Piano Camp

Allison's piano teacher approached us about a month ago and asked if we would be interested in signing up Allison for a piano camp.  Allison was totally on board so we agreed.  She goes in the mornings for a little over two hours.  Every single time I pick her up she is so happy and excitedly tells me all she did.   Allison finished piano came yesterday, the boys and I got to go to a little end of piano camp celebration.  The parents where able to watch the kids answer questions over what they learned and the children accompanied a song together.  Afterwards Mrs. G had refreshments for everyone.  I have really loved Allison piano teacher and know that we will really miss her when we move.  I have been on the hunt for a new piano teacher for her in Midland.

Swimming with Friends!

This past Friday we went to the pool in Eunice with a bunch of our friends.  The pools here in Hobbs close early before school starts.  On Wednesday one of the pools closed and the other pool in town will only be open on Saturdays until Labor day.  The pool in Eunice closes on Sunday.  So we just had to make a trip to Eunice which is only 12 minutes away from Hobbs.  It was a very hot day!  Beckett loved the water, I rarely saw Allison, and Cooper thought because he was 5 he could swim with out a life vest (which didn't last long)!!  Also one of our friends watched all the babies so all the moms could go down the big water slide, boy was I soaked!  On  Monday we drove to Lovington to swim at the pool there.  A lot of our friends showed up and once again we stayed until closing!  I have to add how often Cooper and Beckett take snack breaks in between swimming!  Those boys sure can eat, I cant imagine how much food we will go through when there older!!  I cant believe our summer of swimming is over!!

Busy

I have a feeling I wont be blogging very much these next few weeks, just a heads up to my handful of readers.  Ever since finding out about Richard's transfer I have been going crazy trying to prepare for the move.  Having older kids this move has been a little harder as far as planning wise goes.  Trying to get two kids registered for school, having their paper work for Hobbs transferred, signing two kids up for soccer (that was awful scanning documents/emailing/phone calls), finding a new piano teacher.  That's the easy stuff, packing up the house with a my new walker constantly around me is tough!  You can only get so much done during nap time!!  I also need to set up cable/internet, water, electricity for our new home.  Plus constant phone calls from the mortgage lender and the realtor has kept my head spinning this week!  Plus I've managed to take the kids to the pool in-between all these things this week.  Although I am happy to be in the middle of this wonderful chaos!  

Pizza, Swiming, and Smurfs 2!!

I love birthdays!  I admit I spoil my kids on their special day.  I actually have money that I allocate during the year to their birthday parties and presents.  I know its silly but what can I say I love celebrating my children's birthdays.  We usually have a party for the children and when their birthday doesn't fall on the party day then on there actual birthday I try to fill that day with fun activities.

Yesterday on Cooper's birthday we had many fun activities planed.  My sister Heather and her kiddos drove into Hobbs to have lunch with us at this pizza joint here (similar to chucky cheese).  After lunch we went swimming with some of our friends.  Then after dinner Richard took the big kids to the movies to see Smurf 2.  After wards Cooper opened his big present, a bike!

Cooper's 5!!

 

Were has my baby blue eyes gone!  My Cooper James turned 5 years old today at 12:31 pm.  I wasn't sure if I could get through writing this post because how emotional I knew I would become.  Out of all my newborn babies, Cooper was my most difficult.  Cooper never and I mean never slept, it took him about three years to figure out what night time was for!  Not only did Cooper not sleep but I also  had such a hard time adjusting between one child to two.  It was my problem not Cooper's.  I think I had postpartum depression when Cooper was an infant.  And sometimes I think I will spend the rest of my life trying to make up for not being the best mom for my baby Cooper.  I believe that I fought out of the depression I was in and am positive that my Cooper is the reason I am the mom I am today.  Transition from one to two kids was hard on me.  But I eventually figured it out and I am a whole different person because of that circumstance.  But today is not about me its about my Cooper James.  Gone are your newborn days, your mischievous toddlerhood is in the past, and we are know in your elementary school phase of life.

Cooper has been my little buddy at home with me these past several years.  I have really enjoy his company and wonder how Beckett and I will manage when Cooper start Kindergarten in a few weeks.  Cooper has a very funny personality and is extremely friendly.  He seriously doesn't not understand stranger danger!  Cooper will literally walk up to a stranger and ask them if they have a phone or what there doing etc!  Cooper is also very intelligent the kid can read a map, give you directions, program the tv/dvd/ps3.  Cooper has made huge strides in reading this summer.  One of my favorite things about Cooper is his huge heart, he is the first to say sorry and the first to give a hug or want to give me a kiss when he does something wrong.  Allison has a way with her words, Beckett gives the BEST hugs, and my Cooper he gives the BEST kisses!

Some funny things Cooper has said lately:

"Allison I don't ever want you to be bald, you have very beautiful hair."

Beckett was walking and ran right into the chair and Cooper started laughing and asked Beckett if he was seeing birds since he hit his head!

"Some day when Allison is married she will have kids then her kids will have kids and there kids will have kids.  Mom that's A LOT of kids!"

Cooper was talking about his cousin and his girlfriend telling me that because they kiss that means there married!


Some days I cant believe I have three kids let alone a 8 year old, a 5 year old, and a 1 year old.  Time passes so quickly..

                                                                 A picture of the birthday boy this morning!

Walking!

 

 

The week after Beckett's birthday he started to become a little more adventurous in the walking department.  We tried so many different things as incentives to encourage him to walk.  It turns out the only person Beckett would walk for was his daddy, and so began Beckett's first few steps from the couch to Richard.  Then he got a little more courageous and would walk to things he thought he could reach four or five steps at a time.  This weekend Beckett has literally been walking every where, he is still a bit unstable and doesn't have the best balance.  It is so cute to see him finally walk and sometimes I wonder if I am ready for this new freedom he now has.  Even the big kids are excited to watch Beckett walk, although I am sure that will wear off quick!  Some times I wonder where my baby went, it makes me a little sad that his first year went by so fast.  I am always telling my sisters to cherish there babies because before you know it you have a toddler!

New House?!?

 

Wednesday I drove into Midland and our realtor took me around to look at a few houses.  The third house I looked at I just feel in love with.  I had such a good feeling about it but I wanted Richard to see it first.  Although I thought it was a little over priced.  On Friday Richard and I had a few more house lined up and then went and looked at the house I wanted last.  I tried not letting my emotions shine through and let Richard get his own feeling for the house.  To my surprise he saw the potential I saw.  Richard threw out a very low offer on the house.  I was shocked when he said it to the realtor, but guess what the sellers accepted our offer!!!!  The house needs some updating, we are planning on replacing the entire flooring on the house and painting before we move in.  We close on the house on the 24th of August and our realtor is setting the inspection and appraisal for this week or next!!