Summertime

Here are some pictures from our summer. :)

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play group

"tree gone gone"

family night

happy baby

Christmas in July play group

He needed a break from watering the flowers

hiding in the toy box

"I nakie in the bed!"

Getting ready for Millie

Watching planes and driving Dubba's van

meeting Millie!!!!!!!!!!

Dubba holding Coop holding Millie

Our favorite niece!!!!

laying with daddy

play group at the park

wise man action

rainy day fun

when I run, this is my view half the time

on Owen's 4 wheeler

watermelon at play group

We have had a great summer, but of course, I am looking forward to fall!!!!!!!!  Pumpkins, football, pumpkin everything, leaves changing, leaf piles, cooler weather... ahh!

Beachin' It!

We had a blast on the Morrow family vacation!  And Cooper got to check another state off his visited list: Florida!

Sleeping after lunch

Blue Button Jellyfish

Cooper was unsure of the sand... but that didn't last long!

He LOVED his sunglasses and wore them constantly.  Exhibit A.

Relaxing while Coop naps

View from hammock

The water made a little hill you had to get down.  It was mostly fun and a little scary to slide down it.

Riding someone's alligator

Shade break

Fire truck float was a hit!

On my run Tuesday morning

Backyard Beach

Sunset

Sunset

Watermelon!

Sunrise

Feeding the birds with Papa

Snack time

Date night in Pensacola

After nap, I found him like this. He said, "Where Cooper go?"

Last sunset

Saturday morning

Drove through Hattiesburg on the way to Marion and Steven's

Discovered there is one in Memphis.  Once IKEA and Trader Joe's come, I see more trips in my future.

Cooper LOVE LOVE LOVED the beach.  He would stay outside all day if we let him.  He loved eating shrimp and crab claws.  He loved being able to watch more TV than usual.  And he LOVED seeing Nana, Papa, Aunt Me, Unc Stevie, Unc Davy, and Daddy everyday.  He helped Davy catch crabs and touched a sand dollar and jellyfish.  We saw dolphins and fish (we caught several from the pier) and cooked crab that they caught.  I am not sure Cooper could have loved it more.

Michigan, Indiana, & The Road Home

While we really wanted some Chicago pizza, it just wasn't in the cards.  Thursday was rainy and yucky, and none of the pizza places opened until 11.  Plus cooking time for the pizza.  So we opted to head to New Buffalo, MI for lunch!

The Stray Dog

Beach

Family selfie

After lunch and a quick tour of the beach, we headed to our hotel in Mishawaka.  Cooper had (thankfully) fallen asleep in the car, so we sat in the parking lot for a while until he woke up.  After a checking in and unloading all the stuff from our car (which was a lot!), we headed to Richard & Katie's house.  Most of the guys were already there.  We hadn't seen most of them since Coop was born.  Having a kid changes so much, but we still had a good time!  Of course, I was chasing a toddler the whole time, so I think John had more fun. ha!  After putting Coop in bed, J went back for glow in the dark wiffle ball.

The next morning, the guys were going to play golf, so Coop & I went blueberry picking!

HE LOVED IT!

"Carry buck[et] self."

I had a good time watching him.  He enjoyed picking the berries, and I let him do it by himself.  I picked a few, but it was so cute to watch him.  He told me when he was done, and he carried the bucket all the way back to the barn himself.  After blueberry picking, we swam for a bit, then headed to the mall and played on the playground inside.  It was muggy, so I didn't really want to go to the park outside.  Nap, then rehearsal and dinner... then back to bed.  Saturday morning we just spent at the hotel laying around and packing up a few things before heading to the church.  We hung around for a bit, then left J while we went back to the hotel for a nap.  Then it was wedding time!!  Coop wanted to be with daddy, so he wasn't being very still or quiet, but we still survived the ceremony.  We had a couple of hours before the reception started, so we went to South Bend.

Touchdown Jesus!

Coop and a squirrel having a stare down 

Then to the reception we went!  We had pasta for supper, then it was dancing time!  This was Cooper's favorite part!!

Dancing with Daddy and "Unc Richard"

Coop found a dancing buddy

After the wedding, we went to bed dreading the 9 hour drive home.  Coop actually did really well.  We didn't even need to break out the DVD player!  We had Culver's for lunch, since J just cannot get enough of it. :)  We also made a pit stop in Bowling Green.

We made it home and were happy to be back in our own beds.  It was a great trip though. :)