Crazy Dance Party

We had a dance party today!

Jamison Square

Erin and I took the kids to Jamison Square Friday for some splash park fun. I don't prefer to go to this waterpark because it gets super crowded and it is in a pretentious part of town. We had a great time though, it was fun to people watch and we had lunch at a nearby burrito joint. The kids lasted in the water for about an hour, they had a blast.

Berry Picking

Libby and I took Cooper, Emory and Larkin berry picking on Monday. It was a hot hot day out in the fields but we all had a great time. We decided we wouldn't go back to this farm in the future. It's hard to find a u-pick farm open on Monday. We are going to do it again soon, maybe out in the Gorge where the weather is a bit cooler. We picked a lot of blueberries, the blackberries were not consistently sweet or ripe.

I forgot to bring hats for the kids so we used umbrellas from the car and lots of sunscreen. There was a play structure at the farm that the kids enjoyed before and after picking berries.

Here they are in the field.

Larkin was busy running through the fields on her own and picking the green berries.
Here is our blueberry bounty.

Swim Class

I took some pictures of Cooper's swim class on Thursday. He is doing really well, getting way more comfortable in the pool. He will put his face in the water now. He has one more week of swim class and then we are going to sign him up for the fall. He continues to ask if we are going to the "shark slide" pool. The community center has swim classes that he took last year and they have a shark slide. It took him awhile to warm up to this pool, with no shark slide and deep water. They use step platforms for the kids to stand on in the pool, they call it Strawberry Island. He is enjoying himself and he is getting way more confident in the water.

Funny pictures

It's been a long week with some ups and some downs. I've decided Cooper and Larkin are both in a developmental stage. Cooper is at the year mark and Larkin is at the half-year mark, which means lots of behavior issues. My three likes this week are: 1. Cooper's ability to comprehend and respond to all sorts of questions and comments, 2. the great 80 degree sunny weather, 3. berry picking. My three dislikes are: 1. the constant fighting between Cooper and Larkin, 2. cleaning up puppy pee, 3. Sharon working away from home.
Here's hoping tomorrow goes well.
Cooper and I took some great pictures today.

Sharon's Birthday

We ha a party for Sharon on Sunday. It turned out to be gorgeous/hot day. We barbequed chicken and had a good southern b-b-q. Great party, wonderful friends.
The only pictures I got were of Sharon opening her gifts with two helpers.

Cooper and Luke

Two best buddies. Luke comes up to Cooper when he gets hurt. Luke also loves to sleep with Cooper on his bed. I let Luke cuddle until I go to bed and then put him in the kennel.
Luke sleeps all night now, no more night wakings to pee :) This week he woke up twice puking and then ate it :) Ahhh labs, they are so food obsessed. He is a good boy, we love him so much.