Funny Little Things

I want to remember so many of the cute things that Cooper does....So, I've decided to do a few random blog posts that do not include photos because I can do them so much faster! Here are three fun little tid-bits!

Ways he says Mama:
1. For several weeks I have been "Baseball." When I would say, "Cooper who am I?" He would respond, "Baseball!" When I would say, "I'm not Baseball, I'm Mommy! Call me Mama." He would laugh and shake his head NO and say "Baseball!"

2. Apparently when I was correcting him by saying, "Call me mama." I must have been pointing at myself. Because now he says "Mama" but he has to pound his hands on his own chest when he says it!

Some of his favorite words/sayings:
Mama, Dada, Baseball, safe, out, (the last 2 complete with the appropriate umpire hand signals), Go Royals, outside, shoes, "No, no, no, bad dog", more, please, thank you.....there's more I know, just can't remember them now! AND, we're working on Go Huskers, Go Big Red and Touchdown! It'll be a full week just working on those before the first game of the season. :)

Floor Cleanup:

Today Cooper took a bottle of syrup out of the cupboard and squeezed it all over the floor. Mickie and Morgan had it cleaned up in no time!! What do people with kids do if they have no dogs???

Bess Oooo

Our Cooper did the sweetest thing today. The babysitter sneezed, and he said "Bess Ooo". His attempt at "Bless You." They tested him a couple of times throughout the day with fake sneezes and he said it every time....

I love that he's so sweet and smart! What a wonderful little boy, how did we get so lucky?

Cooper Update

Quick Cooper Update

Here's the cute little guy! Snuck into my jewelry box the other day and decided to wear my necklace on his head. What a goof!

We made a quick trip to North Platte a couple of weekends ago. Here is a picture of Kim with Ashley and Dylan, Cooper and me and Kacey and Ryan. The kids had so much fun playing together. I wish we could get together more often!
Coop was outside playing with sidewalk chalk and bubbles. He's getting SO big!

Cooper's 1 Year Professional Pics

Here are pictures from Cooper's most recent session with Erin. I LOVE them!
Enjoy!
Kiersten

Cooper Hill Photos - Erin Stoll Photography

Royals and Solo Sliding

Last week Chad and his folks took Cooper on vacation to Branson. They had a great time!
I on the other-hand stayed home with the dogs and my job. But, I did drive down to Kansas City and meet them on Saturday to take in a very wet and soggy Royals game (Over an hour rain delay). Although the Royals lost, we had a great time. He ran around the whole park with his little Royals bat.


Coop found the Merry-Go-Round too late to buy any more tokens so, he just stood on the railing, watched it go round and pointed at all the other kids. It was cute, but kinda sad. Next time we'll know -- buy tokens early!

Tonight he was playing on his slide. See the video below and you can watch him go down the slide all by himself. He's getting to be such a big boy! Anyway, I thought this pic of Chad and Coop playing with the slide was just too cute.


What a joy! Hope everyone has a wonderful week!
The Hills

Visit to Sunken Gardens

Chad and I were taking Cooper to the Lincoln Children's Zoo today, but when we got there, the zoo had closed early. So we walked through the Sunken Gardens and played in the grass. Still a great day!

Cooper Feeding Mickie

Tonight was Ladies Golf League. While I was at golf, Chad hung out with Cooper and they cleaned up the house for another showing tomorrow. (Keep your fingers crossed! If you haven't heard, our house is for sale and we're building a new one on the golf course here in Seward. See pictures below.)

Anyway - Chad and Cooper were home tonight and Chad picked up a piece of dog food off the floor and fed it to the dog. Cooper took it from there and the sweet video follows. Cooper and his puppy are the best of friends. Tonight they were playing ball, Cooper throws it - Mickie fetches and brings it back to him. As our friend Jessica says, "they're litter-mates!"

Every day we're amazed by our blessings, we can think of no better life than this!

Love,
The Hills