these were the 20 questions I asked Elias on his birthday. I am going to start making this a tradition, once my kids turn 3 I will ask these every year on their birthdays, it will be really fun to look back on.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1. What is your favorite color?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> Red</span></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">2. What is your favorite toy? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Lego </span>(ninja)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3. If you could go on a trip, where would you go?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> The cabin</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4. What is your favorite tv show/movie? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Star wars & Kung Fu Panda</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">PB & nutella sandwich </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">6. What is your favorite outfit? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Star wars lego shirt</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">7. What is your favorite game? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Hide & go seek in the dark with flashlights </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(FHE fave)</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">8. What is your favorite sport? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Hockey & soccer</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">9. What is your favorite snack? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">pineapple </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">10. If you could have any superpower what would it be?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> Blow fire!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">11. What is your favorite animal? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Snake</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">10. What is your favorite song? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Follow the prophet </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">11. What is your favorite book? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Star wars lego </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">12. Who is your best friend/friends? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Lliam, Brigham, Benson and Tyson</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">13. Who is the coolest person you know? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Daddy</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Ride my bike</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">15. What is your favorite drink? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Smoothies</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">16. What is your favorite holiday?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> Halloween</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Spiderman blanket</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Egg McMuffin </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(homemade)</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> Chicken nuggets</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">20. What do you want to be when you grow up? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Dentist or ninja</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I see a trend here with the star wars and ninja.. my favorite answer was the "blow fire"..haha so cute! I love you Elias and YOU are the coolest person I Know!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">luv mommy :)</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6893198289/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic2 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic2 11-19-11" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6893198289_104011b2b0_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span></span></div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-64999068721287621732012-02-13T14:46:00.000-08:002012-02-13T15:01:30.179-08:00Jedi EliasSooo a few months behind, but at the end of November we celebrated Elias' 5th birthday party. He wanted a Star Wars party and it was seriously sweet! We decided that we were going to do a boys only party and just invite the kids from his school class. It gets hard though trying to decide what to do and who or not to invite. I always tell myself it's not a big deal but than a week before there birthdays I feel like I want to make it special since its only 1 day of the year. So last minute I had my mom help me whip up some Jedi robes and ties for all the little boys, they turned out pretty cute I thought, could have been longer but we ran out of fabric, anyhow the boys all loved them! I had light saber swords for all of them and we had a sweet obstacle course set up at the school gym. Jeremy and my brother Chad made a course and the boys were in heaven! First Jer did Jedi Training with them, showing them all some sweet Jedi moves then it was onto the course once they got through the course they fought Jeremy at the end to prepare to fight Darth Vader. So after playing on the course for awhile my brother dressed up as Darth Vader at the end and they all got to fight him individually, man were they pumped!!! Then they all teamed up and fought him to the death, they loved every minute. Then we had a Darth Vader piñata, once they all had turns and broke it open they collected their treats for their treat bags, we then headed back to our house for hotdogs, veggies and "Yoda Soda" ,(I forgot to take a picture) but it was green and frothy and the boys all loved it, they kept on asking for more "Yoda Soda" even Elias asks me to make it quite often.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844937075/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic1 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic1 11-19-11" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6844937075_93481ab890.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jedi Training</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844940579/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic3 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic3 11-19-11" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6844940579_fbe77bd836.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jedi Obstacle Course</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844947599/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic6 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic6 11-19-11" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6844947599_acb741beed.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844942425/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic5 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic5 11-19-11" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6844942425_c1231e3da6.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844941485/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic4 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic4 11-19-11" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6844941485_9287225e01.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jedi Fighter Training</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844951439/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic7 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic7 11-19-11" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6844951439_5b3d456e51.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Introducing Darth Vader</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844959445/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic13 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic13 11-19-11" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6844959445_14272f6e6e.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was so fun to watch them all attack Darth Vader, they had a blast and didn't hold back anything!</div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844954683/" title="Elias'5th bday_pic8 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic8 11-19-11" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7054/6844954683_3973ed8110_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844955825/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic9 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic9 11-19-11" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/6844955825_da4b69a3a7.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Onto the cake..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844956809/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic10 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic10 11-19-11" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6844956809_49f7697ef0.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did ice-cream cake this year, so much easier and Elias loved it!</div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844957843/" title="Elias'5th bday_pic11 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic11 11-19-11" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6844957843_da960ace4b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6844958631/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Elias'5th bday_pic12 11-19-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Elias'5th bday_pic12 11-19-11" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6844958631_9a6af30ebd.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is such a classic mother son photo, haha so typical of Elias. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy 5th Birthday buddy! You are such a sweet happy boy and I love you so much! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mom</div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-54624610288910870882011-12-12T13:51:00.000-08:002011-12-12T14:04:22.453-08:00Nixon's Hernia Surgery<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6501394559/" title="Nixon hernia surgery_11-10-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon hernia surgery_11-10-11" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6501394559_d079dee2b8_z.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />
Poor little Nixon had to go in for hernia surgery back in November and we were very blessed that everything turned out good. His surgery was scheduled for 10:50am but we had to arrive at 8:45am and he wasn't allowed to eat or drink <i>anything </i>since the night before. I was thinking ya right, he is going to be starving. Jeremy gave him a blessing before we left for the hospital and we were thankful that he wasn't asking for something to eat every 5 minutes like he does at home. He did really well and we tried to keep him occupied with games or movies on our phone, but 10:50 came and went and they were really behind and at about 11:50 he began to get very upset, he was hungry and bored and well so was I. We finally made it into surgery at <b>12:40</b> and he was beyond ready to go, they had me take him into the surgery room, thank goodness, because he would have lost it if they would have taken him from me. I walked into a very shiny and clean room with bright lights and surgeons and nurses waiting, it was kind of scary,<i> I really didn't want to leave him</i>. I set him on the bed while they put him to sleep, Nixon was holding my arms for dear life and I couldn't help but tear up as his eyes rolled back and he fell asleep. Then the surgeon said, we'll take good care of him and asked me to leave. It was really hard, I mean trusting someone to take good care of your baby and hope that all goes well and you will see him awake shortly. I don't know how I was expecting to feel, but I was upset and praying that he would be okay. Soon enough the Doctor came out and said everything had gone very well, the surgery usually takes an hour so and he was out talking with us in less than a 1/2hr.. he said he had never had a hernia surgery go so perfectly, usually it takes a while to find the canal to close off, but it was right there when he made the incision, we were really blessed and very happy!<br />
Then we got to see our Nixon and boy was he NOT happy, he was very scared and was crying uncontrollably for a while, he hated having the IV in his arm. Let's just say it was a very long day, we didn't leave the hospital until 4:00pm and then we stayed overnight in Calgary again. But seriously Nixon was back to himself in no time, only hours after his surgery he was jumping from bed to bed and we had to keep telling him not to be so wild because he could tear his stitches.<br />
But that's Nixon for ya, he was a champ!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6501398185/" title="Nixon hernia surgery_ pic2 11-10-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon hernia surgery_ pic2 11-10-11" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6501398185_7feb6e6fcd.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">right before heading into surgery, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and seriously whats with the pants? I just kept on thinking of the little kids in the jewish camps, even though they wore blue stripes, it made me sad :(</span>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-16354965352661778422011-11-15T21:12:00.000-08:002011-11-15T21:18:16.079-08:00Homeowners..<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We are now the proud owners of a home. Yes, a home. My grandma's house that we have been renting for the last 1.5 years to be exact.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The old, but cozy 3 bedroom bungalow style house, with lovely pink carpets, floral wallpaper border, white lace curtains, accordian style laundry door, country style light fixtures, and handicap handles in the bathrooms, actually surprisingly we use these quite often, especially when I was hugely prego trying to get out of the tub, haha and much more, aren't you jealous?? - you should be!<br />
The house that is right across from the school, and right behind the church (I know I mention this often but it seriously has to be said again and possibly again if needed.)<br />
The house that has the best little cul-de-sac filled with little boys, riding bikes, playing b-ball and street hockey.<br />
The house that lives just down the street from Nana and Papa and cousins. <br />
And yes the house that needs a lot of love..and really the house that will be our<i> home</i>, the house that we will fix up and live in for 3 years or so or <i>maybe longer you never know. </i><br />
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When we first started ripping the wallpaper off I thought what have I gotten myself into...especially after just having a baby, it was taking forever.. maybe we should have just bought a NEW house, but as much as I want a brand new house, (really BAD) its just not the right time for us. <i>this feels right.</i><br />
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We have already ripped all the wallpaper off in the two living rooms and in the kitchen, my boys have been great helpers too. And of course my mom has been there to help A LOT, its bad enough taking off wallpaper, but with three little kids it takes a lot more time. Jeremy took out the old over-grown horse-shoe pits out back and my Dad and brother Chad already drywalled two of the walls that needed it, so now I am trying to decide on paint colours, flooring and carpet. If I could only make a decision, this week for sure. I want the walls painted and the floors done before christmas.. so I better decide. It will be slow work in progress since we can't afford to do it all at once, but soon it will start to come together.<br />
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and hopefully, just hopefully I will get my dishwasher after all. :)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a kinda of half picture of the house.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6348985421/" title="summer 2010_7055 copy by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="summer 2010_7055 copy" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6218/6348985421_6e201de823.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
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</div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-45030883319053341572011-11-08T21:31:00.000-08:002011-11-08T21:47:26.766-08:00Were ALL about CASH!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6327566020/" title="Cash_pic2-10-22-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_pic2-10-22-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6218/6327566020_230fb4a214.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Cash is over 2 months now, not quite 10 weeks and I can't believe how fast he is changing. He is growing so much, most of his 0-3 month clothes are snug now and it makes me sad. His last doctor appt he was in the 95% for both height and weight, just like my other boys, we sure now how to grow them! He is also smiling SO much all the time and sleeping pretty good at night, usually I am up once. He is such a good baby, I seriously LOVE having a baby in the house again, someone to cuddle and hold and another little person to love unconditionally. I forgot how amazingly good it felt and how I am defiantly not done having kids, if anything having another baby has made me realize how fast time flies and how much they grow. It's weird most people have their third baby and think man this is so busy and kinda crazy, and even though I feel that way, I think Heavenly Father has planted a <i>strong</i> feeling in me that I will have two more kids, I always knew I would have four, but it just feels right to want two more.. I know, I know, I just had a baby slow down, we will see though, maybe after the forth I will rethink this.. haha.<br />
Here are some pics over the last few months of Cash, I can't believe how much he's changed.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326814149/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_09-08-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_09-08-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6042/6326814149_1bf628d112.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cash at 10 days old</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326804533/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash-1month_09-11-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash-1month_09-11-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6228/6326804533_a05c1011cd.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cash at 2 weeks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326847833/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash&M& Nana_09-24-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash&M& Nana_09-24-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6058/6326847833_9b9619803f.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">almost 1 month</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326810197/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_09-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_09-29-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6326810197_fc42252ea8.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cash 1 month old</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326818375/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_09-29-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_09-29-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/6326818375_0d55edd516.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326808633/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="C&Daddy 09-30-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="C&Daddy 09-30-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6056/6326808633_f679f22d57.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cash at 5 weeks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326809409/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_10-03-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_10-03-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6326809409_59a2be2795.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cash at 5 weeks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6327563924/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_10-12-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_10-12-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6215/6327563924_e49bc9f7e4.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cash at 6 weeks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326815065/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_pic1BW-10-22-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_pic1BW-10-22-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6111/6326815065_63504f5aaf.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cash at 7 weeks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6327567292/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash_10-22-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash_10-22-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/6327567292_a947dea550.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6327567972/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash bathtime pic2 10-24-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash bathtime pic2 10-24-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6227/6327567972_49c4ee756c.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bathtime, Almost 2 months</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326816321/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash bathtime 10-24-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash bathtime 10-24-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6326816321_e199db06d4.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Oh and a cute story I wanted to remember, my niece Addie (4yr) was asking her older sister Emily (9yr) what Aunt Rachelle and Uncle Jeremy's new baby was called... Emily thought for a moment and than said"Change". Her dad laughed and said "No, his name is Cash". "Oh, Emily said I knew it had something to do with money". haha I thought that was really cute.<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6327599422/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's Babyblessing_10-16-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's Babyblessing_10-16-11" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6327599422_c196b5f0d6.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>It was also Cash's baby blessing a few weeks ago. He was about 7 weeks old. Jeremy gave such an amazing blessing, and we had all the Coopers and Hansens at the church for a little gathering. We are just so truly blessed to have most of our family live so close and were able to come. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I had a few pics taken with Cash outside the church, since I had no pictures with him and his momma.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326848315/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's baby blessing pic1 10-16-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's baby blessing pic1 10-16-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6112/6326848315_c184ce3147.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6326849839/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's babyblessing pic2 10-16-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's babyblessing pic2 10-16-11" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6237/6326849839_b336bda30b.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6327601662/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's babyblessing pic3BW 10-16-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's babyblessing pic3BW 10-16-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6327601662_13857f1367.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>And this was his birth announcement..<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6328201220/" title="Cash's Birth annoucement-1 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's Birth annoucement-1" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6328201220_d29e5505bd.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
We love you sweet Cash, your sweet smiling face makes us oh so happy!</div></div></div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-66692788037655609282011-11-03T20:55:00.000-07:002011-11-03T21:11:58.191-07:00Halloween!!Well its that time of year again and we love halloween at our place. We try to make occasions like halloween special and we love decorating and getting our yard ready for fall and halloween and we love to dress up too! Elias wanted to be a Ninja yet again for the second year in a row but this time so did Nixon so they got matching ninja costumes and if you can't tell by the pictures they were really excited. I told Jeremy he should dress up too and so he found a cheap sweet costume to go with the boys and it was a hit, the boys especially Elias was so excited!! I can just see the pictures of my 3 ninjas in a wedding slideshow..haha. They had so much fun posing for all the pictures and had a blast trick or treating, and they got loads of treats. My little Cash didn't dress up, just a cute halloween shirt from his Aunt Ashley and he got to hang out with mom while I handed out candy to at least 100 kids. We also did the traditional carving pumpkins and Jeremy took the boys out to help him rake all the leaves and they had a lot of fun jumping in the huge pile.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6308199842/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween_Cash pic2 10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween_Cash pic2 10-31-11" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6308199842_6400126169_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">My sweet Cash, I can't believe he is 2 months old. and we might need to retire his little toque..boo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6308199048/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween_Cash 10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween_Cash 10-31-11" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6308199048_c66b630f48_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6308240988/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween_3 ninjas pic4 10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween_3 ninjas pic4 10-31-11" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6308240988_e27886fd4e_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My 3 ninjas, I love Elias' poses, he is so into it, haha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6307679115/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween_3 ninjas pic2 10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween_3 ninjas pic2 10-31-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6041/6307679115_f80b36db4e.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6308200788/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween ninjas 10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween ninjas 10-31-11" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/6308200788_6bf9591a5c.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6308204312/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween_3 ninjas pic5 10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween_3 ninjas pic5 10-31-11" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6233/6308204312_f69e3ff332.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6307679887/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween_Elias 10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween_Elias 10-31-11" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6042/6307679887_2dd232b3c8.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My boys, Elias almost 5yrs and Nixon 2.5yrs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6307680811/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween_Nixon 10-31-11 copy by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween_Nixon 10-31-11 copy" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6056/6307680811_8a73992a47.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6308210924/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween Elias pic2 10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween Elias pic2 10-31-11" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6308210924_21407c015b.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6307692035/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween Nixon pic2 _10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween Nixon pic2 _10-31-11" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6057/6307692035_fac2ef98aa.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6308215246/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween_candy 10-31-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween_candy 10-31-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6104/6308215246_a425683e47.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Look at all that candy, and whats with all the chips?? seriously is that the new trend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6307684759/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Halloween_10-29-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween_10-29-11" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/6307684759_a2a6aefecc.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6307683541/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Fall time_10-29-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Fall time_10-29-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6049/6307683541_7199abaaba.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">having fun in the leaves...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6308208414/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Fall time_pic2 10-29-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Fall time_pic2 10-29-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6308208414_95f8be5e0c.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31526578?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-14872159984636160062011-10-18T12:49:00.000-07:002011-10-18T13:15:50.458-07:00Updates Elias & NixonI've been so behind on everything lately, I guess that's what happens when you have your 3rd baby and so here is an update for my big boys. Elias started Kindergarten, and so far its been great! Elias has been such a BIG help to me, truly he is such a sweet boy and for the most part plays nicely with Nixon and helps mom with Cash. He does like to tease Nixon <i>a lot</i> as well, but I need to constantly remind myself that yes he is only 4, even though he tells everyone that he is 5 and has for the past couple months. Since he is one of the youngest in his class, (doesn't turn 5 until November) and most of the kids are 5 he thinks he is as well. He sure looks like he is 5 or 6 even. But as much as he wants to be older, and as much as I love having him go to Kindergarten 2 full days a week, it was hard letting him go, unlike him I am not in a hurry for him to be older. Kindergarten so far has been great for him and for me. He loves school and mostly just loves hanging out with his little friends, he barely wants to come home after a long day at school and is always asking to play with a friend. He loves learning as well, even though he doesn't have much to say about it, he enjoys it. It works out good for me too, since I don't get much sleep around here, its nice to be able to have a nap or run to Lethbridge with only 2 kids. What else is new with Elias, well he started skating again this year, he is getting much better and he can now skate across the rink, but he's still a little slow. He also started "Small Ball" here in Barnwell and loves it. what little boy doesn't like basketball? He loves playing with his legos, action figures, army stuff, castles and can play for hours by himself. He doesn't like Nixon in his room when he is playing and always has the door shut. Nixon can get very upset, but despite that they do play good together, the wrestling can sometimes get out of hand too, but for the most part there good little buddies.<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6257537684/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E-1stdaykinder pic1 08-31-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E-1stdaykinder pic1 08-31-2011" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/6257537684_636727f40b_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st Day of Kindergarten</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6257009173/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E-1stdaykinder pic3 08-31-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E-1stdaykinder pic3 08-31-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6257009173_d4e23a5d50.jpg" width="333" /></a></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6257538466/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E-1stdaykinder pic2 08-31-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E-1stdaykinder pic2 08-31-2011" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6158/6257538466_7057dcaa59_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">off to school..<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(this is taken from my front yard, the perks of living across from the school). </span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6257010889/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E-Terryfoxrun pic2 09-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E-Terryfoxrun pic2 09-29-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6227/6257010889_668ce09447.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Terry Fox Run, he was pretty excited about running in another so-called race.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6257540106/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E-Terryfoxrun pic1 09-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E-Terryfoxrun pic1 09-29-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6096/6257540106_ced1c03c69.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elias and his buddy Benson, matching shirts are cool.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6257784449/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E&C 10-02-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E&C 10-02-11" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/6257784449_b5932d708d.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a good big brother with Cash.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nixon is our little clumsy guy.. he is always getting hurt, whether its from being too brave and jumping off of something or from just falling down. Seriously he trips and falls into things all the time, he constantly has bruises. He's already burned his hand and foot and gotten stitches on his chin from slipping at the pool. So last week we were at Costco and I had him buckled in the seat, but then I had to move him because I had no room for groceries because the carseat was taking up the whole cart, plus really once you get more than one kid it gets hard grocery shopping and someone has to sit in the cart. anyways, so I moved him to the inside of the cart and he is usually really good at sitting down, but just went he stood up I jerked the cart to get something I saw at the last minute and out he went right on top of his head on the concrete floor, the noise from his head hitting the ground was so loud, I thought when I went to pick him up he would be gushing blood or unconscious. I was really scared, and his head instantly had a HUGE goose egg and his eye was swollen. There were lots of people that stopped to ask for help and one guy went to get the first aid person. I was feeling soooooo guilty, just then Jeremy came back from the bathroom with Elias and was wondering what was with all the commotion .. the first aid guy checked him out and told us to take him to emergency, so we took him but there was a 3 or 4 hour wait, so we left and monitored him. I was worried he was going to be retarded or something, but an hour after being home he was jumping off the couches and running around. I am really mad I didn't get a picture of him, the few days after he fell he looked horrible. A HUGE goose egg and swollen bruise on his head and a really black and swollen eye. I guess I was feeling so bad about it that I didn't want a picture, but then a lot of people were telling me how their kids have fallen out of shopping carts and then I wasn't feeling quite as bad, really is it that common, this was a first for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully he will start to slow down, but with Jeremy as his father who knows, at least he hasn't knocked out his teeth like his Dad did twice before he was five.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are just a few pics of him in the last year, burned his foot and hand on separate occasions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6257994065/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Nixon burns hand_09-03-11 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon burns hand_09-03-11" height="240" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6106/6257994065_4a9b8ec533_m.jpg" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6258518572/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Nixon burns foot_07-04-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon burns foot_07-04-2011" height="240" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6223/6258518572_02d3bb1692_m.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br />
Besides all that Nixon is growing like a weed, he is not so little anymore, its funny how little you think they look until you have a new baby. He is becoming such a big boy and soon we will jump on the potty training wagon. He loves his baby Cash a lot and tries to snuggle him and loves giving him his soother. He climbs out of his crib and comes and wakes us up bright and early every morning. He's really into the colour pink, its his new thing - cups, plates whatever. He loves going on little errands trips with Daddy, that ones of his favourite things. He especially loves playing hockey and throwing <i>anything</i>, it seems like someone is always getting hit by something from Nixon and he LOVES jumping off anything and wrestling with Elias. They are constantly jumping and rolling, and giggling, and punching and kicking and having a grand old time until someone get hurts..thats my life with Boys! Watch out Cash :)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6257885819/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="N&C 09-28-11copy by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="N&C 09-28-11copy" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6257885819_6c3c1f6bcb.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6258520882/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="N&D_08-06-11BW by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="N&D_08-06-11BW" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6117/6258520882_d88cc58277_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nixon and Daddy just before heading to church, <i>love this.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div></div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-22667296153258409122011-10-11T19:14:00.000-07:002011-10-11T19:14:30.947-07:00Cash's photoshoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I decided I better post some newborn photos of my precious Cash. I posted some on facebook a while back so they might be old news to some. Cash was only a week old here, and so small. My boys did so good, trying to get a picture with the three of them was a challenge but they were such big boys and Very patient with me, I was doing it all by myself so that was a challenge too, trying to get them all to sit and take the pictures.. anyhow I am so happy how many turned out good. I edited these ones with in the first week after taking them and then lost motivation to do the rest, maybe soon, if I ever find the time. Anyways things are good around here, I love having a baby around again, I forgot how much I missed that.. soon to come- Updates on Elias, Nixon and our growing little Cash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208306759/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic4 08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic4 08-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6218/6208306759_73bfd4613f.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Color or BW, love them both. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208830070/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic4BW 08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic4BW 08-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/6208830070_86bc57b249.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208813518/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic3 08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic3 08-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6208813518_cd507d22bb.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My beautiful blue-eyed boys, Elias and Nixon look so old now sitting next to Cash. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208840082/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic6BW 08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic6BW 08-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6132/6208840082_9df9d0ddf1.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208811090/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic1 08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic1 08-29-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6129/6208811090_07dbf28021.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208327939/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic7 08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic7 08-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6208327939_4d916ae989.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208322581/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic5 08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic5 08-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/6208322581_312bb176a2.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208330743/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic8 08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash'snewbornphotoshoot pic8 08-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6208330743_841e5f3004.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-84906058761686589712011-10-03T13:26:00.000-07:002011-10-03T13:29:54.198-07:00Baby Cash is here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208347431/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="Cash's birth pic7_08-29-2011BW by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's birth pic7_08-29-2011BW" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6048/6208347431_abb9a24045.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
So I thought I should document Cash's birth story before its been too long and I have forgotten everything.<br />
Cash was due on Friday, August 26 and on thursday the day before the doctor did her "magic"at the office, hoping I would go into labor soon, in the next 48 hrs. Well Friday came and I had been having consistent contractions all evening, not too strong but when I went to bed that night I thought for sure I would be going to the hospital, all through the night contractions but by 6:00 in the morning, nothing. We then went to Taber Cornfest on saturday and between all the walking and the blazing hot heat I thought this would get me into labor... the pressure was killing me. By Sunday morning the contractions started again and by noon we were on our way to the hospital in Lethbridge, but half way there the contractions weren't as strong anymore and were only 10 min apart so we decided to go get lunch and take a walk hoping that might help. By 3:00pm we were on our way home with <i>still no baby</i>. I was beyond frustrated, the pressure from getting stripped on thursday and all the contractions all weekend was enough!! I decided I wasn't going to the hospital until I was in ALOT of pain. Well Sunday evening came and by 7:00 the contractions were very consistent and pretty painful, but I was going to wait it out. Jeremy decided that I was NOT going to go into labor today since it had been happening all weekend and so he put a pie in the oven at 8:30 and invited my parents and aunt and uncle over..even though I kept telling him this is it! By the time we were all eating pie my contractions were 5 minutes apart and very painful. Finally everyone is like "Go to the hospital!" But I wanted to wait it out a little bit longer. By 10:00 Jeremy said " Let's go, I don't want to deliver this baby in my truck!"<br />
So we headed out and I was dying, I had never had contractions this strong with my other baby's. I kept telling Jeremy to hurry. When we got to the hospital they checked me and I was 5-6cm dilated and they prepared the delivery room. I asked for an epidural and was sooo worried I wasn't going to be able to get one. But they called the guy and he took his sweet time getting there.. I was 8cm when I finally got the epidural and literally thought I was going to die! The nurse said I had the longest contractions and it sure felt like it. Once the epidural kicked in, I was in sweet heaven!!! I kept telling the guy how much I loved him and seriously could't imagine why someone wouldn't get the epidural if they could. I just kept saying "Best thing ever!!" We then watched "Friday Night Lights" on Jer's laptop and for the next 2 hrs waited for sweet baby Cash to come. I can't even begin to imagine how much that would have sucked to have been in all that pain for 2 more hours if I wasn't able to get the epidural, oh wait yes I can, remember Elias?? lets not think about that.<br />
So about 1:50, Dr.Adolf said I think its time and just when I start pushing all the drugs are gone and I can feel everything, Yikes! Seriously beyond pain, but 20 minutes later we have a beautiful baby boy!<br />
<br />
Cash Hansen Cooper<br />
Born 2:13am, Sunday August 29th<br />
8 pounds 9 ounces<br />
22 inches long<br />
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And here he is:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208282689/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's birth pic4_08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's birth pic4_08-29-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/6208282689_6f8cff9141.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208353193/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's birth pic5_08-29-2011 BW by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's birth pic5_08-29-2011 BW" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/6208353193_39c092e1e1.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208791852/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's birth pic1_08-30-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's birth pic1_08-30-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6208791852_a25a91043e.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Daddy with Cash</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208861190/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's birth pic2_08-29-2011BW by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's birth pic2_08-29-2011BW" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6187/6208861190_5425c2f018.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys were beyond excited and love having a baby brother.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208354993/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's birth pic8_08-29-2011BW by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's birth pic8_08-29-2011BW" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6208354993_f6c833fc13.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elias is a proud big brother, he is so good with him and such a great helper.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208808646/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's birth pic6_08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's birth pic6_08-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6002/6208808646_66584915c8.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Proud Grandma Cooper</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6208795886/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cash's birth pic3_08-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Cash's birth pic3_08-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/6208795886_b547c4773b.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-32531852839545069772011-08-26T12:40:00.000-07:002011-08-26T14:37:55.983-07:00Summer Update 2Well onto more of our summer, middle of July Jeremy did the Magrath Triathalon with his friend Brad. I missed the swimming part in the freezing St. Mary river dam, but got pics of the rest. Jeremy said it was a lot of fun, was very tired but overall both him and Brad did really great and now he wants to make it an annual event.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080875920/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Jer's Triathalon 07-16-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Jer's Triathalon 07-16-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/6080875920_f2b8a59a2f.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080340803/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Jer's Triathalon pic2 07-16-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Jer's Triathalon pic2 07-16-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6080340803_075f65e274.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080343789/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Jer's Triathalon pic5 07-16-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Jer's Triathalon pic5 07-16-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6080343789_affc9df84d.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the boys waiting for their dads</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080342021/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Jer's Triathalon pic3 07-16-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Jer's Triathalon pic3 07-16-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6080342021_847b4edd38.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080342829/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Jer's Triathalon pic4 07-16-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Jer's Triathalon pic4 07-16-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6079/6080342829_b788a4507c.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Job guys!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then on July 24th we had Barnwell Days. It was super fun, my family along with aunts & uncles and cousins put together a softball team for the softball tourney. I wasn't able to play this year being 8 months prego, but Jeremy did and it was a great time, in the end our team WON!! They also had a 5km and 2km fun run, I was in charge of helping for this event. Elias was super excited to run and so Jeremy did the 2km with him. My mom also did the 2km and my Dad did the 5km. Elias got 2nd place for the youngest participate and my dad got 3rd for the 5km male category. Elias did so well and keeps asking when the next race is going to be. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080066603/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Barnwelldays pic2_07-23-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Barnwelldays pic2_07-23-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6080066603_ef9f34cf65.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080069091/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Barnwelldays pic4_07-23-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Barnwelldays pic4_07-23-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6080069091_85307fccdf.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080607064/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Barnwelldays pic5_07-23-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Barnwelldays pic5_07-23-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6080607064_a906bf2119.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080601920/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Barnwelldays_07-23-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Barnwelldays_07-23-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6066/6080601920_faf2a767b7.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was also the annual parade.. and let me tell you my kids got more candy then they did on halloween. It was a really good turn out and of course my dad had to put in his "Bob the Builder" float and Elias and his cousin Joel threw out candy in the back. My mom was also honored by being the "Citizen of the Year" for all her work with helping beautify the village, good work mom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080604546/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Barnwelldays pic3_07-23-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Barnwelldays pic3_07-23-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6074/6080604546_0ec98e2cc2.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Again in July, Nixon learned how to ride his 2 wheeler strider bike.. he was pretty timid at first.. but after lots of encouragement he finally started getting the hang of it and now is Mr.cruise. He especially loves it when he can find any kind of hill to go down so he can lift his feet up and coast and he loves going on family bike rides and keeps up to us really good. Seriously this little bike has been money well spent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080365869/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Nixon strider bike_07-21-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon strider bike_07-21-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6080365869_abce708bfe.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080367033/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Nixon strider bike_07-27-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon strider bike_07-27-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6080367033_a469590b5a.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He would ride down this hill at my parents cabin and be just flying, while yelling" Watch out people"<br />
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Again we went to the cabin at the end of July. Just look at how high the water is?? normally we have a nice beach area, nope nothing. My grandparents came as well and my Aunt Susan for a little bit. Jeremy was only able to join us on the weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080642000/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Hansencabin_pic4 07-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin_pic4 07-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6079/6080642000_81b93ee2d3.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080640740/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Hansencabin_pic3 07-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin_pic3 07-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6080640740_a8c488b683.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a nice family tube ride</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080639936/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Hansencabin_pic2 07-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin_pic2 07-29-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6080639936_ee4eb5b6f8.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my sweet grandma hudson catching herself a fish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080638890/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Hansencabin_07-29-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin_07-29-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6080638890_bf6f4e18c4.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you tell how excited Nixon was to catch a fish and he really did! i just love that cute little fishing rod.</div><br />
Now off to the Cooper cabin the first part of August.. I didn't take too many pics but had to snap a few of Nixon. When we are at the cabin Nixon sticks to me like glue and so inevitably more pictures of him and Elias on the other hand is gone always playing with his cousins and can barely look at me to get a picture.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6081180258/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Coopercabin_pic 4 08-04-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Coopercabin_pic 4 08-04-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6081180258_e748c01046.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He seriously looks so tall and is getting so big, what a cute boy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nixon 2.5yrs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6081176320/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Coopercabin_pic 3 08-04-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Coopercabin_pic 3 08-04-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6081176320_d36eea3024.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6081171530/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Coopercabin_pic 2 08-04-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Coopercabin_pic 2 08-04-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6081171530_91bddf7d87.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again check out all the water, those aren't bushes they are big trees. Elias and his cousins played in the paddle boats all day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080634301/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Coopercabin_08-04-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Coopercabin_08-04-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6187/6080634301_33881ef504.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nixon and Holli playing in the sand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561608288028128224.post-48348457826850664912011-08-25T15:54:00.000-07:002011-08-26T11:07:49.787-07:00Summer Update part 1As usual soooo behind, but I am determined to keep this blog going for my family's sake. So a big update for summer. Here I am ready to pop this kid out, if you look to the side you can see only 1 day left!! yikes any moment now and I am trying to get this blog updated before it then turns into another 2 months. So here is part 1 of summer updates, mostly June and some of July.<br />
Elias learned to ride his 2 wheeler in June and really it took only about 5 minutes before he was off cruising. I really think the strider bike helped him a lot for balance and control. He didn't fall at all and was soon flying in the crescent and wanting to go on a big bike ride 15 minutes later. Good Job Buddy!<br />
Elias also played soccer this spring and near the start of June finished soccer.. it rained so much he barely had half of the games he was supposed to. He was determined to score a goal and after every game when I would say, "good job"he would say, "but mom I didn't score a goal again."<br />
Well it wasn't until the final game in the last 5 min that he got a break away and scored a goal! I was so proud of him and he couldn't stop smiling. It seriously was the cutest thing ever and he got his first medal too.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080085209/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E-Soccer pic4_06-14-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E-Soccer pic4_06-14-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6189/6080085209_01887dd889.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elias and Jeremy, Jeremy helped out being the Assistant coach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080082153/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E-Soccer pic3_06-14-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E-Soccer pic3_06-14-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6064/6080082153_b72cd0b0e6.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080078591/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E-Soccer pic2_06-14-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E-Soccer pic2_06-14-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6080078591_743c10cee5.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080610674/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="E-Soccer pic1_ 06-14-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="E-Soccer pic1_ 06-14-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/6080610674_229cc97c2f.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then close to the end of June Jeremy signed up for a 100 mile bike ride. He had just bought a road bike this year and was really loving it. He would ride to and from work quite a bit, which was good exercise and usually took him a good 25 min. The day of the 100 mile ride we met him at the finish line, it turned out to be a great day and the boys were patiently waiting to see their dad come in. He finished in 5 hrs 26mins.. Good job! I can't even imagine riding a bike for that long, seriously I would die and so would my butt. He said it was a challenge but really enjoyed it and will ride again next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080869508/" title="Jer-100mileride_pic2 06-18-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Jer-100mileride_pic2 06-18-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6080869508_07c0b3a9a2.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the boys waiting patiently for dad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080871648/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Jer-100mileride pic3 _06-18-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Jer-100mileride pic3 _06-18-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6080871648_f6d74c166a.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">coming into the finish line!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080874962/" title="Jer-100mileride pic4_06-18-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Jer-100mileride pic4_06-18-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6080874962_78217f8529.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080866106/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Jer-100mileride_06-18-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Jer-100mileride_06-18-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6080866106_beea4dcaab.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my boys, love this pic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also took some time and headed down to my parents cabin the first part of July. Kwynne and Molly joined us for a few days and it was fun to hang out like old times. Troy and Shawna and the kids came out from Colorado too and the boys all had a blast playing together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080089719/" title="Hansencabin pic1_07-01-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin pic1_07-01-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/6080089719_40e94358b3.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">me at 7.5mths prego</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080094597/" title="Hansencabin pic2_07-01-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin pic2_07-01-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6190/6080094597_dc17abe213.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080097305/" title="Hansencabin pic3_07-01-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin pic3_07-01-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6080097305_cc8b5e3821.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6082519817/" title="Hansencabin pic6_07-01-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin pic6_07-01-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6082519817_cb87048926.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080100735/" title="Hansencabin pic4_07-01-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin pic4_07-01-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6080100735_3131218eb4.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jer and my dad spent some time building and putting the teepee together and the boys helped by finding rocks for the fire pit. Then they spent two nights sleeping in the teepee, Elias thought it was the coolest thing ever. It will be great memories for all the little boy grandkids to spend countless nights in their especially when there all a little older, there is 8 of them under the age of 7 so it will be fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6082815983/" title="Hansencabin pic8_07-01-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin pic8_07-01-2011" height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6064/6082815983_cda83b6228.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6083051838/" title="Hansencabin pic5_07-01-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin pic5_07-01-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/6083051838_ee6c73e7d0.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The teepee seriously looked so sweet all done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6082820789/" title="Hansencabin pic7_07-01-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin pic7_07-01-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6082820789_e6b6dc996a.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6082814249/" title="Hansencabin pic9_07-01-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Hansencabin pic9_07-01-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6082814249_e5c2f297cf.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">off gathering rocks together...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh and just one more of Nixon. Here he is later that night after burning his foot on the exhaust pipe of Jeremy's motorbike. We felt so bad and it was kind of my fault because Jeremy had just taken Elias for a ride and so the bike was hot. He came back to take Nixon and Jeremy told Nixon to go inside and get his shoes, when he came in the house I told him to go get on the bike with Daddy and I would find his shoes. Jer turned the bike off and went in the garage to find Nixon's helmet and Nixon tried to climb on the bike with no shoes on and Yes burned his foot, bad! It was so so sad, he was in a lot of pain, but once we got it all bandaged up and some aloe vera on it he felt a lot better, poor little dude.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46386115@N08/6080362275/" title="Nixon burns foot_07-04-2011 by rachellepcooper, on Flickr"><img alt="Nixon burns foot_07-04-2011" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6080362275_e695bb02d4.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>The Coopershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579132879849914067noreply@blogger.com0