Grammy brought tons of presents for Cooper. One of his favorites was the "bubble gum" (bubble gun). Cooper now has two bubble guns and we love to have bubble wars.
We went to visit the ducks at Beus pond. Cooper loves going hiking and climbing on all the rocks.
Beus pond has a playground nearby that Cooper loves to play on. He has recently discovered swinging on the bar above the slide. He laughs and giggles every time he swings. This is great therapy for his right arm so I let him swing for a few minutes before he gets down.
Yay! More presents. Grammy (and Poppy) bought Cooper a wagon to rid in. He seemed to like pushing it more than sitting in it.
During this week we were able to get some of our vegetables planted in our gardens. The day after it snowed for 4 days and we ended up with 8 inches of snow on top. Doh! Well, thankfully the seeds survived and we now have peas, lettuce, and carrots coming up.
Cooper was lucky enough to be able to play outside one day before the snow storm hit.
One of Coopers favorite toys is a microwave box. He loves to climb on it.
It was really fun when Uncle Craig was under the box shaking and bouncing it. Cooper loved the rocky ride.
Cooper also liked to hide in the box. When he was hungry he would stick his hand out of the hole and ask for cereal.
Cooper's other favorite toy was Grammy's suitcase. He liked to open and close it and play with all the zippers. But his favorite thing was to sit in it and get a ride.
Uncle Craig came down for the weekend to visit. When it was nap time Cooper said "Uncle Craig rock you" How cute. I wish we were able to see Uncle Craig more often. Cooper really loves him. He is the funnest uncle.
During the week long snow storm we had Cooper was dying to go play outside. So the 3 of us bundled up and went out. We rode in the sled, had snowball fights, and tried to build a snowman. What fun!
The next weekend Auntie Olga came with Uncle Craig to visit again. This time it was her turn to rock Cooper.
Babushka (Olga's mom) also came for a visit. It was so nice to see her. Her English is getting better every time we see her.
Here is Cooper testing out the potty. We haven't started potty training quite yet, but every now and then he wants to sit on it like mom and dad do. While sitting on the potty he always says "take my picture". My boys are so cute!
It is a tradition in our family to make sushi every time Uncle Craig comes to visit. It's about the only time Paul gets to eat it. I'm not a huge fan. Cooper loves to help make it and then eat it. I think he had almost a whole role himself.
We celebrated Uncle Craig's birthday since most of our family was together. Cooper would insist that it was his "happy day" but Uncle Craig would tease him and say "no my happy day". Cooper loved to help blow out the candles. He had to blow two times because it was so much fun.
Eating the cake was just as much fun as blowing out the candles. Strawberry ice cream cake. Yum!
Grammy bought dollar store party blowers and boy were they worth the dollar. What a laugh!
Towards the end of the week the snow began to melt. Cooper wanted to play outside again. He had to wear mommy's mittens so he could throw snowballs.
Grammy was so scared of Cooper's snowballs!
Cooper and Uncle Craig love to goof around and wear to toy safety goggles. Who do you think is cuter?
Cooper had his first dentist visit during this week. The dentist said that Cooper need to get rid of his pacifier because it was pushing out his front teeth. So instead of sleeping with a "happy" as he called it, he slept with his tape measure and a helicopter.
Before Uncle Craig and Aunt Olga left we all went out to Olive Garden for dinner. Cooper was becoming impatient and tried to escape under the table. Luckily Uncle Craig was able to trap him.
What a fun visit with family. I can't wait to get together again soon.
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