Tanner's in 8th Grade!

Tanner started 8th Grade today! I can hardly believe it! Big Man on campus this year!
He had a good day- His homeroom is with Mrs Johnson( who we really like). He has Math,Science,Language Arts, Social Studies,Spanish, Guitar, Economics(Stock Market)this trimester. We are extremely disapointed that the orchestra program was cut from his school. Tanner has played viola for two years and was planning a third and perhaps branching out to cello.

Football practice starts tomorrow..busy busy!
I sure love this kid!

Emily Taylor Bennington

My Sweet Neice Emily was born tonight! Sept. 5. 2010. I dont know all the details yet but it went pretty well I think. My Sissy is Good, Emily is Healthy and I am SO HAPPY and RELIEVED! I was a little worried. Jen had to be induced, and she was scared of it, and I was a little scared too! So I had my Sissy candle lit with a prayer all day and that helped ease my mind some! I have had a couple text photos of her and she is BEAUTIFUL! I am so excited to have a new addition to our family!
Congratulations Jen, Chris and Alex on Emily's arrival! What a sweet time this is!Indeed.:)

I just love this pic of them!

Babies 11 Months Old!!!

Happy 11 Months to the most precious baby time ever!! We Love you Cooper! You are so amazing to watch. You are walking all over like a pro. We can tell when you are learning something you get really intent on it.. your face changes and its obvious you are really learning.You hear airplanes in the house and we run you out to look at them and you look in the sky and get excited so even when you hear one you start "talking". Tonight we watched Charlottes Web and when you later on looked at your animal book you got sooo excited when we came to the Pig picture and looked at each of us like"see I know that"! You are so smart. It is obvious. You are a special little love bug!!! I cant believe next month you are a year old! We are continously blessed and in awe of you!! Love You Baby!

Steps... Steps and More Steps!

Coop likes his new play table!

Yep, this babies taking so many steps! Today he walked seven to me totally unaided!
Hes doing awesome!
He has a mild case of thrush found out at the docs yesterday and sleeping horribly,
but hes a trooper!
Hes been making this funny face where he wrinkles his nose and shows his teeth- I need to get a pic of it- so funny! He especially does it at Dad and when hes up to mischief! He continues to enjoy the pool as he did today..
TanMan has football camp this week and Bucky is one of the assistant coaches this yeat- I guess it was grueling yesterday. Summer is nearing the end and I am not ready! It was 32 in the morning the last couple days. Cant believe soon I will have an 8th grader and a One year old!
Anxiously awaiting the birth of my sweet niece Emily.. Jen is 39 weeks today..
Bout it for now!!

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The Recent Haps!

Big Bro teaches Lil Bro the Keyboard!


COOPER WITH HIS POM POMS!!





Well lets see.. Cooper had his first ear infection :( and fever that went with it, no fun- it lasted like 4 days..he was so fussy and almost like a different baby.
He also cut his 5th tooth in the process (JULY 31)... he cut the 6th one this past fri (AUG 6th.. the eye teeth).

HERE HE IS STANDING ON HIS BOX.. Love his cute lil Hiney!!






Cooper turned 10 Months!!!!! WOW time flies! He has been standing up from sitting without holding on to anything! He does "happy feet" or "fancy feet" when hes excited.. claps his feet and moves them really fast.. sometimes he dances to it with his head and body..he also does this when he really wants something or wants to not have us notice what he's doing ! Like before he B LINES it to the bathroom so he can try to play in the toilet.. I come running and he just quickens his crawl pace.. lil stinker! He loves his yellow chick..post to come soon about that, he likes to hold the yellow lid to the Medela bottles. Hes also real funny about something- we got him a shape sorter with a lid. He cant STAND the lid on. As soon as he sees its on, he takes it off first thing. Always. Hates the lid on! Ate some waffles the other day. Pretty much still nursing/formula some milk... and cheerios/puffs/melts and whatever we are eating- still not wanting baby food much.Baby Einsteins his Fav still.
As for Tanner... hes just a great kid as usual. I hope he can have some friends over this weekend for a sleepover and go to the teen dance.Hes been reading alot this summer.

The Perfect Morning...

Yesterday morning was one of the most treasured times I have spent with Cooper so far. We woke up at 7ish and I got a cup of coffee and a bottle for him and we headed outdoors to the front yard. It was early but warm as the mornings have been the past couple of days. We put the futon out on the patio to enjoy so Cooper and I sat there. He snuggled into my neck and I just held him for a long time, he was so still I thought he had fallen asleep. Suddenly the yard came to life, so many birds and all their calls were heard.A hummingbird or two would buzz by us on the way to the feeder..to take a drink. We saw two baby gray squirrels chase each other up and down the trees and over to our seed feeder which startled a group of dove to fly flapping and cooing off, chickadees and robins joined the group and were eating the seed.. the chickens started clucking in the back. Cooper was fixated on one thing.... I may have not even have noticed. There were all these little bees,maybe 10, sucking nectar out of our soapwart bush.He was watching them so intently, listening to their soft buzzing sounds.We sat there cuddled up for at least an hour. He was acting tired rubbing his eyes so I scooped him up and went and laid in the hammock where I nursed him in the soft sunlight to a peaceful slumber. I laid there and watched more birds and squirrels and all the activity, very at peace. When I would look at my baby son with the sunlight beams peeking through the tops of the trees onto his white hair and beautiful face... my heart felt full,complete, this is where I wanted to be.