RED BOOTS

I just had to put a picture on with Coop in his red boots. He loves these boots! Grandma Gardner gave them to him and they are by far his favorite shoes. He will wear them with anything and everywhere and I love it! I think it is fun to see him in a cute little outfit with bright red boots. I am sad he is growing up so quick cause he is sooo dang much fun!

THE BUZZ CUT!

Mommy: "Daddy will you cut Coopers hair a little? I still want it long enough to style and spike though"

Daddy:"You want me to buzz it?"

Mommy: "No, just cut it shorter to get it out of his face. Its so hot in the summer with all that hair."

Daddy: "Okay"

...moments later Mommy comes out back to her surprise...

THE BUZZ CUT!

I wanted to cry for a minute, but within a day I actually liked it and now I totally love it! Good job Dad! Cooper looks like a little boy now..no more baby boy. Check out those lips!

Cooper actually loved Clint buzzing his hair off. I thought he might freak out, but he was helping Clint. He was so excited to tell all that "Daddy cut Coopers hair. Its all gone."

Dragon Hunts

"Ahh! Dragon get chew!! Run Daddy!"

Coop and Daddy heading out to find a dragon...

Here is Cooper all ready to go "catch a dragon" with his orange construction hat and his pop gun.We found quite a few in the neighborhood if you can imagine. He was cracking us up. Ever since this night, if he even sees this orange constuction hat he gets all excited to go catch himself a dragon.

Baby Kate's grave stone has now been set. It turned out pretty good, I think. Its kinda nice to go to her gravesite and see it there. I think it isn't much larger than her little casket. The cement surrounding it it maybe 5 or 6 inches wider, but pretty well the same length. I love this little one and can't wait to see her again one day!

Landon(Coops cuz whom he adores and follows around any chance he can get) and Cooper "just waiting for butterflies to fly by".

Cooper loves the art of dragging around Landon's butterfly net and pretending to catch "yadybugs" and "butterflys". "yook, Mom, yook...a yadybug!"

This is how it starts out. Him sitting, table and floor clean...

and this is where it goes only moments later..he can't sit still for 2 seconds. My son got that one from yours truly..

This is our morning routine. Cooper wakes up.."mommy, watch TV"...'drink"..."hungry" He then pulls out his table and chair and sits/climbs while eating his breakfast and watching Sesame Streeet or Super Readers or George. What a cute little munchkin he is! I love this motherhood stuff!

April resolutions...?

So, I'm not doing so good at this blogging stuff, sadly. It so fun to see others and I get all inspired and then...nothing. I feel like a lamo dork. I'm realizing though, reading everybody's blogs, that this could actually kinda be an out for me, a mini journal of crazed thoughts. I'm not so good at expressing my personal,deep feelings. I do really well at plugging on with life reagardless of what it is offering me at the time. Although sometimes I need to just let it out, but again, not so good at that. Well here's to, not a New Year's Resolution cause we all know how those go, but rather a mid-April resolution cause who knows that could be the key to it actually working..ha ha.

Here goes me, myself, and my feelings going on inside this little crazy head of mine...
I really am happy. My life is great, truly. My husband is wonderful and truly my greatest friend and fan. My little Cooper is the light of my life! I just can't get enough of those big brown eyes and Snuffalopogus(or however you spell it) lashes. I feel like a bad Mom sometimes when I don't spend as much time playing with him as I think I should have. (I'm sure we all have that guilt sometimes), but I just want him to know my adoration for him. I love and miss terribly my little girl(tears beginning to swell). I know she is in a wonderful place and that it really isn't that long until I will see her again, but dang it, I wanna talk and play with her now too. How selfish maybe? I am partially jealous cause I am actually kinda grateful I don't have to worry about her in this horribly wicked world, but yet still....I miss her. I know I still have major hormones going on, don't we all ladies..but I, I just want to hold her, kiss her, see her beautiful little face and feel that amazing spirit she has. Wow, seriously amazing spirit. I still feel her with me and it is such a strength. Just weeks after having Kate, I was put into the Young Womens Presidency, which I am so thrilled about, but I feel like between Kate and my calling Satan is doing overtime on me. Its hard to explain, but it kindof exhausts me. Am I making any sense? Probably not, but it kinda feels good to just let it out for a minute so please bear with me.. I am so grateful for a knowledge of the whole plan, for a personal knowledge of our Saviors love and concern for us, cause without it I think it might be so easy to get tired of the fight. I know and feel him helping me and cheering me on. What a blessing.
Sorry to have babbled on, but sometimes you just need that. Thanks...

this is my favorite picture of Kate

Kate Marie Gardner. She was born on Jan 25 and gave us a half an hour with her sweet spirit before returning to her Heavenly Father. She weighed 4 lbs 10 oz, has a ton of black, curly hair, and the cutest little button nose. She is just beautiful and the most precious little thing. We love her and miss her, but are excited to see her again one day soon. Love you Kate!

Baby Kate

Cooper and his cousin Hannah getting into a little flour at Grandmas. They tend to get into mischief together.