Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Cooper's Loud Voice

Maui pictures

Here are some pictures of Cooper on our way to Maui.  He loved looking out the airplane window.

He did great on th plane and it was a long trip.  We had to go to Salt Lake first and had a three hour lay over there.  When we boarded the plane in Salt Lake it was snowing so they had to de-ice the plane, we were on the runway for about an hour while they did that.  Once we were airborne the flight took 6 hours.  Cooper did awesome, he wasn't fussy, he took a few naps and played with some of his toys. 

 

This picture is for Elliot.  Cooper loves playing with his blocks.  We brought them with us because he can grip them easly and bring them up to his mouth (and throw them on the floor).  Thanks for the present.

 

We had a little hotel crisis when we arrived.  To make a long story short, the travel agent screwed up big time on the reservation and we are not staying at the Four Seasons ($900 a night) and are at te Best Western down the road.  It's a nice hotel, right on the beach.

 

So far on our trip, Cooper and I are walking a lot, everywhere.  We have walked about 7-8 miles a day.  Yesterday was the longest walk, I was a bit too ambitious.  I walked about 5 miles to get to this shopping area, then Sharon picked us up and took us into town.  At about 8:30 a.m. Cooper is ready to get outside.  He fusses until I take him outside.  Once he's in the stroller he is content as can be.  Today we are going to the beach. The weather is nice and warm, 80's and sunny.   

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Saturday, December 29, 2007

Griswold Christmas 2007

Here's the family photo of the Griswold Christmas of 2007. 

The first Griswold moment happened at the airport picking up the grandparents.  Sharon left the keys to the vehicle in the trunk keyhole of the car.  Fortunately the car thieves were not at the airport that day.  We all had a good laugh at that one.

Nona and grandpa left two days ago and Uncle Jeffrey is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a few days visiting friends.  He comes back to Portland on the 2nd to spend quality time with Sharon, Cooper and I.  He leaves for Japan on the 5th and Sharon, Cooper and I leave for Maui on the 6th.  I'm looking forward to some fun filled sunny days in Maui.  Sharon will be working diligently to recruit employees while Cooper and I lounge on the beach.

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Jeff's Here

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Pacifier

Cooper is now able to take the pacifier out of his mouth with his own hands.  This is big stuff.  However, he sometimes has a difficult time getting the pacifier back into his mouth.  The other day he woke up from a nap and had the pacifier in his mouth the wrong way and it was a little stuck.  It scared him and he was not happy about it.  In this picture you can see the new way he likes to have his pacifier and the correct way.


Here is a happy boy in his new high chair.
  


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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Big boy

Coop in his high chair

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New toy

We went to Babies R' Us this weekend to look at exersaucers because Cooper wants to be more active and not just lie on his back and play.  We have a bouncy chair but Sharon wanted something that he could put his feet on.  We put him in this one at the store (the most expensive one there) and he loved it.  He was giggling and smiling and having a blast looking at all the toys.  Of course we bought it for him and he still loves it.  It will grow with him too eventually turning into an activity table when he can stand on his own.  There are a lot of toys at his fingers now and he can spin in the chair with his feet.


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Food, and lots of it

It's official, Cooper loves food.  I could have told you this months ago with the amount of breast milk he consumes.  He is well on his way to trying all sorts of new foods.  He likes bananas, pears and apples.  He tried sweet potatoes today and by golly liked those as well.  I made my first batch of pears yesterday.  We bought a Magic Bullet which makes steaming and pureeing foods much easier.  I'm going to make sweet potatoes and carrots today.  Go Cooper!!!

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Sunday, December 2, 2007

Christmas Tree

We bought our Christmas tree this weekend.  We went to our favorite tree stand on SE 48th and Belmont.  We bought a little tree since there will be so many people in the house this season.  I'm excited to have a real tree and to be staying in Portland this year.  

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Fresno Trip

Here are some pictures of our trip to Fresno to visit Sharon's family.  It was a fast trip, oh and Cooper was AMAZING on the plane.  Not a peep.


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