More outdoor playtime!

 The kids have gotten into gardening, filling the bird feeders, keeping an eye on the cryslis turning into butterflies and all kinds of other things in my parents beautiful backyard.  They always want to bring in veggies from the garden or help with the outside chores. 

Below the kids are helping Grandad put out the ladybugs in the yard.  Neither one of them really wanted to hold them...they are both scared of all kind of bugs!

Cooper's little hand...

 ADDI-tude!

A little sassy girl that many people don't get to see...

A game of b-ball with Daddy...



Dribbling...



Outdoor playtime!

In March, we were doing all kinds of outdoor activities to enjoy the warmer weather.  We decided that it was time for Addison to work on riding a bike with no training wheels.  She was so excited and that was actually what she decided was her New Year's resolution a few months before.  It was about time to get started on it!

A little off centered at first...

She is concentrating very hard and she improved a lot after the first outing.  Since this time, we have practiced a few more times, but haven't made much progress lately.  We also had to put her training wheels back on for the Trike-a-thon at school...and we haven't taken them off again yet!

 Cooper got this new bike for his birthday and he can barely reach the pedals!  But he looks so grown up riding it around!  Where did my babies go???

Later that day, the kids were having a blast playing with one another in the backyard!  We were loving just watching their interactions and I was having so much fun getting some of the action on camera!   

Don't let them fool you...they are not always this sweet to one another.  But I LOVE it when they are!

Wild kids!

More Mardi Gras Galveston pics

A group picture while we were waiting for the pet parade to start!

Me and my littlest loves!  Too bad Cooper won't look at the camera!

 Addison, Cooper, Brookes, Jack, and Bode at the parade...front row!

Nice guy in the parade handing beads to the cute kids!

Miss Chandler loving it!

What a fun weekend!  Besides the crazy rain and cooler than expected temps on Saturday night, we loved the Mardi Gras experience! 

Thanks to the Butler's for having us at the beach house!

Late, late, late pics from Cooper's birthday!

I am so excited to be able to post from my own laptop and using my own pictures from the camera and not just my phone!  We finally got WiFi at my parents house and now I can put up some pictures from the last 4-5 months!  Hey, better late than never!

Here are some pictures from Cooper's birthday and his party in February.  Cooper chose to go to Chuck E. Cheese for his birthday dinner!  Big surprise!

Addison is more terrified of Chuck E. than Cooper is, but he was still a little shy!

We had Cooper's birthday party at The Little Gym in Katy.  He loved it and it seems like everyone had a great time.  We have always had good luck with parties there - they do everything for you except the cake and party favors.  Not to mention that it is fun for kids at a variety of ages!

Cooper LOVES Batman so that's what theme we went with this year.

Big sister having fun at the party.

The birthday boy and his mamma!  Love this little guy!

Daddy helping Cooper walk up the wall and do a flip.

Some of the friends at the party dancing and playing along with the music.

Waiting patiently for the Air Track to blow up - so much fun!

Big ole' smile!

Happy birthday again, Cooperman!  We love you as high as the sky and as deep as the ocean!