Cooper's Sandbox

Its about that time, to spend long days out in the sun, getting dirty, throwing sticks and playing in mud puddles...what better thing to build for this growing 1 1/2 year old than a giant sandbox! Bampa has decided that a giant sandbox would be loads of fun for Mr. Cooper and so they got to work...Cooper had fun helping Bampa and still to this day takes his tools and checks all the screws before he gets into the sand! Nana bought him a heavy duty, crazy fun sand castle building kit and he and I have been playing in it ever since! 

Hammering some wood!

Helping out

standing on the wood

showing Winston

Checking it all out

The finished product!

Happy Easter!

Daddy showin Cooper how its done  

Got a blue egg!

Wow!  

Tossin it in! 

A little gentler?!

Hmm not sure I like this??

Our pretty eggs!

Daddy's bunny!

Yellow Cooper Egg

Alright on to baseball!

What happens when Cooper football spikes the eggs!

Flower egg

Baseball Egg

Future Baseball star!!

Daddy showin him  how its done 

Pretty Good!

All Boy!

now Tennis!

TOO much fun!

Pretty Good!

Look at that form!

Happy Easter 2012

Holy Thursday was spent coloring eggs this year, Cooper was pretty good considering! Of course he thought the eggs were balls there for they got more of a football spike into the "Water" (as Cooper called it) than a gentle place! I think he had fun seeing them change colors and he even got to try the one he threw across the table in an attempt to get it into the "water" we forgot to give him! We of course could not expect him to sit still the whole time so after a while him and daddy went to play baseball and tennis! Talk about all boy! I think someone is gonna be a sports buff, I cannot wait to see him play all the sports and see what he's good at (I secretly hope its baseball :)

Tonight Bampa and I get baptized and Bampa, Nana and I get confirmation and communion, something we have been looking forward to since September, it should be special but we would never expect Mr. Coop to last 3 hours at church so he gets to spend the evening with Daddy!

Mr. Busy

Hat dress up!

DUDE! 

Safari hunter

So precious

Silly Monkey

Serious bear!

Cooper is always on the go these days, weather it be on his way to the park or to the babysitters! It doesn't matter where he is going as long as he's going! Now that the nice spring weather has come along we have enjoyed some runs to the park, Cooper has mastered the slide as well as made some new friends, he LOVES to watch older people play tennis especially when they share balls, racquets and treats! Cooper also enjoys playing in the backyard, for his birthday he got an awesome playset and has not been able to use it until now, he loves to go down the slide and catapult across the yard, he runs, digs, and picks up sticks and rocks (such a boy!) He even gets a kick out of chasing Winston around the yard! When he is not in the backyard playing he is in the front yard showing off his "BASKET" skills to the neighbors. They have taught him how to shoot and kick and even hit the ball with his little tennis racquet! When Cooper is cooped up inside we enjoy, playing with grow sponges, reading books, playing cars, dancing like crazy, shooting baskets and watching a few of his favorite shows :)

Tennis with the Neighbors

Shooting Baskets

Playing with the girls

Shooting

Playing with the neighbors

Taking a break

Time to come home

Cool Dude! 

Golfing!

Someone got marker on their face?!

Helping bampa fix lights!

3rd Av's gmae!

Silly with Peanut! 

Hanging in the front yard

Loves his sunglasses!

Kisses!

At the park!

Throwing rocks!

Sliding

Cuddle time! (Mom's favorite) 

Playing ball!

Silly boy!

un-blown up balls make good hats! 

Sliding in the yard!

All by himself!

Checking out some rocks!

Juice break!

Weee mom!!!

Cooper's recent visit to the doctor was to check up on his growth, Dr. Meyer says Cooper is growing great weighing in at 23lbs 13oz with a growing height of  32 1/2inches  and a head circumference of 18 3/4cm.

A few of Cooper's favorite things these days are:
(How Cooper says it) = (What it really is)
"BASKETS" = Basketball
"BBALL" = Baseball
"HOCKEY" = Hockey
"BALLOOLOOLOON" = Balloon
"TOUCHDOWN" = Football
"TENNIS" = Tennis
"ELMO/ABBY" = Sesame Street
"SpaaBaa" = SpongeBob

Cooper has a very advanced vocabulary according to the doctor, he says all kinds of words, here are a few more of his regulars!

What's that?
Doggie
Diaper
Shoe
Nose
Play
Hungry
Milk
Nite Nite
Tubby
Blankey
Kendall
Outside
Winston
Juice
Cracker

and I'm sure a hundred more i'm forgetting!

Its gonna be such a fun Spring/Summer, I cannot wait to spend our days playing outside! :) As for momma, i'm enjoying my time with Cooper because I keep getting told I only get it once! I stay fairly busy at Charming Charlie and I have been working my magic on the new sewing machine!