7 Weeks

Cooper is 7 weeks old today! And look what she's doing!

Love that big smile! She is so sweet.

"Dad, catch me before I fall!"

"Whoa. I am already 7 weeks? That is old."

We are looking forward to her 2 month check-up next week to find out how big she has gotten. We are just enjoying her so much. She is focusing on us more and watching her big sister sing and read to her all the time. She loves to go on walks in her Baby Bjorn and to the grocery store in the wrap. I love wearing her - that wasn't something I did much with Kendall, and I think it's great. She just falls right to sleep and I love having her close to me. Our goal this week: narrow down our favorite newborn pictures so we can finally get them ordered! It's just so hard to choose!

Sleeping Angel

Just

so
sweet.

What Cooper Wore to Church Today...

I love this picture, but you can't see the pumpkin on her shirt...

I asked Kendall to hold her skirt down for me, and this is the face I got!

What a cute outfit from Gigi and Peeps! Thanks guys!

The Punkum Patch!

I love fall! The weather has started to cool down a little and it's time to go to one of my favorite places...the pumpkin patch! Or as Kendall says, "the Punkum Patch." I love how she is saying pumpkin - so cute!
Kristin, Mary, Stephanie, Holly and I all have the same doctor - Dr. Miller - and she has been asking for a picture of all our kids for awhile now. We have had the hardest time trying to get them all together, but we were finally able to meet up at the pumpkin patch Wednesday for a "photo shoot." You can imagine how fun it was to try and get 7 toddlers and 1 six week old in one picture!! Ha! Here's the craziness....

We got all the kids situated and then I handed Cooper to Kendall and stepped back quickly! She did a good job hanging on to her! I think this first picture was the best we got. Sarah is upset with Caleb in this next one...

...and now Ella is mad about something.

Oh well. That's just where we're at right now!! Dr. Miller wants a big copy of it - like an 11x14 - to hang in her office. We love our doctor!

After we got the whole group, we let the kids play. Sarah pulled Kendall in the wagon,

Kendall rode on the little tractor,

and played in the pumpkins.

Kendall and Sarah played "ping around the posies."

"Mom. Sarah is my best friend and EE is my best friend."

The Girls! (Minus Cooper. It wasn't the easiest thing to take pictures of her in the pumpkin patch!)

Here's Cooper next to the growth chart.

And Kendall. I will post the past two year's pictures soon. She is getting so big!

I love this picture!

Finally, here are more of Cooper with her big sister. Kendall did such a good job holding on to her - we had to take pictures fast!

She was so proud to be able to hold her.

We had so much fun! I'm sure it won't be the last time we go to the pumpkin patch this year. We did get one big pumpkin for the front porch and Kendall picked out her own little pumpkin. More pictures soon of decorating that with Dad!!

Fun Visitors!

We had some fun visitors Tuesday...my Grandma and Grandpa came to town! They were on vacation in Houston and Galveston and made the trip down to LJ before heading home on Tuesday. We were so excited to see them and get to introduce Baby Cooper to them. They brought presents for the girls: sweet rings for them to wear to church and save to put in their wedding ring pillow someday! They are so little and sweet and Kendall was very excited. Cooper was too - can't you tell? :)

Kendall had fun showing them her house and her bedroom and opening her presents.

Thanks for coming to see us guys! And thanks for the rings! See you soon!

6 Weeks Old

Cooper is 6 weeks old today!

What a face!

She had some special visitors today - check back for pictures soon!

A Visit From Kiki and Pops

Pops and Kiki came last Wednesday to Lake Jackson for a visit! They came to help Randy paint the little house and to see the girls and the house looks so cute! Here it is on Thursday after Pops primed it.

Friday, Kendall was so excited to get to come out and help paint. It didn't last long though. :)

The yellow outside and inside before the brown trim was painted.

Kendall took a break from all her hard work. She brought her chair outside and set it on the porch where she could watch Pops work.

Then she read some books with Kiki.

The finished product! It is so cute and we just love it.

We especially love that all her grandparents had a hand in it: Peeps and Gigi built it, Granny and Papas planted flowers, and Pops and Kiki painted it and put in flooring. So much fun! Oh yeah - and Daddy helped all along the way!

Great floors!

Pops put some finishing touches on the flooring before they left on Saturday. Kendall is having so much fun with her house now, and we know Cooper will have lots of fun with it when she gets bigger!

We enjoyed our visit with you, Pops and Kiki! Thanks for coming and for all your work!