Cooper Thomas: 15 Months



I don't even know where to begin with Cooper this month. He's changing so much (except on the growth chart, lol). Cooper loves telling people "hi" which sounds more like "eye" and he'll wave bye too. He's working on putting actions to words like 'stomp your feet' and 'dance.' And it's a good thing I was late at writing his update because I can now say he gives kisses! Oh my gosh it's the cutest!! At his doctors appointment the doctor was asking about things he was doing and he brought up pointing. I said, yeah he hasn't really pointed to anything yet, and of course we leave the office and his little finger is up in the sky! He points and then babbles like he's trying to tell you what he's pointing too. Gosh I love this little guy!! Other things he is saying is "ow" or "owie" anytime he falls down, and he loves yelling "mom," "mama" and "dada."




He has been teething like crazy and we could see 4 molars ready to come, but to date only 2 have poked through. That brings us up to 10 teeth. He loves chicken nuggets and milk and hates wearing shoes. He is glued to your side until he eats dinner so that's always a fun time in the evening. But his biggest news this past month was he started daycare! He had a few rough weeks but is settling in just fine and the teachers say he's so happy. I also get daily stories about how him and Carson find each other at the fence dividing the two play areas and they will giggle at each other, run away, and run back giggling more! The only downside to Cooper is he has already begun mastering tantrums. He'll either arch back, which 99% of the time results in his head banging on the ground, or lay on his stomach crying.

These were some of my favorite months with Carson so I can't wait to see what Coop will be up to next!













Family Fun in Iowa

It's not very often extended family has the chance to come together so we a cousin on Reid's side of the family announced she was engaged we were all thrilled we could come together to celebrate. We arrived a day early to let our boys settle in a bit and stayed in Des Moines at the Ramada Tropics Resort which I picked because the pool was a water park! I thought it would be a great way to get some energy out and it was, but small problem the pool was a bit cold and our littlest didn't last too long. But both boys enjoyed the pirate ship slides and we had a fun morning before driving down to Rathbun Lake to meet up with family.


Most of our weekend was spent at Honeycreek Resort where all the family stayed in cabins or the hotel there. It was a beautiful property and I loved the arrangements of the cabins. Carson and his cousin John,who is a few months older than him, stayed in a cabin with us and the boys had lots of fun playing together. It's so fun seeing them grow up and interact with each other now.







And now for the reason we all came together. Reid's cousins' wedding was beautiful and we are so happy for the newlyweds. Thanks for having us Piper and Jared!


















We had a later flight out of Des Moines the next day so after leaving the cabin we headed to the zoo to kill some time. It was a wonderful zoo, perfect weather and even had a train we could ride. And now I can check Iowa of states I've visited!