Silly Boys

Cooper and Jackson have so much fun playing together now. Here Cooper is telling Jackson a "secret."

Making silly faces

Jackson loves to copy his brother!

Cooper is reading to Jackson!!! He just started doing this and I love it. Jackson does the backward scoot into Cooper's lap and plops down (he's almost as big as Cooper!) and then Cooper will "read" to him.

Wearing mommy's shoes!

Snuggling with LilyI love these boys!

I could not get him to smile!

blowing kisses!

Chris and Amanda's Visit

Ryan's brother Chris and his girlfriend Amanda came down to our neck of the woods last week and we had the pleasure of their company for a few days. It was so much fun! Cooper LOVED his Uncle Chris being at our house and really had fun playing with Amanda. Jackson learned to say "CHRIS!" "MAMBA" and especially loved calling for them while playing in the sprinkler.

Here Cooper is showing off his "angry bird" skills. I don't exactly love that he plays it with Ryan but oh well, it's a bonding thing I guess :).

The boys.

Playing in the sprinkler has become a favorite activity. This is where Jackson would say "GO CHRIS GO" and have him run in the sprinkler with him. Then the same thing with Amanda, me, Cooper... He says it over and over louder and louder until you respond. He definitely will not let himself be ignored!

We hope they come again soon!

Memorial Day and Fun Days!

Look at this gross boy. I can't remember what he was eating but YUCK! He can be a pretty messy eater sometimes, just like his brother used to be!

The boys were playing one day and Jackson had me put on this little back pack. Isn't he cute?

Cooper showing off his toy.

On Memorial Day we had a BBQ with a few friends over at our house. I didn't get many pictures of adults but here are some of the kids playing a water balloon fight. They loved it but as always we did not make enough! They went through them in about one minute.

To strech it out we tried to do a water balloon toss; that didn't last too long either!

Jackson just loved carrying around the balloon.

This is what he would do whenever I'd ask him to hand it to me. He did NOT want to give it to me.

Playing hot potato.

The three little kids enjoyed playing together on the swingset. (Elise, Amelia, and Jackson)

The heat did not deter the kids from playing in the bounce house!

A fun holiday with friends!

The Last Day of Zoo School

Cooper had his last day of zoo school a few weeks ago. Cooper was sad to have it done but he loved it while he attended!

I just had to add this picture, Eliz and Ben spent the night a few weeks ago and I thought it was hilarious how Ben was sleeping.


On the last day of zoo school we took Jackson to the zoo and checked out the dinosaur exhibits.

Saying hi!

The boys on the last day of school.

Checking out a funny monkey!

A special visitor came to class-a funny chicken.

After school we had lunch at the zoo and Cooper of course found these fun guns to play with.

We'll miss you zoo school!

Playtime

We've been enjoying the summer-like weather that we've been having around here! (Although I'm already getting hot which doesn't bode well for the rest of the summer!!)

I thought this was so cute, the boys were watching a show together and this is how they were cuddling.

The boys always love to blow bubbles!

See how Jackson is blowing them?

That's better!

We also got out the sprinklers for the first time. A hit for sure!

J wasn't sure what to think at first but he quickly warmed up to them.

J sitting at the table like a big boy! (making a huge mess)

here's the big brother, also a huge mess!

We've been playing outside quite a bit which makes Cooper very happy!

They also still love to play dress-up, and now Cooper gets J involved. I love J's chubby face in this costume!

The boys with their friends.

Jackson still loves his Mickey's! Laura gave us Ben's old slippers and Jackson immediately wanted them on.

Awww, they're such good brothers to each other!

Easter

Whew, I need to play catch up! I am finally getting around to posting about Easter.

I made these cake ball chicks for Easter. Let me tell you, they look a lot cuter when Bakerella makes them!
The three big kids played dress up.

Then we had the Easter egg hunt! Jackson was so excited! I love this smile.

Cooper found a lot of eggs! Each grandchild had their own easter egg color which made it much easier on them.

Exploring his stash.

Jackson enjoyed his too!

The highlight of Easter were the confetti eggs. They LOVED them. Even us "big kids" got our own set of eggs which made it really fun.

I don't know if you can see all the confetti in their hair and on their clothes in this picture. They were covered!

Ahh, brotherly love means cracking an egg on your head!