One Special little 2 year old

I write today as the mother of a 2 year old!  I can hardly believe it even as I say it out loud!  I was cuddling with Coop in his chair Tuesday night singing him Happy Birthday for the third time in a row (he was loving it), and I looked up at the clock and realized it was 8:19pm.  The exact time he was born 2 years ago to the day!  Brought tears to my eyes thinking about that moment when our little man joined our family.  What an amazing ride it has been so far.

As a big two year old, here are some of the things Coop loves (and the mischief he is up to these days)........

-Tools, tools, tools, and especially "Daddy's tools!"
-Coins
-George (aka "the monkey", or Curious George)
-Permanent Markers (which I do not let him have don't worry)
-His Binky (still, yes for all the dentists out there I know it's time to go......)
-His favorite phrases:  "Daddy work?",  "Where did Papa go?" (this one lasts usually about a week after Grandpa and Grammy leave from a visit), Mine, No, I did it, My peepee, Daddy's peepee (and occasionally he will throw in "daddy's peepee big").
-Naming his friends......Gabe, Same, Will, Anna, Gigi, Ollie, etc.  the list goes on
-Potty Training!  Yeah!  On his birthday he actually left a birthday surprise in the potty for dad as he actually pooped on it (I won't include a picture of this, although proud daddy did take one)
-Pushing the reset button on the outlet (which he follows up with saying "daddy spank me", because he knows Dad does not let him do that)
-Golf Clubs
-Playing outside
-And the boy still loves to dance!!!!

We were blessed to have all 4 grandparents in town this past weekend to help celebrate Coop's big birthday at a Construction Themed party!  Looking around at all the family and friends that came to celebrate with us it was truly amazing how lucky we are to have such a great group in our lives. 

Here he is, the birthday boy!  I don't think he let go of that hammer the whole party.  That's ok though, fit right in with the theme!

Stopping for a little photo opp on the "construction site"

Grandpa Wayne and Gigi

Two Grandpas, a Great Grandpa, and Daddy

Showing off his hammer to Papa and Grandpa Wayne

The Sapp Sisters.  So happy to have Great Aunts at the party too!

Blowing out the candles....then wiping his fingers full of frosting on his shirt....perfect buddy, perfect.

It's Pinata time! I was super excited about this part and it ended up being a big hit (no pun intended).  The kids loved it!

Hanging with his pal Ollie.

Why wouldn't 4 boys want to dig for worms?

Grammy sampling a cake pop (aka "Delicious Dirt Ball")

Ready for action.  What can I hit next?

Aunt Kiki


 The party was a great success and we had a beautiful day!  Now it is 35 and snowing again, I guess that's Nebraska for you.  And yes if I am looking a bit "whale-like" in these pictures, it's true.  I am definitely ready for the next big event, that being the arrival of baby girl!  Two more weeks , but who's counting?

 

Finally this was Coop's Birthday crown he got to wear at Daycare on Tuesday.  They said he just loved it and strutted around in it all day!  Even wore it on the ride home ;)

 

April is here?!

I feel like I have so much to catch up on here, mostly just tons of fun pictures to share.  So I will not blab on to much.  But I cannot believe we have entered into April.  One month before baby girl arrives!  The past couples weeks have been full of fun events: Easter, a trip to Cali, Andy's birthday, and a hail storm in April!  You will see all of these events below in pics

But first a Quick Baby Update: I am 35 weeks (today!) and doing well.  Went to the doctor yesterday and everything looks and sounds good.  Coop even got to hear the heartbeat yesterday and as soon as he heard it he started dancing (guess he thought it was a nice little "beat")!!  May 18th is just around the corner!

Easter brought us wonderful weather here in Nebraska and we got to enjoy hanging out with Andy's grandparents and aunts/uncles/cousins. 

All spiffed up for Easter Sunday

We finally got Cooper a bat for his Easter gift, which he absolutely loves.  Before he was trying to use anything that resembled a bat or golf club to hit balls around the living room.  Now he has his very own whiffle bat, and as you can see above, we all got a little bat practice in!

He really got into the Easter Egg Hunt too! 

Got a little distracted when he realized there was candy inside the eggs........Andy had to keep him moving.  At one point he also saw some kids playing bball across the street and dropped his basket to join them.  Then he saw a lion statue in the front lawn that he decided to ride for a while.  We did eventually get him focused back on the eggs though!

 

 

A week later we headed off to visit Uncle Bryan in sunny Cali.  The 90 degree weather was AMAZING, and we spent most of the time in our swimsuits.  Coop loved it!  Especially loved hanging out with Papa, Grammy, and Bryan and Sara.  It was a great time by all.

The Group

(sorry mom~there must have been a smudge on the camera right on your cheek!)

Coop loved these two!  This was before Uncle Bryan made up a game to entertain Coop that involved throwing his new shoes into the fountain.  Which Coop loved of couse...... but his shoes were unwearable for a whole day.

 Helping Dad blow out his birthday candles! 

Swimming with Grammy!

Coop ADORES Papa, and pretty much wanted to sit on his lap wherever we went.  Especially loved his golf clubs, which I noticed Papa would always redirect him over to Andy or Bryan's bag to play with theirs instead ;)  Nice move Dad.

Happy 29th Babe!

Poolside Cabanas at the Adults only pool. 

Papa and Grammy let us have some adult time, which was wonderful (please try not to notice I look like a whale here).

It was fun to catch up with these Californians who we don't get to see too often!

And then we came home to theis a few days later..........yes that is hail in Andy's hand.  Coop was in utter shock, and was petrified at how loud it was on our roof!

 

And finally, here are a few shots of Coop around town:

Trying out some new Nike's at the store.

Hanging out with his pal Hudson (who looks confused at what Coop is doing to him, poor guy)

Coop decided he was ready for school this morning, backpack and all.  He wore this around for about an hour.

Shopping with Aunt Kiki and Mom for his birthday party coming up.  He loved this little cart and decided right away that the balloon was a must have!

 

Next pics will probably be announcing that I officially have a 2 year old.  Ahhh!  Stay tuned......