Camping

This was our first camping trip since Cooper was born.  We went with one other family and kids had a ton of fun.  Our tents were one sand dune away from a great surf beach.  Cooper loved playing, rolling, and jumping in the sand.  While he didn’t go in the water, he played at the water’s edge and built sand castles.

Modeling

Cooper likes being photographed.  Actually he likes looking at his photos much more than being in front of the camera.  He will see me take a picture than run to see if he was in it.  If he wasn’t he will pose for the camera, just to see himself.  Cooper had the chance to be a model for the recent photo campaign I did for Monster Merino.  I think he liked all the snacks the kids had a lot more than posing!

Ellie's Birthday

Cooper was so confused in the morning.  He so wanted to open the presents and for us to sing Happy Birthday to him.  Poor guy!  He was excited to see balloons everywhere.  He also asked to wear his “Party” shirt.

Never A Clean Window

Victoria tries very hard to keep our house looking amazing but with two small people she has to be fast.  Cooper can’t keep his hands off the glass on the sliding glass doors.  This morning I was watching him and he didn’t know it, he was way too busy.  He was licking his thumb then painting on the window!  Yes, first I took the picture then told him to stop.  Priorities: photos for blog first, stopping the kids second.

Funny position

Cooper thinks this position is very funny.  He shows it off to everyone he can.  I am not sure how or where it started.  Sometimes we all join Cooper in his funny position, which gets him very excited.

Skate Park Treat

At the skate park, the ice cream van comes around right before lunch time.  I normally don’t let the kids have an ice cream but this time was different, Ray was there with us.  He is a good friend and a Dad to the friends we were there with.  There hasn’t been a time we have been with him that he has passed up the opportunity to get ice cream if it is around.

We have been trying to go to the skate park at least every other week.  The kids are getting much better.  Cooper still rides his little pink 3 wheeler that he is too big for even though we bring his balance bike each time.  Ellie is riding her scooter very well and can now ride it around the bowl and up on the walls.  The first time there she would barely ride her scooter around the park and didn’t ride in the bowls. 

Makeshift Pool

One afternoon, Cooper kept coming in the house to ask for more water.  It was hot out, so I didn’t give it much thought.  Then I went outside, I found he created a pool for his bath toys.

Eyes Closed

Cooper loves having his eyes closed.  He will try to walk around the house and bang into thing, he will swing with his eyes closed and even spin around in circles (many, many times) with his eyes closed.

Growing Toys

When Ellie and Cooper’s good friends returned from their Christmas holiday in South Africa they gave both of them little boxes filled with growing safari animals.  Cooper traded Ellie for the blue ones and each time they were surprised by the animal that appeared.

Family Beach Time

The kids had been asking to go to the beach before we left.  We packed up food, towels, sand toys, and headed off to the beach to enjoy a great sunny California day.  We even found a sand crab that spent some quality time in Ellie’s snack box.