September?

I can't believe it's been 3 weeks since I last blogged,

Not to mention that it's already September!

Could someone please tell me where August went?

I guess when you're trying to cram your entire summer into just the month of August it flies by so quickly!

Here's a little recap of our summer August.

Our little man weights a whopping 20 lbs now!

I laid Coop on the bed while I went to the bathroom and came back to find him zonked out sucking his thumb. I'm not sure how I feel about the thumb sucking but for right now it's pretty darn cute.

We've gone harvesting a bit these past few weeks and Coop loves sleeping in the combine

Mom and Dad got to go out for dinner for the first time without Cooper!

Cooper has loved splashing in his pool this summer

Matt could not stop laughing when he was playing Peek-A-Boo with Coop and he got the blanket in his mouth.
Name that movie. Anyone? Here's a hint *Mr. Napkin Head*

Lately Cooper's been watching movies....and I've been watching Cooper watch the movies...I can't help it he's just so darn cute! He even jumps and grabs his teddy bear at the scary parts!

We gave Cooper a chocolate chip cookie right before bed......it probably wan't the best idea we've ever had sine he was up a lot later than his bedtime that night, but.....

Seeing his face like this made it all worth it.

We have loved spending time together as a family this summer and are looking forward to our trip in a few weeks. We get to see some family and have them meet our sweet little addition, go see Conference, and of course do some shopping!! 

I'm just glad Cooper isn't old enough yet to gang up on mom with dad and ix nay the whole shopping portion of the trip ;)

Like Father Like Son

With Matt working away from home so much it was a while before he was able to get a haircut. Thankfully I had a few extra headbands laying around the house to help keep his hair out of his eyes after his crash.

Even though Cooper doesn't have quite enough hair yet he looked a little jealous of all the fun Daddy was having so I gave him a turn too.

Summer

Here's a run down of the past week having Matt home with us

This little guys will eat anything! His new favourite thing is zucchini, carrots, and potatoes fresh from the garden!

He spends a lot of time outside and loves wearing his sunglasses and hat.

Daddy had the great idea of having a little pool party in the front yard.

Cooper could not get enough of splashing in the water.

My little boy just soakin up the sun!

Cooper loves sharing his Daddy's breakfast in bed.

Uncle Paul found a wheelchair for Matt to use and Cooper loves sitting on his lap and wheeling around.

We've loved having Matt to hang out with this past week, but Cooper and I have pretty similar feelings at the end of every day.....

Finally Got Him To Sleep!

Well it's been a long day

We went to bed late

and were up a few time during the night.

It's been miserably hot out today

which means the house has been super hot too

and let's just say he was getting a little cranky,

but I did it!

I finally got him to sleep!

My poor Matthew broke his leg last night dirt biking. 

I'm not sure exactly how it happened because thankfully I wasn't there to watch but I kind of had this feeling that something was going to happen so I wasn't exactly shocked when I got a call from the track saying that he was being taken to the emergency room. It was a clean break so he didn't need surgery or anything and hopefully with the air cast it will heal just fine. 

Truthfully he really hasn't been that cranky.

I think the only complaint I have with him right now is that he doesn't ever ask for anything!

Leave it to Matt to be too concerned with bothering me to actually ask for help when he has a broken leg. He's such a sweetheart.

Matt's Home!

Tuesday afternoon Matt came home!!!

Cooper and I couldn't have been happier.

Matt on the other hand was a little unimpressed with Cooper's welcome home present.

The Stampede

Cooper and I got to see Matt this week!!! Matt flew into Calgary on Tuesday and we got to go to the Stampede with him. It was super hot out so I was a little worried about Cooper being out in the heat so much but he was awesome! 

Cooper just playing with his Daddy at the hypnotist show!

He spent most of his time at the stampede with his shirt off. Look at that belly hanging out!

Even though Cooper is usually in bed by 7:30 he got to stay up and watch the entire Grandstand Show with us. It was amazing! They had Cirque De Soleil people there and I'd never seen anything like it before. The had these little girls standing 3 high on a bicycle with the top girl doing flips and landing on the next girl, all while the bicycle was riding around in a circle on the stage. It was incredible. We got to listen to Paul Brant too and of course there were fireworks!

Cooper couldn't keep his eyes off the stage

I think he liked the fireworks the most. (excuse the messy hair it was so humid out!)

We got back to the hotel just after midnight and Cooper was pooped but he made it the whole day and we're so proud of him. He slept in until 11 the next morning and then we went and watched the rodeo. Cooper was a bit grumpy so I watched some of it from inside on the TVs. For dinner that night we went to Peters. It's been so long since I've been there so I'm glad we had time to go.

Picnic at Peters

Sharing Daddy's burger

Saying goodbye to Dad

Sorry the picture's a bit blurry. Someday I'll get a camera and stop using my phone.

We had so much fun at the Stampede and I'm glad we got to see Matt for a few days. I'm so glad we had so much help from Grandma Barb and Grandpa Clay and all of Cooper's uncles too. We definitely couldn't have done it without them!

Grand Prairie

Matt's up in Grand Prairie for the month. This is how Cooper and I feel about that

Even when he's sad he's adorable!