The Cool Pool!

Well, its not real big or very luxurious

BUT...

we do have this...

It works for cooling off and seems to be enough.

The smiles tell it all.

Tess and Coop blowing bubbles

Elizabeth and Coopman

Dani Rae

Tess

Ok. So... for these next few pics I just couldn't just pick a few,

There were so many cute ones of this little man.

Hard to choose...

"Caleb! Caleb? Is that you?"

"Hey Big Bro! I am missing you."

I wonder if he knows it is a sprinkler head that he

is talking in to.

Maybe he is ready for his own phone...

 "I trust in Your royal love;

My heart rejoices in Your salvation.

I will sing to You, O Lord,

For you have dealt bountifully with me."

Psalm 13:5-6

The Cowboy

Ahhh.... finally!!!

The big brothers finally got a hold of me

and dressed me in more "manly" clothing.

I got me a hat, vest, chaps and a gun!

Just call me...

Cowboy Coop!

Thanks brothers!

And please tell the sisters - 

NO MORE PINK GIRLY STUFF!

Totally!

COMPLETELY

AND TOTALLY

 IN LOVE

WITH THIS LITTLE MAN!!

Oh Dear!

Someone's been messin' with my boy again.

And the proof was found on my camera...

 My poor little guy

all dressed in pink.

CAALLEB... rescue me!

Put me in my camo.

Mommy's Little...

Princess...

AND

Buckaroo...

Got Milk?

Cooper DID HAVE milk

(in his belly)

until Caleb came along and started wrestling/playing with him.

And now Caleb has MILK...

in his face!!!

(yuck)

Cooper - laughing!

Caleb - not so much!
(not to worry, we did get Caleb a towel immediately following this pic)

Tidbits of Info

(from the mouth of a babe)

OK, all you big peeps out there,

let's get one thing straight...

us babies little peeps really do NOT need 

a pile of toys in front of us at all times.

Uninterested.

So, don't spend your money on those pricey little "distractors"

or stress about making sure there is plenty of toys in the diaper bag 

before leaving the house.

Trust me.

We are not interested.

We are content with a piece of grass, or a leaf, our toes-ies,

a wrapper, our sisters' hair...

Anything but a toy!

Seriously! 

 Oh and another thing -

pictures...

enough already!

We are busy playing solving the worlds problems.

Photos are a distraction to our thoughts.

Oh alright, here is one for your trouble...

{smile}

And here is a profile, a side-view.

OK.

Ahhhh. Back to work.

If I could just reach that piece of grass...

Seriously?

Right now?

You are still taking and wanting more pics?

I Am Busy!

Since you are still here...

I will share one more tidbit of info with you.

I have 10 favorite peeps. 

Let me introduce to you one of them - my most fave for the time being.

She is my food source. She is my life-giver.

(of course she is my fave, what guy doesn't appreciate good food?)

She is my mom!

I really do love to "hang" with her.

Overall, life is good.

I am enjoying this "baby" thing.

It is fun to "be" the baby.

BUT...

One day soon (very soon) they will all see that I am a MAN.

And that I really don't need these baby toys.

Until then, back to my toys work.

:-)

Everything is A.O.K.

I AM BACK!

home-schooling, horse competitions, nursing Cooper, cooking for campers on the weekends, admiring Cooper, taking hikes, karate, piano lessons, Cross Country meets, loving on Cooper, horseback riding, violin lessons, soccer games, outdoor projects, morning runs, snuggling Cooper, feeding 2 very hungry teenage boys (ALL of the time), laundry (ugh), a communication and leadership conference (for the 7 oldest kids) in Colorado, fun visit with my sister while in CO,  kissing Cooper's face all over the place, mother/daughter co-op, Gma June visit, laughing with Cooper...

=

BUSY!
A fun and good busy.

I can't believe I have not posted for 6 weeks.

It was a nice break but now I have some catching up to do.

:-)

Wordless Wednesday

I think our "baby" has outgrown his bassinet.

aww

Not Again!

Someone's been messin' with my boy again.

And I got the proof!

Evidence was on my camera.

Cooper is 5 1/2 months.

Sleeping through the night and taking 2 1/2 naps throughout the day.

He is sitting up and starting to eat food.

Oh yum!

He loves to hear his name - Cooper Stone

He does NOT like pink sunglasses but will tolerate them for now.

His personality is laid back and very happy.

 Coop is a joy to all of us.

 We especially love the drool...

and REALLY love his smiles.

:-)

In case you are wondering what his shirt says...

"Sorry Girls, mommy says NO DATING!"

Does everyone understand that?!

Well, he seems happy enough about the silliness the kids do to him.

If it's good with him, it's good with mama!

Oh! We lo-ove this boy!!

Waddup?

Howdy Ya'll!

Camo Coop

Before you go - 

Look at this move. 

 This is what takes place when the children "play" with Cooper.

He is a good sport.

Not mention, he LOVES all of the attention.

Oh, to be #9!!