Cousins Camp 2016!

 Coop and his cousins (and their mothers) got together at Grandma Joan and Grandpa Cecil's for Cousins Camp 2016.  Much gator riding:

 And playing with Baby Syl:

We saw an armadillo on the streets of Lyons!

Kelly ran the Lyons-to-Sterling run on July 4:

Prince got tons of attention!

A bit of exercise (and iPod playing):

Making pudding beach cups:

The ever photogenic group:

New place

While Coop was in Argentina, I moved to a new place in Lawrence and closed on our house in Baldwin.  Before he left, we did a modified version of the House Olympics that he had created:

Not officially part of the obstacle course, but he thought it looked fun:

Signing the lease on the new place:

Jenny's new cage:

The rug we picked up for Coop's new room:

Once Coop got back, we made cookies and took them around to the neighbors to introduce ourselves.  What a great neighborhood with plenty of kiddos (most of them girls under the age of 6) and incredible diversity.  And dogs and chickens too.  It's going to be great.

ARGENTINA!!

In late-June, Cooper and Alan (and most of Alan's family) went to Argentina for Coop's cousin Bailey's wedding.  Alan posted a bunch of pictures on Facebook, but I pulled my favorite ones to post here.  I don't really know what anything is, so you'll have to ask Alan for more details!

 A 1911 Renault that belonged to someone famous.  Coop loved it!

The salt flats in the Andes:

Coop decked out for the wedding:

Coop giving Diego his ring after it had been held and blessed by everyone:

Apparently, according to Alan's mom, Coop was quite the dancer!

One of the souvenirs Coop brought for me -- a house carved out of salt at the salt flats.

In between big events....

Coop found this clock at a garage sale.  He collects them now, he told me:

For Father's Day, Coop got Alan and gift card, but it came embedded in concrete that he had to smash with a hammer:

Coop and Molly and I went out for dinner at the Mad Greek:

Garage sale

Before I moved to Lawrence, we had a massive garage sale at the Baldwin house.

Part of Coop's marketing scheme:

And Grandma's sugar cookies:

Coop's friend Molly came down to help, and they took a break for the car show that was in town:

And got to ride on our friend Lloyd's motorcycle:

Afterward:

Washington DC day 4

Nothing to do on day 4 but head home.  Coop read the book he bought in a souvenir shop:

On the metro train to the airport:

Airport snacks:

Washington DC day 3

 We started day 3 with a 7:30am tour of the White House.

Coop loved it.

And then to the Newseum, which maybe was my favorite stop in DC.  Coop enjoyed the exhibit on reporting during the Viet Nam war.

And then we took a bus tour of Arlington Cemetery.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Washington DC day 2

We started the day with a Duck Boat tour.  Coop was impressed that it was a real Duck boat, used in WWII.  And he got to drive.

Then we walked on the mall to see the monuments:

Dad had a name of a friend he wanted us to find on the Viet Nam wall:

"Coop, do you have a dream?"  "Yeah, once I dreamed I was being chased by a witch...."  Ok.  Not helpful.

Dum Dum, from the Night at the Museum movie:

And vacation isn't complete without a cockroach, I suppose....