Holiday Adventures

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.

letters to Santa

such a classic santa photo, Cash was NOT happy.

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!

Castle Mountain 

Christmas Eve: The boys singing, "I'm getting "Nuttin" for Christmas". seriously so cute.

Nixon, cousin Alivia and Cash all dressed up for the nativity-how adorable does Cash look, so funny.

 Christmas morning

We went to my parents cabin over New Years. Had our annual steak and lobster feast, played games and went to bed by 11:00, haha. We also took the boys skiing as a family at Whitefish. It was so nice! My parents watched Cash, so even I was able to go. I decided it was time to make the switch back to skiing. I was tired of being so sore every time I went snowboarding and since I only went once every 2 years I was never improving. It had been 13 years since I had been skiing and I barely kept up to Elias, haha. But really it was so relaxing and so much fun skiing as a family, I so look forward to doing this as a family every year!

 Winter wonderland at the cabin

Skiing in Whitefish

 favorite photo: Elias teasing Nixon with a big sly grin and Nixon yelling back.. love it.

 Jeremy did some snowboarding over the holidays. He went up to Wateron with some buddies, hiked up in snowshoes and snowboarded down, over and over again. He loves these kind of adventures!

Arizona & 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!

Mesa Temple's amazing light display!!

Happy 31st Birthday Babe!! Hope you enjoyed the trip!

The guys chilling by the pool

a sweet panoramic of the backyard.. it was so nice.

NOVEMBER month in photos via Instagram

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.

Elias 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.
 He's becoming such a good and responsible boy. He is so helpful and friendly, the best cleaner ever! And really such a sweet boy. Happy Birthday Elias we love you so much!!

Elias has also been having an awesome time playing hockey this year, he's improved so much! Jeremy couldn't be happier and more proud, its actually pretty darn cute seeing him out there.. secretly I love it and love watching him, I just hate the time commitment involved.. but at least he loves it!

Hockey pictures, so freakin cute! 

Halloween and a month in photos

So Halloween came and went. Our family had fun decorating the house and yard once again with lots of halloween decor, we love halloween at the Cooper house. My boys decided they wanted to be Ninjas yet again! I said "no, not for the third year", so we compromised and they decided on Ninja Turtles.. which was perfect because I already had a turtle halloween costume for Cash that Elias wore at that age.

attempting a group picture, barely successful.

Cash at 14 months.                                              Elias at 11months.

Okay so this is my favorite photo. This so depicts boys. Cash with a sword to his throat and Nixon looking up to his older brother scheming a plan of action.

OCTOBER month in photos via Instagram

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!/

more Updates...

And so it continues with September..

SEPTEMBER a month in photos via Instagram

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 

and thats that. now onto halloween before Christmas creeps up!

Major Update Instagram Style

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. 

JUNE a month in photos via Instagram

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

JULY a month in photos via Instagram

July: Morning Jog with boys/ Cash Raymond Pool/ Nixon Learns to ride a 2 wheeler/ Canada Day/

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

AUGUST a month in photos via Instagram

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

Also in August it was my sweet baby boy Cash's 1st birthday

Happy 1st Birthday Cash

I made a cute monkey cake, because really that's what Cash is and that's what we call him!!

I think he liked the cake, he was even eating the plate. haha

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!!!

Now on to more updates to come.. man that was a lot!