The Pumpkin Patch

Last week the weather finally got nice enough to take Drew and Cooper to a pumpkin patch. Drew really just wanted to pick the pumpkin we were going to carve, and Cooper could have cared less, but they did humor me for a few pictures.

Cooper Turns One

Last Sunday we had Cooper's 1st birthday party. We had both of our families over to the house for pizza and cake to celebrate our youngest member's birthday (Cooper is the 8th of 8 grandchildren in the Milliorn family.) We had such a wonderful time getting everyone together.

This card is from Drew. Drew loves to pick out cards for people, and Cooper pretty much loves anything Drew does.

A super sweet friend of the our family made this cake for us. She does such a good job every year and even makes a small one for the birthday boy.

Cooper really enjoyed having people sing to him. He loves to hear music and bounce along.

Mmmmmm, a fist full of cake.

Cooper is such a sweet boy. Andy and I have felt so blessed to have him in our lives this year. He is a little ray of light, that brightens up every day. He is smiley, and happy the majority of the time, talks non stop when he is excited (a lot like his big brother), rolls all over the place, eats whatever is put in front of him, sleeps like a champ, and is even army crawling now. He loves to watch Drew, and Drew loves to play with Cooper. One of the sweetest things this year has been watching Drew and Cooper together. I think they will be great friends one day.

Happy Birthday Cooper! We love you SOOOOOO much.

Labor Day

September is always a busy month in the Milliorn house. We have 5 family birthdays, not even counting Cooper's (yes, he will be a year old next week). So we got together at the ranch over the Labor Day weekend to celebrate 4 of them at the same time. It was a great time as usual. Drew and Cooper love getting to play with their cousins, spending time at the "Tree Tops", and this year Granny and Grandad made it especially fun by renting a bounce house! Here are just a few pictures from the weekend.

This was Cooper's first time on the slide. He mostly just sat on it, but he loved it all the same.

My happy boy, just chillin' at the bottom of the slide.

Andy teaching Ryan and Drew how to play horseshoes.

The bounce house. What a great way to wear kids out.

A Clean Room, A Happy Heart

Today Drew and I embarked on a task that I have been neglecting for a LONG time. We cleaned the game room! I don't often have to see this room, so we don't clean it much. For those of you have been to our house for play dates, you know what the room looks like when you get here. But today, we cleaned it, and boy do I feel better.

I tried to get Drew to purge some toys, but that didn't go as well as I had planned. He was willing to part with a small bag of stuffed animals (that have been in a plastic box for a year). But that was about it. I think when school starts things might magically start to disappear.

I knew I had to document this occasion, because it happens so rarely, and because before the end of the weekend it will look like normal again. But for now, it is CLEAN!

Just Another Day

I snapped these on Thursday just before we left for Grandma and Grandpa's house. Drew wanted to hold Cooper before we left. They were both clean and happy, so I thought I would break out the camera.

Fun with My Camera

While Drew and Andy were at the Ranger's game tonight I decided to have a little photo shoot with Cooper. He is such a good sport. Enjoy!

On a little side note: I talked to Cooper's doctor today. I have been getting concerned about his gross motor skills, and evidently she thinks I have a right to be. She has suggested we get him evaluated at the Child Study Center. Dr. F usually takes a "better safe than sorry" approach (one of the many reasons I LOVE her), so hopefully he is just a precaution and nothing is wrong. If there is a problem, I would rather catch it early, so we are going to get him checked out. I will be making that call tomorrow, so just pray that our little guy will start doing the things most 11 month olds (on Saturday) should be doing. Thanks!

Brothers

The boys were being sweet brothers the other day, and I was lucky enough to get it on film. I am sure some day I will show them this to remind them that they really do love each other.

Aren't they sweet!