Bam Bam

Remember the little baby boy from the Flintstones? Well, that is Cooper, except he prefers to beat himself up, instead of others... He has more gotten bruises to his little noggin in a week, that most kids do all year!! I think he is still just trying to figure out the finer points of crawling, pulling up and cruising. He is looking a bit rough and I'm seriously considering buying him a little bicycle helmet!

Comfort and Joy

Cooper's comfort objects, up close and personal. Snapped this right before he drifted off to sleep.

Mommy's Takin' Us to the Zoo!

We had a great time at the San Antonio zoo this past weekend! The boys were such good buddies. Jackson couldn't wait to see the elephant, but got scared as soon as he saw it. The hyenas were making quite a racket and the lion was roaring at something. It was neat to see, but a bit scary too. Before leaving we took a ride on the train. Jackson was totally into it. We even went through a dark tunnel! Afterward we got to visit my cousin Megan and chow down on some pizza!! It was a quiet ride home, and I got to nibble on some yummy homemade fudge Megan made...

San Antonio Zoo Pics

Bribery...

I thought that should have been the name for the new "poo poo pet".

But somehow he ended up "Gimpy"

We keep him in the bathroom- for inspiration...

Look what I actually had time to do!!

It's been soooooooooo long since I sat down to scrap, either paper or digitally. I somehow mustered up the energy last night and accomplished a page. Just a random page. I have so many "projects" and albums that are like 10 % done. I would really like to try and focus more on this!! But it always comes so far below my priority of SLEEP!!!

Two Firsts Today

Wow, two rounds of applause for Jackson and Cooper today!

* Cooper decided to start crawling- I even caught him on video intending to capture something else he was up to! What a great moment, he was so matter of fact about it, while Jason and I sound like clowns in the background I'm sure.

* Jackson went "number two" in the potty - BY HIMSELF! Okay so he had an accident earlier at the mall, and he barely made it the second time, but he did make it and was very proud of himself. He gets to go pick out a pet tomorrow- we've been dangling this carrot for months now... The rules are: NO FUR. I'm envisioning a lovely goldfish... I have a feeling it will be much more creepy though...

Yeah Jackson and Cooper! I'll put away my pom-poms now...

My "First" Thanksgiving

I hosted Thanksgiving this year, and I think it went pretty well. I couldn't have pulled it off without all my helpers- you know who you are and thank you!!! I was very nervous about cooking the bird, but it turned out really well. Just a teeny bit dry I think, but no one else would admit it. It was really nice to have everyone at one table, I forget just how big our family is, and how much bigger it keeps getting. The more the merrier!! I am thankful for everyone of these faces...