Cruise!

This last week Weston and I were able to go on a cruise, thanks to Grandma Alene and a few friends that helped with Kooper. We went with Weston's parents and had such a good time. Its so different to travel once you have kids, before you just pick up and go not a worry in the world... now you can either take them with you, which is fun but if your looking for a relaxing/lay around vacation that just doesn't happen with a 3 year old! But then if you leave them home that's all you do is just worry, hoping that they are ok, and not sad, and being good...bla bla bla its just a no win situation! But despite missing Koop like crazy we had a blast! We ate way too much, layed around a lot, got a lot of sun and then ate some more! On about our 3rd night my ankles started swelling so bad, I think I just had way to much sun and not enough water plus a lot of salty food..not a good combo for a prego lady! By the end of the trip I had no ankles aka cankles and I couldn't even bend my poor toes, it was pretty sick! Luckily they are back to normal, but just a side note after looking at all our picts I think my whole body was swollen maybe I'm just in denial but lets just say I'm swollen for the record:)
This is the first beach we went to, it was on the Island of St. Martin. If you know anything about the island it is owned by the French and the Dutch so half the beach is where all the French hang out. On our way there they told us that the French side was a nude beach and I was just thinking topless.... I was TOTALLY wrong!
Wes and I had deiced to go on a little walk up the beach, we saw a few topless people here and there but then we came to a group of rocks you cross, you actually don't even realize you cross it until BAM... the..what we like to call "the greeter" says hello, trust me you CANT miss him! We took a few steps and realized we were in the middle of the nude beach. What a different culture, I cant even imagine..I mean they were old, (really old..sick), young, kids, pregnant women...you name it they were there. We obviously turned around and went right back but I was just amazed at how natural it was for all of them.
We had such a good time with Weston's parents, Im so lucky to have such good in laws! They have always made me feel so comfortable around them..all though Im sure at times they regret it:)
The formal nights were fun, Im sure it would be funner(is that a word) if I was about 30 lbs lighter...but at the same time I wouldn't trade my big belly and swollen body... remember Im just swollen:) for the world!
My cute little hubby! We had such a good time together! I love being able to go on trips and just spend time with my best friend in the whole world! I love that he still makes me laugh so hard I cry, I love that at night we could just have "pillow talk" for hours, and I love that he just loves me and doesn't hesitate a bit to show it. Im one lucky girl!
This is one of our Philippino waiters, there are so many Philippino's on the ship and Weston is in Heaven being able to speak to them all in their language. Its so fun to see there reaction, they instantly fall in love with him every time. A few of the Philippino's that we met even had chocolate covered strawberries sent to our room.
We could have never done this with our my family and friends that helped out so much! I had one tired Moma when I got home, I think she forgot how busy a 3year old boy was. But she did such a great job...so good that Im paying the consequences this week, to say the least he was SPOILED rotten, but then again what are Grandparents for?? Thanks again!

Bath Time....

This is what happens when Daddy is in charge of bath time........
Need I say more????

Steamboat Springs

Wes had a couple of days off for New Years so we took advantage of that and took a little mini trip! One of our timeshares is in Steamboat so we thought we would take Kooper skiing and sledding and just have a nice weekend. We had such a good time, Kooper loved all the snow, a lot of times it was above his head and -5 degrees but he could care less. The skiing part was a little frustrating Im not sure how those ski school instructors do it? I do have to give him credit he did pretty good for his first time, I guess Im just a little mad because I had the whole day pictured like this....Wes and Koop go skiing while mom sits in the lodge next to a cozy little fire place sipping on hot coco, reading a book and maybe even getting a nice little massage for this pregnant body of mine, but nooooo instead mom had to hike 10 miles to the bunny hill, carrying all Koopers crap in -10 degree weather and stand at the bottom freezing my you know what off,( okay maybe Im exaggerating just a little) because we knew he wouldn't last more than a few runs and who else was going to take picts? I mean he just turned 3 shouldn't he be doing jumps and moguls by now??
Right before the big ski day!
Just waiting for the shuttle....he is ready to hit the slopes!
Koop was having a hard time walking in his boots and was going soooo slow so his cute little Daddy came to the rescue and carried him...it was a long walk, I wanted someone to carry me:)
He loved the magic carpet!
Kooper's first run!
After a few runs he would go by himself for a few seconds, he was so proud!
Right here he is clapping, he is so proud of himself! So precious! It made it all worth it, gran it I would have loved a massage but to see this little guy be so proud...priceless!
Love my boys! I cant imagine my life without them, I look forward to what this New Year brings! Im so excited to add another boy into the mix and most of all Im excited to make many more memories of our lives together! Love you two!! Happy New Year!!

Chirstmas 2010

We had such a good Christmas, I was a little worried considering it was the first time in 30 years not being around my family but we were lucky enough to have Weston's parents come out for a few days. We had such a good time, the day after they got here we went to Denver and stayed downtown. We actually had never been up that way so it was fun to see something new. On Christmas Eve morning we went to the Denver Aquarium and we got to have breakfast with Santa, it was so cute and Kooper was so excited. We then had a full day of shopping and loved just being together.
The best part for me was setting out all of Kooper things, for reason I think its so fun... this year was just so different because he really knew what was going on. On Christmas morning we woke Kooper up at 5:30am because Weston was on call and just in case he got called in we wanted to make sure we got to do our Christmas with him. Anyway Koop was so fun, a little overwhelmed I think but he was so excited for his new toys. I think between the Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles that spoil him he just got way too much and just wanted to play, he got sick of un-wrapping about half way through.
Then to top it all off, sure enough Weston got called in right at 7 and was at the hospital until the next morning at 7. Im so thankful that his parents were here, I think I would have been having a pity party all day if it weren't for them, they were great all day. They are so much help with Kooper and of course Kooper adores them. We had a great Christmas dinner (thanks to the in laws, allthough I did make homemade rolls) and had a blast playing with Kooper and all his new toys!
All in all we had such a great Christmas, I really wish I could have seen the rest of my family, it wasn't the same with out them, and we missed them like crazy, but I loved starting our own traditions!
I love this one, Kooper is so excited to show Santa the list of things that he wants!
Weston and his cute little Dad!
Our land lord gave Kooper that Elmo stuffed animal for Christmas, and for some reason Elmo had to go everywhere with Kooper in the Jeep. To be honest I'm not sure he has even seen Elmo?
As soon as it got light enough outside we had to get out there to try out they new "barbie jeep" and yes he still calls it that...its so funny, maybe I need to show him what a barbie is??
We live at the end of a street and its a dead end, I love that because there is no traffic and Kooper just rides all around! And yes, my belly is growing at a rapid rate:)

Christmas Time!

I love this time of year! It all starts with black Friday, yes that is almost better than Christmas for me even though a lot of the time I have most of it done, its just the thrill and of course you can always find something that is a good deal:)
This year has been especially fun because Kooper is at such a good age. I love that I can some what use the.."Santa's watching you better be good" tactic. I have been waiting my whole life to use that! I love that he knows the Christmas songs and always wants us to sing them with him, preferably "Rudolf." I love that his favorite thing to do at night is "go look at the pretty decooooations." I love that before he can even open his eyes in the morning the first thing we have to do is open a square from that little event count down calender and he may or may not get the little chocolate before breakfast (don't judge its the holidays)!
Kooper loves Santa, he gets so excited when he sees him, whether its a fake Santa or a real Santa. He has been able to sit on 2 Santa's laps, he loves it but at the same time he gets a little shy and will just whisper what he wants to him. This year he wants a "blue barbie jeep" thanks to his cute little friend Kaydence. She has a pink one and for a long time...like months he has said he wants a pink barbie jeep, then this past month or so he has realized that pink is for girls so now he wants a blue barbie jeep.
Im looking forward to Christmas morning and seeing his cute little face, its amazing how much kids bring such a special spirit into the Holidays. Happy Holidays!
We got to go to the "North Pole!" Kooper had a blast, he can't stop talking about it.
It had so many cute little rides.....
Even if your not so little......
Thumbs up!!
Kooper was looking at the reindeer, we were on a train ride and they have a bunch of reindeer off to the sides of the train. It was really cute!
He was being really funny about this Santa, he didnt want to get too close. I love the look on his face!
Feeding the deer...
Last but not least the CANDY CANE COASTER!! Kooper loved this little roller coaster, I think he might be a thrill seeker like his father....great!
This is what happens after a long hard morning at the North Pole......sound asleep!! YAY!!

Happy Birthday Kooper

Honestly, how do they get from this......
To this......I have no idea where time has gone but my baby is three!

Dear Kooper,
Happy Birthday! We can't believe that it has been three years since you came into our lives! Time has gone by so fast! People always use to tell us to watch out because he will be big before you know it, and now look at you! Your such a big boy, you're so independent and you have to do EVERYTHING by yourself! You have changed so much over this past year and we love every second of it, okay maybe not every second of it...your tantrums are a little over the top but then again what 2 year old doesn't have their fair share of melt downs:) You are such a little chatter box and I love it! I was telling Daddy the other day that there is nothing more sweet to me than to hear you say,"I love you Mommy." It melts my heart every time. You are so considerate of others around you, there is never a time that goes by that if I let out a frustrated sigh you will ALWAYS reply, "whats wrong mommy, don't be sad it okay." Or if you hear a baby crying you are always so concerned and you want to make sure the baby is okay. You bring so much joy and laughter into our home, we can't even remember what life was like without you, it must of been so boring.
Since we have moved you have been my best friend, I love playing with you everyday. I love our silly little conversations, I love our cuddle time, I love when you want me to just hold you, I love your sweet innocent prayers, I love in the mornings listening to you try and sing along to Mickey Mouse Club House(your poor little singing voice doesn't stand a chance if its anything like mine or Daddy's), I love that you hold my cheeks and tell me I'm pretty and then proceed to give me butterfly kisses, Eskimo kisses, real kisses then head butts(thanks Daddy)!
Thanks for being the good boy that you are, you have taught us so much over the past three years and we have grown so much in so many ways because of you. We are so lucky that you are our Son and that our Heavenly Father trusted us enough to raise such a perfect little boy! Happy Birthday!

Love Mommy and Daddy

We are having a......

On Saturday we were able to find out what we are having! We are thrilled to be having a .........

BOY!!!!!!!!!!

We couldn't be happier to have two little boys running around our house soon..(3 counting Wes)! Weston is one proud Daddy, for some reason its like some sort of accomplishment and boost to their ego to have a boy...why?? I have NOOO idea! Im not sure that Kooper quite gets it but, he always talks about him and whenever we ask what we should name the baby, lately he always says," Baby Jesus." I think its just because we have been talking a lot about Baby Jesus the past few weeks and so now he thinks that that's a great name for the baby in my belly!
I feel so blessed to be having a baby, I know so many people struggle getting pregnant or even having kids and so to be pregnant with my second child Im so overwhelmed with gratitude. I love being a Mom and I pray that I can be the best little mommy ever to my boys!

Way behind!

Why do I do this to myself! Im so behind in posting now I just feel overwhelmed and I dont even want to do it. And why am I behind...I dont really know, its not like I have a super busy life here, I guess I just find better things to do:) So considering that we saw Santa yesterday and I have some way cute pictures I better post about Halloween first so it looks like Im kinda on the ball.
We had such a good Halloween this year, Kooper is a little older so it makes it so much fun! We went to a little carnival at one of the schools with Craig and Julie and their twins, it was a blast and Kooper loved it!
The cutest little pirate in the world! Love this little guy!
Bean bag toss....
He was too far away at first, so of course what else would you do but walk right up to the pumpkin and throw the bags in!
Kooper trying to hold Kamree's hand and she is NOT having it! She is all ready playing hard to get....
Kooper with 2 of his cousins.
Kooper and Pa Pa Tom, don't ask me what Kooper is doing...