My Little Man...Isn't so Little anymore!

I can't believe it has been almost 4 months since I have blogged...I don't even know if anyone checks here anymore to see if there are any updates! :)

I am enjoying my summer with Kooper, we have had a blast! I love spending all day with him! He is down to one nap now so he takes a LONG afternoon nap...the only problem, is most days I do too! I could get so much done during his nap time...maybe I will tomorrow! I graduated with my Masters in May, so I am finally able to read for enjoyment! :) I started the Twilight series and never knew vampires could be so interesting! :) We have a family vacation planned in 2 weeks we are going to Florida for a week...we are driving...please start praying now! Here is a picture of me and Kooper! :)

Bad...Bad...Bad Blogger!

I have been such a bad blogger! It makes me so mad that I spend so much time on facebook now and I keep saying I am going to get better at blogging...but it hasn't happened yet! We are going to the ENT tomorrow for Kooper...looks like he might need tubes. My brother had them and I have heard of lots of kids having them but I am a bit nervous...we will find out tomorrow! We are also taking Kooper on his first trip to the ZOO on Tuesday! I am so excited! Brandon is taking off and we will have lots of pictures to share! Hopefully I will blog again this week....don't hold your breath!

The Flu...

Well we have it! We found out Thursday morning that Koop in the Loop has the FLU...it was a domino effect really....We found out that Mrs. Betty's daughter Ava Rose had it on Wednesday, but I thought we might be in the clear since we got the shot...Koop got it Thursday...I haven't been feeling well but I don't think I have it, and now Mrs. Betty's son Isaiah has it! YUCK! I hope it goes away soon!

I know ya'll have been missin me!

I am so sorry I have neglected my blog! I finally caved to the facebook pressure and now my blog is desperate for some updating! I am going to try and do better! Yesterday we had Kooper's first birthday party! It was so much fun! I had Tiffani Siebert come out and take pictures! It was wonderful because I didn't have to miss a minute of birthday fun taking pictures myself! She took amazing pictures and teased me today with a few! The shirt Kooper is wearing was made by his Aunt Natalie Davis Wright...I told her I wanted a monkey shirt, and she said "oh I can do that!" She is so crafty! So if you need a shirt or anything else crafty...give her a call! My mom made the cake. She is not a big fan of making cakes because they take so much time and are so much work. I bet she worked on this cake for about 10-12 hours total! Of course it was PERFECT in everyway! She made Kooper a little one of his own...he wasn't sure what he was suppose to do with it! There were babies everywhere! That is my favorite part of living in a "small" town. We will all get to watch our kids grow up together and there will be people who know them all over town, so hopefully they won't get away with much!

I just can't believe that my little man is already a year old...kinda makes me sad! He is such a blessing to us and we love him with all of our heart! Happy Birthday Kooper Allen King!

JUST A SWINGING...

Kooper had his first swing experience and his Aunt Amy and Uncle Jeff's. He loved it, and the higher Brandon pushed him the bigger his smile got! I see a swing set in our near future!

A day at Ashmore Acre's

Kooper loves to go to Ashmore Acre's and visit Tutu and Pa. My dad bought Kooper a BIG John Deere before he was even born...so I think my dad may have created a monster! Brandon wanted to put Kooper on a BIG tractor and I was worried that it would be to loud for him and he would be scared...BOY WAS I WRONG! He LOVED it! He got in his daddy's lap and grabbed the steering wheel. Brandon took him for a little ride and when they were coming toward the barn a HOT AIR BALLOON landed in the pasture next to my parents. It was so pretty! You never know what will happen at Ashmore Acre's!

Trying to catch up...

I feel like such a bad blogger! I am hoping to get caught up this week. Brandon will be off so maybe I will have a little extra time to upload pictures etc. I hope everyone is having a great Holiday Season! More to come soon! :)

My little Monkey...

Kooper was super sick on Halloween so in November I dressed him up in his Monkey suit and took pictures...of course now it is December and I am just now posting them...Isn't he the cutest!

RIDE UM COWBOY KOOP!

Kooper has a new favorite toy...his dinousaur rocker his Aunt Wendy gave him. I had no idea he would be able to ride it so soon, but he loves it. It just came natural to him to "giddy up". It makes me laugh so hard because he gets this real serious look on his face! Thanks Aunt Wendy!

Why you should not let your brother feed your baby...

My brother was in town a few weekends ago...and I love when people are over because I can do things I normally can't, like take a long shower. So anyway I asked Mark to feed Kooper while I showered. He said "sure, I can handle that...I saw Brandon do it last night...no problem."Well when I got out I went into the kitchen and Kooper is covered head to toe in food. I asked Mark what went wrong and he said "Nothing, he grabbed the spoon, and I thought maybe he wanted to try and feed himself...so I let him." So after the pictures Kooper got his second bath of the day...and we all had a good laugh!

A cold night in February...

It must have been a cold night in February because this has been the month of babies for me! First came Audrey Grace Cambron, she is my good friend Brandy's first baby girl! She is adorable and loves to be swaddled just like Kooper did. Next came the Simmons twins Michael Wade and Maryn Kathleen. They are adorable and Michael looks just like Gretta and Maryn looks just like her daddy Brian. We have waited for a long time for these little miracles and I felt so blessed to hold them.

The day after the Simmons twins made their apperance....little miss Reese Elizabeth Wright decided that she couldn't wait any longer. She is the daughter of Natalie and David Wright and I think she is a little diva in the making. She is precious and loved by her big brother Davis. A few days after Reese made her entrance into the world my sister in law Kim had baby number three Karis Lillie King. We made a day trip to Houston and we loved spending the day with Karis and her big brother Kody and big sister Kenedy. Every trip makes me wish we lived closer. I think I better start buying birthday presents for next year now! :)

A weekend of 1st!

This weekend was Kooper's first 5K! We went to Oklahoma to visit Brandon's parents and we took part in the SPIRIT OF SURVIVAL 5K. It raises money for Cancer hospital and research. It was a beautiful day! The sun was shinning and there was a nice breeze. The walk was alongside mountains and a lake. We had a great time! Kooper got to try out his new jogging stroller and he even recieved his first medal! He was so good during the race. He loves being outside! We are going to do two more races coming up. One is for ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease we are walking this 5K with Krisi Cole in honor of her grandmother and then on November 1st we are doing a walk in dallas for diabetic research. As many of you know Brandon was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when Kooper was born. He has done great getting his diabetes under control. We are really proud of him! I kinda got side tracked there...on to more of the 1st this weekend.

It was Kooper's first trip out of state and of course he did fantastic! He also visited his first Pumpkin patch. He wasn't to sure of the "orange round things!" He had some funny looks on his face! We had a great weekend it was so nice and restful! Of course today was really hectic...but most Monday's are!

Happy B-day Tutu!

Tutu's birthday was on Saturday and we were out of town...so we want to wish our Tutu a happy belated birthday! Love you Tu!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY B!

Today was Brandon's 31st birthday! We had a great day! Brandon loves to cook so he cooked breakfast and dinner for our family and friends. I wish I would have took some pictures but we were too busy with little ones every where! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband! Kooper has the best dad! Happy birthday B...we love you!

DADDY'S LITTLE MAN!

Kooper loves me but he is really starting to light up when Daddy gets home. The attention immediatly shifts and he wants to be with his dad! He loves playing on the floor with Brandon and hanging out on the patio. This weekend they went to the grocery store so I could work on homework. I am sure my weekends with all of Koopers attention are numbered. Before long it will be all about Daddy! :)

Ready for some football?

We love football season in our house! Looks like Kooper is practicing to be a line man! :) Of course this time last year, I was taking nice long naps during football games and this year I am watching Koop roll and crawl backwards all over the floor! He is getting really close to crawling. I am not encouraging it! I am not ready for him to be every where! I think he is going to be into everything! He is so curious! We are loving every minute of it! :)

Musik Garten

Today was our first class at Musik Garten! WE LOVED IT! Kooper had the best time. I thought that I wouldn't know anyone...well I should have known better living in Waxahachie. Ginger Robinson, Jax mom, and Elisabeth Robinson, Agatha's mom were there, just the three of us and our babies. :) We danced and sang! Ms. Connie is the teacher and we loved her! Ms. Connie gave us little drum sticks and Kooper loved them! When it was time to put them up...HE CRIED! He has never cried when I have taken something away from him...Agatha still had her sticks and Kooper just looked at her and cried harder! We can't wait for next week!
www.musikwaxahachie.com

Pictures with Marie Q

Today Marie Q took Kooper's 7 month pictures. We wanted to do 6 month pictures, but he wasn't sitting up yet so we waited until 7 months. She is just amazing! I cannot wait to see all of the pictures. She always puts a picture from your day on her blog. I have been looking all day and I just found it. I LOVE IT! Kooper is growing so much! We walked all over down town and took tons of pictures. I just love Waxahachie's down town. You always run into someone you know...

All BOY!

It is official...Kooper is all BOY! Tonight I was changing a very stinky diaper before bed and when I opened it up I said in a high pitch voiced "OHHH STINKY!" Kooper thought this was hilarious! Seeing his mom almost lose her dinner just made him laugh more. It was like he was saying "Gotcha MOM!" I know this is the first of many all boy moments!

We have been SUPER busy lately. School just started and I am going to grad school on Wednesday nights, so we are looking forward to the weekend. Marie Q is going to do our family/Kooper's 7 month pics on Saturday. I AM SO EXCITED! I just love Marie and her pictures are always amazing! I will post the link to the pics as soon as I get it! :) Other than that we are just trying to keep up with ourselves in this busy world....

Kooper's New Friend

This is Kooper's new friend Ava Rose! Her mom Mrs. Betty is keeping Kooper this year while I go back to work. We are so blessed to have her keep Kooper this year. Of course it was hard for me to leave him, but we are so happy that Betty can keep him. Her daughter Ava Rose is 4 and she has a son Isaiah who will be in 4th grade at my school. Betty is a PTO mom at my school as well. Kooper has loved his first week with them! Ava has put on puppet shows for Kooper and Betty has sent me lots of pictures, which I love!