Happy Valentines!

Just wanting to wish those that might visit our blog a Happy Valentines Day! I love doing fun little things for Valentines- we are excited to have the boys with us for the weekend and had fun picking out little gifts for them. I always remember my parents getting us something fun each year too. Hope everyone knows they are loved this year :)

Coop playing recently with his Noah's Ark Little People- this set is so adorable!

Trying to figure out how to get into the locked office so he can play on the computer... :) Such a fun, funny boy.

Now That the Whole Ward Knows...

... I guess we'll go ahead and post to our blog... we're expecting!! This last Sunday, Stephen bore his testimony in our ward and announced as part of it that we were having another baby! Needless to say, my eyes got huge and my face bright red! It felt like everyone turned to look at me and laugh as he quickly confessed "I'm not sure I was supposed to say anything." What a funny little story to tell this kid! Nothing like shouting the news from the pulpit... :) I am grateful that he's so proud though. :)

Anyhow, this baby will join our world mid to late August and mark the completion of our family. We're excited, and worried, and excited. :) Having diabetes makes my pregnancies worrisome and diligent. Lots of time in the doctor's office, lots of blood testing and lots of praying. We pray that it goes similar to before, which was trying but also very blessed. No matter what, we know that this child was meant to join our family at this particular time and are looking forward to the joy it will bring!

Last week we got to have our first ultrasound and that is always amazing and reassuring. When they bring up the 3D pictures, it just takes our breath away! The baby moved around really well and it's little heart was beating away- we walked away reassured and in awe. We are so blessed. And life is miraculous.

The Cutest Boy Ever

We haven't had much to post lately, but I did have these few cute pics of Cooper. Above he's wearing Dad's hat while playing hide and seek in our pantry. January is a month we get to just hang out at home more than usual I guess.

This last weekend we enjoyed Janie and Bruce spending Friday night with us and then a session at the Twin Falls Temple on Saturday morning. We got to go twice this last week, since we did a ward assignment on Tuesday. We love having a temple so close- it's still a neat novelty to see it when we go into town at night. Cooper loved every minute of Taron and Keaton being with us, he always does.

I took these few pics of Coop playing in our front window just after some new snow had fallen. The lighting was awful in the one above and I could only photshop it so much, but thought it was worthy of posting anyway. Below is a better one- so proud of himself for standing so precariously. :)

Simple Fun at Home

We've been laying pretty low lately, not too much going on so far this year. But it feels great! Stephen had to plug my car in so it would start last week- that's how long it had been since I'd driven anywhere!

Cooper eating an apple dip beater- I love pics like this, of things that say something about childhood, ya know?

Coop loves both of the Corduroy books. He brings me books in bed in the morning when he's awake and I'm not quite sure I want to be yet. :)

Chasing with Dad. Stephen and Cooper most always take a few minutes before he gets rocked to sleep to play around the living room. This is Cooper's favorite game. :)

Lately I've had the thought so often that "I just want to capture this moment." Cooper is so amazingly fun right now and I just wish I could bottle it up. Stephen and I both so often comment on how fun he is- saying all kinds of words and just being cute in almost every way. I know we'll miss these times all too soon and I just want to be able to have something to cling to when they're gone. I'm forever taking pictures, but still, I feel like they fall short somehow. Pretty sure he just needs to stop growing, that's all. :)

Happy New Year!

2009 is here! Crazy to think that it was almost a decade ago we were celebrating 1999 into 2000! Our New Years Eve was uneventful, but Stephen and I made some of our favorite treats and hung out just the two of us. Then when the boys got here on New Years Day, we celebrated again. We have a lot to look forward to this year and can't wait to get it all started! Happy 2009 to all of our friends and family!

These are just a few pics of our sweet boy. Above he's waving bye-bye after putting on Taron's glove and dad's boot. Cooper got this fun car from Grammie and Grandpa and plays in it non-stop! Here he's loaded the trunk with his sippy cup, a Corduroy book and is flipping through a bird magazine during a traffic stop :)