Cooper's Wheels

Recently we have been spending a lot of time outside partially because of the incredible weather we have been having and partially because of Cooper's wheels.

Santa brought him a big boy bike last Christmas. We spent many months in the basement practicing and going in circles. Above is a picture of his first time riding his bike outside! He was so excited and did really well. We met up with his two neighbor friends and the kids had a blast going around the tree in the cul de sac. Shortly after this picture was taken I realized I forgot to grab his helmet or "hat" as we call it. Now he knows he can't ride is bike until he has his "hat" on and will remind me if I forget.

In the week prior to Easter Uncle Tim asked us if Cooper would like a Power Wheel jeep. Of course we said yes, then he asked if we would mind if it was pink. That wasn't a deal breaker either since 90% of the time I pictured him using it he would have one of his "girl friends" in there. So we again said yes. He brought it to Easter Dinner and Cooper was so excited! He loves it! He didn't stop talking about it for 2 days straight and now when people come over he has to show them his car. The down side of this set of wheels? He needs to be pushed since the motor doesn't work. I have to admit I have only had it outside of the garage once for this reason. It's really heavy and hard to push. Though Uncle Tim has come over and taken Cooper off roading in the forest by our house, which of course he loved! There has been talk at our house about getting him jeep that isn't pink and that doesn't need to be pushed, maybe in September.

First trip to the Circus

Earlier this week we decided to take Cooper to the circus for the first time. Last night we told him that we were going to the circus and he didn't know what we were talking about so we googled the circus and showed him pictures. One of the pictures was of elephant rides, guess what stuck in his head? You guessed it elephant rides, that was all we heard this morning when he woke up and all the way to the state fair grounds. As soon as we got there we got in line for the elephant rides. We knew Cooper wouldn't go by himself so I got nominated to go, I had mixed feelings about it but Cooper was really excited. Finally it was our turn so we climbed up on the elephant along with 4 other people and headed around the small ring. Cooper was excited and loved every minute of it, where I was wishing it would get over as quick as possible. I felt bad for the elephant and because I was seated in the back I felt his bones almost grinding with each step, or at least that is what I pictured in my head. Once we were in our seats Cooper loved watching the animals perform especially the bears who rode bikes, motorcycles and walked on their hands. Over all we enjoyed the circus but it was really long. We left shortly after the hour long intermission because it was nap time for all three of us.

Easter

The Sunday before Easter we colored eggs and I was surprised on how well it went. I had pictured egg dye covering most of the surfaces in the kitchen and all of us but after a couple eggs Cooper was a pro. He did a great job and over the next week became obsessed with his eggs. He checked on them at least twice a day and talked about them a lot. Once night while Rob was at school Cooper went to check on his eggs and grabbed one from the fridge and dropped it. He cried for at least 15 minutes before I could calm him down, it was so cute!

Then this past Saturday our neighborhood had it's first annual Easter Egg hunt, it was so cute watching all the kids run around looking for eggs. Cooper loved finding them but if they were in a plant, bush or long grass he would ask me to grab them for him. After the egg hunt we went over to a friends house who surprised us with another egg hunt for Cooper, It was so nice of them! Needless to say by the end of the day he had more than enough candy.

Mom had to go back into the hospital on Saturday to get a blood clot removed from one of her incision sites. She is doing fine but because of this we weren't able to go to church on Sunday like we planned. So we came up with a great plan B, Christy and I brought the kids over to mom and dad's for breakfast and to color eggs.

There was even an "Easter Bunny" sighting..

Then later in the afternoon we went to Cindy and Doug's house for dinner. Grandma Donna did an Easter egg hunt for all of us, even the adult "kids". It had been a long time since I had participated in an egg hunt, it was fun to do again. This time Cooper was a little more adventurous and was grabbing eggs from the bushes and even helped Rob and I find our eggs.

After the egg hunt we had a great dinner and spent the rest of the evening visiting and playing games.

Last night I wanted to make egg salad sandwiches for dinner to try and use some of the eggs and Cooper was pretty upset. I finally talked him into letting me have them for dinner but he needed to break them. But he wouldn't eat any them.