Biking

Cooper pedaled his three-wheel
bike before we picked up Mama from the airport on Friday.












I snapped this picture that he wanted to send to Mama before her flight.






Mama brought him a gift and this time she asked what he wanted.







Kitty-chan!!

Weekend Prep for Camping Trip

This weekend we started preparations for our upcoming camp trip to Nehalem Bay for my birthday on Thursday. We began the morning with the plan for all of us to get haircuts, until Cooper threw up. Then we decided that he may have a bug so he stayed home all day. He only threw up once but did say that his legs hurt and he felt weak. It was good to keep him home and he did play outside for most of the day. He was a big helper today with Mama, he helped get the trailer out of the driveway, washed the cars and trailer, dug up worms, played with his diggers in the dirt, and helped pull up some grass.

As a mom what I found out about myself is when Cooper is ill, I get anxious with worry. I get to the point of feeling nauseous. I don't know what this is about for me and I don't like it. I know that kids get sick and I know he will be better. I think I worry that he won't be better for a planned outing or activity and the other part is figuring out how to help him. He is so resilient, he threw up and then ran into his room to play with his toys. I internalize what I think he is feeling and get all worked up about it and he is totally fine. He is my teacher and constantly teaches me to let go, I just need to do that.

Photos of the Day

Cooper sent Mama some silly photos this morning (she is in Idaho).









Riley decided to get under shelter before a rain storm this morning.



Erin, Teo and Ciaran came over and the boys played in the sandbox for a bit.



Erin, Lindsay and I played some Scrabble this afternoon too. Grandma Lindsay brought lunch and dinner fixings over and watched Cooper so I could go to a doctor appointment. We made a yummy fry bread shredded beef taco for dinner. Cooper helped Grandma with the dough and table setting. He was so happy to have some one-on-one time with Grandma.

Morning at the Park

We took advantage of a dry day and met Alayna, Tali and baby Rosa Jane at a park this morning. We had some sun breaks while we were there too.
It was pretty wet and muddy getting to the park but dry in the bark chips. There were lots of sand toys that kept Cooper busy and Larkin enjoyed the slides.
They loved the seesaw too.

Easter Weekend

We gad a great weekend. Saturday I had a band festival in Silverton and Sharon and Cooper came with. I played in the late morning so we had the afternoon to play! We brought our bikes and found a great park in the downtown area. Cooper wanted to play at the park for awhile, then we all biked for about 10 minutes, then we played at the park more. It was so nice outside and great to play with Mama.

Sunday we did the egg hunt and Easter basket at our house in the morning. Sharon had a coffee date and then did more bathroom work. I was happy the library was open and I picked up two plants from a local garden store that I requested last season. We had Easter dinner with the usual clan at Grandma Lindsay's. There was another egg hunt with more gifts for Cooper. Dinner was awesome: hamburgers and German spicy brats!

End of the Easter Egg Hunt

All the Easter eggs are found and Cooper is enjoying his treasures.

Easter

Cooper's Easter Egg Hunt. It began with many stops and starts for potty breaks. This is the longest video finding his eggs.

More Black Butte Pictures

More pictures from our trip last week.

Cooper and Mama in the pool.







Cooper and Erin on a big rock.

Back to Preschool

Cooper had three weeks off from the Preschool Adventure class for spring break and resumed yesterday. We changed the day to Wednesdays so he and Emory could attend together. They had a great time in class, Miss Brooke said they held hands the entire time (2 hours)! Libby and I took the boys on the bus to get there in the morning and after class we took a bus/train adventure to Target and Learning Palace (the boys' favorite two places to go on the Max). They were pretty tired just from preschool so the afternoon adventure totally wiped them out. Cooper was asleep by 7:30 p.m. last night.

Balance beam on the way to toy store.



Backpack boys

Outdoor Day

We are getting lots of Vitamin D today with the yellow orb in the sky. Soaking it up because rain is once again in the forecast. I did yardwork yesterday in the backyard and today tackled the front. I also surprised Sharon and took the cover off the trailer to get ready for our upcoming camping trip in May.
Cooper found some worms, played in the water, and waved to all the neighbors driving by.

Sledding

We had a great week at Black Butte Ranch with our friends Erin and Maria and their two boys, Teo and Ciaran. Cooper and Teo played really well together. They enjoyed playing trains and race cars together every morning. They played Zingo and some matching games and also enjoyed taking out the pieces to some of the adult board games. They rode their Skuut bikes on the bike trails a few times, played at the park and went to the pool. We hot tubbed every morning, relaxed, visited the closest town Sisters, and played games at night when the kids were asleep.
It snowed the second day we were there so we hit the golf course to go sledding. Cooper and Teo loved it. There was also a snowball fight and some running in snow.

Great company and a great trip.