TO KILL. I haven’t seen this little stinker since August…OH MY HECK!!! She is one feisty little spitfire. She is so darling, and so cute, but man she is not going to take any shit from anyone! Laughing…I just LOVE HER!!! It was so nice to see Bryce Britt and the kids. I have missed them. I can’t believe how much little Kays has changed. I didn’t ever get a smile out of her while I was there, but she didn’t get mad when I played with her and loved on her. I love you sweetheart!!!
I am letting Coop be pretty independent when he eats, so I have some pretty HUGE messes to clean up when he is done eating. He loves to feed himself though, and is so small any food he gets in him a good. So I am trying not to sweat the little things…
After a wonderfully messy meal it was strait to the bath for him, but he never made it to the bath tub! We made it to the sink. He was in heaven!!! He would put his mouth over the water, spit it out, look at me and do it all over again! It was so cute…
I’m telling you-Coop is a little fish. He LOVES the water!!!
Jason’s cousin Hunter, and his sister Makayla asked me to take some pictures for them…After some hesitation I told her that I would be happy to, but she needed to know that I am not a photographer. I keep the professional picture taking to Chant & Dani. They have the eye for photography, I don’t! I like to take pictures, but I don’t want to be a photographer…But we had fun!!! Here are some of my favorites…(these are just unedited raw pictures).
At the end of our picture taking escapade both girls got in the freezing creek and took some great looking pictures. I might have to hire my sisters to edit these ones!!! I had to use the flash in auto at the end, cause I don’t understand my camera manual settings well enough, and it was getting dark so it caused some red eye…but I think they would look amazing with there editing talent and skill! THANKS girls for being so patient with me. I hope some of them are good, and you love them!!! I had fun. Sorry Coop was such a little brat, and didn’t want to leave my side. You girls are gorgeous inside & out. I love you tons! Thanks for trusing me with this.
My wonderful father in law manages a ranch over in Teton Village. They have some people come and clean up the dead fall every year. So…we get to take advantage of that. He brings us a load of wood…and the log splitter. It makes things go so much faster. I am very grateful for it. He is wonderful!!! :)
I tried to work with Jas…but Coop has been teething, and so fussy!!! I couldn’t put him down but for a few minuets.
Bridge was having a blast as usual. He loves to work side by side with Jas. It doesn’t mater what he is doing, he loves it!!! Addi was outside for a minuet, but she was cold, and decided she was done. She is so funny.
After about 30min of me and Coop “helping” Jas we called it quits!
THANKS for working so hard so we can stay warm. THANKS Gary for the wood. You are always thinking of all of you! Your wonderful.
Cooper LOVES the water. He LOVES his bath time. He splashes and splashes and laughs and plays and just COMPLETELY ENJOYS HIMSELF!!! That being said…he scares me in the water. He has no fear whatsoever. I am constantly saying “Coop sit down…”
Well the other morning I was getting ready and Bridge & Addi were in the tub. I had stood Coop up to the outside of the tub and he was leaning over splashing and enjoying himself when all of a sudden…
S.P.L.A.S.H
Coop climbed & fell over the tub and was head first in the water. He poked his head up and had a HUGE SMILE on his face. My heart was racing-scared to death in that instant! He on the other had was thrilled to be in the water. Auggg….
I had planned on giving him a bath, just not at that second with all his clothes on! So, I stopped getting ready stripped him…smelled him…then it was Bridge and Addi out of the tub…took of a shitty diaper…drained the tub…cleaned him up…cleaned the tub…filled the tub up…and bathed my little fish!!! AUGGGG not exactly what i needed that morning. BUT he was so happy…so so happy!
My 3 certainly have a little of there dad in them… this is a daily occurrence. The laundry baskets are there 4 wheelers. They come and fill there packs with hunting essentials and grab a string cheese, fruit snacks, or yogurt!
Unfortunately I didn’t get the camera out until after they had the bears killed. They were starting to “cut” them as Addi called it…
OH MY…huh? I think it is so cute that they have the imagination that they have. I just love to watch them. I love to watch them include Coop. They even get him a basket. I think imagination is a crucial key to childhood-I am so thankful they have such vivid imaginations.
Poor Poor Poor Cooper!!! He has been one unhappy little guy the last few days. In the last 2 weeks he has got his 2 bottom teeth, and one on the top. Not the front tooth, but the one right next to it on the left. He has 3 more on top that are very close to coming through. It really is heartbreaking. You can tell that he is real sore with getting 5 teeth in probably 3 weeks.
Doesn’t it look like he is going to cuss me out.
Sad huh? I feel bad for him. I am trying to be patient with him but I will be excited when he isn’t a hip or leg ornament for me. I hate teething!!!
My little Cooper is so skinny. He is such a little guy. I haven’t purchased more then a few things for him. He has mostly worn Bridger’s hand me downs…BUT I am going to have to buy him some pants. I have ONE-maybe two pairs that Coop doesn’t walk or crawl out of!!! Seriously…I guess I didn’t need the adjustable waist on Bridge when he was almost 11 months old.
Ignore the mess in the house, and the finger prints on the piano (Coop loves to play) but these pictures are so cute and priceless…
Look at that little wrangler butt…
Just can’t keep them on him…But I love to see those little chicken legs.
I don’t know if I was crazy or just tired…BUT I decided to take the kids to the movie last Saturday. They have started showing movies at Pierre's Playhouse in Victor. This was the first time I have taken the kids to the movie, and the first time using this little theater very close to home. Jes and Deegan came with us-they always make things more fun. The husbands were hunting so it was perfect to get away and do something fun, plus I had to show the house, so it was a great bribery for the kids to help me keep things clean.
I know that I look like I should climb into bed, but I really didn’t care.
Jessica, Deegan and Little Miss Ava.
Isn’t this picture just cute! He didn’t know what to think. He was good for the first 20min or so, then he was over it…and so was I! Laughing…no really it wasn’t to bad. About an hour into the movie I had to leave the theater and take him for a little walk, but overall he did great.
2 adults…2 babies and 3 toddlers…man I think we are CRAZY!!!
After the movie we ordered Pizza and ate it at the park. It got real cold real fast…so then it was over to Jessica's till the realtor called! (THANKS so much for always being so generous and fun). I think there are many more movies in our future at the little Pierre’s Playhouse Theater!!!
Poor Bridger anticipation what was going to happen. Jas was very very good at distracting his little wandering mind. They were looking at a Cabela’s magazine. I asked him a thousand times in the last week…”Do you have any questions?” He always answered with a “No.”
We got to the Surgical Center at 6:30 in the morning. Our surgery was scheduled to be at 7:45…so we had a little while to spend on this bed, and in our little “cubical.” The staff of the center was AWESOME! They had a little bear waiting for Bridge on his bed when we got there. He went back and forth between names…Jason and I both (about at the same time) though he should name him “Tonsil.” Bridge wasn’t too keen on the idea, and though “Patches” fit him well. Then after being Patches for about 15min, it went to “Doc” then about 10min later it was TONSIL!!! A very fitting name we thought! And Tonsil has stuck. So with “Hank” the moose, and “Tonsil” the bear he was pretty safe for surgery.
The nurse that he had to do all the prep work was just amazing. She was a talker, and keep our minds off of what was to come. Just loved her. She brought Bridger warm blankets, and he thought that was pretty cool. Bridge never said a word to anyone. It was cute. You could tell he was a little nervous, but he was being SOOOO BRAVE!!! Really makes a mother proud.
She (our nurse) made him this little buddy! With a mow hawk, and a funny funny nose. Bridge giggled when she handed it to him. Seriously they were so good to him.
A very nervous Mom & “her everything” posing for a picture.
I was trying to get him to give me a kiss, and he would look around, giggle, and say NO within his little giggles. It was cute, but HE ISN’T SUPPOSE TO BE SHY TO KISS ME YET!!!
Dr. Hopkin’s surgery before Bridger’s took longer then expected. So they were delayed for an hour…so FINALLY at 8:45 (2hrs and 15min after we got there) we gave him kisses and they wheeled him back to the surgery room. At the Surgical Center here for the little ones, they don’t do anything until they are asleep. I LOVED that. I didn’t have to see him get poked and prodded. I didn’t have to seem him cry before surgery, and see the pain and fear in his eyes. I didn’t have to have my heart completely broken…and so on and so on.
They wheeled him back and gave him grape gas, and he was asleep within 5 deep breaths. Then they do the general anesthesia, and start the surgery.
It was 9:31, and I see Dr. Hopkin walk out “Everything went just as expected…” THOSE WERE AMAZING WORDS TO HEAR. “His Tonsils and Adenoids are removed.” “He was an amazing patient. Everyone was VERY IMPRESSED with the way he carried himself.” Those words make a worried mom, very proud. He talked for about another minuet, and then I walked back…
This is where my heart broke. He was just starting to wake up…I wish I had been there before he did…IT WAS SO SAD. He was crying, but trying so hard not to. He saw me and reached for me, and I could see the pain and fear in his eyes, mixed with a little comfort that I was there. (Jas had left to grab a little something for him for when we left the surgical center). I just got situated in the chair cuddling with Bridge and Jas walked it (it had maybe been 4min).
Poor thing…Just breaks your heart to see them hurt like that. To see them in pain or discomfort just truly pulled at my heart strings. Auggg….I hated it.
He stirred and woke up to have a popsicle. He had about 1/4 of it and threw up. It is scary when they puke strait blood after surgery. I don’t care if they tell you they will or not…its scary!
He did great though. He was so amazingly brave and strong. 10: 30 and we were leaving the surgical center. I am so proud of him. He is just the best little boy a mom could ask for. He really is.
We went to Chants (where Coop and Addi were) while Jas ran a few errands and grabbed his medicines. It wasn’t an hour after we left the center and he was wanting to ride his bike. HE HAS DONE AMAZING!!! Really has surprised me. Not that I would expect anything but this from him, but REALLY…he is so tough. My biggest fight with him isn’t trying to keep him comfortable or pain free…it is trying to keep him down and deciding what I think is okay for this caution mom to let him do already!!!
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