Birthday Boy!

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.

 Nixon wanted to have a hot wheels bowling party. So he invited a few of his little buddies.. they had tons of fun bowling.

that smile doesnt even look like him..

 Jeremy's boss, Dr. Le makes cakes as a hobby and I asked her to make Nixon a hot wheels cake and it turned out so awesome! The boys all thought it was the coolest cake. 

 All in all it was a great day, we sure love our sweet Nixon.. happy birthday buddy.

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!/