Monday, November 30, 2009

Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving started out quite challenging but ultimately ended successfully. Wednesday was supposed to be my day of cleaning and cooking to get the house ready for our 20 Thanksgiving guests. Cooper had a different plan. At approx 4:30am that morning he came into our room, crawled into bed with me, cried and then promptly threw up all over me. Good morning Mommy.....

We made it through the early part of the morning until we could get into the doctor's office and not shockingly, it was decided that Cooper's infamous ear infection was back. We are currently on antibiotic number 3 leading into week 4 and last night he was rubbing his ears furiously again! So Wednesday Cooper was home with me and instead of cleaning and cooking I held my sickly little boy until the medication kicked in and he was starting to feel like he didn't need me so much anymore. With the help of Steve, Aunt Jo, Nana and Pappy I was able to get Coop feeling better, the house cleaned and the food cooked and my first Thanksgiving and feeding 20 people went very smoothly and much less stressful than I imagined. Not surprisingly and what we pretty much knew all along, Cooper has a special place in his heart for his Aunt Jo. Her presence alone almost trumps Pappy and if Pappy didn't have a tractor then Jo might be in first place.

Here are some pictures and videos of our week......


We managed to get out of the house on Friday and go to Nana's....Cooper loves this snow globe:

Daddy and Aunt Jo went to the climbing gym and Coop wanted to go so badly but he's not big enough......he stood on his tippy toes to watch Aunt Jo leave:


Cooper can't get enough of hanging in a tree:Here is a link to watch Cooper in his best dancing video yet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcPkhAC1SNs

Cooper helped count to make sure all the plates were ready for Thanksgiving dinner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t65s8Et_Nw8

Monday, November 16, 2009

Weekend in Pictures

The weather was wonderful and Cooper is sick again....I'm hoping for a break for everyone' s sake soon.

In the meantime, Cooper loves to climb trees with the help of Daddy.....



He also loves to take pictures and says....CCCCHHHHHHEEEEEESSSEEEE!!!!



And then laughs hysterically at himself afterwards.......


His obsession with making sure the kitty's eat their dinner....he inspects the dish while screaming EEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTT at them, then wonders why they run away.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Some cuteness

Here is a little bit of cuteness to start your weekend.

Steve is holding my wonderfully old, comfortable t-shirt from high school hostage....I get occasional ransom notes...this one came in the form of my son, who judging by the look on his face, may or may not be in on the scheme:

A more innocent looking Coop:




Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Trick or Treat

Because everyone needs a crazy Aunt Jo..........

It's not easy being green.....

OMG - WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME!?!?


Why do I have eyes on top of my head......