Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow

I just realized this is the first picture I've posted of our new house!!

"Licking" snowflakes

She was not so sure at first, but LOVED IT!
Snowball fight!

The kids loved watching it snow. Brylee wanted to know why popcorn was falling outside.

Family Time

We love spending time with family! We had such a great day with Mimi and Papaw. The whole crew headed to my grandparents house for some yummy lunch and a day of decorating for Christmas.

Ellison, Lauren, and Brylee
Cooper had more fun playing in the Christmas tree box

little Miss Giggle Box

Special Day

One special day for one very special little guy! Cooper is FOUR! I am one very lucky Momma. I never knew the love a person could feel until I became a Mom. Yes, I had heard all of the cliches but never understood until they put him in my arms four years ago! When you become a mom they are no longer cliches, but statements that hold so much truth.

It seems impossible that four years have gone by, but in the past four years I have shared moments with this precious little guy that I would not trade for the world. As I type this post, I have tears in my eyes. Simply thinking of how blessed my life is because of him.

* He has been my cuddle baby since the day he was born. As a baby, he slept on our laps or laying on our chests and loved it! He still asks to sleep with us every night and every night we give him the you are a big boy speech, but around 5 am every morning he climbs in bed with us.

* He adores his sister. He does not like to go anywhere without her. They play together so well. Of course, they have their squabbles but they do not like to be apart. He worries about her and takes such good care of her. I know that he will always be there to protect her, and she is so lucky to have such an amazingly loving big brother.

+ I love to see the world through his eyes. He has so much excitement for the new and unknown. He has such curiousity about everything. He wants to know how everything works.
He makes the smallest chores fun and exciting.

+ He hates to clean up. He will do anything and everything to get out of cleaning up. This includes cleaning of all types.

+ He does not like chocolate, but loves candy.

+ He would spend every minute of every day outside playing. He loves to ride his bike and scooter.

+ He loves animals. He would keep every creepy, crawly creature he finds if his momma would let him.

+ Accoring to him, I only have one name and that is "Momma"

+ His daddy is his hero and in his eyes Daddy can do all things. He can fix everything, solve everything, and is the coolest guy in the world. He wants to grow up and be as tall as his daddy.

+ He wants to be a basketball player when he grows up.

+ Some fun facts:

favorite food:
brocolli/cauliflower salad
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (peanut butter on the bottom and jelly on top)

favorite movie: Cars

Shoe size: 10

Pants: can wear 4's but mostly 5's because of length

shirt: 4's and 5's

Happy Birthday Buddy, Mommy loves you!

Birthday Boy!!

It seems almost impossible that Cooper is FOUR!!! He decided for his birthday he didn't want a party, but instead he wanted to go to the zoo. Well, who was I to argue with that? But, come the day of his birthday there was one big problem....it was freezing cold outside. Luckily for me, Coop's super smart Daddy realized the predicament we were about to have: Cooper not getting a party + not getting to get to the zoo + a crying 4 year old on his birthday....which all means one crying Mommy because she couldn't make her babies birthday wish come true. In steps Super Dad......he started talking to Coop about all the animals he wanted to see at the zoo. The conversation led to sharks!! Sharks at the zoo? I was thinking he had lost his mind, but he gave me the don't worry honey, Super Dad is here look. The conversation between the two continued on about different types of sharks..........then it came...the magical part of the day.....Cooper asked me if we could go see sharks instead of bears and lions! Whew, that Super Dad saved the day!!!!

Unfortunately, Super Dad did not charge the batteries on the camera! So, I will have to post more birthday pictures when I get them from Gaggy.

I wanna be a ROCKSTAR Baby....

You guessed it, both of the kids wanted to be rockstars for Halloween. Truth be known, whatever Cooper wanted to be so did Brylee. Every time Cooper decided what he wanted his costume to be Brylee would chime in with her famous "me too, Bubby, me too." He was such a good sport and finally decided that she could be a rock star too, but she had to wear a skirt.

The kids loved trick or treating, but I think they enjoyed the treats that were hand delivered by Uncle Hayter Dee, Aunt Lee, and Zach the most!

It's impossible to keep this group of kids standing still.

It's hard work being a rockstar, but somebody has to do it!

Bryan joined in on the dressing up too! He went all out and sprayed his hair black. I almost refused to let him out of the house looking like that. After all, we are new to the neighborhood.

Coop's masterpiece! The goofy pumpkin!

Frenkels

I just love those frenkels. For those of you who are not familiar with frenkels let me explain. Frenkels are the adorable little brown dots on Coop's nose that he lovingly refers to as frenkels. He knows they are freckels but prefers to call them by the name frenkels. According to Cooper frenkels are much cooler than freckels. I don't know why and honestly, I don't think I will even ask anymore. Why? Because, the word frenkels is just too cute, and I love the adorable little frenkels too!

Today was a good day

...not because, Bryan has hurt his back and can hardly walk.
...not because, I spent $175 dollars at the grocery store.
...not because, I did not get all the laundry done.
...not because, my house is SO NOT clean.
BUT
because, when I walked in the door from the grocery store, bags still in hand, Cooper asked me to snuggle with him on the couch!