Cooper Family

Snowing

2012-01-17T23:02:00.000-08:00

We had to get outside fast before the snow melted away. The boys really wanted to build a snowman, so out they went right after breakfast with Todd.

Building a snowman with Daddy!

Snowball fight with Dad!

The boys couldn't let the snow melt without eating some and having a snowball fight of their own after Todd left for work.

It didn't last very long, but my boys loved being out there even if it was just for a short time.

Ouch!

2012-01-12T22:13:00.000-08:00

I picked Everson up from Preschool today and like always he immediately starts running down the sidewalk to the car. I holler at him to either slow down or run in the grass, which I do every day, so I know he has heard me say it. Before I know it, he trips and slides face first on the sidewalk, then Canon who is running after him trips over Everson's feet and falls on the hard sidewalk also. Keep in mind I am carrying Bridger and now I have two boys crying on the ground, one of which is bleeding from somewhere, either the mouth or nose or both. There was too much blood I couldn't tell. Trying not to make a big deal about it, I tell them both they are fine and to just get in the car. Knowing very well that Everson would freak if he saw himself in the mirror, dripping blood, I instruct him to go straight upstairs when we get home and sit on the couch. Canon by now is fine with no scrapes. Once home, I get Everson cleaned up and calmed down and laying on the couch. Canon apparently cannot stand the site of blood so whenever he saw Everson's face he squinched up his face and ran upstairs. He would come down every once in a while to see how things were going, but was very worried about Everson's face. You would think that Everson's face would be hurting and throbbing, but to my surprise, and after laying on the couch for 20 minutes with a wash cloth on his face, he starts crying again and tells me his face doesn't hurt, but his knee does. I hadn't checked the knee, so expecting another bloody wound under his pants I roll his pant leg up to find the smallest little scrape that I thought couldn't possibly hurt worse then his face. Boy was I wrong. The rest of the day, he was babying his knee so much and didn't complain about his face once.

Once Canon got over the fear of seeing Everson's tainted face, he wanted in on the photo shoot too.

Our Bridger

2012-01-10T22:10:00.000-08:00

Waking up from a nap.

Enjoying some chicken, noodles, carrots and pears.

He's just too cute not to take pictures of!

Happy 3rd Birthday Canon !

2011-12-29T21:58:00.000-08:00

Canon turned 3 today! When it was time to blow out the candles, he got a little close blowing out the first one that his nose got a little too hot, which he didn't like. He ended up crying and not wanting to blow out the rest of the candles. Nothing a piece of cake wouldn't fix! His tears were gone by the time he took his first bite of his Spider Man cake. Note to self for next year, supervise child blowing out candles closer then in the past. We can't really say he is getting so big because he is kind of a light weight. We can say, we love that little guy!

Presents take two

2011-12-26T21:53:00.000-08:00

We got back to our house and had more presents to open from Mema, Deda, Bill and Kayla. Everson and Canon were excited to do more present opening. They are obssessed with Star Wars and loved their new action figures and Bridger got some much needed teething toys and snack holders.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T21:38:00.000-08:00

My whole family was together for Christmas this year. My parents house reached maximum capacity. Everson and Canon are at the age where opening presents is fun. The classic reaction of Everson opening a present with clothes in it, "this present is boring." This was followed by myself and Todd urging him to be thankful for clothes, which then got the response of, "thank you," in a very sad and slow tone. His reaction got better as the present opening commenced. Canon was happy opening any presents regardless of the contents. He liked the ripping of the wrapping paper and tearing open the boxes. Poor Bridger was napping while we were all upstairs opening presents. We don't think he minded at all. He got to open his presents once he was well rested. The boy preferred trying to eat the wrapping paper over playing with his presents of course. Of course Mom and Dad had so much yummy food to eat. We played, sat around, , took trips to Newport, ran into friends, and just enjoyed time together.

We love our family! Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday to us Four!

2011-12-24T22:03:00.000-08:00

Pictures to come!

Since my whole family was together for Christmas we thought we could celebrate birthdays that either had just passed or in the near future. So, we celebrated my nieces Kyrie (12/19), Canon (12/29), Jen (1/6), and my brother Mark's (1/6), birthday's. My very talented Aunt Margie made amazing cakes for each one of us. I did not get any pictures taken with my camera so I am waiting on getting pictures from those that took some with their cameras. It was fun to celebrate the birthday's all together, and especially eat some yummy cake. Canon was the champ of devouring their cake. If we couldn't find him, he was back at the table snitching some icing off his cake or gouging his finger in it to get another bite.

Gift Exchange

2011-12-18T21:35:00.000-08:00

Another successful gift exchange party! We missed those that were traveling out of town and who don't live here. Good company, good food, and good memories.

Bath time fun!

2011-12-12T16:39:00.000-08:00

What can I say, all three boys love playing in the bath!

Everson was making Bridger laugh when he laughed, it was too cute.

Ward Christmas Party

2011-12-10T16:32:00.000-08:00

We decided to take out own Santa to our ward Christmas party. Nobody sat on his lap, but he sure got passed around and sat on other peoples laps.

Look at me

2011-12-09T16:31:00.000-08:00

Bridger is now pulling himself up on everything so he can stand up and look around. He loves looking out the window at the people on walks and the cars driving by. We think he is pretty darn cute and he knows it.

Christmas Story

2011-12-04T16:17:00.000-08:00

We love very rarely have our living room light on anymore since the tree lights are always on. Everson and Canon love sitting by the tree and reading a book. One of their favorites is, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It was too cute of a moment not to take pictures of it.

This is one of my favorite pictures. The only thing that would make it better is if Bridger were sitting with them.

Fall leaves

2011-11-12T15:41:00.000-08:00

Everson had fun helping me rake the leaves and then of course jump in them and throwing them in the air.

Bath time with the brothers

2011-11-02T15:32:00.000-07:00

Bridger is at the point where he can sit in the bath tub without constantly being held so he wouldn't fall over. It was his first time staying in the bath tub and playing with his brothers. Bridger had so much fun and Everson and Canon thought it was pretty cool too.

Halloween 2011

2011-10-31T15:26:00.000-07:00

We thought the kids would be too cold and tired to go to a lot of houses, so we started off going to the neighbors that we know. Little did we know the kids had another idea. They were ready to go to every single house in the neighborhood. Canon was a pumpkin, Everson was a dragon and Bridger was a bumble bee. Our nieces Kyrie who was Cinderella, and Brooklyn who I didn't get a picture of and sister in-law came trick or treating with us. At the last few houses the boys would ring the doorbell and when the person came to the door, instead of yelling trick or treat like the boys, Kyrie let out the most excited scream. It was so funny! It was a little bit chilly, but everyone had a lot of fun!

So tired

2011-10-24T15:21:00.000-07:00

Everson has been riding his bike to school almost everyday and I have been pushing the younger two in the bike trailer (my bike has a flat). Bridger usually goes down for a nap after we drop Everson off, but I guess today he was just too tired and couldn't wait until we got home. Canon was so cute and put his arm around Bridger to keep him warm and so he wouldn't fall over.

Friends

2011-10-21T15:19:00.000-07:00

We had a great time with some friends that came into town. The kids got a long great! They turned extra silly when it was time to say goodbye and take some pictures.

Family Pictures

2011-10-01T22:06:00.000-07:00

It was about time to get a family pictures with Bridger in it now that he can sit up and look at the camera. I enlisted the help of my parents while we were down visiting them. My dad's job was to take the pictures, and my Mom's job was to get all three boys to look at the camera. If you know my Mom, you can imagine that she was very entertaining to watch. Todd was even caught looking at her instead of the camera. We now have an updated family picture hanging in our house!

Everson

Canon

Bridger

One of our two favorites.

Our 2011 family picture!

He sits!

2011-09-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

Bridger has graduated to the sitting position. He does really well sitting playing with toys now. Eventually he does topple over and ends up lying on his stomach. He's just an all around happy, easy going boy!

First Day of Preschool

2011-09-12T21:57:00.000-07:00

This was Everson's first day of preschool. It was only half a day and a parent was suppose to go with them so I went with him. He was a little nervous, but warmed right up when he saw how many different kinds of animal toys they had. He met his teachers for the first time and really took to one of them, Mrs. Franklin. We can't believe he is in school.

Today was Everson's first full day of school. I admit I was a little nervous because he is the type of kid that does not like new things or being dropped off somewhere and not have myself or Todd staying with him. In the past he has cried and usually had to be restrained from running after us. While walking to his school, which is only a few blocks from our house, I kept talking about how they get to play all day and how much fun he would have. Everson kept asking me why I couldn't stay with him. I had warned the teachers a head of time that he might bust into tears but would be fine after I left. I prepared myself for the worst, but luckily Everson surprised me. We walked into the school, put his snack in his cubby, washed his hands, and found Mrs. Franklin who acted so excited to see Everson. He sat right down beside her, I said goodbye, he looked at me, didn't say a word, then continued his activity with Mrs. Franklin. I wasn't even going to chance saying goodbye again or giving him a kiss so I hustled out of there.

The time came to pick him up from school and he was full of smiles and told me he had so much fun! The teachers said he was great!

At the Park

2011-09-04T21:55:00.000-07:00

It was such a nice evening and we know we don't have many more left so we called up Todd's parents and invited them up to the park with us. A great way to end a day!

Being silly

2011-09-02T21:53:00.000-07:00

Dirt, Family Pictures, Birthday, Bowling

2011-08-13T21:38:00.000-07:00

Leveling our front yard. The boys loved helping dad shovel dirt!

Family picture on a timer. If Bridger was looking at the camera it would have been a pretty good picture!

Individual family pictures!

We celebrated my sisters birthday while we were all together before Mark and Annette left for Utah. Everson helped Shel blow out her candles and Canon gave Shel the best kiss after she opened her present from her!

We decided to pack everyone up and go bowling. It was the boys and Kyrie's first time bowling. The kids didn't know what to think, but once they had a turn, they were totally into it. Bridger even got to bowl, sort of.

My niece, Kyrie, had her own way of bowling. She used her head to push the ball down the ramp.

When it wasn't our turn bowling we used the time holding any kid near us and of course dancing!

This is my favorite picture of the night!

Fun boating

2011-08-12T10:48:00.000-07:00

We have a lot of fun going boating. Canon loved driving the boat and Everson loved inner-tubing. Even though Bridger was shoved into an over-sized life jacket, he was very content.

Of course we had to stop for a potty break! Everson and Canon thought it was pretty cool that they were allowed to pee into the water.

Cute Bridger

2011-08-11T21:59:00.000-07:00

Just because we think he is so cute!

Luau!

2011-08-05T21:55:00.000-07:00

We went to a fun luau at the beautiful Fallbrooks farm. We enjoyed dinner, seeing horses, dancers, and of course eating shaved ice!

Enjoying our yummy shaved ice while watching the Fijian dancers.

He passed!

2011-08-04T21:48:00.000-07:00

Everson did a great job and passed level 1 swim lessons. He started out a bit timid, which you can read about here if you haven't already. Anyway, the one thing that he had a hard time doing was putting his face in the water for 3 seconds. He would do it for us, but refused to do it when he was at swimming lessons. We kept having him practice it and when it was time for the teacher to test the kids on whether they could do all the things on the check list, Everson stepped up and did it with ease. YEAH!!

Happy to pass level 1

Of course he had to give us a not smiling face after a good smiling face.

We love them!

2011-07-29T23:41:00.001-07:00

Canon asked to hold Bridger today and then of course Everson wanted to hold him too which led to me thinking it would be a good photo opportunity.

We love our boys!

William's family!

2011-07-16T23:26:00.000-07:00

One of Todd's buddies, Joe, from BYU-H and his mission, was in town with his family and needed a place to stay for a couple nights. Todd hadn't seen Joe in 11 years. We were more then happy to have them stay with us. Joe and his wife, Reiko, were so nice and such easy going guests. Their kids, Tendo and Rhonda were so cute! Our boys loved having new friends stay with us. We loved having them stay with us!

Having fun playing outside. I might have gone a little overboard taking pictures of Rhonda, but with a face like that, how could I not.

The boys loved being bounced by Joe on the trampoline.

Canon, Tendo and Everson played well together.

First Haircut

2011-07-16T23:16:00.000-07:00

It was about time that we gave Bridger his first haircut. He hadn't lost any of his newborn hair which made him have a mullet and looked like he was wearing a toupee. Todd did a great job! Sorry I don't have a before and after.

Swim Lessons

2011-07-11T22:57:00.000-07:00

Let's just say Everson was not exactly thrilled we signed him up for swim lessons. He is a timid child who does not like new things. Just as we thought he started to cry, and we thought, he will be the kid crying and sitting on the side of the pool the entire time. Thankfully we were wrong. His wonderful swim instructor, Teacher TJ, was amazing. He was able to get Everson to stop crying and coerce him into the pool about 7 minutes after lessons started. Everson even smiled during some of the lesson!

Let's go fly a kite

2011-07-09T22:49:00.000-07:00

Everson told me one day that next time we go to Lola and Grandpa's he wanted to go to the beach and fly kites. We told him we would definitely do that and hoped the weather would cooperate with us. Lola and Grandpa bought the boys Star Wars, Toy Story and Spiderman kites. It was a little windier then we would have liked, but the kites flew great and we all had fun! Canon liked collecting some shells and Everson liked to run after and scare the seagulls.

Potty Training

2011-07-04T23:11:00.000-07:00

Be warned, the picture below contains graphic images.

Canon pooped in his potty for the first time! It won't be too long when we will only have one in diapers!

Independence Day!

2011-07-04T22:34:00.000-07:00

Another fun and eventful 4th of July! We started by going to our neighborhood breakfast put on by our church. Since we were a little late for that the line for breakfast was way too long for two little boys to wait around in so we ended up going back home and cooking our own yummy breakfast. After that we headed over to a neighboring neighborhood to get some snow cones, cotton candy and to watch BJ the Clown. Next in line we heading back to our house for our neighborhood parade which Todd's dad drove his corvette in to start off the parade with Kayla and Will as passengers. Nap time was next on our list then we headed over to Todd's parents house to play some minute to win in games.

At one point while we were all focused on the minute to win it games we couldn't find Canon. He is not one to wander. We looked in every room calling his name, searched outside and Todd even ran down the road to see if he had wandered back to our house. About five minutes went by when I stood there in their dining room thinking where the heck could he be when I heard a noise that sounded like a toy got dropped. Keep mind we had been playing all the games in the dining room and living room. So I took two steps in the direction of the noise and looked behind the recliner and there Canon was, sitting there playing nicely with a couple toys. I was very relieved he was found, and I tried to explain to him that when we call his name that he needs to answer, and the reply I got was, "no."

Besides the minor heart attack we had when we couldn't find Canon, the games were so much fun. Following all of us mastering some skills we never knew we could in the games we had a BBQ with lots of delicious food.

Then it was time to head up to the field in our neighborhood to play and visit until it got dark and the fireworks started. Everson and Canon didn't like how loud the fireworks were. Everson eventually got over it, but Canon's hands remained on his ears the entire time. Bridger slept through all of it, which was what we were hoping he would do. All and all, it was a busy fun day!

The parade

Minute to Win It

At the field waiting for the fireworks

Fun in the sun

2011-07-02T23:02:00.000-07:00

The boys loved playing with the new sprinkler ball Everson got for his birthday! The loved running through the water, drinking the water, and of course beating up the ball.

My little bro got married!

2011-06-25T22:24:00.000-07:00

I have a new sister in-law. My little brother got married. It was a fun filled day! Welcome to the family Annette!

Everson turns 4!

2011-06-18T22:19:00.000-07:00

Everson is obsessed with Star Wars and wanted a Star Wars birthday! We cannot believe he is four. He definitely keep us on our toes. Everson is a fun, full of energy, emotional kid. We sure love him!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2011-06-09T23:41:00.000-07:00

The boys helped me make this sign to surprise Todd when he got home from work. They were so excited to show him. We ate dinner and the headed over to Cold Stone for some extra yummy ice cream. Uncle Marky joined us. Happy Birthday to a wonderful Daddy, husband, and friend! We love you!

Bridger's Blessing

2011-06-05T23:38:00.000-07:00

Thank you for everyone who was able to come to the blessing. We loved seeing all of you even though if it was just for a short time. We are very blessed to have such loving families!

Sorry we were not able to get a picture together before the Tigard Padbury's left.

Big Boy status

2011-06-04T20:34:00.000-07:00

Canon is getting close to being a Big Boy! Tonight he slept for the first time on the top bunk. Yes, he did get out of bed a few times, but we expected that. Hopefully next he will finalize his big boy status by getting potty trained.

Everson was excited for Canon to sleep on the top bunk too.

Too cute! Canon getting ready for his first night on the top bunk!

Fun with Bubbles

2011-06-04T13:30:00.000-07:00

Finally we had some nice days where we could go outside and play and soak up some vitamin D. As you can see the boys had so much fun fighting bubbles. Hopefully we will have more of these kinds of days to come.

Painting

2011-05-21T23:26:00.000-07:00

Everson loves to help Todd when it comes to using tools. Today he was even more excited to paint some of our baseboards. Todd asked Everson if he wanted to help him paint and Everson's reply was, "yeah, I'm always up for painting."

Good bye trees

2011-05-14T23:22:00.000-07:00

Todd and his Dad fell two of the trees in our back yard that weren't doing much good. I was a little nervous but they did a great job! Our yard instantly felt bigger and now we have some good firewood to look forward to using in a year or so.

Everson was so excited to help pull the smaller tree down. He thought he was pretty strong after this.

Easter

2011-04-24T23:20:00.000-07:00

Sadly these are the only pictures that we took on Easter. The boys thought their chocolate bunnies were the coolest things!

Bridger Thomas Cooper

2011-04-17T21:22:00.000-07:00

I had fun one day and took a few pictures of Bridger.

Surprise! Baby #3

2011-04-07T21:09:00.000-07:00

So we didn't exactly tell everyone we were expecting our third baby, so surprise to those of you who didn't know. I was induced Thursday morning and had our little guy at 2:44pm, Thursday afternoon. The labor and delivery went smoothly. Both Mom and baby are doing great.

We like you to meet, Bridger Thomas Cooper. 6lbs 11oz, 20inches

We love having visitors at the hospital!

Our new family of five. Yikes!

Our cute new man.

Unsupervised

2011-04-04T21:14:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when I am downstairs on the phone for five minutes and the boys are upstairs unsupervised. Everson decides that Canon needs his hair spiked up and Canon goes along with it. Ending result, Canon is soaked with his hair matted to his head and both boys are so proud and as happy as they can be.

Everson showing me how he did Canon's hair.

Canon laughing at Everson, even though it looks like he is sad.

Both boys so proud of what they accomplished.

Baby Lamb

2011-03-31T13:52:00.000-07:00

The boys got to go with Todd's Mom and Sister to feed and pet a baby lamb. They really enjoyed it and thought it was pretty neat that the lamb drank milk out of a bottle.

Handsome boys

2011-03-27T22:12:00.000-07:00

Our boys all decked out for church in their suits!

Everson did his own hair. He loves to spike it up with Todd's gel.

Too bad we couldn't get a good one of the two of them together. The bottom middle picture of them making silly faces makes us smile!

Nerf Guns

2011-03-26T22:10:00.000-07:00

Everson and Canon both loved shooting Todd's nerf guns!

Stickers!

2011-03-17T12:45:00.000-07:00

The boys love stickers!

Everson didn't want me to feel left out so he took the stickers off of his face and put them on me. What a good sharer.

Aquarium Fun

2011-03-05T12:36:00.000-08:00

Another trip the aquarium while visiting the folks. Everson requested that we go because he wanted to see the sharks. The boys love it every time!

Canon was brave and touched a sea anenome. Everson only wanted to look. They had fun watching the Sea Lions, jelly fish, and their favorite, an alligator. The alligator was so nice and came right up to the window in front of us. The boys that it was so cool, I thought he had a look in his eyes that he wanted to eat us.

Next was Everson's favorite, the shark tunnel. He loved trying to find the biggest shark. After a while he got tired of having to spin around to see in every direction that he just laid down on the floor so he could see everything. Of course Lola and Grandpa had to buy them a souvenir from the first shop, alligator chomper heads!

They have a cute little play area that the boys enjoyed!

It was a perfect day, which means it didn't rain!

Snow Day!

2011-02-24T13:52:00.000-08:00

We woke up to about two inches of snow on the ground and knew we had to get out there before it melted away. So after breakfast, we bundled ourselves up and out we went. The boys' favorite thing to do was eat the snow. Their second favorite was to throw snowballs at me. We had so much fun but we were bummed that Daddy wasn't there to have fun with us!

Canon, eating his fair share of the snow.

I swear Everson didn't stop eating the snow the entire time we were outside.

Enjoying snowballs together!

The snowman the boys and I built. Everson was very sad when the sun came out a couple hours later and melted the snow, which made our lovely snowman fall over. He then perked up and said, "that's okay, we'll just make one out of grass." At which point I just nodded and smiled.

Yard Work...or play!

2011-02-12T13:48:00.000-08:00

We took advantage of having a Saturday without rain. We decided to get out and do some yard work. The boys loved playing in the pile of leaves, obviously.

Later in the evening we made our own pizzas for dinner. Everson was too thrilled about getting his hands dirty, but liked the ending result. Canon was opposite, loved putting on the toppings but didn't care much to eat it.

Smile....please...I'm begging you!

2011-02-06T23:02:00.000-08:00

So we attempted again to get some cute pictures of the boys all dressed up for church. Were we successful? You be the judge.

Out of all the pictures I took of Canon, he gave me these exact two faces. One looks like he is yelling and the other looks like he smelled something rotten.

Everson's deal was to make two silly faces for every good smile he gave me.

While taking these pictures, Everson was leaning too much on the door and his feet slipped out from under him and he landed on his bottom. You can see by the look on his face that he wanted to be mad/sad about it, but knew that it was pretty funny!

This pictures is the best I got of the two. Too bad it is a little out of focus.

Someday I'll get pictures of them without toys or cups in their hands and they will be smiling beautifully. Until then, enjoy!

Break out the Christmas decor

2011-01-27T16:09:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving has come and gone and so it is time to break out the Christmas decorations. The boys loved hanging the ornaments on the tree. Of course they were all clumped together on one part of the tree.

Everson really really wanted to put the star on the top of the tree. So he climbed up his ladder, who he likes to call Dad, and up he went. Canon was fine putting the finishing touches on the tree with a couple more ornaments.

The two older boys had fun playing with their fisher price nativity set. After Bridger woke up from his nap, he got a turn to play with it too.

Thueson Christmas

2011-01-08T22:56:00.000-08:00

We got to celebrate Christmas two times this year. Once with Todd's side of the family on Christmas Day and the next with my family on January 8th! My family got together at my house for some yummy breakfast, then the present opening began. The boys loved opening more presents, of course. What kid wouldn't want two Christmas'?

How may pictures does it take to get a 3 yr old and two 2 year olds to look at the camera and smile? More than 12, I know that.

My birthday!

2011-01-06T23:14:00.000-08:00

My day started off the same as any other of course. The only difference being. Everson made sure to sing Happy Birthday to me a number of times throughout the day. Canon would join in on occasion, but would pretty much stand their, listen, and then keep doing whatever he was doing.

Emily, the great friend that she is, brought me a yummy burrito bowl for lunch. She even tried to get Everson to go home with her, but was not successful. Everson loves to be in the comfort of his own home, or if we do go somewhere, he prefers I stay there too. It is getting better!

My brother, Mark, and I have the same birthday, four years apart, so we have been use to celebrating it together as you can imagine. So, why not again this year! I am not a big birthday person, so all I told Todd is that I wanted to stay home and eat my favorite Olive Garden entree for dinner! I called up my little bro and told him we wanted to treat him to dinner for his birthday! We placed our orders and Todd picked up the yummy food on the way home. It was delicious!

Everson and Canon thought we wouldn't be able to handle blowing out both candles ourselves, so they decided to help us out.

After our scrumptious dinner, Mark went off to a meeting, and we went down to Todd's parents house for some ice cream brownies and presents!

The night ended with Mark coming back over after his meeting, and he and Todd doing some male bonding playing XBOX. Of course Todd has to play it up for the camera and look like a crazy person.

It was a great relaxing birthday!

Happy Birthday Canon!

2010-12-31T22:53:00.000-08:00

I know you hear this from a lot of parents about their kids, but we can't believe our little Canon is already two! He is such a sweet little and we just love his easy going, lovable personality. Canon loves trains and making the choo choo sound so we thought a Thomas cake would be great for his special day. Thank you google for having lots of ideas for cakes, because I am not creative.

Canon knew exactly what to do with the presents since he had a lot of practice during Christmas. He dove right in and was excited about everyone!

We love you Canon!

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T22:36:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! Everson was very ready to open presents right when he woke up but Canon didn't want anything to do with it. It took him watching Everson open a couple before a understood what to do. We had a great Christmas!

Todd's parents came over later in the morning to join us for some present opening. Everson was more then happy to help them open their gifts, especially the chocolates he and Canon got for Deda.

2010-12-24T22:31:00.000-08:00

The boys get to open one present on Christmas Eve! We decided to let them open the presents they got each other. I think the pictures explain it all. You could say Everson was just a little bit excited to get his red Darth Vader light saber he has been asking for forever. Canon of course was also excited because he got the blue one (which is the only color he can say)!

We put the boys to bed and I decided to play with my camera a little bit. Here is our tree the night before Christmas, a couple red ornaments on it and the cute tree ornaments with the boys faces in them that their nursery leaders made for them.

Our Friends in town!

2010-12-23T22:16:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun visiting and eating lunch with Brian and Marissa while they were in town. They got the boys two new books for Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Merry Christmas Curious George. The boys love books and were excited for new ones. And we are also very grateful for the cute ornament they got us for our barren tree.

We love you two!

Gift Exchange Party

2010-12-21T22:05:00.000-08:00

Another Cooper/Padbury/Atack family gift exchange party! The food was yummy and everyone seemed to have a great time. Again, we missed Bill, Kendra, Will and Kayla and hopefully one of these years we will all be able to get together. Thank you everyone for such a fun night. I know my boys had a blast and so did Todd and I.

Ladies: Mishelle, Jeanette, Julie, Tracy and Me (we missed you Kendra)

Men: Todd, Greg, Burk, Chuck, and Craig (we missed you Bill)

Enjoying the food and good conversations!

Present opening!

Everyone got up to show what they got on the Just Dance 2 for the Wii. Good laughs!

The whole crew at the party!

We love you all!

Big Rolls

2010-12-01T23:45:00.000-08:00

Everson and Canon thought the rolls that I made in a muffin pan that turned out extra big were the coolest things. Of course, I had to get a picture of them being so happy with their rolls!

It's beginning to look like Christmas

2010-11-28T23:34:00.000-08:00

The boys were great helpers with putting up the Christmas tree, ornaments, and lights. They thought it was the neatest thing. Yes, our tree is out of a box (fake), but the boys don't seem to care one bit. Now all we need is to invest in some more ornaments since we only have a handful and our fake tree will look great!

Pretty Boy

2010-11-14T19:58:00.000-08:00

After a few minutes of complete silence in the house, Todd and I started to wonder what the boys were up to. Before we could start our search, Everson came down the stairs telling us that Canon had gotten into my bathroom drawer. Right behind Everson coming down the stairs with the proudest look on his face was our Pretty Boy Canon.

Not the best application but purple doesn't look bad on him!

Happy Halloween

2010-10-31T22:37:00.000-07:00

This year was our first year going to Trunk or Treat. For those of you who do not know what that it, it is when families get together in a parking lot, decorate the back of their cars/trunks and the kids trick or treat at each car. Everson got a little scared of the mean pirate at the first car so he was a bit timid for a while. Canon didn't know what was going on, but was very excited to hold a glow in the dark sword (aka light saber). The rain held out until the very end when we were just about to head home.

Our little Jedi's!

Dress Up

2010-10-23T22:31:00.000-07:00

Since I don't have a little girl, it is only fair that I get to dress my little niece, Kyrie, up in my old dance outfits. She was such a good sport and so were her parents.

Kyrie, working every outfit her crazy Aunt made her try on!

Happy Birthday to my older brother Chad (Kyrie's Dad)!

Kyrie was just a tad bit excited when we all started to sing the happy birthday song!

What better way to end a great day than by giving Lola big hugs and coloring with Grandpa!

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-16T11:02:00.000-07:00

It was the perfect day to go to a pumpkin patch so we headed out to Canby to try the pumpkin patch out there with the Walkers.

They had goats that would climb onto the platforms in the trees so you can shimmy a little can of food up to them. Everson was a little confused about why there were goats in the tree. Both boys also loved seeing the llama, chickens, and smelly pigs.

I think we had a little too much fun taking pictures of the kids with the wooden cut outs.

There was a little farm trail hike that we ventured down. Surprisingly, Everson, who is usually a very timid child, voluntarily led the way.

We are so glad Todd was able to hold this tree up so we can all pass! Jonah wasn't buying it but Eli was a little hesitant to pass under it.

We had a fun little time on our small hike!

Pumpkin picking didn't go as quickly as we thought. Canon found his very quickly and then proceeded to try and eat it, and wouldn't put it down. Everson on the other hand searched and searched for the right pumpkin. He told us he wanted an oval pumpkin that he could carry but still pretty big. Everson got a little frustrated when he couldn't find the pumpkin he wanted, but then ended up being happy with one Todd found for him.

The boys and their pumpkins!

We were so happy to spend the day outside with friends at a fun place!

Take my picture

2010-10-16T10:00:00.000-07:00

This morning Everson told me to get my camera to take a picture of him wrapped up in a soft blanket on the couch. Being a good Mommy, I obeyed. And there he was like he said, wrapped up in his soft blanket with his friend the shark.

Canon also insisted I take pictures of him once he saw the camera in my hands. Just so you know, if you ask Canon to smile, those are the faces you get!

Ready for Church

2010-09-26T23:14:00.001-07:00

Our cute boys, ready for church! Love them!

More silly faces

2010-09-16T23:12:00.000-07:00

They love making silly faces!

Blue Monster

2010-09-15T23:02:00.000-07:00

One of our very talented friends, Adam, who is a kids book illustrator, was so nice to illustrate a special picture for Everson.

When Everson first found out this cool drawing was for him. He was so happy!

Everson and his new cool blue monster drawing.

Making a scary face (even thought it looks more like a sad face) like the blue monster.

The awesome blue monster drawing, just for Everson.

We hung it up in Everson's room between the boys' two beds. Canon loves it too. They both like to pretend the guy in the monsters mouth is Daddy, the and the other two are Everson and Canon. The boys love having Todd and I make up stories of the blue monster.

Thank you Adam for the blue monster!

A Slug

2010-09-14T21:48:00.000-07:00

Todd found a slug in our yard and put it up on our deck so the boys could get a better look. Everson was fine just looking at it, but encourage, quite persistently, Canon into touching it. Without hesitation Canon poke the slug as egged on by his brother.

There it is Mom.

Dad, did you see the slug?

Let me get a closer look!

Making Cookies

2010-09-10T21:46:00.000-07:00

The boys were so good at helping me make cookies. Everson made sure to taste the batter after each ingredient was added. He even tasted the baking soda, yuck!

Silly smile!

Funny face!

Just another day

2010-09-07T21:44:00.000-07:00

The boys cooking their animals.

He always has to make a silly face.

Canon loves talking on the phone, or at least pretending.

First ER visit

2010-08-12T22:20:00.000-07:00

Canon woke up with a really bad sounding cough at 12am. Right away we knew it was croup because of how bad he sounded and how he was wheezing every time he tried to breathe. We took him outside on our deck into the fresh air which helped him breathe a little easier. He would fall asleep for a little bit then cough and wake himself up crying. It was so sad to see him so miserable. After about an hour being out on the deck, he was still wheezing with each breath so we decided to take him into the ER for the first time. Todd's parents were so nice to come over and stay at the house with Everson so Todd and I could go to the hospital. At the hospital they gave Canon some medicine with steroids to reduce the inflammation of his airway and did a breathing treatment. We finally got home just before 3am and to bed we all went. Just four hours of sleep for me and Todd. Needless to say we were both pretty beat the whole day. Everson had no clue we even left and Canon slept until 9:30am. Canon is doing better today. His cough sounds like a "normal" cough and no more straining to breathe. He is still pretty fussy for most of the day, but I can't blame the poor guy.

PS(On our way out the door for the ER I was about to grab my camera to document the event, but decided against it. I thought the doctors and nurses would have thought I was crazy. I kind of regret not snapping one picture with my camera phone.)

Boating

2010-08-11T17:50:00.000-07:00

Today was Everson and Canon's first time boating. At first, like we thought, Everson did not want to even get on the boat, but once we got going he had so much fun. The weather wasn't too hot which made just sitting in the boat very enjoyable. We had a great time! Thanks again Greg and Tracy.

Chilin' on the boat

All the wakeboarders getting some serious air.

Keegan, Brooklyn, Travis and Todd all did a great job wakeboarding.

Greg did an awesome job giving the tubers a run for their money. They were no match against his driving. I couldn't believe how much air the three person tube got.

I love the faces of Keegan, McKayla and Todd in the three person tube. Terrified is what I get from those expressions. Then there is Travis holding on for dear life on the single tube.

Poor Keegan got clobbered by the big tube, but was able to hold on while the other three wiped out.

Keegan, Everson and Todd just before Everson's second tubing ride.

Our first tubing experience as a family. Everson and Canon were a little nervous at first, but warmed up and had so much fun!

Ouchy!

2010-07-31T23:03:00.001-07:00

Canon had his first big accident today. He was riding his car on the deck when he drove it off the edge down onto the step, flipped over the handlebars, and landed on his back in the grass. Apparently his head slowed him down by hitting the step. Ouch! Canon is a tough little guy. He cried for just a little bit and then was back to playing and wanted to jump on the trampoline. Two of my boys (Canon & Todd) both have had their skin ripped off somewhere on their bodies recently. I guess that just leaves Everson. Hopefully Everson will be the only boy unscathed.

Wipeout!

2010-07-26T21:20:00.000-07:00

The culprit.

Todd bought himself a new skateboard not too long ago. He told me that he would be very careful on it and not kill himself or seriously injure himself. He went out skating tonight with our nephew, Keegan, and our friend Kathryn. When they got back, this is what I saw.

Todd's right knee.

Right elbow.

Right shoulder blade.

Maybe I should have been a little more clear of what a serious injury really is.

My Wonderful Husband

2010-07-25T21:11:00.000-07:00

Even though we were a little bummed that Todd wasn't coming down to my parents house with us, I was very excited that he decided to stay behind so he could paint our house. We picked out the color a couple days before I left and I still wasn't sure how it would look on the entire house as oppose to a swatch of it on the wall.

When I pulled up to the house and saw it painted, it made me smile. I thought it looked really good. Todd worked so hard and did an amazing job. Not only did he paint the house, but he painted our front door an awesome color, did touch ups in the house, installed new light fixtures around the outside of our house, and installed a new light fixture and mirror in our downstairs bathroom. He was a busy hardworking hubby the whole weekend!

Originally we were planning on painting the gutters black, but after Todd painted them the same color of the house he is wondering if we should just keep them the way they are. What do you think?

(The before picture is a little outdated, but it was the only picture I had)

My awesome green front door! I love it!

Car Show

2010-07-24T21:04:00.000-07:00

I went home to attend my 10 year high school reunion (pictures and posts to come). We had a fun filled Saturday. First we went to a Pioneer Day BBQ, then a car show, next was nap time, then my Sister and I left the boys napping with my parents and headed to my reunion.

Everson's favorite car was the dark blue (his favorite color) one. Canon really liked the old truck.

Our improved deck

2010-07-17T21:04:00.000-07:00

Today was the day Todd was going to tackle the work on our deck. Luckily while he was outside working on it, our friend, Blair, ran by and said after his run he would come back and help. THANK YOU BLAIR!! What Todd thought was going to be a two hour project ended up to be a couple hours more. As Blair and Todd slaved away, I was kind enough to be out there to supervise and enjoy the unconventional way they put everything together. It was very amusing. They got the job done and that's all that matters. We liked our deck before, but now we like it even more.

BEFORE

DURING

ALL FINISHED

What do you think? Not bad huh!

Videos

2010-07-17T19:48:00.000-07:00

I know my Mom is going to freak when she sees these videos, because she thinks skateboarding is very dangerous and then adding in precious cargo, aka her grandkids, makes it worse, but I thought they were cute. Sorry Mom!

I have to admit, I was a little apprehensive to let Todd skateboard while holding the boys. He assured me that nothing bad was going to happen. So, off he skated and I am glad that he was right, nothing bad did happen.

Stickers

2010-07-16T21:01:00.000-07:00

Canon loves stickers. Usually he puts them on anything and anyone near him. Today he decided that his legs looked a wee bit plain, so what was his solution, add stickers to spruce them up a bit. He would point to the sticker on the page he wanted and then sit there and think about the best place on his leg the sticker would look best. Then Canon proceeded to point to every one of them on his legs and say, "dat" (translation: that).

Toy Story 3

2010-07-06T23:12:00.000-07:00

Everson absolutely loves the Toy Story movies and has them memorized. Toy Story 3 was the perfect movie for his first time at the theater. We were a little concerned how Canon would do and even thought we would leave him with Todd's Mom while we went, but then decided that Canon would also enjoy the movie. So off we went to the theater with myself, Todd, Everson, Canon, Bill, Will, Kayla and Todd's Dad, Chuck. Everson sat there in awe about how huge Buzz looked on screen and was just taking it all in. Canon sat still on my lap for the first hour and then decided he wanted to walk around a little bit. This was okay since our group made up half of the people in the theater. Toy Story 3 was a success. Both boys did great in the theater and enjoyed the movie.

Everson even brought one of his Buzz Lightyear's with him!

July 4th

2010-07-04T21:37:00.000-07:00

On the 4th of July we always have our family BBQ and then head up to our neighborhood fireworks! This year, my boys had to take naps during the BBQ so we wouldn't have meltdowns and miss the fireworks. Everson and Canon both loved the fireworks. They were both in awe!

Everyone having fun at the fireworks. Tanner and Isen get the award for coolest hair with their mohawks!

No caption needed for this picture!

But I have to say, I love the way Bill, in the first picture, is checking out Kendra, his wife, adjusting her glow in the dark brassiere. I LOVE these pictures! Thanks you two for a good laugh!

July 3rd Fun!

2010-07-03T21:24:00.000-07:00

The family got together for a mean game of capture the flag. Other games we played were, dragon tail and hit the road jack. Canon couldn't really play the games so he hung out with Mema and blew bubbles. Everson hung out with Deda and also blew bubbles and played on the nearby playground. Everyone had a good time running around. To top off the night we ended with some yummy banana splits and cookies.

(We missed Burke and Mishelle's family and Julie!)

Another Playdate

2010-06-23T00:11:00.000-07:00

Another playdate with cute Jordyn and Heidi! It is nice to have other girls around!

Big Boy Bed!

2010-06-22T00:02:00.000-07:00

We bought Everson bunk beds for his 3rd birthday! We thought it was about time to get him out of his crib and into a big boy bed. We surprised him with the Toy Story bedding. He was a little nervous to sleep in the bed, but did a great job.

Everson seeing the bed for the first time. He was a little excited!

Canon thought the bed was pretty cool too!

The weekend coming to an end

2010-06-20T22:56:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's Day!

We woke up, ate some waffles, went to church, ate leftovers for lunch and then headed back home. We had a fun weekend!

The weekend continued

2010-06-19T22:30:00.000-07:00

Aunt Shel came in late on Friday night and missed Everson's birthday. So, this morning Everson got to have birthday #2. More present opening.

One of Aunt Shel's presents was a pinata. Everson's very first pinata! He tried his hardest to get to the candy inside, but that small bat did not make things easy for him. He did a good job.

Finally Daddy had to step in and help Everson out a little bit. It was a success and finally there was candy.

Canon wanted in on the action and took some pretty good swings too.

Lucky us, it was Waldport's annual Beachcomber Days Parade. So after pinata breaking, we got dressed and headed to the parade. The weather man predicted it to be rainy all Saturday, but by the time it was time to go down to the parade, the weather was perfect. Everson and Canon had fun! We got free ice cream and I got to see some friends from high school.

After the parade we went home for some lunch and nap time. Too bad Everson didn't get the memo that he was suppose to take a nap. My Mom, brother Mark, his girlyfriend, Annette, my sister, Michelle and I got all dolled up to go to my Mom's friends 50th birthday/3rd Anniversary party! Mark and Annette looked so cute! Michelle and I broke out our prom dresses! There was some good Filipino food, lots of fresh fruit and some dancing. My Mom was so excited that they had Tamarind, a really gross looking fruit. It doesn't taste as bad as it looks.

Half way through the birthday/anniversary party Shel and I stepped out, made a quick wardrobe change and headed over to a wedding reception where we got to see our friend Jaylyn (in picture below) and her wonderful family. It was Jaylyn's sister, Janae, who got married. She looked stunning!

The wedding reception ended and we headed back to the birthday/anniversary party to dance it up and pick up my Mom who we left there to chat with her Filipino friends. Shel and I ripped it up on the dance floor. Sadly, the night had to come to an end. We stopped by to visit my Aunt Margie on the way home. Todd, my Dad and the kids had fun back at the house while it was quite without us there.

Happy 3rd Birthday Everson!

2010-06-18T22:17:00.000-07:00

We headed down to Waldport for a fun filled weekend. First on the list of events was a visit to the beach. It was the most perfect day to be at the beach. Almost no wind and it was warm. Unfortunately I forgot to take my camera, but once I get video that my Dad took of us I'll post that. We couldn't have asked for better weather than we had. Everson loved digging in the sand and Canon loved to run around. He even had a little spill and fell in the water, which he wasn't to thrilled about. I don't blame him because the water was still very very cold.

Next event for the day was dinner. My parents cooked up some yummy ribs, chow mien and cucumber tomato salad. My palette was very happy. Then came Everson's 3rd birthday party! We cannot believe he is already three. He is such a great kid and big brother. Everson is currently obsessed with Buzz Lightyear. He would watch Toy Story everyday all day if we let him. To be honest, some days that does cross my mind. His energy is always on hyper speed and his favorite question to ask is, "Why?" We love him!

After dinner we proceeded to the cake. Everson loved getting sung to. Being the type of kid who does not like to get his hands dirty, we did not expect him to dive right into the cake with his hands and face. By the time we stopped him from licking all the frosting and sprinkles off the cake and cut the cake, he already had is fair share.

Next came present opening. I love how he was excited about every present.

My Mom made sure that Canon wasn't left out, so he got to open a couple presents too.

After putting the boys to bed, Todd and I left to go up to Walmart before it closed. We got in there there 10 minutes before closing. We love Walmart. It could be because we do not have one very close to us, or the fact that things are so cheap there!

On our way home we thought we would stop by and visit Aunt Margie and Uncle Jim at their work. It was so good to see them and get a chance to talk with them!

Fun with Kyrie

2010-06-11T22:57:00.000-07:00

Canon and Everson love their cousin Kyrie. All three play really well together. We had a lot of fun playing outside today when she was over. Thank goodness the weather warmed up a little today. I know the boys needed some warm outdoor time.

I took one picture of Canon today and after that he kept saying again for me to take more. So this is what I ended up with. When you ask Canon to smile, those are he typical faces. The big picture in the middle is the face he makes when you ask him to open his mouth or show you his teeth. Silly boy!

Everson, the kid of many faces. I asked Everson to show me his faces for different feelings and below is what I got. I think he did a pretty good job. What do you think?

Happy Birthday!

2010-06-09T22:51:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Todd! The boys and I took Pizza Schmizza and brownies to Todd's work for lunch for Todd and his employees. All of us just sat in the front room eating and talking. The boys loved visiting Daddy at work and getting to eat lunch with him like old times. We are thinking that eating lunch with Dad once a week would be a lot of fun!

The yummy brownies!

Cuties #2

2010-06-08T22:50:00.000-07:00

We love our boys!

An absolute Miracle

2010-06-08T15:33:00.000-07:00

Once Everson reached the age of 10 months he would not fall asleep anywhere other than his bed, or pack n' play. We were lucky if we could get him to fall asleep in our arms during church. He wouldn't even fall asleep in his car seat. Everson is definitely not the kid who you find sleeping in random places around the house. He has been napping only two times a week. When I told him that he had to take a nap and he could either do it up in his bed or on the couch downstairs, he insisted that he would nap on the couch. This is how it always starts. He lays on the couch for a little bit, but then we end up going up stairs to his room. Anyway, this time, he miraculously fell asleep without a fuss. I typed at the computer and went in and out of the room and he still kept his eyes closed and fell asleep. I was couldn't believe my eyes.

I didn't want him to nap too late so he wouldn't be up late, but when I tried waking him up after about 2 hours he refused and told me he was still sleepy. He would then roll back over, close his eyes and fall back asleep. I tried five times to wake him up within a 90 minute period, but was unsuccessful. Everson finally woke up when he heard Canon playing upstairs. I don't know if this miracle will ever happen again, but I can at least hope!

Chopsticks

2010-06-04T22:44:00.000-07:00

Everson has decided that he wants to use chopsticks instead of any other utensils. He will use them for cereal, french toast, chicken, rice, meat, noodles, peaches, etc... Surprisingly he is pretty successful at them. There is some Asian in him!

Glued

2010-06-03T22:41:00.000-07:00

Relaxing and watching a show.

There is no breaking their concentration when the TV is on.

Cuties!

2010-05-29T13:50:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist to take pictures of my cute boys before we left for a birthday party and reception. They kind of cooperated for three pictures and then they were done.

I wish Canon would have smiled, it would have made it perfect.