Crawling Boy

My LIFE is over...I have a busy baby...Cooper never stops...unless he is sleeping. (I {heart} NAP Time!)

This was taken July 2nd.  He is a pro crawler now.  He crawls up our 3 steps, he stands himself up on everything, especially the TV stand and in his bed.  He is one fast crawler and loves it...that is until he bumps his forehead on something hard. :)

I took Cooper in for his 6 month checkup...well at 7 months.  He's one healthy little boy!  He proudly measured 27.5" and weighed 16.15 lbs!  The doctor said he was 50% for his height, but only 15% for weight..I don't believe the doctor...I think he misread the chart.  He is not a skinny boy.  He has chunky lugs and a little belly...with a six pack of abs.  (He really does...he does crunches all the time...he has some serious abs.) He's healthy and that is what matters.  The doctor also said he could eat anything we were eating as long as it is mashed up...WHAT??? AT 7 months...I don't believe that.  So he can have spaghetti, cake, ice cream, pizza....I wasn't too impressed with the doctor..Adios..I will go back to his original doctor!

And more big news...Cooper got his First TOOTH on July 7th!  He got a bottom middle tooth in..Yeah! 

PS..Can you view this video?  I can't when I look at the post and I am not sure what is wrong. I have noticed the same thing happen on a few friends blogs as well...just not sure if it is just me and my computer.

Eric saves the day!

My friend, Heather came over and needed HELP!  Her little sweet four year old was combing her hair, but really was wrapping her hair around a comb.  Not good...her husband tried to get it out but said he would have to cut her hair off.  It was a big chunk of hair to cut...Heather didn't want to do that.

Eric came to the rescue. He asked her if she wanted the comb..she said NO, She wanted her hair!  So Eric cut the comb into pieces..who would have thought of that..not me.  Once he cut the comb into pieces, he then took a hook tool and slowly removed the comb. 

We then took some good oh detangler and it was as good as new!  She only lost a few hairs...Eric saved the day and made Heather a very happy lady!

Bowling Fun!

Last week, after Coopers doctors appointment I took Easton Bowling.  The bowling ally does FREE Bowling for Students during the summer. So I only had to pay for myself..can't beat that.  It was a lot of fun and very fast.  It only took us 1/2 hour to bowl. It was great fun.  Cooper was happy to watch from his car seat at first, but it didn't take long before he wanted out.  So it was "fun" to bowl with a baby.  It was a close game.  I won (114-98).  I even got a strike!  Easton got a few spares.  With bumpers of course:)

Great fun with my favorite Eastee!

A fun picture of us!  He loves his mommy...well most of the time. :)

My little Shark!

Cooper loves the pool! He loves the water. He loves to splash, kick his legs, grab his toy, he even loves it when the kids splash him in the face. He loves his feet to go up and down in the water. I am relieved he loves the pool because we live at the pool during the summertime! I don't get to relax as much as did last year..I actually have to stay in the water this year.:)

He even loved our little beach...and especially the sand. He wasn't too happy that I wouldn't let him eat it.

Road Trip Stops...

In June, We went up to the Redford Family Reunion in Washington. It was a reunion with Eric's immediate family. We rented a cabin by a lake and enjoyed each others company. I don't have the pictures from the trip...but once I get them I will post about the whole reunion.

On the way back...I decided to make a fun trip out of it and see a waterfall and see Grandpa/Grandma Redford. It was Father's Day and we had a long 14 hour drive home. So why not stop for a bit on the way and enjoy some sights and company. Our first stop was at Multnomah Falls in Oregon. It was along the highway. It took a bit to park...I guess it was a popular Father's Day destination. We walked up to the first look out and took a few pictures. It was beautiful. You could feel the misty water from the falls. Cooper didn't like that. It was a short visit, but worth the stop. We took time to eat a snack and feed Cooper.

No Judging...we were traveling!

Our next stop was in Eugene to visit Grandma/Grandpa Redford.  She made us dinner and we enjoyed visiting.  She loved seeing the kids.  She was sad she missed Brooklyn.  (She went to Utah for a couple of weeks..we'll blog about that when she gets home).  It was a short but enjoyable visit.

Cooper is a little busy grabbing Great Grandpa's hair.  

It was a long drive home...but so much more enjoyable to take a few stops and enjoy some great company and sights.  And with Cooper...he needs a few break from his carseat.  We have another road trip in two weeks...yeah!

I didn't take any pictures of our drive up to Washington..because we drove ALL night.  We left around 7pm and arrived in Moses Lake around 9am.  Not bad with a 6.5 month old. Cooper slept for 11.5 hours straight and didn't cry at all.  We stopped for Breakfast at Denny's and he had a bottle then. Such a great boy he is.  Brooklyn and Easton did awesome too.  Both just slept and didn't complain at all.  Easton did make us laugh when he asked, "Are we there yet?" and we had only been driving for 45 minutes!

Summer Shop Fun!

Eric spends a lot of time in his shop these days...he escapes the heat..its nice and cool. The kids love to go down there and work with dad. He welds things for them...like mini cities and robots. The kids love to help him take apart his mustang.  And we even did a family project..we each painted a pole. The kids love Dad's Shop!

ERIC's

BROOKLYN's

EASTON's

MARINDA's (Brooklyn wanted to do one like mine...see it behind, cute)



Horse Camp=Happy Brooklyn!

It's no secret...Brooklyn {HEARTS} Horses! She has loved them since she was a baby...she loved Papa's horses. This year we decided to send her to horse camp at our friends ranch. She LOVED it! She loved spending all day with the horses. She loved being in "horseland" (that's what she called it) She was in heaven. She loved getting dirty. She loved taking care of the horses and of course she loved riding them. She is a natural rider, she loves the horses and they respond well to her. She was leading the horses by herself and even trodding around the pin. The ladies at the camp where amazed and said she has some real talent. It was a great week for Brooklyn...she was in Horse Heaven!