Butter....Seriously??

When I walk into the kitchen and see this.......(this is leaving him alone for 1 minute)I know its never a good sign....
I look to his room, his door is shut...I know this is going to be interesting so I grab my camera and find this...
For some odd reason my sweet little Kooper is OBSESSED with butter...yes I said butter!!! He loves it, for instance the other day I said to him,"Koop come and eat, we are having your favorite, spinach ravioli (which he really does love)," and he immediately says, "no mom, butter is my favorite."
So this is the thing we don't even eat butter, we have always used spray butter, I keep some butter in the freezer for baking and that's why when I see the chair by the freezer I know what Kooper is after! We can get this kid to eat anything if we tell him that we will put butter on it...is this a good thing or a bad thing? Just posting these pictures I'm gagging, I hate butter and to eat a whole stick...are you kidding me? Well he obviously didn't eat the whole stick but even one bite would send me over the edge! So really Koop, you're going to pick butter as your favorite food??? Can we even call it a food? SICK!!

Soccer Mom!

Have you ever imagined something in your mind and then it turns out so incredibly different?? Well that seems to happen to me quite often! And this whole soccer mom thing being one of those things that was imagined so different! So Weston and Kooper have been practicing all these sweet moves, scoring goals, and passing the balls for a few weeks now so I was thinking by his first game he was going to be semi-pro.... ha ha boy was I wrong!! Although in these first few pictures he looks pretty convincing......
So this was the problem....he did really good until the other team would come and kick the ball from him, how dare they...right??? We have been taught not to take toys (balls) from other kids while they are playing with them, so why on earth would these kids just come up and kick the ball right away from him...he was playing with it first!!!
Oh boy...so there you have it, I forgot to explain that it's okay when playing sports to take the ball, which if I would have it would have avoided several on the field melt downs! I wish I would have gotten some pictures of him pouting and stomping around after the ball was stolen, but I was too busy trying to figure out why the heck he was so mad...."DUH Mom its because we don't take other kid's toys (balls)"
So after so many times of getting the ball taken from you I guess playing in the goal is a lot more fun!
I love this picture, he is just so content taking a break drinking his juice box.
All in all it was a fun day, it was so cute to see our little boy attempting to play a sport, he is growing up way too fast! He may not be semi-pro like I was thinking but we are so proud of our little soccer player and Im by far the proudest soccer Mom around! Love you Koop:)

A well needed visit home!

After being away from your family and friends for awhile there is honestly nothing in this world that I love doing more than going home to spend quality time with everybody. This time was so different because I wasnt working 90 hours in a week so I just got to enjoy having time to do whatever I wanted, it was just what I needed. I have been feeling so homesick lately, and its amazing what being around the people that mean the world to you can do for you in one short week!
While we were there my mother in law watched Kooper while Weston and I and our besties went on an over nighter. The day was perfect, it started out by my amazing friend Julie and her cute mom(my other mother) took me to get a pedicure and then out to lunch at my all time favorite "PF." Julie of course went overboard and spoiled the new baby with a whole storage bin of clothes, diapers, wipes, toys... you name it, it was in there! I honestly don't know what I would do with out this girl, she is one of those best friends that you can tell anything too, her shoulder is always there for you no matter what, she is such a good example, and I know that she would do anything for me! Anyway back to the perfect day... after being spoiled with pedicures and lunch, Weston and I headed down to St George to meet Julie and Craig. Weston and I did a little shopping, got our truck detailed and enjoyed some of that amazing St. George sunshine! When Craig and Julie got down there we went to the temple....
Went to Samurai 21 and enjoyed some sushi....
The girls had lots of "pillow talk" time, and lots of laughs...you know the laugh when you laugh so hard it hurts....
The boys had lots of...um... I guess showing each other their "apps" on their I phones??? Is that what boys do? What ever it is, they are totally into it!The next day the boys went golfing and the girls went shopping. We had such a good time, it was well needed especially because we will be very busy here in about 4 weeks...
We had so much fun at home, Im so thankful that we both have such amazing families that love Kooper so much, he is so lucky to have them, and yes we are too! Thank you so much Grandma Pam for watching Koop so that we could have a little over nighter!

100% Daddy's Boy!!

So Im not sure what the deal is lately but Kooper is obsessed with his Dad, which I know, I know isnt a bad thing, I know Weston is a good catch and all but what the crap..... I take care of this kid all day long, I feed him, I take him to the park, we play, we read, we color, we play hide and seek and you know these days its not so easy to hide this big ol' body but I do it anyway!! And still every morning when Koop comes in the first thing he wants to know is "where is Daddy"...I say the same thing, "Koop he is at work." His reply is always the same, "nooooo I want my Daddy so so bad, I miss him, he is my best friend." I know kinda cute but, every morning at 6:30am trying to console him, I'm just kinda over it! Dont get me wrong at times it is nice, like when Wes gets home Kooper doesn't want a thing to do with me, in fact he doesn't even want me in the room when him and Wes are playing which is fine with me, by the end of the day sometimes I dont want to even be in the room, (so there Kooper)ha ha But there are times when I really feel a little frustrated, like today before nap and I was reading him books, and he says,"I want you to read it like Daddy does." Or I'm tickling his back and he'll say, "your not doing it right, do it like Daddy." Another example, I can fight with him all morning to make his bed and he wont, but honestly the second Weston says, "Koop you need to make your bed." He skips right in and does it.(well maybe he doesn't skip, but he might as well)
Well I could go on and on all day giving examples why Im feeling like chopped liver, but I wont. I know he loves me I just had to vent for a minute.
Kooper loves to wrestle, and he knows he can only do that with Daddy...maybe thats why??
Weston gives him "bear traps" (notice his foot trapped in his undies) all the time but that doesnt stop Kooper from wanting more and more of his Daddy. PS A bear trap is a big thing in this family, its sooo annoying but kinda funny, once your foot is stuck its soo hard to get it out especailly if you have Daddy tickling you the whole time!
They nap together....
They play dragons together, usually Kooper is on Weston's shoulders"training the dragon."

I love these boys and I do love their relationship, I couldn't ask for a better Daddy for Kooper. Weston does so much with him and is such an amazing exapmle and I love seeing Kooper look up to him so much, I hope that his Daddy is always his"best friend."

California!

After two long days at Disneyland, we decided to go to the Long Beach Aquarium on Saturday. He is at the perfect age for this, he loved every second of it!Kooper loved being able to touch all of the fish, starfish, little crawdads, and whatever else was in the water!At the Aquarium they have a huge bird area, you can buy nector for $3.00, which I though was kinda a rip off becuase its in the littlest cup you have ever seen, but let me tell you...it was worth every penny! Those birds love it, once they see that you have the little cup they flock to you! Kooper loved it, and as you can see Daddy was having a lot of fun too!While we were in CA, we took a little drive up to Pasadena where we used to live. We of course had to eat at my all time favorite restaurant Houstons. I have been craving their coconut shrimp roll for the longest time....it is the best ever, in fact just looking at the picture makes me want to go back! And then of course we topped it off with Pinkberry. Going to all of our favorite places really made us miss Pasadena, we had such a good times there!

Kooper loves hotels, for some reason he thinks its the greatest thing in the world when we get to stay at one. As you can tell he thinks he is sooo cool!
We had such a great time on our little family vacation, and Im so glad Kooper had so much fun! I love that kid more than anything in the world and bringing a new baby into our lives scares me a little because I would never want Kooper to feel bad in any way. Dont get me wrong I know it will be so good for him because the little stinker needs a sibling around to teach him how to share and all the other things siblings are good for. He has just been my world for the past 3 1/2 years, he has been my best friend while Wes has been busy at school and now work. I think Im just scared to see all that change but yet so excited to have another little precious child in our home to love and adore just like we do our little Koopy Koop!

Disneyland!

So we though we better get a little family vacation in with Kooper before our new little guy comes and turns Kooper's world upside down....So what better place than the "happiest place on earth"??
We love Disneyland, we have missed it so much since we moved from CA so it was so nice to go back. Kooper has been so excited for this trip, every night after books he likes us to tell him a story and usually it can be about anything but after we told him we were going to Disneyland we had to tell a story about that and it had to include Buzz Lightyear. When the day finally came that we were leaving he was so excited, he was so good on the plane and couldn't wait to just be at the park. Once we got there, he did his little happy dance and was the happiest kid in the world! It was a perfect day.... there were no lines and it was so warm and sunny!On our way....


Toy Story is one of our favorite rides, it by far had the longest line but to see Koop SOOO excited to go on it, it was worth the wait!
Kooper is going to be a thrill seeker like his Daddy, him and Wes went on this little roller coaster several times. Kooper wanted to go on the bigger ones but he wasn't tall enough....he was so disappointed!

Kooper LOVES this ride, he thinks his mission in life is to help Buzz fight the Evil Emperor Zerg, so this ride is so perfect for him. I cant tell you how many times a day that we spend searching (with our guns) looking for Zerg.:) Look at his eyes, he is SO into it!

Kooper loves animals, so the Jungle Safari is perfect for him. He kept wanting to know if they were real....
Monsters Inc.
Woody!
LOVES Mickey!!


Bumper cars, he thought he was so cool that he could drive!
This is what happens after a long day at the park, he was so wore out! Weston and I took full advantage of our sleeping child and had a nice quiet meal at Cheesecake Factory, he didnt even move a muscle the whole time we ate...we aren't use to that, we usual have to inhale our food because he is being naughty, not this time...it was great!

A three year old!

In Raising Healthy Children, Jolene L. Roehikepartain writes, "In our eagerness to teach our children, we may overlook what they are teaching us: compassion, conflict, resolution, and time management. They show us how to let loose, be spontaneous, rest when we need to, and become best friends with someone we were mad at moments ago. They help us to remember what its like to be a child, and they help us be better adults. Next time you learn a lesson from a preschooler, thank him or her. You might say, thank you for reminding me that yelling doesn't help. Adults forget sometimes."My sweet little 3 year old preschooler is teaching me more lessons in life than I ever though possible. I have learned more patience in the few short months since he has turned 3 than I have in my whole lifetime. Things that used to work as far as discipline don't even come close these days, he just has a mind of his own! Out of all the things that we have tried...and trust me we have tried just about everything! This chore chart has worked wonders! Its amazing how much better Kooper does with positive reinforcement but who doesnt right? Its just so easy to get mad, yell, and give a time out, and that's the last thing I want to be doing all day to somebody that I love so much.So I got this at Hobby Lobby and its so simple its perfect for his age, and the smiley face at the bottom works wonders, if he has all ready earned a smiley face for the day but then throws a major fit and trust me they are"major fits" before bed all we have to do is say we are going to erase his "smiley face" and 9 times out of 10 he stops.....its wonderful.
Im so thankful for all the lessons that Im learning being a Mom, I wouldn't change it for the world!

Desperate times call for desperate measures!!

So since I haven't been to Utah for awhile my poor hair color is definitely paying for it. Im not brave enough to go to some random person, especially here and I dont mind throwing a few blond foils in myself but man there is something about sitting in my good friend Marie's chair and relaxing, chatting and drinking a big fat diet coke!! We have been doing each others hair for over 11 years and all though I love my husband he just isn't her:) He tries his best, bless his heart but every foil I end up scraping so much blond off the other pieces so they dont turn orange...I mean how hard is it, he can put a human to sleep and keep them alive but he cant put 5 foils on top of my head without getting all over?? I do love the guy for trying, and its not his fault he has an overly picky wife. Needless to say it turned out great, well maybe not great but good enough till I see Marie! Thanks for your help Wes, you are one dedicated Hubby!Look at him concentrating so hard, I love it!
He wasnt so happy that I was taking pictures but I couldnt help it, I think he is so cute for doing this for me! Love ya babe!

Hide and Seek!

What do the following have in common?? Ill give you a hint....they are all great hiding places for keys, money, ect.
The past month or so Kooper really likes to hide things, and these are just a few of his famous places...pretty good huh?? NO, not when your the Mom looking frantically for the keys because your late to something, or when your ready to go on a cruise and you look in your wallet and there is $300.00 missing in cash(how did he get my wallet I have no idea)! So when the money came up missing I was actually on the plane with Kooper on our way to Vegas and we were meeting Weston there the next day. I got in my wallet to buy us a drink, (not the type of drink your thinking) they charge for sodas these days! Anyway when I got in my wallet I had no cash, I was dying! So when we landed in Vegas I called Wes to see if maybe he needed it worse than I did and he had no idea what I was talking about but he did mention that he saw Kooper playing with my wallet the other morning. I was thinking "oh great, that money could be anywhere!" So I thought well Ill ask him, never in a million years would I expect him to remember or even know what I was talking about...but I asked anyway and this was his reply..."niener niener niener, I hid your money haaa haaa" Is he serious right now, so trying not to laugh I said very sternly, "Kooper that is not nice you need to tell mommy where the money is, so he said," In the washer mommy, niener niener niener" (where did he get niener niener niener from)?? Sure enough I told Wes to look in the washer, or around the washer and there it was!!
What about the vent your asking....well let me just tell you, he prys the vents off and hides things in there!! What am I going to do with this kid?? The bad news is, he got a leapster for Christmas and we haven't been able to find it since January. I really think he hid it somewhere because we had never even taken it out of the house but we have looked everywhere for it and cant find it....so if you have any ideas we would be grateful:)