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! 

The Drumstick Incident

So I'm working on getting a video of Matt telling the labor story cause let's be honest here he's way better at telling stories than I am. He's leaving to go work in Grand Prairie for a month though so it probably won't happen for a little while. Cooper loves his daddy so much and we're both going to miss him tons, but at least he'll still have his mommy here to do fun things with him like share her drumstick....

No lie when I tried to take the drumstick back I had to pry his little fingers off it. He was not wanting to share with me. I'm glad he's as addicted to chocolate and ice cream as I am.