Cooper's Camera

Cooper got a kid digital camera for Christmas. Here he is using it as a phone:

And finally using it as a camera:

But he points the camera backwards so he blinds himself with the flash, and we get lots of pictures like this:


Other pictures:

I sent the camera to daycare with him one day, and it came home with 274 pictures on it. This is Cooper and his friend William:

The camera also has icons you can use to enhance your pictures if you line things up carefully:

Aunt Carmen and Uncle Toban in a festive winter scene:

Daddy picking Cooper up from daycare:

Welcome Home Baby Zoey!

One more post (for now) about Baby Zoey. (And then she can get her own blog!)

(Zoey's dog McLovin)

Breaking News!

We interrupt this blog for breaking news about Cooper's newest cousin. Please meet

Zoey Remika Brandon

(and her proud parents Sylvester and Kelly Brandon):

Grandma Joan:

Grandpa Cecil:

The Brandons

Playing Hide and Seek with the Monster in the Basement

Repeat until you collapse in a heap of exhaustion and get carried off to bed by your Mama.

More Misc

Peanut butter toast for breakfast

A microphone

Chatting with Mikey

Helping Mama with her purse.

Misc.

The Cowboy Photographer

Testing the water

The ever-popular Banana Phone

The perfect Valentine: Fruit Snacks!

My goodness, we love drumming.

Using the ice-scraper-pedal on the plastic-bowl-bass-drum.

Using the tree root as a bass drum pedal.

Directing the pep band. (Note he's switched from snapping and directing with a closed fist, to the pointing method now.)

Dream come true! Mr. Nate let Cooper play his drums!

Our own make-shift trap sets at home.
(Sans shirt, of course, like the real rockers do it.)

These boots were made for walkin'...

Grandpa Cecil and Grandma Joan picked up these fabulous cowboy boots for Cooper. Initially, he was a bit scared of them and wanted them kept securely in the box. But tonight he wanted them on.

Walking like a cowboy...

With the pants over the boots.

Cooper would only take the boots off if they could be in his crib for night:

I sense a new obsession...

Our very own children's museum!

After the wonderful time we had at the Chicago Children's Museum, we decided to see if we could find something similar in the area. What luck! Kansas City has a fun children's museum too!

We started in the water room:

And then on to the water fountains:

This fun room was just for kids two and under. Lots of things to climb on and walk around, and all with railings at just two-year-old height! Perfect!

And the rest of the rooms we saved for a future visit!

Out and about

Cruisin'

Duet:

Kristen and I both took a picture of this (that's her in the upper left hand corner), and we both thought the same thing -- Hallelujah! They can entertain each other now!

Ready to go to work:

We bought a new step ladder, which makes sink play way easier!