Fishin'

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Today Cooper went fishing for the very first time! A gentleman at my work runs a non-profit organization that teaches kids how to fish! Despite the cold weather and mist we made our way to lake Lehow this morning for Cooper to learn how to fish!

He learned how to cast a rode, tie knots and about all the different fish, we were then given a rod to go fishin' with! Cooper all bundled up let Bampa take the reel, he cast the pole for Cooper and he would hold on with Bampa! Cooper caught 2 fish and the first one he caught he said "Its a SHARK!!!" I think Cooper had such a great time! He got to see fish, eat  hot dogs, and even saw a family of deers run by! He even got his very own fishing pole to take home! What a great organization, Cooper, Mommy, Bampa and Nana enjoyed ourselves and will definitely be making our way back to Lake Lehow with Reeled in For Life next year!! Thank you to Bob Welle for organizing such a great event! The Shigeno's definitely enjoyed themselves!!

Mommy and Coop watching the kids cast

Bampa and Cooper waiting to cast

Not exactly sure about casting?

Better let Bampa do it!

Gettin' the hang of it!

Helpin' out

Finally ready to try it!

Gettin' ready to fish!

Staying warm!

Looking for the fish in the lake!

Getting ready to fish

Cooper's 1st "Shark" 

Checkin' out his fish!

Woo! 

Cooper's 2nd fish!

Cuddle time!

My Handsome little boy!

Love

The deer hangin' out

Running bye! 

July/August/September Update!

Sorry the blog has been M.I.A for so long. I have a couple of great events to post about so this could be a long one! Cooper took a trip to St. Louis in July and had a great time. He got to spend some time with family and ride a horse, visit the zoo with Grammy, Grandpa and Uncle Kevin, and he got to visit Grammy Great and Grandpa Great!

Daddy and Cooper in St. Louis

Grammy Great, Cooper and Uncle Dave

Having TOO MUCH fun on the trampoline!

Seeing the horse

Visiting Grandpa Great

Riding the horse (I was told he LOVED this, didnt want to get off)

Grandpa, Uncle Kevin and Cooper at the zoo

Ridin the horse with Uncle Dave

at the zoo with uncle

Seeing the monkeys!

 

In August Cooper celebrated his 2nd birthday in style! he had a baseball party complete with cracker jacks, cotton candy, popcorn and of course a hot dog bar! He had a great time and was so happy that everyone was able to come celebrate with him, especially his Grammy, Grandpa and Uncle Kevin!

Cooper's cake

A perfect Cooper baseball cake!

He loved all his books!

Riding in the truck Daddy got him!!

looking at all of his books with the kids!

Blowing his candles out!

Eatin that yummy cake :)

His concessions stand banner

All-American Baseball decorations

Cousins

Baseball cards, seeds, cracker jacks and cotton candy!

His spiderman scooter from Momma!

Lastly, we have has such a jam packed summer that Bampa and Nana wanted to do something fun with Cooper so our most recent fun activity is we went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo! This zoo is located in Colorado Springs along a Mtn side. This zoo is so cool because it is more interactive that most zoos. Cooper and I got to feed the giraffes and we we very close to a giant turtle, birds and kangaroos!

Checkin out the griaffes

Feeding the giraffe

Momma feeding the giraffe



Woo fun!!

He loved it!

Checkin out the animals!

Ridin on Bampa's sholders

my handsome boy!

The Giraffe's!