DC part 1

I'm going to break this one up, too.  Other wise I don't think all the pictures would load!

 Besides a meltdown in the museum over no paper towels in the bathroom, Cooper did pretty well!  Well, and a fit when he had to get out of the airplane.  He loved riding the train and seeing all the planes and astronauts.

Part 2 coming.... in the future.

Assateague National Seashore

I figured it was about time I posted some pictures I took with the nice camera from our trip to Baltimore/DC.  :)  I took a lot, so I will break it down into separate posts.  No promises on when the next post will be.

At the Welcome Center

It was so windy, the sand was blowing in our eyes.  Coop was not a fan.

He was SO tired, but insisted on having a book.  I told him he could have one, but I wasn't going to read to him.  I look over, and this is what I see.  Ha!

[24] AKA 2!

It's finally here.  Our last monthly picture!  I can't say I'm sad to see it go, but I will miss taking the time to write down how Coop has changed in the past month.  It has been fun to go back and remember when he did things or see how little (or big!) he was at a certain time.  So with ending something, I am going to try to start something new, too.  You'll see it at the bottom. :)

Clothes: 12 months & 18 months for shorts, 24 months & 2T for shirts

Growing Up:  Cooper has said a few phrases and sentences, and it surprises us every time!  He is definitely getting the hang of multisyllable words and even putting some basic sentences together!

Likes: playing outside, Daniel Tiger, watching the cars and trucks go by, putting things in the trash, sweeping, books, being outside, unscrewing lids, playing peek a boo,  being naked, coloring, bananas, pretending to take naps, listening for planes, driving (a car, the tractor, his car, whatever), taking a shower, 'helping' us paint, worms, playing in the dirt, swinging, digging, raking, watering the plants with mommy

Dislikes: you not doing what he tells you, coming inside, having to quit driving, riding in the car, not being pushed high enough in the swing

Schedule:

between 7-8 - up for the day!
8:15 - breakfast
8:45 - play
12:15 - lunch
1:00 - nap
4:00 - play
6:15 - supper
7:30- bath 

8:00- bedtime

Funny Story:  When Cooper doesn't want to do something we've asked or is doing something we told him not to do, he covers his eyes.  Because if he can't see us, we can't see him.

Now for our something new!  Hopefully every year I will ask him the same questions.  We can see how it changes over time. :)  He's still pretty little to answer some of these questions, but in time they should get real answers.  Next year, I might add more questions since he'll be able to understand more.

1. What is your favorite color? Orange

2. What is your favorite toy? Hammer Bang Bang

3. What is your favorite fruit? Banana

4. What is your favorite tv show? Daniel Tiger

5. What is your favorite thing to wear? Monkey Jammies

6. What is your favorite animal? Penguin

7. What is your favorite song? Roll the Gospel Chariot

8. What is your favorite book? The Shape of Me and Other Stuff

9. Who is your best friend? Cullin and Jubrey

10. What is your favorite food? French Toast

11. What is your favorite thing to play outside? Digging (for worms)

12. What do you sleep with at night? Penguin, Dos, Pooh, Blanket

Height: 2 ft 10.25 inches (55%)
Weight: 25.5 lbs (23%)

Next check up: 3 year check up! 

six years

It's hard to believe we have been married for 6 years!  We couldn't have never imagined what we would be doing when we first got married, but we wouldn't change anything.

Our landscaping work got put on hold for the weekend, so J and I made a somewhat spontaneous trip to Nashville.  We had planned to do something, but with all the projects we have going on around the house, we were going to delay it.  Well, we had an opening and Nana and Papa were willing to come watch Coop with short notice!  I booked a hotel on Hotwire and we were off!

J has always wanted to eat at Loveless Cafe, so after a stop at Starbucks here in town, we drove to the Cafe for brunch.  The weather was great and the wait wasn't too long, so we just enjoyed the weather.

Biscuits

My breakfast- country ham, eggs, and potatoes

J's lunch- fried pork shops, mashed potatoes, and fried green tomatoes

The food wasn't outstanding or anything, but we can say we've been!  After stuffing ourselves, we headed to Centennial Park where they were having a free concert.  The weather was awesome!  We took a blanket and laid there enjoying the breeze.  We walked around the park some before checking into our hotel.

Our view while the band played

We told the lady checking us in that it was our anniversary, so she upgraded us to the club level.  Score!  This meant free snacks, free breakfast, and free internet! Woo hoo!  She told us the wrong room, so it took us a while to actually get into our room (another couple came and got into the room we thought was ours... awkward).  Anyway, we got it figured out and were still able to make it to the movie on time.

23 floors up

View from our room

We saw Age of Adaline, which was pretty good but a little cheesy and very predictable.  We hadn't been to the movies since Catching Fire, so it was nice to be able to see one in theaters again!  After the movie, we headed back to the hotel to get ready for supper.  We were excited about it, but not really hungry (still full from Loveless!)  We ate at Puckett's Grocery, which was just 3 blocks from our hotel.

Piggy Mac n Cheese with corn cake.  SO. SO. SO. GOOD.

J's shrimp n grits with corn cake.  He said it was the best shrimp n grits he'd ever had.

Deep Fried Brownie Sundae

We felt lame just going back to the hotel, so we walked around for a little bit.

We headed up to the club room for snacks (not that we were hungry, but we wanted to grab some water).

View from club room

View from our room

Sunday, we had breakfast in the club room (though we didn't eat much- too much food Saturday!).  Then we went to Trader Joe's.  I know we live an exciting life and only do exhilarating things.  You can be jealous.  We picked up a few things (brownie petites, please!) and headed to the mall.  I wanted to get some new sheets and we picked up Coop some new shoes.  Then we ate at Noodles & Co.  Man, we have missed that place!!  We loved eating there when we lived in NC, but there wasn't one in ATL.  Japanese Pan Noodles is where it's at.  Then we headed home because we missed Coopy and couldn't wait to see him.  He did great with Nana and Papa, but mommy and daddy missed him.  We don't plan on leaving him again for a while. :)

Selfie in Noodles because we realized all of our pictures were of food