We took the Holiday Express Train yesterday with Aunt Janet. The train ride was 45 minutes and Santa was on it.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Cooper Updates
Here are some recent pictures of Cooper. We went to Fresno the week before Thanksgiving. We had a great trip, it was fun to see Cooper's cousins, Noah, Chloe and Alexander. We hope to go back to Fresno in the beginning of the year. We had a nice Thanksgiving at Holly's house and are enjoying the holidays.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Japan
I am back from Japan. I had a fantastic trip. Had so much fun with Jeff, Chikako and Mom. The first weekend we went to Hongu (Southern Wakayama). We had excellent weather, visited a Shrine and World Heritage Center, spent the evening in a hotel at Kawayu Onsen and went hiking the next day. This particular Onsen is a river that is a natural hotspring. It was a full moon the evening we went to the Onsen and we saw it crest over the mountains. Beautiful!
Mom, Jeff and I went to Kyoto for two days. Kyoto has many temples to see and we did a blend of temple visits and power shopping. I liked the history of Kyoto and the temples, I did not like the loads of people that were there.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday were crazy days full of eating and preparing for the wedding party. Jeff's friends, Andy and Tracy, from Wisconsin arrived Friday afternoon. It was nice to have people to speak English with. We spent Saturday together for lunch and then did a little shopping.
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Sunday night was the party and it was elegant and awesome. Chikako looked stunning and Jeffrey as handsome as ever. The party turned out perfectly and great blend of English and Japanese. There was an after party at a local bar with a Karaoke machine. A small crowd gathered there and we all took turns singing (Mom and I partied it up)!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Walk to the park
Sharon is out of town this weekend so Cooper and I walked to the park this afternoon. We had a nice walk, it did not rain on us. Cooper found several puddles and rocks to throw in them. He had clean jeans on the way there and by the end had muddy knees.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Then and Now
Here is Xander 4 months, Elliot 5 months and Cooper 6 months in January 2008.
Here are the kids in May 2008 getting ready for a walk (no one was walking yet).
Here they are one year ago, all walking.
And here they are now: running, jumping, exploring and talking!
Monday, August 24, 2009
Cooper's Adventures
A lot has been going on since Cooper turned 2. Cooper is constantly trying new words these days. He will say almost every word we say now. When asked a question he will answer with a word now, example, A: "do you want to go inside or outside" C: "outside". It is great to be able to communicate with him more and more. He loves to jump and run. He loves to take Riley on walks and ride bikes (which means he likes to ride behind Mommy on her bike).
We went peach picking on Sunday, we picked 73 pounds of peaches. I proceeded to can them and now have 15 jars of peaches for the winter! Cooper had a great time helping pick the peaches, he also helped me can them this morning.
He continues to scrape his knees this summer. Here's a picture of him with two boo boos.
TWO is so much fun! Mommy and Mama are having a blast watching him grow and explore his world.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Cooper's 2nd Birthday!
Cooper celebrated his 2nd birthday on Saturday, July 18th with friends and family. It was a beautiful day in Portland and Aunt Janet hosted the party. We had a pool for the kids to play in and that kept them occupied for most of the time. The theme was Cars (his favorite movie).
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Lake Almanor July 2009
Our fourth annual trip to Lake Almanor, California. We didn't camp as long as we have in the past so the trip seemed too short. Cooper had many firsts including a pony ride and swimming in the lake and bouncing in an air walk thing. He loves camping and had so much fun in the dirt. We took several walks everyday, played with Papa and Grandma, went to the Fourth of July parade in Chester and had a great Fourth of July party at Dick and Betty's.
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