Cooper as a Shepherd in the Nativity

Cooper and Caden Christmas 2009

Cooper's 6th Birthday

Time for the gifts!

Pure happiness

Indiana's sidekick

Indiana's cake

the birthday crew

spider web ladder

the hiding place

the treasure box

the hats...

"Indiana Jones"

My oldest turned 6 this month! Cooper wanted an "Indiana Jones" themed birthday party which by the way, is not sold in stores, so I had to find everything online. He invited a few friends from his primary class and a friend from school and family friends and a couple of his cousins came. First they had to each make their own "Indiana Jones" hat. Then they had a backyard treasure hunt, which consisted of climbing a spider - web rope ladder and then sliding into the snake pit in order to find the treasure box filled with jewels, necklaces, coins, etc. They seemed to have a blast, since Cooper kept reenacting the treasure hunt with his brother after everyone left. They all went home with a bunch of goodies and I was exhausted!

And...we always have to "relight" the candles for Caden...

Halloween 2009

A very handsome Obi-Wan Kenobi

Cooper was Obi-Wan Kenobi and Caden was a little green dragon. In spite of not being able to get a decent picture of him smiling, Caden did like his costume. He just wouldn't wear the hood for more than 5 seconds. Cooper's kindergarten teacher wanted him to come and "trick or treat" at her house, so we made a special trip over there and she loved it.

Rub a Dub Dub, 3 boys in a tub!

The boys thought it was the greatest thing to have another friend at bathtime last night... They were perfectly happy with their buddy, Soren, joining them.

Future engineer

I was in the other room when Cooper called me out to come see what he had built all by himself. It seems pretty good for a 5 year old! He even had the door and window built into it. He's been really into building things lately, and of course, sounding out every word that he hears...

Playtime