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It doesn't get much cuter than this...

Club Mom

Today Cooper and I met Gretchen and the kids at the Greentree Mall for Club Mom. Club Mom is an event that is held the first Tuesday of every month (but not December) for moms with children in preschool age. They have entertainment, door prizes (which we did not win) and coupons to eat. Lynda Lambert from the Max 102.3 was there as well. We didn't stay long for the entertainment but it was still a fun outing and we plan to go next month as well. The entertainment this month was a Pirate story, I think some kids were a little scared. We got coupons for buy 1 adult meal get one kids meal free at various places to eat in the mall and outside. We went to Tumbleweed and although I knew Cooper wouldn't eat the whole kids meal, it was free and it saved me from ordering chicken fingers. He actually ate quite a bit of it. He ate almost two whole chicken fingers, some mac and cheese, and some of his jar food I brought. I needed to get some fruit in there somewhere.

Afterwards I took Cooper to see his old teachers at Bridgepointe where we went to Daycare. Poor thing had no clue who they were. I've been home from work for 4 months now which is the same amount of time I was back to work before quitting. Two of the workers tried to hold him but he just clung to me. One was off for the day so I need to go back sometime when she is there. I know she would like to see him as well.

I only took two pictures today, one of Cooper with his spiked hair (is it wrong to use product on a baby) and one of Hope, just being pretty. Sorry Pierce, you were watching the show.

Busy, Busy, Busy part 2

Saturday morning we work up bright and early and made the three hour trip to Terre Haute, well Blackhawk, Indiana to be exact. Steve's aunt and uncle live up there and since they have yet to see Cooper and can't physically make the trip down here, us along with his parents went up there. I'm glad I have made the trip to Bloomington several times otherwise it would have seemed like a very long ride. To those of you who have not driven to Terre Haute, scenic is an understatement. It's a little over an hour outside of Bloomington and talk about God's Country! I'm not kidding you we passed the smallest Walmart I've ever seen. Think Jay C size. I did enjoy the drive, I got to see parts of Indiana I had never seen before. Makes me appreciate my 10 minutes it takes me to get anywhere I need to go. Cooper did great as well, he didn't really sleep much on the way there so we were barely made it out of the drive way on the way home before he was out. He must have been worn out cause he went to bed early and woke up late on Sunday as well.

Finally Sunday was resting day. Sunday's are great, we get him to take a short early nap in order to make it through church, we come home eat lunch and play, then he goes down for a long afternoon nap. I used to take 2-3 hour naps on Sunday before he was born, so I'm very appreciative of my now 20-40 minute naps. I didn't get any pictures from the trip, but I did get this one last night. Notice how his cup is next to him but he wants mine which he cannot get anything out of.

Busy, Busy, Busy part 1

Last Thursday I took Cooper to meet his future girlfriend. I say girlfriend b/c when I was pregnant my child was supposed to marry my friend Tracey's little boy Levi. But Cooper turned out to be a Cooper instead of a Sydney, so that plan was scratched. Since then Levi has stolen the only other girl out there, Hope. Finally, someone else had a girl. My friend Sharon had her little girl on September 19th (see if they get married they shouldn't have trouble remembering each other's birthday b/c Cooper's is Nov 19th). Anyway, she is just as precious as ever. So little and dainty. I don't ever remember Cooper being that little. Sharon is doing great as well. Here is a picture of little Allie. She was asleep pretty much the entire time but I managed to snap this shot.

Friday night Steve, myself, and his dad went to our church appreciation dinner. Every year they have an appreciation dinner for those who volunteer in some way. Steve's mom decided it would be more fun to stay home with Cooper, which I think I had more work watching the two older ones than she did. We ended up having a great time. We had Qudoba for dinner and if the night would have ended right then it still would have been perfect. The entertainment for the night was a game of Don't Forget the Lyrics by the staff of our church. Let's just say it's pretty sad when the entire room can recite the lyrics to Bon Jovi's Dead or Alive, don't forget we are in church! It was a fun and free night out.

Pumpkin Patch

Last Saturday I took Cooper's to meet my mom at work. They had a small pumpkin patch and refreshments for their employees and family. I didn't get any good pictures but someone from her work got a few. I love this first picture of Cooper sitting on the bail of hay. He just looks so darn cute and curious. This look pretty much defines who is he.

This is a co-worker of my mom, my mom, me and Cooper.

And finally my mom and Cooper.

We are going to Huber's in a couple of weeks so I will be sure to post some of that pumpkin patch later.

Cooper's first picnic

Yesterday we decided to have a picnic in our front yard for dinner. Nothing is easier to cook than peanut butter and jelly. It was such a beautiful evening. We had a lot of fun. Of course I enjoyed it, no cooking and easy clean up. How much better can it be? Afterwards we got out Cooper's miniature football, he was too cute, he figured out how to catch it with his feet. This is the best shot I could get.

I think he really enjoyed being outdoors.

Of course I couldn't forget the chocolate, and it was in the shape of a football. Doesn't get much better than this.

How can I forget a picture of my two guys!