BATMAN

Cooper was ab;e to see one of his hero's at the pumpkin walk this year. He is very into superhero's and we often hear him singing the batman and superman theme songs.
Here is our little superhero in action.

When he is in this costume he does not refer to us as Mom, Dad, and Payton. It is Robin, the Joker and the incredible hulk.

To the bat Cave Robin!

Just a Happy Baby!!

Just a little post about Payton! He is such a happy baby and we love having him around. You know they always say that your first 2 babies are complete opposites, well that's true for us in so many ways...but we were incredibly blessed to have 2 happy, smiley kids!! There are a few differences...Payton is a EATER!! He eats like crazy, he is one of those kids that if you put a cereal on his high chair tray he will stay there happily content for a LONG time. Payton sleeps on his own...HALLELUJAH! Cooper was terrible about going to sleep in his crib, as a matter of fact we hardly even used it with Coop. He is incredibly curious and everything goes in his mouth. He has really started to be able to get around and we have to make sure the coast is clear because we know if there is the slightest crumb on the ground it's going in. The list goes on and on but I am still befuddled about how different they look. Cooper has the whitest hair, and these beautiful milk chocolate eyes and they Payton comes along with brown hair (which is going a little on the blonde side) and these beautiful dark blue eyes. We love the differences and just can't get enough of these two!!

Fun with Kyle

It's been a fun filled weekend with our cousin Kyles. Yes Kyles. On Thursday and Friday we got to play with Kyle Dorius and then today we got to play with Kyle Bollschweiler. Cooper loves his Kyles! I wish we could see them more often! Thank you Kyles for making our days so much fun!

My personal challenge!!

In my failing efforts to drop a few pounds...I have finally decided that what I really need is a personal challenge, something I can work towards. And I'm not talking about a day at the spa or new clothes (those you can have or do anytime) I mean something to really work towards. So I am putting it out there...I have decided to train for a half marathon! I will be running in the Bear Lake Half Marathon in June. I have conned Emily Merkley to run it with me...I didn't want to have to suffer through it alone! Anyway the more I think about it the more excited I am. I am so excited to have a goal that I can see all the way to the finish. It's kind of like giving birth you spend all this time waiting to get it over with and then when you do, you think, "I did it! I pushed the baby out!" that moment after with all of the adrenaline flowing is what I am seeking (and losing weight along the way will be great too!). Anyway I am putting it out there, so now I am absolutely committed to following through, cuz people know about it now. So Em, can't wait to run 13.1 miles with you in June!!

Can you guess what I'm doin?

My poor kids. They are going to have to go through a life of their parents embarrassing them. This is how Payton wanted to pose for our morning photo session in the crib. Now for all you who don't know the slang Paytons crib is his home, the hood where the homy hangs out. Or, it might just be his crib. Sorry Payte for sharing your morning BM with the world.

I Vant to suck your BLOOD!!

Some friends of ours brought over this cute little binky, and it is hilarious!! It's funny to see our cute little Payt with vampire fangs!!

It was a ZOO-tiful day!!

I am so grateful that summer decided to stick around a little longer than normal, because everything that was on our summer to do list, didn't quite get accomplished. So we took advantage of the great weather and headed to the zoo!!
I think Cooper truly believed that Spiderman had been to the zoo and spun one of his mighty webs...
Coming out of the SPOOKY OLD TREE...

Oh to be as tall as a giraffe, here is daddy and Cooper trying to measure up!

Even Squishy was enjoying all of the animals!!
What a grrrrreat time we had with the lions and tigers and bears...oh my!

Crocodile Coopee

And the highlight of our trip...the 3 minute train ride!!! I wish I had a video to share of this whole experience, because I have never seen ANYONE so beside themselves with happiness, thrill, and joy. He had to give the conductor a ticket, the conductor yelled, "ALL ABOARD!!", blew the whistle quite a few times, and away we went!!
And who would've known that a huge granite ball with water would be another huge highlight. Who needs animals when you have slides that look like snakes, granite balls with water, and a miniature train?

I love this drinking fountain... I remember it from my days of childhood... so does Steve.

And I don't know why, but my favorite animal at the zoo is the elephant, I just can't help to think that they are so cute and huge at the same time!