Swimming @ the Federal Way Aquatic Center

Today Coopers class had it's fieldtrip at the Goodwill games pool in Federal Way. I had no idea what to expect as I've never been there. James really wanted to go to this one, he took a couple hours off of work and we had a great time as a family.

There was a pirate ship surrounded by the wade pool. It had the appearance like a beach. The pool itself was awesome. The kids walked into it, and it progressively got deeper. On the other side of the ship it was about 3.5 ft. deep and a bucket of water dumped in the pool every so often. Cooper loved waiting for it to dump on him.

I was really surprised that Cooper did so well. The last time we took him to the wade swim at the YMCA he totally freaked out. Today he didn't want to leave.

Logan was a little perturbed that he couldn't go swimming. Dr. said he had a little fluid in his ears that might possiblely turn into an ear infection. I didn't want to take any chances. Crabby baby with molars coming in is all I could handle at the moment.

We did however find a little ship for him to play in while Dad & Cooper were swimming. And he was content if he didn't see them out in the pool.

After swimming we went to McDonalds and had lunch. Logan was asleep in my arms for about 10 to 15 minutes while we ate. Grama Jeanenne and Aunty Freda met us there. After we ate, Grama went on the toys with Cooper. I wish I would have taken my camera in the restaurant.

Daddy and his boys!

I couldn't resist to take this picture last weekend of James and boys. The weather was perfect and everyone was happy. Too bad they all couldn't take a ride for real.

My little smarty pants...

Logan is getting too smart too fast...he loves the Shape-O toy. He'll put the pieces in and clap and scream for joy with each one. When all the pieces are in the ball, he gives 10 to whom ever is helping him. And then he wants to play again.

Yesterday was Logan's 15 month checkup, and boy is he growing. He's 30.5 inches tall (25% percentile for his age.) 22 pounds 7.8 ounces (25% again) and his head is 49cm (95%). What can I say we have kids with alot of brain space! He has also grown 3.5 molars in the last 2 months. He's also a little speed demon when it comes to getting across the room or sneaking out the front door if it's open. I miss my lil' 5 pound football.

Cooper's recent Artwork

This piece is now being displayed at Grama Jeannene's house.

I'm so thankful for Digital Camera's. I wouldn't know what to do with all the things Cooper brings home from school.

I like reality TV Bettter...

Because in 30 minutes you can meet a real estate agent, look at 20 houses, find the 1!, make an offer, have it inspected, & sign your life away. Just thought I'd throw that one in for thought.

Aha! I found one!

Sorry no pictures of the egg hunt. Forgot the camera. Cooper was able to make us all laugh, though. Everytime he found an egg, he would say "Aha! I found one!" He loved it. Logan was too tired to help find the eggs that were hidden all over Grama & Grampa's house. Last Saturday James & I were approved for a home loan...eek! Now we're the one's on the hunt...for the perfect little house for our family..it was fun on Saturday to look on the internet, but now that we have an agent helping us it's too real! And scary. So wish us luck.

Dying to Dye the Eggs!

This afternoon Cooper and I dyed our Easter Eggs. It was easier this year, as Cooper didn't want to throw the eggs in the dye. He was really good about gently placing each egg into the cups. Although, a few took a 3 inch drop with dye everwhere.

Cooper also was really interested in what was going on inside the cups. He practiced really good patience skills and let me know when it was time to check each egg.
He also let me know when they were ready to be taken out.
I had written all the cousins, aunties, uncles & Grandparents on each egg with a "magic" crayon. Of course we were both surprised when Cooper and Cole's turned out pink. Oops.
On Sunday, we'll be going to Grama Pam's house for an egg hunt and for dinner.

Field Trip to Top Food in Lakeland Hills

Today Cooper, Logan and I went to the Top Foods in Lakeland Hills with his Pre-School class. I think this was Cooper's favorite so far. He loved it! When we arrived one of the managers gave each child a grocery bag to carry. We went through the whole store, talking about where food is grown or what animal produces it. Cooper & Logan collected a fortune cookie, flavored bottle water, a banana, a cookie (which they all ate on the spot), and a piece of candy! It was really cool to be able to go in the back to the recieving area, storage, Freezer ( 10 degrees!), and the cooler. I think the cutest thing one of the kids said, happened near the wine area. The manager asked if anyone knew where wine came from, one little girl said, it's alcohol. The manager told her that yes it was alcohol, but wine comes from grapes. The little girl told her ," Alcohol is bad for you." Everyone laughed, but secretly I was thinking "you go girl!" We finished upstairs in a little room decorating cupcakes. Is anyone surprised that the sprinkles and confetti decorations were being eaten at the same time?

Fortune Cookies in the Deli
Line-up towards produce
SHOW ME THE COOKIES!!!!!
The bulk Candy section was everyones favorite.

Cooper's Class Pictures

Okay, so only my son would be the goofball that had to yawn in the middle of a picture. This picture is priceless, I can't wait to blackmail him with it someday.

Cooper's Cast is off!!!

We went back to Mary Bridge today and Cooper got his cast off. He totally freaked out when the nurses turned on the saw. He was thrashing around so much I had to hold his other hand down, while 1 nurse held his legs and cast arm while the the other nurse did the cuttin'. After they had taken more X-rays Dr. Silas came in and was very pleased that Cooper's bone had healed and the swelling/bruinsing had disappeared. She also confirmed that there was indeed a fracture, and pointed out the new bone growth..I thought that was pretty cool. Cooper is still favoring his hand, but at least he'll have a better time in the rain and the bathtub.

Our New House!

Just kidding, but it's probably in our price range! We're house hunting now that James was promoted to Assistant Operations Supervisor. Keep checking back for the real thing.

Camyrn's 3rd Birthday Party

My niece Camyrn, celebrated her 3rd birthday at a Inflatable Jump Place. It was fun. All the cousins were there and more of her friends. Afterwards we went to Round Table Pizza for lunch and Cake. Camryn was so cute and adorable..Happy B-day Camy!

James' New Motorcycle.

James will no longer have to carpool to work anymore, and even better, I don't have to go and get him....He bought a 2007 Kawasaki 650KLR. He's real excited, he tries to think of any excuse to ride. And he can take it up to mountains during hunting season.

Growing Teeth and walking everywhere.

It's finally happened..last night while I was talking on the phone with Wonder Woman, Logan started walking across the room by himself without me calling for him...He's brave now and will just let go and start walking away...He loves it and you can tell he's so proud of himself...he'll walk along squealing and smiling for joy. Also, he has 3 new teeth...all new this week...I guess that explains all the fun diapers and whining and the need to snuggle ALL THE TIME.. My little man is getting so big. As for Cooper, he's having a little difficultly adjusting to his cast. He can't use his thumb at all and so that means alot of spills to clean up. Oh well, at least his hand will be better soon....2 more weeks!

Sonics Game!

James' Aunt Freda invited us to Foresters night at the Sonic's Game. It was fun. We got free tickets, food and t-shirts. Logan and Cooper were really good. Logan of course was a big flirt with all the ladies and they all thought he was the cutest little man at the game. And of course, we had a lot of fun being loud! I would let out a good long yell and Cooper would look at me like, "who are you and where is my mom?" Once he even put his finger to his mouth and shh'd me! Finally I think he realized it was okay if mom was loud, I can be too! It was a lot of fun. At one point Cooper looked at James and yelled " We're winning!"
We only stayed until the beginning of the 3rd quarter. The boys were getting tired and I knew that they both were very over stimulated. We left before anyone felt the need to have a tyrade.

Cooper's 1st Cast, Hopefully the last!

Here's a picture of Cooper's hand on Wednesday evening. Lovely shade of black and blue don't you think?

Cooper went to the Orthopedic Dr. @ Mary Bridge, Friday. Dr. Silas determined there was a fracture at the bottom of the thumb. We lucked out and it doesn't affect the growth plate. Cooper was able to pick out the color of his cast. He chose pink, but after some encouragement he decided he liked the bright green. He was such a good boy for the technicians. The x-ray tech was impressed at how he knew how to hold his hand. He had walked right in and put his hand on the table.
The cast nurse, was really impressed too. James and I were impressed that he let her put the sock and cotton on without a fight. He was really involved and curious what she was doing.
Logan was a little concerned for brother and I should have taken a picture of his face.
What a good boy Cooper! I told the Doctor that I was grateful that she actually did something other than refer us to someone else.

Who needs expensive toys?

Thank Goodness for cheap entertainment.

Rock Wall Challenge

Saturday we went to the Supermall and ran into Dustin, Tia, Lexie, Cole & MacKenzie. They were at the Rock wall, so we stopped and watched the kids climb. Cole & Lexie were climbing together, then Mac went by herself. It was so cute, a big crowd of shoppers stopped to watch her and when she reached the top everyone cheered. You can only imagine seeing this 3 year old climbing the wall, with her dad holding the rope for her. Cooper really wanted to try to climb, so we gave in..and of course, if you pay for the kid, parents can climb for free. I think we just ended up paying for James. Cooper climbed a little on his own, then Uncle Dusty helped him. He gave up after awhile, but James made it to the top.

Twiddy E.R. visit #2

Just an FYI..Sunday we took a trip to urgent care, this time for Cooper. Saturday he had taken a couple of tumbles to the ground and fell out of his bed and at some point hurt his left hand. On Sunday morning it was swollen and by 11:00 am it was starting to bruise. So, we took him to the Urgent Care, instead of the E.R. (which now in hindsight probably would have been better.) The Dr. there said it was just bruised, and he couldn't see any broken bones in the X-Ray. He said that he'd have a radiologist look at it and give me a call if there was something he missed. Well, last night, after the dr. offices were closed, Urgent care called back and said that there is a possiblity that there was a fracture beneath his thumb. So today, Tuesday!, ( his hand is still black & Blue and swollen) I took him to his primary care provider and they didn't get the x-rays from urgent care and they didn't want to do anymore x-rays, and she couldn't tell if it was broken. ERRRRRRRRRRRR! So now, the doctors office is going to refer him to a specialist....is it me? or is this getting rediculous. I'll keep everyone posted....

Making Pizza!!!

Today was field trip day for Cooper. We went to the Round Table Pizza, where the kids were able to make their own pizza's.

In this picture, Cooper is Dotting the dough, this is done to make sure the dough doesn't bubble up when it's cooked.

Painting the Sauce...
Adding toppings...
And the best part, EATING!!!!
It was a really fun trip. Cooper even saved some sauce in his hair for later.

Only my kid could manage that.

1st Twiddy Trip to the E.R.

Yep, you read correctly. Last night we took Logan to the E.R. He got is fingers caught in a folding chair and we didn't want to take any chances so we went to the hospital. We were really concerned about his right index finger, it was really swollen and tender. We got to the hospital at 5:45 p.m. and left around 8:00 p.m. Of course once we got there he wasn't crying anymore. We got out the little cars and entertained the boys. Cooper was pretty well-behaved for being bored. He only rang the Triage nurse's button 3 times and kept checking on the elderly lady next to us.
Does this look like the face of an injured baby? He was content until the Dr. came in...Who turned out to be a member of the church....how's that for breaking the Sabbath. We took X-rays and everything, no broken finger. However.....

Dr. Beers put on a split...as you can see in the bottom picture. I kid you not..Logan kept in on for less than 2 minutes and somehow managed to wiggle it off. Crazy lil' turkey. I always thought that Cooper would be the first to go the E.R., maybe I should be more concerned about Logan..

Learning to Roller Skate!

Cooper's class from school had a field trip last week at the Auburn Skating rink. It was his first time on roller skates and he had a great time. He did pretty good (balance-wise) and he really wanted to try it on his own. Which of course landed him on his bum. In the picture with him are his teachers, Miss Laurie and Miss Erin.

Next month we'll be making pizza's at Round Table.....that'll be fun!

Logan update!!

Logan went to Dr. Oriel yesterday (1-17-08), he weighs 20 pounds, and is 29 1/2 inches tall. He did really good especially since he had to get 4 shots and his iron tested..(finger prick) I don't know what was worse for him...the prick or not being able to shake off the band-aid. He also took his first steps later that night. We were so excited...it's only a matter of time before he's running circles around us.

Hunter's training 101: Camo is a must.

The next Generation of Hunters

These pictures were too cute not to post. Enjoy!

Milestones for Logan

Logan learned how to walk with the walk-a-long. We have such a limited space that he gets across the room and either bumps the couch or the wall in no time. He hasn't figured out how to turn it around yet, so he turns around and looks at us and grunts for us to help him out.

Our friend Marjorie gave Logan his first haircut 1/12/2008.

He didn't like it at all!!!

But was a good sport.
Mommy wasn't there to save him...isn't he cute!
Logan has mastered standing on his own. He thinks it's hilarious if you stretch out your hands and try to get him to walk. He starts laughing so hard he has to sit down.
So big!!!