4th Annual Halloween Party!!!

 My sweet little angel is growing SO fast!!

 October wouldn't be complete with out dressing up for hip hop; which is usually Thriller, but this year was a Monster dance, equally fun!!!

 We had our 4th annual Halloween party, and I was really bad at taking pictures this year! The spread included tombstone cheesball and crackers, salted carmel and chocolate creme cupcakes, brain jello (of course,) veggies and dip, mummy bread, "ghoulamoli" and chips, spinach artichoke dip with homemade crusty bread, hot cider, and apple witches brew.

 Cooper was getting super tired by the time everyone arrived and he did not love his Yoda ears. Our friends Whitney and Brian brought there darling boy, Hazen, who is a couple weeks younger than Coop, he was their monkey and they were bunches of grapes, so clever, I really wish I had a pic!!!

 We were Luke Skywalker, Yoda and Princess Leia (if that wasn't obvious). My parents came and got Coop right after the party started so he could get some sleep.

Tied for best costume was Mickenzie and Brett, "bun in the oven and and bun maker"...this is how they announced their new addition, how cute!!! 

 Also tied for best costume, Nic and Lauren, as mimes, so funny!!!

 Our winners of the Newlywed Game, Whitney and Dustin, mustard and hotdog...so fun!

Lyndsey and Justin as 80's workout buddies, and not pictured, are Trevor and Angie as Boise State fans. We had WAY too much fun playing the Newlywed Game and we didn't make it to our other two games, Ghosts and Goblins and Celebrity. As always, we had some heated arguments on some answers but it really made for a fun night! Thanks everyone for coming and dressing up, until next year!!!

Carving Cooper's First Pumpkin

 For family night the week before Halloween we carved our family pumpkin, I wanted to carve one for each of us, but Ry hates the slimey insides of the pumpkins, so we ended up only carving one this year.

Cooper sat in his Bumbo and kept feeling the pumpkin and watching every move Ry or I made, it was the cutest thing! I really wanted to carve our biggest pumpkin and put Cooper in it, but Ry did not want me to put our little nugget in a "slimey, cold pumpkin".

 Feeling the pumpkin with his little chubby fingers and toes...

Hopefully I pass my affinity for Halloween onto my litte Coop, I'm still working on his father. 

Our finished product, and our really red eyes, oops!

Four Months Old and Family Halloween Party

 Coop loves his bath time!!! He use to get so upset when I took him out, because he HATES being cold so now I set up a heater right on his bouncer and towel so it's nice and toasty when he gets out; and instead of wisking him away to his changing table in his room I let him hang out in the bathroom for a while. This has become our new routine, and Cooper just loves it and I get the added bonus of getting ready while he sits in front of the heater.

 We had such a nice October this year, no snow, which is pretty unusual for us so we took full advantage. I took a hike up Gibson Jack with Sheridan (Marcus' dog,) and put Coop in my ErgoBaby. Coopy slept almost the entire time, Sheridan ran her legs off, and I thoroughly enjoyed the gorgeous leaves and changing colors!

 Cooper got to meet my girlfriend, Candice, while her and her hubby were in town visiting...Candice is also Maddux's cousin, so our little guys got to hang out, aren't they adorable?!?!

 Napping with Grandpa, he's got the touch!

 Cooper is 4 months now and I can hardly believe it!!! His 4 month check up was rough, the nurse wasn't very gentle when she administered his shots, and Coop screamed louder than I have ever heard him cry. He weighed 15 pounds 11 ounces, 67th percentile, he was I cuddled him a ton, he was super tired the first day, so I let him sleep as much as he wanted, and the next two to three days were horrible!! He had a fever for the next few days, his leg was sore, he was so sad, and on top of that he's starting to show signs of teething. Needless to say, Ry and I took some long drives that weekend, it was the only way to get him calm enough to sleep. It seriously breaks my heart when he hurts like that, I think that has been our most challenging week so far.

 My happy little bug, SO in love with this guy!

 And he's got his Daddy wrapped around his finger, they are buddies already, I love seeing Coop's face light up with his little grin everytime Ry gets home, it's so sweet!

 We had our annual Halloween party at my parents' house (usually it's on fast Sunday, but this year we had to move it down in the month). My cousins, Abby the pirate, Liz the witch, and Thomas as Optimus Prime; children after my own heart!

 Another rough evening with Coop, he fell asleep with my Dad rubbing his sore little gums, but seriously so precious!

 Proud Grandpa!

 Coopy getting cuddled by Liz and Ab...

Hanging out with Great Grandma, he is SO loved by everyone, what a lucky little man!

Halloween Bunco!!!

I gladly volunteered to have our Bunco group to my house for Halloween, it being my favorite holiday. I did have some requirements for our Bunco party though, costumes are a requirement, bring a Halloweenie snack and obviously have fun!! Mareesa came to watch Coop when the girls came over, thank goodness! 

Everyone got there own ghost cup and cute skeleton straw...

Everyone abided by our rule 2, Halloween snacks...we were all SO sugared out by the end of the night, it was ridiculous!

More Halloween treats...

And almost everyone abided by my costume rule...I give Kourtney a pass because she was our last minute call for a sub and Emily because she is going to have a baby any second. From left to right; me as a witchy and Coop in his monster jammies, Lindsay the Hawaiian hottie, Kasi as a golfer, Ang as a cat, Cali as the cutest troll, Emily as Juno, Kaylee as Joe Dirt (she won best costume), Mickenzie as a football player, Kambree a cute pirate, Annie as white trash mama and Sarah as a fab fifties gal!!!

More October Fun

Cooper has started to be extremely vocal it is the cutest thing! He is especially talkative in the morning and when he wakes up from naps, he sounds like a happy little bird.

He LOVES reading, and I obviously had to get him some fun Halloween books, which he loved. He also loved looking at the Halloween decorations, especially the spider lights, I can't wait to see his reaction to Christmas lights!

Our happy little man, sweetest cheeks on the planet!

He loves playing with the elephant that his Aunt Randi sent him, it plays music, and Coop loves singing with it and snuggling it!

Mareesa's volleyball season has come to an end...she did a fabulous job this season!

With winter right around the corner, Ry has been seasoning his snowmobiles, selling old ones and purchasing new. Here are my boys at TGIFridays when we went to sell Ry's favorite sled in Utah.

Happy 80th Birthday Grandpa!!!

OCTOBER 15, 2011

 My Grandpa Miller turned 80 on October 15th!!! We had an open house slash birthday party for him up at their house. We had lots of yummy food and my Grawmpa was surrounds by family and friends on his special day. He does not seem 80 at all, he is witty as ever and still loves traveling with his sweetie. I still remember when I was 12 years old and my Grandma's mom, Bess (my great-grandma) turned 80, how time flies as I get older!

 My Grandma made him a kransekake (pronounced krawzeyhkayuh) cake, isn't it so cute?!

 It was a bit windy that day so coop had to stay inside most of the time, he had so much fun and met his Uncle Scott and cousin Bart for the first time.

I just can't resist his cuteness, I am thoroughly obsessed with this little man and he brings so much joy into our family, I love it!!! Happy 80th Birthday Great-Grandpa!!!