A letter for Cooper!

Dear Cooper,

Wow where have these 4 years gone?  It seems like just yesterday your Dad and I were planning for your arrival and now I can't remember what it was like witout you. 

 

You are so full of life and your laugh fills the room with joy.  Your smile is contagious and so inviting.  Your passion for life is alreay so evident in the questions you ask us daily. 

 

You have a desire to learn and amaze us daily at what you are able to understand!  You enjoy learning about time, days of the weeks, letters, and numbers.  Your energy is never ending! 

 

You are so kind and loving yet have a drive and yet have a drive to be the best!  You go into each situation knowing who you are and what you want to achieve. 

 

You keep us in tears lauging and are always willing to give me a run for my money! 

 

You have a strong will, which gets you in troble but the next second you are a sweet little man! 

 

I love the way you look after your sister and how much you love your friends.  You are so smart and creative! 

 

We are so proud of all you do!

 

Love,

Dad & Mom

Cooper's 4!!

This week our little man is turning 4. I cannot believe it has been 4 years. We will be traveling for his birthday so I wanted to get this post in early. We will be having his birthday party next week but will be in Orlando on his actual birthday.

This year I asked him the 20 questions again and though some answers were the same others were totally different. You can check out last years answers HERE!

1. What is your favorite color? RED
2. What is your favorite toy? Rexy
3. What is your favorite TV show? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
4. What is your favorite fruit? Bananas
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Ham & Cheese
6. What is your favorite outfit? Fire Truck Shirt
7. What is your favorite game? Angry Birds
8. What is your favorite snack? Angry Birds Cookies
9. What is your favorite animal? Pooh Bear
10. What is your favorite song? Country Girl Shake it for me ~ Luke Bryant
11. What is your favorite book? Dinosaur Christmas
12. Who is your best friend? Caddie
13. What is your favorite cereal? Dinosaur Oatmeal
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Golf
15. What is your favorite drink? Lemonade
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What is your favorite thing to bring to bed? Rexy
18. What is your favorite breakfast? Oatmeal
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Pancakes
20. What do you want to be when you grow up?  A Race Car Driver for NASCAR  

 

Keeping busy!

The weather has been beautiful and I am enjoying the time out with the kids. But with Rob traveling more now it takes a little more of a toll on the kids so I have been having to get creative on activities.

Strawberry picking, indoor play areas, and our weekly visits to Ikea keep us busy most weeks then we like to throw in a visit to the park a few times a week and it keeps us busy!

Key Largo

This year for Christmas instead of gifts my mom rented a beach house for the week. You had to get there but the house was taken care of.

My brother was able to make it for the week and we had a blast. Just hanging at the beach, snorkeling, and having chill nights out on the town. It was a great break and the kids loved it.

The house was perfect for our family and we were able to just relax.

Here Come the Irish

This year was a great year for college football at our house. The Irish went undefeated and made it to the National Championship in Miami. In fact they were playing only 7 miles from our house.

So some of our family came in for the game and we had a blast, despite the outcome of the game.

We were able to get down to South Beach for the prep rally. Went down to tailgate and just had a great time visiting with everyone.

Fun at a Park in January?

Being from the Midwest it is a daily conversation at our house how blessed we are to be able to enjoy the outdoors this time if year.

The kids really are enjoying the longer park visits as in the summer it is way too hot to enjoy it. We love taking a lunch over and just enjoy being outside.

Christmas Day

We had a great Christmas Day. The kids had a blast opening up all their gifts and we had a great breakfast that I found in Pinterest.

From there we decided to head to the beach. It was packed but with it being such a pretty day the kids had a blast running around in the sand.

We came home and played some more and everyone crashed. A perfect ending to a hectic season.