Cooper, a gingerbread man and some pinestraw...

Is all I need to have a fun afternoon! We were blessed with yet another day of great weather yesterday and I'm looking forward to seeing green everywhere soon! Come on, Spring!

He looks really serious for a baby with a gingerbread man cookie!

The remains of the gingerbread cookie lay on these cute little lips!

We never leave home without a book or two :)

Chillin with a huge frog!

"What big feet you have!"

Spying on the ducks....

He's obviously inherited both mommy and daddy's need for clean :)

Coopie to english translation, please :)

Cooper talks a lot but I can't understand about 75% of what he's saying. There are things that he says perfectly, like Dahda, momma, wuv, wuv ewe (love you) , moo, and dog. He'll say the same *indecipherable to mommy* word several times in a row so it's a word to him! I'm still learning on how to translate because I'm sure what he's saying is very, very wise!

A trip to the park...

We've had some lovely weather the last few days so we've been getting some vitamin D the old fashioned way!

We went to a local playground that has a beautiful frontlawn with sidewalks and a little fountain. It's really adorable! And, we are so lucky to have a paved trail right in our backyard so we've been taking walks everyday. It was so fun to watch the squirrels jump from tree to tree as we walked yesterday! I told Coop that even the squirrels are happy for the beautiful weather!

I have an afternoon planned for us at the zoo on Friday since it's supposed to be 68 degrees! Yay! It's starting to feel as if Spring is right around the corner :)

Cooper by the little fountain

Cooper investigating the grass

Finally, he stopped his grass investigations to acknowledge me and the camara...

Cooper on the swinging bench...no worries, I was right in front of him so there was no way he would fall :)

Coopie Smoragasboard!

This post has no direction whatsoever but to share some cute pics of Cooper! No rhyme or reason :) I hope you enjoy them as much I do!

He got these elephant ears from the zoo...

Cooper is at that age where he LOVES to read and you can often catch him taking a book with him as he rolls/crawls around the house. It's very cute!

We were getting ready to make some Valentine cards and it's much easier to get the red paint off his skin versus his clothes!

This is how cool he is~ his hat says "dude" and his shirt says "I run this ship" which is about right ;)

Cooper with two of my most favorite human beings, my sister and her oldest daughter :)

Have an awesomely blessed day!

Valentine's presents :)

Cooper's Valentine presents!

The Eric Carle books and stuffed animals are part of Kohl's Cares project. The books and stuffed animals are only $5 each! The little bear's name is Cooper and he's from Hall.mark and he interacts with the Cooper books. I mean, how could I resist a bear named Cooper!?!

My sweet menfolk got me these charms for my Pandora bracelet. My hubby says that Cooper chose the green murano glass charm all by himself :) How did he know that green is mommy's favorite color?

This charm is for Lily. She's always a part of every day and Valentine's day is no exception :)


The cross. The symbol of the sacrifices that Jesus made on my behalf. I wear my cross on my neck everyday and I was so thrilled to add this one to my bracelet!

Oh, and I gave my hubby a new battery and charger for his power tools :) And, a honey do list! Just joking!

Our family is super blessed to have this love for each other and we don't need Valentine's day to show each other...but, it was a fun day, none-the-less ;)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day from my sweetie to yours!

Just some out-takes!

This poor Happy heart kept being ripped off the wall!

Cooper trying to catch the flying balls!

I bought this Fis.her Pri.ce toy for Cooper during one of Kohl's midnight owl sales for $13.00! But, it's so cool that I probably would've paid full price for it! Really, Cooper is more interested in trying to catch the balls in the process of being shot it the air versus going after them while they roll across the living room floor. Obviously, that falls under my mommy duties! Anyways, he enjoys it and it's exercise for me!

He loves this toy so much that I have to put it where he can't reach it! I still can't find that gosh darn purple ball! Anyone want to come over for a search and rescue party? ;)