Santa!

My mom still puts up our Santa pictures from when my brothers and I were kids. I have vivid memories of waiting in long lines at the mall to tell Santa what I wanted for Christmas. This is a tradition I look forward to continuing with our kids. The first year was a success!

Nice and clean and all smiles before we see Santa.

Not a hint of a smile while with Santa, and plenty of spit-up on the shirt. Perfect :)

What a blessed Christmas season we have to look forward to! 

Thanksgiving 2012

We made the trip over the mountains for Thanksgiving this year. I am so glad we did. We were able to spend 4 days with each side of the family. It was so nice! But all that time over there meant a LOT of stuff to pack. We left on a Tuesday... I started packing on Sunday :)

This was the photo I snapped as we were leaving for Spokane. He was such a GREAT traveler! He (and the dogs) slept the whole way! We stopped in Moses Lake to feed him and let the dogs stretch their legs, but that was it!

Get ready for a ton of pictures capturing our time in Spokane.

Lots of Nana time

He met Uncle Kevin

I loved his Thanksgiving outfit! Thanks Nana for the perfect knit hat!

What is cuter than a baby butt in jeans? 

A visit from Auntie Stone. Love her face. It is also quite appropriate that football is on in the background. 

I just love this hat.

Grandma Mel

Nice look Kpa...? 

Uncle Kris & Auntie Janie

Great Grandma Layton (Look at his smile!)

Great Grandma Bev

Our family representing UW for Apple Cup...despite the disappointing performance! 

Oh HI Grandma!

Bath time with Grandma Mel

Representing Auntie Janie's Alma Mater. 

He LOVED her tree

"So Dad, what's up?"

And of course he had to see his girlfriend, Harper!

Saving his best smiles to impress his lady friend :)

Harper was so sweet, trying to comfort her friend!

Mom & Dad got away for some much needed and appreciated dates. We got massages one day. Dinner and a movie another night. Dinner and drinks another night! Having Grandma's around is wonderful!! Looking forward to being home for Christmas! 

2 months

Well, Cooper is almost 3 months old, but that is okay. Here are some highlights from Cooper's life as a two month old...

At his 2 month appointment he weighed in at 12.2 pounds (75%) and 22.5 inches long (45%).  He was very tough when it came to getting his shots, but later in the afternoon he was very sad. The fever from the shots made him very sleepy, sad, and snuggly. A little tylenol and he was sound asleep. Mom felt so bad!

Cooper is wearing 0-3 month clothes and size 1 diapers. He might be in the next sizes by Christmas.

He loves checking out his mobile and activity mat. He will sometimes reach out for the toys, but he has not really discovered his hands yet. He is getting there. The boy LOVES to kick. He is always moving his legs. Cooper has also discovered his voice. He makes all kinds of noises and coos. It is delightful to hear. I think has laugh a few times, but he always acts startled when he does it. Like, "what was that?!"

Molly watching over her little bro. 

He met his buddy, Noah. Noah is ADORABLE and he loved Coopers bouncer. I wish I had a picture of him reclining in it. hysterical. 

Cooper's first lunch date with Daddy was a success! 

I love this carseat cover. He snoozes away in there.

Cooper has enjoyed many Husky games this fall. Always dressed in his purple of course!

Getting stronger every day!

Walks with mom. 

Playin'

Celebrating Sienna

One of my bestest friends, Dawn, and her husband, Dave, are expecting their first child in December. Sienna will be making her debut around the 16th and we can hardly wait!! The girls and I planned a baby shower and it was so much fun.

Stone, Theresa, and Megan all helped make this shower happen. (Theresa and Megan helped all the way from Spokane and drove over for the event!) THANK YOU! I was able to borrow many items (and ideas!) from my sister-in-law, Keri. If not for these people and the Moby (baby wrap/carrier) this shower would not have happened! OH! And how can I forget... CHRIS was awesome. He did so many errands for me and even cleaned the morning of the shower! What a guy :) 

It was quite helpful to have so many Aunties on hand to hold Cooper. He loved the attention. In fact, he was a little angle during the shower. Not a peep. Seriously. I was worried because he was SO quiet.

He must have realized he was the only dude at the party. What a charmer...

high-five Auntie Stone!

I just adore this sweet face...

The party!

Not only was this shower for celebrating Sienna BUT Harper and Cooper were able to meet for the first time AND all of us girls were able to enjoy some much needed friend time! (We missed Jamie, Fuller, and Landis!!)

We were very excited that Harper's dad was able to come over from Spokane too! Chris & Chris enjoyed some adult beverages at the bar and watched football during the shower...not gonna lie...that sounds pretty awesome.

The Snyder Family & The Layton Family! :)

Harper 4 months, Cooper 7 weeks

It was so great to see T and be able to talk about her pregnancy!! So excited to add another kiddo to our crew in May!

Dawn 34 weeks, Theresa 14 weeks

Harper and Cooper getting to know each other...

And the photo that makes me laugh every time...

Can't wait for Sienna to be in the mix too!