Sweetpea #4

 

 

I had to do it...I have tortured every single one of my babies in this pea pod costume and I couldn't let Cooper escape it either :)  He actually kind of liked it.  It's pretty cozy and he ended up getting drowsy and falling asleep in it!  I would seriously put Tom in it and take his picture if I could manage it :)  As it is, I can barely get him to take a family photo, so I know the pea pod costume isn't in his future :)  Makes me sad this is the last little sweet pea I will have and my last baby to wear the costume.  I'll just have to save it for my grand babies :)



A Record 3 Teeth in a Row!

Missing Tooth #1

 Missing Tooth #2 

 Missing Tooth #3 (on the bottom)

 

Oliver made history at our house a couple of weekends ago.  He lost 3 teeth in a row.  His front 2 were loose for quite a while and he asked Tom to try to get the loosest one out with floss one night while we were brushing/flossing and getting ready for bed.  Tom got it out and he was so excited!  The next night the other one felt really wiggly and was bugging him so he asked Tom to try to get that one out too and out it came.  The 3rd night came around and that day he had eaten an apple and his bottom one got really loose so out came the floss and with it came the tooth!  I think the tooth fairy got kind of tired coming to our house every night for 3 consecutive nights!!!  He has lost a total of 5 now and has 2 more loose ones on the bottom.  He keeps saying he doesn't want to lose any more teeth cause he won't have any left!  We call him "Toothless" now and he and Cooper are beginning to resemble one another :)



Kindergarten Graduation

 

On June 18th, Oliver had his Kindergarten music program and graduation.  All of the kids performed the songs they learned in music class over the year and then we went to their class rooms for their graduation ceremony and cake.  It was so cute, but kind of sad at the same time.  It blows my mind that this year is over and he will be in 1st grade next year.  Seems like just a couple of months ago we were taking pictures on the front porch right before the bus came for his very first bus ride to school.  Man, once they start grade school, the time just flies.  Doesn't seem possible for it to go any faster. 

 

Oliver was sad for it to end.  He kept saying he wants to do Kindergarten again next year and of course we would LOVE to have Mrs. Pringle as our teacher in every single grade!  We are going to look into cloning her :)  She is awesome and he just adored his year with her.  You had a great year Oliver.  We are so very proud of you and we know next year will be just as wonderful for you!



Student of the Semester

 

Berkeley was chosen by Mrs. Opland as Student of the Semester!  So, on June 13 we went to the assembly to see her receive her award.  Mrs. Opland wrote "Berkeley is a model student.  However, what makes her stand out from others is her tolerant and patient way.  She can work with anyone.  She always uses good manners and acts with kindness.  She is a role model for all of us, kids and adults alike.  Thanks Berkeley, for being such a positive part of our class."

 

Berkeley had a  wonderful 2nd grade year.  She loved having Mrs. Opland.  Mrs. Opland is such a fun teacher.  Whenever I was in the class room she always cracked me up.  She is hilarious and so fun...a perfect 2nd grade teacher.    At the end of the assembly, when Mrs. Opland had the opportunity to speak to her class about what the year meant to her, she actually started to cry and got very emotional.  It was really sweet.  Later, when they got to class, she told the kids that she wanted to move up to 3rd grade with them, but when she asked the principal about it, he said no. 

 

We are proud of you Berkeley Sinclaire!  You have done so well and are such a good student.  You always try your hardest.  When you had two presentations in front of the class this year you raised your hand to go first so you could get it out of the way and not have to worry about it.  You did a fantastic job on both presentations.  You have come so far.  Mrs. Opland was right, you "are sunshine" and we love you so much.  Keep up the good work!



Beautiful Baby Boy



 

I'm in love.  I want to hold him all the time and stare at him all day long!

Our Newest Addtition-He's a Hit!

 

 

Well, I think these photos pretty much speak for themselves.  The kids are completely enamored with their new baby brother.  The bus drops them off right at the top of our driveway and every day they sprint down the drive and burst into the house saying "Where's Cooper?  Can I hold him?"  They can't get enough of him!  It has been so fun to watch them with him.  Some of the cute things they have said are:

 

Berkeley: "He is the most adorable baby in the world.  Someday I want to have baby that looks just like him and I'm going to name him Cooper too."  (This is coming from a girl who used to insist she wasn't having any kids and if she did, she would only have 1 and it would be a girl.)

 

Oliver: "Thank you for Cooper, mom, he is so amazing."

 

Finley:  "Thank you for giving us this adorable baby, I just can't stop kissing him."

 

Oliver's class actually had a count down of the weeks left till Cooper came out.  I think they started their count down when he was 8 wks away.  Oliver had raised his hand and told Mrs. Pringle that in 8 wks Cooper would be here.  So, they started a little class room count down and when he was born, Mrs. Pringle emailed us asking for a photo of him and Oliver so the class could see.  We emailed it to her and Oliver came home so thrilled because she showed the class and then she saved it to her computer desk top.  Oliver thought it was the coolest thing ever that his teacher had a picture of him with his new baby brother on her class room computer!  The first time I went to school with Cooper, I walked Oliver to his class and the whole class jumped out of their seats and rushed to the door shouting his name and arguing over who got to see him first.  It was amusing and a little overwhelming to have 20+ Kindergartners surrounding us and all talking at once!  Mrs. Pringle asked everyone to be seated (and made them promise not to touch him) and had me walk him around the room so everyone could have a chance to see.

 

Berkeley did a writing assignment about Cooper and it is one of the cutest things I have ever read.  She wrote:

 

My brother Cooper is amazing.  He is so cute and little.  He is also adorable and makes funny noises and cries a lot and sleeps a lot and he eats a lot and is so small he fits in my arms.  When my dad holds him he looks like a 2 week old puppy.  When he cries he snorts.  His eyes are bluish silverish.  He has like 50 teeny tiny little bumps, I do not know why (he had baby acne when she wrote this) and when I put his binky in his mouth he sucks it so hard that his binky bonks his nose.

 

Berkeley has actually formed quite a bond with him.  The few couple of weeks he was home he cried A LOT!  The feeding wasn't going that well yet and he was extremely gassy and had a very hard time burping.  I would try to calm him down and sometimes when I needed a break I'd hand him to her and she would hold him and pat him and he would calm right down.  It was pretty sweet.  She has been so helpful and I keep telling pregnant friends of mine to borrow someone's 8 yr old when they have their baby cause it's life changing.  I wish I would have had an 8 yr old to help me back when I had my first baby!  It's awesome!