Sunday, June 23, 2013

Summer Fun!

If we aren't at the pool we're usually in the driveway with the water hose out playing! Cooper thinks it's fun to wash off his cars, toys and play in the lil' pool.  Enjoy picts from summer fun!




 The other day my friend Amanda set up a tour for us at Chick Fil A. Cooper was wide eyed and very curious. It was pretty cool - we got to see where they make the chicken, biscuits, lemonade and they ended the tour with free icedream! 



 Amanda and Emerson




 Hannah, her sweet mom, Mrs. Boyce, Evan & Owen
more outside time with our buddies Anderson & Turner!
 they were loving the ball sprinkler
 saying the blessing before lunch! sweet boys!



Tuesday, June 18, 2013

2nd Annual Happy Birthday Everyone Party!

We had our 2nd annual Happy Birthday Everyone Party Memorial Day weekend! This year we decided to have it at a park near by. The kids loved it and it sure makes gift buying easy for us mamas! We forgo gift buying during the year for everyone's birthday but at our happy birthday everyone party we draw names and pick a $10 gift for that child. Fun for all! 

all the kiddos!
all the gifts!
opening gifts!
Cooper opening his gift from sweet Luke!

tools and a book!!! a big hit with Cooper!
heading toward the cupcakes
brave lil boy!



sharing chips with Evan!
swinging with Daddy

some of the mamas....a few had already left before we remembered to take a pict
our lil' family!

Friday, June 14, 2013

Potty Party!

Adios diapers!!! Yahooooooo!!! As of a few weeks ago Cooper is officially out of diapers and in big boy underwear! We dedicated a week for staying home and doing the "3 day potty training boot camp method." Basically, the first two days they are naked from the waste down and you pump them with fluids so they'll go to the potty as much as possible. Boy did it work. Cooper usually only has juice boxes at birthday parties, but on the first day I think I let him have 10. He went to the potty 22 times on the first day! After each successful time on the potty he received small treats and put a sticker on his potty chart! Seems silly/cheesy, but it worked for us and for that I say it was well worth it! On the third day we introduced big boy underwear, but still stayed around the house so he wouldn't have too many distractions! 
He's doing great and we are so proud of him!  
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Admiring his potty chart when he came downstairs that morning

adding more stickers
getting a juice box out of the fridge
picking out a treat off the "treat tray"

picking out his big boy underwear!
 He chose Thomas, Cars and Superheros when we bought them at the store
decisions, decisions

pretty cool, huh?!
Looking good!

playing with Lucy
treat time again!
we had to get outside for a lil bit - we were both going a lil' stir crazy

helping daddy wash the car
SUCCESS!!!! Cooper's final potty party chart!