My friend Robyn just recently asked, "What is the best age ?", when talking about our children and today I think 8 months is the answer. Cooper is so fun right now, but I think I am just a baby person. He is starting to really get his own personality. He wakes up super happy and I love how he lights up when he sees me. He LOVES going outside, and he thinks Abby and Carson are the funniest thing in the world (which makes their day). He's crawling all around, but not running, so I can still catch up to him.

He is also starting to have his own "little things" about him, like the other day when he was playing in the tub, Chad took his ball away from him so that he could wash him off , not thinking Cooper would even notice, but he was very upset. Now every time he gets in the tub, he holds on to his toys super tight and won't let go, because he is afraid someone will take them away.

This is just a fun age where all of the learning begins and I am excited to watch him come up with something new everyday.

Ok, 3 years olds are pretty funny too! Carson learned this at school while ago and I finally got him to do it on camera. I'm sorry to say, but it wouldn't be as funny if he had all of his teeth. When I watch him use words like this, I learn to appreciate his struggles. Luckily, we have two more years until Kindergarten. (maybe at least two of his teeth will be in by then)

October

October is finally over. It has been a crazy, but fun month. Here are some pictures of all that we have been up to lately.Fun at the pumpkin patch. Cooper enjoyed his first wheel barrel ride.
We went to the mountains to see the awesome fall leaves. (but had to explain to the kids that the beer bottles were not a part of "nature")

Abby and Carson finished up their soccer season. Abby did great. This was her third year, and the first time they played on the "big field". We were super proud of her. Her favorite part was when she was able to play goalie, because then she didn't have to run so much.

Most of the pictures of Carson are of him "not playing". This was his first year, and he was just funny to watch. We never knew what kind of crazy thing he would do next. He liked playing, but just kept saying that everyone was going too fast for him. . .maybe better luck with T-ball.

We went to Las Vegas to see Amy and Justin, and see their little Kamryn get blessed, we had a lot of fun with the whole family in their little apartment. The kids were in heaven because they could go swimming in October.
We made our best efforts at pumpkin carving. ( these are our scary faces)
Halloween was a blast. Carson was hilarious in his batman costume. He was determined to be batman this year and he definitely played the part well.
Carson and his partner in crime before their big preschool Halloween party.
Abby was so grown up this year. I am the room mom for her Kindergarten class (by assignment, not by choice) and I came to her class to throw their Halloween party. We had tons of fun, and I couldn't help but think about how grown up she is getting. Cooper made is first appearance at Halloween as a pumpkin. We actually had another really cute costume picked out but he grew too fast and it didn't really fit by Halloween. (but when else can you pull off a costume like this and still be stinkin cute? )
Chad and I dressed up as ugly people. I was suppose to be Joe Dirt and Chad was some weird guy with lots of chest hair. It took Chad a couple of days to get my image out of his head.
In Cooper news, he is finally crawling. He made it official on Halloween night as he was watching all of the chaos. He is still a beginner, but slowly he is making his way were he wants to go.