Cooper Catch Up: September 2014

COUSINS
Blake (2 years 11months), Cooper (1 year), Henry (8 months) & Creede (7 months)

September was another fun month! September might be my favorite month because it's still warm enough to play at the lake, but it's starting to cool off just enough to enjoy being outdoors without being submerged in water and, well, there is football so that's a major plus! Here's a little recap of our adventures in September 2014!

We bought Cooper a ski suit, made him try it on and then enjoyed a solid twenty minutes of laughter while he walked around looking like a cartoon character.

Cooper became a busy body! He stopped shooting baskets and started getting his foot stuck in them! He learned to climb stairs (First time up and down - September 10th), much to everyone's horror! Little man climbs straight to the top and then slowly works his way back down… and then straight back to the top! He found the tupperware drawer and destroyed it. Welcome to the world of having a toddler.

We cheered on the Vian Wolverines and our not-so-little cousin, Denver! We were so thrilled to get to be home to enjoy Denver's senior year of high school and be his full time fan club members! It also brings our hearts great joy to  sit in a those purple bleachers surrounded by our family and an entire herd of little future Wolverines! We've got great hopes and expectations for the future of Vian Public Schools!

Cooper became HELPFUL! On September 11th, he took his own diaper to the trash - a step in the right direction to all my dreams of a clean, OCD child coming true! If only I could have convinced him to not bring anything back from out of the trash can…

Days at Circle A playing with the cousins are some of our favorite! We love getting to take advantage of the wonderful weather by going on jeep rides. I love the pictures of our boys holding their baby boys - that's a jeep load of dreams coming true! Cooper very sweetly waved at me from the backseat and I melted… I know a day will come when he doesn't look back for me so I soak up every glance I can get! 

Pops took us on a little adventure to see the caves that Cooper's great-grandfather had plans to some day turn into a restaurant. It was my first time to visit the caves and it was so nice to get to see some of my Papa's handiwork. Cooper loved climbing the big rocks!

We spent another Saturday in Norman watching our Sooners beat the Tennessee Volunteers! Cooper was a great little sports fan and even made the big screen!

On September 20th Cooper and I participated in our very first 5K with Lyndsey, Henry and MommyShawna! We weren't exactly in it to win it, but we sure had lots of fun and were excited to help support a local event!

Did I mention Cooper grew like a foot this month - I swear someone told him he turned one and he instantly got a foot taller! One day I went to check on him after he went down for a nap and couldn't believe my eyes, he looked so long!! 

Cooper celebrated Coach's birthday with barbecue and the perfect Cooper-sized ice cream! 

Cooper's Aunt Callie opened her very own fabulous store, Morning Sky Boutique! (Go follow her on Facebook - you'll fall in love!) We put Cooper to work sweeping floors - he's a HUGE fan of brooms! Super random, but he will find a broom and spend the next thirty minutes doing his very best to sweep away any dust or dirt he can find. Cooper enjoyed getting to play with his big cousin Zoe while we tried to help finish up some last minute details for opening day!

Pops, Daddy and Cooper went fishing a few times. Oh, how happy this makes Pops!! Cooper is still not quite tall enough to be able to get out of the boat on his own so this is the best babysitting tool you've ever seen! He loves running from the front to the back of the boat to check out what the boys are reeling in… And oh, to touch a fish provokes an endless supply of giggles! These special memories are some that we will cherish forever.

Our little family took a quick vacation to the Bahamas! I'll post all the details and a ton of adorable pictures in a separate post!

We got home from our trip right in time to cap off the month with a few days getting ready for fall. The pumpkins and an entire collection of fun fall books made their grand debut! 

That was our month in a nutshell! Here's to hoping September 2015 was half as much fun as September 2014!