July

Clay made a life size poster of this picture and we had it hanging on Cole and Jessica's door when they got home from their honeymoon in Hawaii.

We started out the 4th of July weekend by going to some friends house for swimming and fireworks. Cooper loved watching the fireworks. I was afraid he would be scared by the loud noise but it didn't bother him at all.

It was funny watching him try to follow the firework from the ground to the sky.

I think Clay had more fun with the fireworks than any of the kids.

On the 4th we went with my mom to her 30th year class reunion. Here is Cooper with Trey- he was fresh back from a mission trip to Africa and had a ton of awesome pictures.

Clay and Deegan.

Todd, Marlee, and Cooper

The husbands had enough. They were such good sports.

No nap for Deegan though!!

Mommy's little firecracker!

I actually think he kinda looks like me in this picture. His eyes and his cheeks when he smiles?

We took the youth group to Lake Arcadia for the evening. Cooper is enjoying his first ride in the swing. We keep saying we need to get one of the plastic swings you hang up in the tree.

Take a look at those chunky thighs!

Cooper has started rolling everywhere. This was the first time he actually rolled too far off the blanket. He started on his belly right in front of his toy and ended up like this.

We went to Bill and Amy Bryan's to see new baby Kaitlyn. The guys watched the UFC fight. Me and Amy talked about babies. Here are the boys and their babies.

Cooper went to his first VBS. He liked the puppets.

Since Cooper started sitting up on his own we decided to break out the high chair. That and his thighs get stuck in the bumbo chair when we get him out! Here he is trying it out for the first time.

Yeah this is great - I'm done.

His first meal in his high chair.

Such a big boy!

On July 30th he was 6 months old. Its SO hard to believe!! It was his first time to eat baby food. We started with green beans.

He would make really funny faces but he kept eating them. I heard that his poop would be nasty after he started food. That is true!

I'm not a huge fan of green beans either Coop.

He is starting early. What else should I expect? He sees everyone else doing it.

Forget the keyboard now I want the camera.
Ok 2 posts on 24 hours. Am I forgiven?