One Busy Summer...So Far!

Owen had his fifth birthday. We had a big party in our yard and everyone came over. He got WAY too many presents, but we had a lot of fun.

Well, some bad news hit us pretty hard; Ol' Lily, our little dog had to be put down. She was getting old and became very sick with diabetes. It happened very fast. Once she lost her eyesight we could tell she was just in a lot of pain and decided it was best to let her go. She was one in a million and I don't think we'll ever have as good pup as ol' Lily.

Owen graduated from preschool. We can't believe our little boy will be in Kindergarten next school year. The time has really gone by fast.

Owen is such a silly kid. He always finds ways to ham it up for everyone!

One of our neighbor's hens decided that under our porch was a good place to lay eggs. We had been watching her for weeks and then finally two little chicks broke loose and ran around the yard. All in all, there were probably about 20 chicks from the nest!

We also went on our annual vacation to Mesquite. We stayed for a week. We swam in the pool, played video games and air hockey in the arcade and had some fun losing some money. According to Dad the highlight of the trip was seeing the new Star Trek movie, but Owen thought it was the water slide at the pool. Mom and Cooper just enjoyed hanging out.

We also fund time to go to Lagoon. Luckily, Carrie's mom gets discounts from O.C. Tanner, otherwise, it would be too expensive to go! Owen had fun on almost every ride, but he said that Rattlesnake Rapids was his favorite. Cooper just enjoyed the shade of the stroller and ended up taking a nap or two. Next year, he'll be able to ride a few rides with his big brother!

But basically, we're just hanging out, enjoying having Dad home (one of the perks of teaching is having the summer off) and just having fun. We're doing our best to stay cool playing in the backyard and swimming.

Easter and Chism's B-day

 Owen at school got to get his face painted like the Easter Bunny.  Owen thought he looked pretty good as the Easter Bunny.

 Owen and Cooper both looked pretty handsome for Easter.  Cooper had a hard time keeping the hat and bow tie on but all and all they both were really good.

 Cooper also started eating cereal.  He was a little unsure at first but picked up on it pretty quick and eats great now.

 We had a great Easter.  Owen got to do to easter egg hunts one at my parents and at the Chism's parents as well.  He was pretty quick about it this year and got lots of easter eggs.  Owen loves hanging out with his cousins. 

Grandma looks like she is eating Owen for Easter!  We went over to grandma and grandma's and dyed easter eggs.  Owen really enjoyed filling all the cups up with easter eggs.

 This year Chism's B-day fell over Easter weekend so we had a very busy weekend.  We celebrated Chism's Birthday Saturday with all our families.

St. Patrick's Day

The boys are both getting so big.  Owen has been going to preschool and he loves it.  I started to get Owen signed up for kindergarten this past week.  I can't believe he is going to start kindergarten this year.  Cooper is now 3 months almost 4 he has started smiling and interacting a whole lot and loves his silly big brother.

It was such great weather on St. Patrick's Day that we decided to go to the parade.  It was a lot of fun and very warm.  Owen is a little stinker though and after about and hour asked if we were leaving soon.

Cooper's 2 months

Cooper is already 2 months time goes by way fast. He is a pretty good kid he started cooing and smiling and he loves to have baby conversations. Owen loves being a big brother some times a little too much. I took Cooper in for his 2 month dr. appt. he already weighs 13 pounds 3 ounces. The doctor said he is one solid baby. He is a lot bigger at this age then Owen was. I love being able to spend so much time with the kids. It is fun to see them both interact with each other.

Allison's B-day

Wow how time goes by way to fast.  My baby sister just turned 23 on January 19th.  I'm getting old.  We all went out to Buffalo Wild Wings it was a  really cool place.  We all had a great time.  Happy B-day little sister.

Owen and Cooper pictures

We went and had the kids pictures taken right after Christmas.  I miss my friends in Logan taking pictures of my kids.  I was not a big fan of the pictures at all.   We will try it again with someone from Logan that is for sure.  Cooper was a nightmare taking pictures the whole time he cried it was put the binky in and pull it out and try to get a picture.  The photograher asked me if Cooper was tired and he was not he is just a very temperamental kid that is for sure  He is very diffrent from Owen that is for sure. 

Cooper.Owen and Christmas time

 We were in a rush to try to get everything done before Cooper arrived.  We went out the Saturday before he was born and cut down our Christmas tree with both sides of our family.  It was a perfect day.  I think even at one point I was hot.  We roasted hot dogs out there and had smores it was a lot of fun.  We came right home and the next day but up the tree and all the decorations.  It all got done before the big day.

 This is poor Cooper on  phototherapy.  It sucks to have to do that the only time you can hold him is when he was feeding or changing his diaper other than that he had to be on it all the time.  It was only for a few days but I hated every moment of it.

 Owen has been the best big brother to Cooper.  Owen helps out whenever he can.  He likes to try to help when he is crying and sing a song or do a dance.  I think he is really glad to have him finally here.

 After a week his cord finally fell off and he got to have his first bath.  He loved it.  He never cried he like every moment of it.

 We have been trying to keep Owen busy and not feel left out as much as possible.  My mother in-law came over and helped him make some gingerbreads to hang.  I think he really enjoyed it.  We tried to do a gingerbread train but Owen decided to take a big bite out of the wheel of the train so it is still sitting here.  We will have to mend and try again.  We are so excited for Christmas.  We will try to keep updating as things happen.  Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.