Imagination

Cooper and I were playing in his bean pool. Cooper held up a bean to me and said, "Is this a slipper?" It was missing about a forth of the bean, and it really looked like slipper! :)

Naked Baby!

Cooper loves to run around our house when he doesn't have clothes on. This particular morning, he had his Thomas undies and his boots. Nice combo.

This one is for you, Uncle Wade!

Yesterday, Coop was out helping Nate work on the cars. He came inside, and I asked him what he had been doing.

Cooper: Driving.
Me: Oh really? Where were you going?
Cooper: Colby
Me: Really. Who were you going to visit in Colby?
Cooper: Uncle Wade.

I asked Nate when he came in if they had been talking about Uncle Wade, and they hadn't. Coop came up with that all on his own! He loves you, Uncle Wade!!

Fun with Miles

It was bath night and we caught Miles being his happy self.  Most days Miles is all smiles and giggles, with the occasional grunt or scream.  

See ya at lunch!

This post is a bit more personal, but it all adds to several funny stories about Cooper.  

Last night after work, I was in the bathroom.  Cooper came storming in - 'Daddy, where are you?'  After he found me, he quickly turned around and said, 'Bye dad, I'll give you some alone time.'  A few minutes later, as I was changing into some shorts in our closet, back he came at full speed, bursting through our closet door.  When he saw that I was changing, he looked puzzled and asked 'Daddy, are you going back to work?'  Before I had a chance to answer, he said 'see you at lunch!' and bolts out of our room.  

Cooper is learning about his feelings.  Yesterday Cooper had 'time out' for jumping on the couch.  While he was in his room, he kept coming to the door and saying 'I feel frustrated because, because I feel sad!'  

Later in the evening, as it was getting towards Cooper and Miles' bedtime, Miles was a beginning to get a bit fussy.  I asked Cooper if he could go get a pacifier, and when he came back he said 'Miles, which one do you want?'  He held out his hands and he had brought back two, one was blue and the other red.  It was very thoughtful.  

Miles Waking Up

This is precious Miles waking up one morning this week. (Sorry the video is so dark!) He is such a sweet boy when he wakes up in the morning!

Cute Words...

Cooper has done/said some really sweet things lately. Here are some fun stories...

On Friday night, we went to Springfield as a family. It was right around 8:00 p.m., and it had gotten pretty dark out. We went out to the garden center at Lowe's, and Cooper said, "Daddy, what's that black thing?" Nate tried naming any black object he could find. Cooper was not getting the answers that he wanted, and he kept saying, "What's that black thing?" Finally it hit us what he was talking about - the sky! Our son has not really experienced a big, nighttime sky in his recent days. Wow - it was so cool to seem him see the night sky for the first time. He experienced the stars that night, too!

Saturday afternoon, Cooper was swinging, and he said, "It's orange, Mommy!!" I asked him what was orange, and he told me his eyes are orange. I looked at him, and he had his eyelids closed. I closed my eyes, too, and he was right! The sun was shining through our eyelids and making a very nice shade of orange!

Later that night, we had some friends over for dinner. Cooper was doing whatever he could to captivate the crowd. He ate his dinner very quickly and got down to play. I looked over at him, and he was sitting in the chair in the corner with his shirt lifted. He was holding Humphrey up under his shirt. I said, "Whatcha doing, Coop?" He answered, "Feeding Humphrey." Wow - that was embarrassing.

I don't want you to think my lack of stories about Miles lately mean anything. He is the sweetest little guy. Today after church, he started really getting excited about being lifted up in the air. Wow - so cute!! The ladies in the nursery love this little guy! He is so laid back and content. What a gift from the Lord!

Family Photo Shoot

Hello everyone!
I thought I'd share a link of some photos a friend shot of our family this weekend. The primary purpose of the shoot was for Cooper's 2nd birthday, but we mixed in a few other members of the family at times as well. We think they turned out awesome! Keith and Charity did such a great job. Kudos guys!
http://www.w3bolivar.com/lr/bethellbabies/
Nate

Cooper Turns Two!

Coop's 2nd birthday started with tears as Nate and I sang Happy Birthday to him as we walked in his room to get him up. I'm pretty sure he has some confusion on "birthday." I think he thinks "birthday" is a cake. So Happy Birthday just doesn't make sense without the cake. So, to save the moment, we quickly got his presents out.

Here he is with Harold the Helicopter.

When he saw his presents, he quickly pointed to the big box and said, "That's a train track." What? How in the world does our two-year-old know that the big gift is a train track? We really tried to be sneaky on this one. He wasn't even with us when we bought it. So, the surprise was out. I'm sure glad it was train track! I think he would have been disappointed...

Here is Coop's birthday cake! Or just birthday...


Here is the train track. :)


Here are a couple of pictures from his party. Very fun.

One other cute story...at Lisa's house, Lisa told Cooper it was time for a nap. Usually he is very good about going back to his "room" with her to get in bed. But on his birthday, Lisa heard him say, "But it's my birthday..." We're not sure if that meant - "Hey - I can't nap! I haven't had "birthday" (a.k.a. cake) yet!" Or if it meant "Hey - birthday boys shouldn't have to take naps!" Sweet either way. :)

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