Random iPhone pics from first half of August

 Her outfits never cease to amaze me!

 I sent them to the deck to eat Pop Rocks candy Coop had got for his birthday.

 This baby girl is definitely the messiest eater in the house these days.

 We headed out for an evening walk - these two were very busy.  

 The bag lady.  She definitely slowed down our walk.

 The top heavy shopping cart would tip over the smallest bump on the sidewalk.  Thankfully her brother was very helpful in loading her belongings back in the cart.  I couldn't stop laughing!

Lately we send good night pictures to Dad of us pretend sleeping - the kids think it's so funny.

 The concrete pit is still around!

This girl is on the move!  More on this sooner or later :).

Piper's first ponytail

Yep-she's rocking her first ponytail at 8 months and it couldn't be cuter!

 She has lots of hair on the top/front of her head and the back has really thinned out.

 Selfie!

For the record-I had no hair as a baby/toddler!  I probably couldn't rock a pony until I was 3 or 4…right Mom??

ps - I laugh everytime I open my blog and see the header that says Merry Christmas and poor Piper isn't even a part of!  Who knows when I will update it??

Dentist Visit

Our last dentist visit was almost exactly one year ago, see it here.  The kids were fine going - not excited, but not complaining.  I told them exactly what the dentist was probably going to do (and they did) and that they would get a new toothbrush and toothpaste…happy kids about that!  

 He went first to show his little sister how its done.  He was awesome!  The dentist does have some concern about his left front tooth (the one he has fallen and damaged twice).  It is a bit loose and she thinks it might be causing some damage to his permanent tooth.  We are going to do X-rays and reexamine the issue in 6 months.  There is a chance it will need to be pulled.

 Laney was a bit reluctant.  She kept her lips shut tight.  I ended up holding her hand and she relaxed enough to let the hygienist clean her teeth.  So, so much better than a year ago.  Her teeth looked awesome!!

 So not only did they get toothpaste, toothbrush, balloon, and toy…they got a cup of vanilla ice cream!  Can you believe that?  Ice cream at 10am - they were in heaven!

This should make them excited for their next visit in February!

Cooper's 5th Birthday 8-12-14

We got home from the fair Sunday night and Tuesday was Coop's birthday!  I can't believe he is 5 - a whole hand!  Did you hear that…a whole hand!!!  The night before his birthday he was in bed and I was in the hall folding laundry.  He came out and said, "I want to give you one last hug and kiss as a 4 year old."  That boy melts my heart sometimes.

 I love birthdays, like really love birthdays!

 Adam was out of town in the morning - it was killing him that he had to wait to open his presents.  I let him open some Superman books that we had gotten him.  We have read them everyday since his birthday.  

 This surprise from Grandma and Grandpa was waiting in the yard when we woke up!

 I craved and ate pancakes like crazy when I was pregnant with Cooper so his traditional birthday breakfast is pancakes!  

 Aunt Alli and Henley stopped by in the morning with a bag of SuperHero goodies.

 We met some cousins at Chuck E Cheese in the morning.  This has been his birthday request since we went on his birthday last year.  Will helped him earn lots of tickets.

 Laney rode this princess carriage over and over again and always wanted a baby with her.

 Chuck E Cheese made an appearance and she lost it, so scared.

 Boys and video games.

 This is him annoyed that I keep asking him to smile when all he wants to do is play games.

 "Cooper and Laney - let's get a picture of you together!"  Thanks guys.

 They got lots of crap goodies from their tickets.

 Of course we stopped at Chick-Fil-A for lunch.

 Dad met us for lunch and we came home to open presents.  He was pretty excited about his new legos!

 Cash came to play for a bit after lunch - these two are 5 for six days together before Cash turns 6.

 On our way home from the fair we asked him what he wanted to do on his birthday.  His request was to do something with just mom and dad because he never gets to.  Done!  We dropped the girls off at Grandma and Grandpas and headed to dinner.  Jersey Boyz was his choice.

 He really likes to golf so we decided to try out putt putt - so fun!

 He got a hole in one!!  

 We loved having just him to ourselves for a couple hours and putt putt was so much fun!  

 For the record - Dad won - he got a ridiculous 4 or 5 hole in one shots.

Did I mention that he is a whole hand?!

His shirt is from Mommy Shop.  We picked it up the day before and he wanted to wear it - I told him he had to wait until his birthday.  He said, "You are right - it probably won't fit until I turn 5 ;)."

Race to the car!

We went back to Grandma and Grandpa's house for cake.  He requested a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and sprinkles.   

 This is how a family pic starts.

I clipped back Pippi's hair so we could see her eyes but didn't bother to wipe all the chocolate off the big kids' faces.  lets ignore my bra strap and nursing pad-what's it doing over there anyways!??

Happy Birthday Cooper William - we love you to the moon and back!!!!!