Cooper's 1-yr Picts!

I know I'm a little late at posting these pictures, but here are Cooper's 1-yr pictures. Thanks Tammie, you did a great job! Thanks for all your time and work! And I don't want to brag, but we have a handsome little man!

This is Cooper and his duck call, one of his FAVORITE things!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Cooper was a lot of fun this Christmas.

Santa brought him his very first bike. He unwrapped the box then peeked inside and said "OOOOOHHHHH". He was too excited that he couldn't open any other presents until Dad was done building it and he got to ride on it. It's a little big but this spring it should be perfect size!


We also got to get together with our friends for breakfast the day after Christmas. It was so great to see everyone and catch up.

Cooper got a giant pancake. He had to have a little help eating it, but he loved it!


We had so much fun spending time with family and friends...our favorite part about the holidays! It's been amazing having Jake home from work, we are dreading Tuesday when he has to go back to school and work!

We are so grateful for all that we have. We truly are so blessed. We look forward to all that 2012 has to offer. Bring it on!

Feeding the ducks

One of our favorite things to do is feed the ducks. A few weeks ago we got all bundled up to go down to Beus pond.

Once we got there Cooper of course had to pull his duck call out and talk to them. He was lovin' it!


We even saw 2 of these Mandarin ducks while we were there! They are so pretty!

Cooper's First Visit with Santa

A few weeks ago we went to Jake's brother's ward Christmas party so Cooper could meet Santa for the first time. I wasn't sure how he would react but the progression of pictures pretty much says it all...

The visit lasted under 30 seconds. Cooper just wasn't sure what to think sitting on this stranger's lap with everyone staring at him!

Party!

Last weekend we threw a family birthday party for Cooper.

I had some help from Susan, Eden and Chelsea making this onesie for him. I don't know why I even attempt things like this because it usually doesn't go as planned, but at least I can say I tried!

We had lots of yummy food...Thanks to everyone for bringing such yummy goodies!
We even had chocolate covered dog treats (or graham crackers you would have discovered if you were brave enough to try them.)

Of course Cooper got extremely spoiled and we had a blast! He was loving opening presents and seeing what was inside!

If you ever see these fists come out, then you KNOW the boy is excited! He is so funny!

Jake and I (but mostly Jake) decorated Cooper's cake. Cooper is really into dogs, so that is what we decided to do.



The BEGINNING:

He started out so clean just dipping his finger into the frosting. But it didn't take long to turn into crumbs!

The END:

I think he ate a total of 3 bites out of his cake because it was lots more fun to throw all over the floor! He didn't like the sticky mess he had all over him so we took him straight to the tub.

We are SOOOO grateful to have so much love and support from our family. Cooper has the best grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins a boy could ever ask for. We love you all!

Cooper also had his 1 year check up.


The results:

19 lbs. 15 oz (26%)
31 inches (88%)
Head Circumference: 45.2 cm (21.5%)

We are so lucky to have such a healthy boy! We love him so much!

Happy First Birthday Little Man!!!

Happy Birthday Cooper! I can't believe it has been a whole year. It's gone by way too fast! Time definitely needs to slow down!

Jake woke up early this morning before work to make his specialty breakfast for Cooper....chocolate chip pancakes! He is seriously the best dad in the whole wide world and so creative. Don't you just love his special touch... (sorry I couldn't get the picture to flip the right way).

As you can tell, Cooper LOVED them!

After Jake got home from work we decided to let Cooper open his presents. He was pretty excited! It took him some time to figure out what to do with the paper, but once he did he had a blast!

He crawled up here all by himself to read his book.

I was trying to get a picture with him and his presents but he just couldn't stop hugging his puppy (it's actually a piggy bank) to look at the camera for a picture.

He even spent some time cuddling with Dad afterwards!

Happy Birthday buddy! We love you more than you will ever know and are so grateful that you are part of our family!

Cooper's First Haircut

Last night Cooper got his first ever haircut. It had gotten to the point where it was a little (or maybe even a LOT) out of control, but Jake and I had agreed that we would wait until Cooper's first birthday to cut it. Well when it actually came down to cutting it, I was excited but sad because I just knew my little boy was going to grow up really quickly without any of that baby hair.
BEFORE:



Of course we had to play around a little bit before we cut it! Cooper was a good sport through it all.

He was such a good boy while we cut his hair and Jake did a great job!

Look at all that hair! 5 little pony tails to save for keepsakes!


The FINAL results! What a handsome boy!


Definitely a memory worth documenting!