September 2013

This was a pretty normal month for us! Cooper finally started walking and he is already a pro! He runs all over the place and has no care for the safety of himself. He goes head first into everything. He won’t catch himself with his hands either cause he can’t drop the toys in his hands! He loves that he can carry things in his hands to other rooms. All day he goes back and forth with his toys. We went up to Sacramento for a baby blessing for some friends from Rexburg. Cooper loved being around all the kids and wanted to ride scooters with them too. He got such a kick out of being pushed around on the scooters and bikes. Once we put the kidos to bed, my friend and I went out to see a late show. I couldn’t believe how many people were still out! Lol ok, I just haven’t been out that late in a while. It was fun to go to out without a kid and feel like a regular adult for a couple hours.                                                                                                                                                                               We were also able to go to the Oakland temple again this month. It is definitely more of a challenge with Cooper and with the temple being so far away now! We took for granted how much we were blessed living in Rexburg with a temple just 5 minutes up the hill and grandparents 15 minutes away to babysit! It is such a pretty temple though and we love being able to show Cooper how important it is to us to make the trip and go. They have some beautiful grounds and Cooper loved running around and attempting to jump in the little river to swim.

Sorry for the short post, this month just flew by!

August 2013 - Traveling!

August was a long month for us! We started the month off by completing Lynn’s second half marathon and my first! I ran faster than I expected so I was pleased with my 2:15:30! I have another couple races planned for later this year so hopefully I can beat that time. A week later I did a sprint Triathlon with my older brother. Cooper also turned 1!! We had celebrated early before Lynn had to leave, so his actual birthday he only got a cupcake. He weighs in at 20.9lbs, 29.5in, and is just under the 25% in both height and weight. Lynn went to Glynco Georgia for three weeks for work training. I think it was more like a mini vacations! He got his own room, got to shoot guns, eat all he wanted, and workout. Ok, he did have classes like 8 hours a day and he is still working on his masters so he had homework in the evening too. :) In the meantime, I went south to Lompoc to stay with my parents. The first weekend I was down there we had a family reunion for my mother’s side. It was great to see family that I haven’t seen in years and they hadn’t ever met Cooper! The second week I was down there we camped on the beach. Cooper was a handful to take camping, the kid wanted to eat everything! I couldn’t set him down the whole time; he kept putting rocks and dirt in his mouth! When we went down to the ocean one day, he crawled straight into the waves without looking back once! He didn’t seem to mind that the water was freezing. He also ate his fair share of sand that day too. The 3rd week we just relaxed at my mom’s house. My grandparents were still there so we got to spend some extra time with them. We went over to another beach and spent an afternoon just soaking up that southern California sun! We picked Lynn up from the airport on our way home in Fresno. It was a nice break to get away but even nicer to finally be home together. Finally, this last week Lynn’s family came to visit from Idaho. They only had a couple of days with us but we made it count. We went into San Francisco and took Cooper to the Zoo. He loved seeing all of the animals but has NO interest in getting close enough to touch any of them. We also got ice cream at Ghirardelli Square, saw the Golden Gate Bridge, and ended the day at an Oakland A’s game (who won!). We had a great time visiting with everyone and are now ready for a little bit of normal for a while. :)