Friday, January 11, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
More Maui Pictures
Cooper was exhausted yesterday after walking all over Kihei and Wailea. He took a long afternoon nap.
Today we made it to the beach and sat for several hours playing and napping. We decided to rest on the grassy area of the park, not on the sand for lack of an umbrella.
The waves were big and loud. We watched the surfers and boggie boarders.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Griswold Christmas 2007
Here's the family photo of the Griswold Christmas of 2007.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
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.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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.
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!!!
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.