THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

A big thanks goes out to both sets of our parents. Andy and I are leaving tomorrow for a week in Hawaii and it will be the longest we have been away from both boys. It will be a BIG job for our parents and we are so lucky to have grandparents who are willing to watch them for this long.

So thank you soooo much and GOOD LUCK! :-)

Making Friends with Abby

Cooper REALLY wants to be friends with Abby, but she just doesn't feel the same way. HA!

Bike Riding

Mason took Cooper for a ride on the 4 wheeler.........I was only semi freaking-out while this was happening.

Zoo Day

We went to the zoo last week thinking it was  going to be a lot warmer than it turned out to be. So, we did a quick lap around the zoo and finished up with a train ride and the carousel. It was Cooper's first time on both and he loved them!

The Climbing Monster

Just a few examples of Cooper's climbing ability. Trouble with a capital T! 

Can't take your eyes off of him for a second! 

13 Months Old

I still can't believe Cooper is 1, let along 13 months old. He is so much fun and busy as can be! His newest trick is climbing on EVERYTHING! We can't take our eyes off of him for a second! He has a bunch of new teeth (that he likes to bite me when when we brush his teeth) and still loves to eat everything you put in front of him. Amazing that he has been eating his brother under the table these days and gets VERY mad if you have something he wants. No patience at all! He has also started riding bikes around the house. He doesn't go very far before he falls off but he sure tries. :-)

He is saying a few words: mama, dada, and kitty (which sounds like ki-ki) and a bunch of other babbles. He gets so excited when he sees one of the cats, it is pretty funny. 

Here are his 13 month pictures, and as you can see they are getting harder and harder because he won't sit still. :-)

National Western Stock Show

We had such a fun morning at the stock show! We went to see the animals but all Mason could talk about was the John Deere tractors! HA! This kid has a one track mind!

We saw lots of tractors, went to the petting farm, saw LOTS of cows, chickens, ducks, and more tractors!

Cooper loved riding on Daddy's shoulders and taking in everything around him.

I like how he put on his seat belt :-)

He was pretty excited about this too!

He didn't want to feed the goats, only pet them. 

Fun on the mini-tractors!

Mason was NOT a fan of this turkey.....scared the pants off
him. We found it pretty funny though. 

We went up to the mountains this weekend and Mason was sooooo excited to go skiing. It is so fun to see him get excited about things!

He didn't want to ski to lunch though. He wanted to ride the snow tractor with mommy and Cooper. :-)

Stick Horse Rodeo

I was lucky enough to get to volunteer at Mason's school last Thursday (thanks dad for watching Cooper). For their art project they made stick horses and had a rodeo at the end of the day. It was super cute watching them all prance around with their horses.

Silly Sleeper

I just had to share these because they cracked me up. This is how I found Cooper sleeping after his nap last week. After I saw him I tried to sneak out to get my phone and he started crying..........reason for the tears in photo 2. Don't really know how he managed this, but I thought it was pretty funny. 

Sounds of Breakfast

Lately, Cooper and Mason like to get into screaming/who can make the most noise matches at the table. So much fun for Mommy!

Dishwasher Obsessed

Cooper seems to love everything about the dishwasher. When he hears it open he comes running. If it isn't latched all the way, this is what I find......Cooper sitting on the dishwasher emptying out the silverware. 

Snowcat Ride

After the depressing Bronco's loss, we headed up to the even colder mountains (don't ask me why). It was too cold for Mason to ski so we took a snowcat ride and met up with the big boys for lunch!