October's Random Pictures

Cooper's helping me with laundry...

 or not!  Hehe...it was a bit too heavy for him.

 He loves screwdrivers.  We have to make sure all the outlet covers are on...you never know with this kid!

 He pulled out Eric's clothes from the laundry and wanted to put them on...he loves his daddy more than anyone.  Even mommy :(

 He is a climber!

I love it when Cooper is nice to his brother and sharing a book! So cute.

 WHERE'S RYDER???
Cooper thought Ryder needed some toys.

 Little Stinker!!!!!!!!!!!!!  He was purposely peeing on my pillow.  We had the pillows there because he figured out how to get out of his crib.  He would flip over the edge and land on his head. We didn't want him to hurt himself so we gave him padding.  He has stopped getting out now.  I think he hurt himself enough that he knew it wasn't a good idea anymore.

 Oh boy...5 months and rocking back and forth...he will be crawling very soon I am sure!

 No where better to eat a messy Popsicle than in the tub!

 Poor boy fell asleep in his bouncer. Tired little guy.

 He loves this bouncer...great investment!

 Cooper talking on daddy's phone at Brooklyn's soccer game!

 Funny story about Cooper...He loves getting attention!  It was half-time at Easton's game and the soccer ball was sitting on the center line of the field. Cooper walked out there and kicked the ball and then turned around to the crowd and clapped his hands. (As if he was telling everyone to clap for him)  He would then kick it again, turn around clap again and see if everyone was watching him. It didn't take long before everyone was cheering for him.  He loved it!!!  He probably kicked it, clapped and waited for the crowd to cheer at least 10 times.  Everyone was laughing. I wish I had my video camera. It was so priceless.  I don't know if words can even express how funny and entertaining he was. Everyone was enjoying their "half time entertainment"

 Enjoying a nice fall night before it gets too cold!

Hidden Valley's car show.  It was a fun afternoon. Daddy loved seeing all the Mustangs...he now has two he is working on. Crazy Car Man!

 I would say...she looks way too good in this car!

Little Monsters!

My Little Monsters!  

They are so cute! They reminded me of Sulley and Mike from Monsters Inc.

The Costumes were perfect considering the weather...they both stayed very warm. And Cooper surprisingly stayed dry in the rain while trick or treating. They were adorable! Loved the costumes!

Halloween 2012

The kids had their annual Halloween School Parade.  Can you tell how excited they were to see me? 

"What are you doing here, " Easton yells. Nice! 

 "Hi Cooper." Brooklyn yells.  Not even a "hi mom."

Halloween was a weather disaster...it poured rain...and I mean just poured and didn't stop for one minute all night.  I helped plan the ward Halloween party at the Leese's house. It was suppose to be outside, well it had to be moved into the garage.  We were nice and cozy.  We had dinner, a movie playing, games, costume prizes, pie eating contest, a maze and then trick-or-treating on a hayride.  (I was lucky and stayed back with Ryder..Eric got soaked with the kids..he was a good sport) The party was still fun even though the rain was a bummer. Next year it will be better!

 The pie eating contest is always really fun!

 Ready Set...

 GOOOOO...

 Eric and Jake dominated!

It was a fun and wet night! One positive things about the rain..they got less candy...way less! I didn't mind a bit when it came to the candy.  And after the party we came home and Brooklyn and Easton handed out candy to the trick or treaters. We ran out and they loved handing out the candy so much that they started to hand out their own candy. Nothing like recycling candy.  A good way to save money and your teeth. Love it!

Hidden Valley Spook Fest

Hidden Valley's Spook Fest Halloween Party 2012

Our Monsters, Ipod and Pirate family!

 Waiting for the costume contest...Brooklyn won for being original in her age group!

Easton made a awesome scary pirate!

Ryder won for being the cutest in the younger age category! He fell asleep right after he won the ribbon! We have some stinkin cute monsters!

The party was great...they had a haunted house, free ice cream, free pumpkins, crafts, and a hayride.  We had a great time.

Isn't this so SWEET!  Cooper giving Hailey a hug. They are so cute together. They really do like each other!

Cooper and Hailey had a great time playing outside. They played on this little bridge for at least 20 minutes running back and forth. They loved it.  I am sure the candy helped with their excitement.

Jake and Kathy came over after the party to hang out.  We had dinner and the guys loved throwing our little kids like bullets to eachother.  Can you see Cooper?  I know it isn't a good shot..stupid Iphone pictures.  Cooper and Hailey loved it.  Eric and Jake got a workout too ...they threw them back and forth for at least 20 minutes.  And thankfully no one was hurt!

It was a fun family day!

My Coop!

Cooper is a funny 22 month old boy! He wants to do things just like his older brother and sister.  He wants to do homework at their desk, he wants to write like they do with pencils and markers, (Crayons, no way they are for babies he won't touch them), he loves to put his backpack on and head to the front door, he thinks he is going to school like they do.  He loves to watch his brother play his DS, or even better he loves to steal it and hide so he can play it himself.  Little sneaky boy! He loves to take all my pots and pans out and put them on the table.  I ask him if he is cooking and he says "yeah."  He is starting to finally say more words, Dadda, momma, yeah, ball, E for Easton, Broo for brooklyn, Ryder and Water sound about the same.  He is doing some sign language, he knows thank you, please, help, milk, I love you (in our own way though).  He still loves daddy's shop and anything he can turn on and play with down there. He loves tools!  Real ones...he doesn't like the fake ones very much. They aren't as much fun. Daddy probably lets him play with tools he shouldn't.  But Cooper loves them. He also loves driving the car. He loves keys and phones. If I set my iPhone down he will grab it. He knows how to turn it on and off and even knows how to slide his fingers across the screen.  Eric has given him sets of keys. I caught him one day taking the keys down to the garage and he was trying to open the van with them.  He is really smart..scary smart.  He likes to escape..he can open all the doors, so we have to keep the front door dead bolted.  So while I was changing Ryder's diaper, he disappeared, well he knew he could get outside by going through the office door. By the time I figured out how he escaped, I found him on the front porch trying to open the front door.  Scary moments for mommy for sure. He escaped twice through the office...until Eric installed a big-o lock on the door.  No more of that. Thank goodness.  He is a happy, crazy, loud, determined, strong willed little boy!  He keeps me busy all day long! I love him to pieces. I love his hugs and kisses!  Not so much his hitting and kicking. We are working on those bad habits.

Ryder @ 4 months old

He's a mover!  I know I am in trouble.  He can already scoot a good 3-4 feet from where I set him down.  He will be an early crawler for sure!

Still a happy and loving baby!

He loves his fingers.  Mommy use to suck her fingers just like that. Too cute!

13.5 pounds! Healthy and Strong little Boy!

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

He did it!!!!