All Things Loved In January...

I have seen on a few blogs where people post there favorite things from the past month and I really like that idea. So I am going to give it a shot. We will see if by April I am still keeping up with it! Hey...I am just creating realistic expectations! So here goes...

1. The book "If you don't have big breasts, put ribbons on your pigtails" by Barbara Corcoran. Love, love, love this easy read. If you are a business gal it is a must get. Besides the great info in the book I LOVE the title!

2. My sister's neighbors homemade ice skating rink (complete with an "Ice Bar"). This is what living in suburbia is ALL about. We rang in the new year at the rink and had a lot of fun. So Norman Rockwellish...How cool!

3. Sophie! Aunt RK & Uncle TRex got Cooper the infamous Sophie for Christmas. The gals on the boards can't stop talking about her and now I know why. Cooper can't get enough of this vintage looking Giraffe. He LOVES to gnaw on her and does so so much that his gums start to squeak against the rubber she is made out of!

4. Mocha Frappuccinos. Caffeine, Sugar, Whipped Cream - enough said!

A couple more "firsts"...

We had a couple of firsts over the past week. On Saturday Cooper had his first trip to the Blue Bonnet. I love Mexican food which of course means I love the Blue Bonnet (one of the BEST Mexican restaurants in Denver)! Jason's office moved recently and he now works only minutes from the "Bonnet". Lucky us - we had to go with him on Saturday to drop off a truck at his office. He gave Cooper and I a tour of his new digs and then gave us a driving tour on the way home. And the last sight to see was how close he was to the Bonnet which, of course, turned into a late lunch/early dinner there.

On Sunday Cooper had his first trip to a bowling alley. We had SO much fun. It was a fund raiser for Shane's baseball team so we had pizza and beer along with friends, family and bowling. I love bowling because it is the only "sport" that I am better than Jason at. We are just slightly competitive! The evening ended up in in a tie - no bragging rights for either one of us. Before we left Abbey and I took some photos in a photo booth with Cooper! It was a great day.

Eating with Aunt RK

Hangin' with Abbey

Hangin' with Shane

First Bowling Trip

Eye Candy...

Quote of the Day...

"Nobody said life would be easy. They just promised it would be worth it".

It's the little things...

This made my day...

Do you know what it is?

When I turned the shower on this morning and the steam made its way around the shower there was all of this "art" work on the glass doors. Abbey and Shane were at our house last night and Jason was keeping an eye on them. They showered at our house to get ready for bed. One of them "drew" all over the shower! I love it! I laughed out loud when I saw this.

And one more thing. This was left on my counter... It is a "pony" (as I call them). Abbey had given me a pink "pony" when I was in the hospital right after I had delivered Cooper. I have told her more than once that that pink "pony" is my favorite. Sitting on my counter, waiting just for me (thats what I like to think!) was a green "pony". I love that little girl!

To Gym or not to Gym...

Ever heard of My Gym? It is a cute lil' gym for cute lil' ones with a big price tag! I thought Cooper would enjoy going to a class and doing activities with other kids. And I was right - he did! The problem is that 1 session = 4 weeks at $63.00. They make you sign up for at least 2 session which = $126.00. On top of that there is a one time enrollment fee of $25.00. Total =$151.00. Maybe if I was a SAH mom and could commit to one day during the week but the class we could make it to is on Saturdays at 9:15am in Castle Pines which = a 20 minute drive. I just don't want to commit to 8 weeks, however, if I pay $151.00 I WILL be committed! Hummm - what to do.

Yummm....

We have been trying a variety of food lately. So far Cooper has had both rice cereal and oatmeal cereal. We had to stir applesauce in with the rice cereal as he was gagging from the pasty glue that it is! He has had applesauce, peaches, pears and bananas (in that order) and more recently we have tried a couple veggies - green beans and sweet potatoes. It is so much fun to watch his face each time we try something new.

Bananas!

Green Beans!

Peaches!

Rice Cereal!