Ladies and gentlemen! Here he is, the world-renowned Super Duper Cooper! Watch and be amazed! Okay, so maybe I’m overstating it a bit, but we are pretty impressed with how quickly Cooper has gone from being stationary to crawling on all fours and pulling up on furniture. If you need a little dose of cuteness… Read More Starring Super Duper Cooper
Carefree. Where we spent the night. Carefree. How we felt. We took our first ever overnight date since having kids. And we can’t wait to do it again! My friend, Rebekah, insisted that we should let her babysit the boys while Stephen and I took a night away, just the two of us. The idea… Read More Romantic Carefree Getaway
And today is his birthday! This song is for you, Babe, because we belong together. Because I love you.
“Adventure is out there!” That seems to be Cooper’s motto now that he’s mobile. He amazes us. Just two-and-a-half weeks after learning the army crawl, he pulled himself to a standing position. Now he’s crawling on all fours and exploring his world–much to his delight. I love hearing the pit-pat of his crawl and seeing… Read More The Wilderness Explorer
The thing about long-distance friendships is that you often can’t picture your friend in her daily routine. Visits come at holidays or special events and the daily routine is replaced with vacation mode. But the way to really grow close to a friend is to enter into her life–side by side. My closest friend, Rebekah,… Read More Doing Days
Swimming lessons–how classically summer! We signed up for swim lessons with our friends, Eden and Melissa, for the month of July. After looking at lessons in a private home swimming pool and lessons offered by the YMCA, I finally found Aqua-Tots, and we’ve loved it! Aqua-Tots provides summer swim lessons in outdoor satellite locations. Ours was… Read More Blub, Blub, Blub
Cooper is on the move, and not much stands in his way. He can crawl over pillows, under kitchen chairs, and around the myriad of toys that dot the landscape of our home. Exploration is the name of the game, and Baby gets lost in concentration while discovering the world on his own terms. I’m… Read More On the Move!
Everyday moments aren’t so ordinary when you live miles from family. Though we did visit some attractions in the Valley, most our time with my dad, mom and sisters was spent savoring ordinary life at home. My family played with the boys, read to them, sang to them, and cared for them–in between all the… Read More Making Manka Memories
Finally! My family arrived at our house for a two week visit on the morning of June 15th–Mom and Dad’s 34th wedding anniversary. We’ve been talking about their visit for months, and Silas has been learning all the names of his aunts. We celebrated right away with an anniversary dinner. It was fun to look… Read More Let’s Celebrate Family
I catch his eye, and he stares lovingly at me. This babe of ours is seven months today. Cooper Andrew is so very squeezable with his round, chubby cheeks and his two little Christmas hams for thighs. He got his yearly quota of kisses from his aunts and grandparents who were here visiting for the… Read More Squeezable