Adventures At Seay

Tomorrow my baby goes off for his first day of school....ok well it's Mother's Morning Out. He'll only be there two days a week for 3 hours a day, but its still school. Tonight we went for an open house and met his teachers and he got to play in his classroom with the other kids in his class. He was so unsure at first (as usual) but he warmed up. I'm sure we'll have a few rough days but eventually he'll be ok with it.

He is excited about his backpack and we've been talking up all the coloring/singing/playing outside time he'll get. He has become such a conversationalist lately. He is talking in 5 and 6 word sentences and answers questions with more than just "no." He can sing almost all the words to "itsy, bitsy spider," and has started mimicking the "ABC's." I think school will only keep expanding his vocabulary and song list :-). Here are a few pics of Coop and his new backpack. Pictures of his first day will come later!

 Doesn't he look like such a big boy!!!

 Awhile back, Ryan's parents were visiting (we were using them for slave labor around the house..mulch/power washing/etc.) We all decided to take a break and go see "Uncle Tripp" umpire a Memphis Redbirds game! This was Cooper's first non-college game of the summer and boy, did he have a blast! He racked up all kinds of swag and ate himself silly. It was only like 110 degrees so we were all sweating like crazy, but it was worth it to see him have so much fun! The game went into 11 innings, so we didn't quite make it through the whole thing, but it was safe to say Cooper could have. He was wide awake at 1am when we forced him into pajamas and into bed. The fun was just too much! Here are some pictures of my baby enjoying his time at the ballpark:

While every single person on the planet was off seeing Harry Potter...we were in the theater hitting milestones! Cooper is almost 2 and pretty good at paying attention to movies (in the car) so we decided it was time... Mommy loves to go to the movies. I will go by myself and see just about anything!  I want Cooper to have that same love of going to the theater (mostly so he can be my movie buddy...for child appropriate films, of course.) Winnie the Pooh seemed like the perfect choice for a first movie. He loved the previews and the fact that there were bees in the movie. He is still talking about the "backson"  (the pretend monster in the movie.) We made it through the whole thing and only had a little fidget-y moment with about 10 minutes to go. We probably won't be making movies a regular outing anytime soon, but its good to know he can make it if there's anything special we want to go see together!

On the fourth we all went to Patti's 1880's settlement for some yummy food and some animal fun! Here are a few pictures of Cooper enjoying the animals at Patti's and wearing his flag shirt!

Of course we spent fourth of July weekend at the lake. How could we not? On the Saturday before the 4th we headed into Murray to watch the parade and walk around on the square. Cooper loves parades. I mean the kid is amazed by every aspect (and he doesn't even know they throw candy.) Here are a few pictures of the kiddo enjoying the parade despite the intense heat and sweat (yuck):




Now that our summer travels are over I should have constant access to the blog. Hopefully this means more updates..I'll try to catch up soon! But, no promises, this kid doesn't give me much time to myself :-)

When Ryan and I got married, his cousin Laura and her husband Pete brought their new baby Frankie to the wedding. He was the cutest little bundle with a head full of black hair. Over Memorial Day weekend they all came to visit from North Carolina! Cooper had never met Frankie so we were so excited to see how they would get along. Frankie is such an awesome kid. So smart, polite and funny! Cooper loved him and smile every day when they would get to the house. Here are some pics of them playing together:

We also headed up to Fall Creek Falls one day while Cooper was napping. It was a good hike that Coop may not be ready for for a few years. It was such a cool park! They had a playground at the entrance, lots of places to stop and take pictures and the prettiest waterfalls! Frankie had a blast, as did the rest of us.

If I can get Ryan to upload some pictures from his computer to smug mug I will have many pictures of our 4th of July activities. Hopefully I can get him to do it before December.

Okay, so I'm back and sooo sorry I haven't posted in a while. I had every intention of keeping up with the blog while we are on our Summer Tour 2011. However, I got a little behind due to my Smugmug account being wacky. Afterwards, I just couldn't keep it up and get back to it. Oh well, I'm back in action and hopefully I can get it together and blog the rest of the summer. Lots to catch up on...

Cooper has grown into a huge big boy overnight (I swear he looks like he's 12.) He is putting words together and can definitely let me know what he wants and how. He has more words than I can count and he gets more everyday. Today he said "Home Depot." Swear. He also has amazing enunciation..It's like he won't say a word until he can say it perfectly clear. He is such a wild boy too. Jumping and running does not stop until he is knocked out asleep. He could go until midnight if we let him...I am DREADING the move to a big boy bed.

Anyways, we spent the first few weeks of summer at the lake! Cooper loves it and especially loves to drive Grampy's boat and honk the horn. Swimming is also a new love. He is a fish and just takes off all by himself. I'm glad he feels confident enough to jump in but goodness he scares everyone else with his bravery. :-) Here are some pictures of our first few weeks at the lake!


Tomorrow a post on Frankie's visit and Fall creek Falls!