I'm a Big Kid Now

I came home from Target this morning with a booster chair for Cooper since my appreciation for the high chair is long gone. He could barely contain his excitement as we installed it on the chair and immediately needed to try it out. In the last month, we have said goodbye to bottles/formula and now the high chair. Hooray Coop!

T-Ball

At long last, it was the day for Mason to start t-ball and it started with a bang, literally. Mother nature had other plans that night with a number of thunderstorms in the area. He and other members of the Guppies team (or gray team) was able to get 20 minutes of practice in before it was called for lightening. Stay tuned for pictures...

Preschool Graduation

Tonight we attended a very special celebration at Anna's Bananas - Mason's Preschool Graduation. The "school year" has officially wrapped and the kids are starting Squirt Camp for the summer. The celebration was complete with an ice cream social, teacher speeches and diploma ceremony. He is another step closer to his next big adventure...kindergarten!

Target Field

Corey, Mason and I made it to our first Twin's game at Target Field, despite a number of obstacles. It was a beautiful night and a great game. Go Twins!

In Memory

Today we said goodbye to a very special grandma/great grandma, Grandma Voth, who we will miss greatly.

Corey, Great Grandma Voth, Mason and Great Grandpa Voth at Mason's 3rd Birthday Party

Great Grandpa Voth, Great Grandma Voth and Cooper at Cooper's Baptism

Memorial Day Weekend 2010

We headed up to the cabin for Memorial Day Weekend with the entire Wadley clan.

Mason had a blast with a water balloon fight (despite the accidental blow to the head with a plastic bat),

sprinkler fun,

swimming in the lake, making new friends,

and paddle boating with Dad.

Cooper had fun playing in the lake with Erik,

fishing for water balloons,

and driving the boat with Daddy.

An Afternoon Walk for a Good Cause

The Voth family took to the sidewalks of Lake Nokomis for the afternoon for the 2010 Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis walk in support of Auntie Rachel who has diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 2009.

Chillaxin

Daddy's Little Helper

Great Grandma Holden gave Cooper a Bubble Mower for his birthday, which has proven to be his favorite outside toy, especially when Daddy is outside mowing the lawn.

The classic tongue out approach to hard work/concentration...a Wadley trait at its best!

Boys, Boys, Boys

I still find it funny that I am from a family of three (3) girls and the first three (3) Wadley grandchildren are all boys. Emily and I got the boys together to take some pictures for my mom for Mother's Day. It took a few shots, but in the end we got a good pic with all the boys sitting still and looking at the camera.

We like to party, we like, we like to party!

It was finally time for Cooper's big birthday party. His theme was inspired by the classic Hand Hand Fingers Thumb by Al Perkins, which is Cooper's favorite book. The planning and preparations of Cooper's party rivaled Mason's first birthday party (a Go Dog Go theme) with elaborate invitations and character cutting.

The day was perfect and we were thankful to share Cooper's first birthday with our family and friends. Cooper thoroughly enjoyed his party, cupcake and presents.

Thank you to everyone who helped make his birthday so special.

Cooper's 1 Year Stats

Height: 30 inches (51st percentile)

Weight: 23 pounds (49th percentile)

Head Circumference: 19 1/4 inches (96th percentile)

# of Teeth: 9 (which includes his first molar)

Words/Sounds: Dada, Mama, Dog, Duck, Quack, Moo, Woof

Likes: Animals, food (especially blueberries), brushing teeth, playing outside, remotes, dancing, being silly (Cooper thinks he is pretty funny), anything Mason is doing

Dislikes: Not being able to play with Mom's phone, sharing toys with Mason

Happy Birthday Cooper!!!

My baby is one, how is this possible? It feels like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. I had an extra emotional week with Cooper turning one and Mason going to Kindergarten Round Up. Everything with these boys goes by so fast.

Cooper started his birthday with his friends at Anna's Bananas, which even included a pizza lunch (they have pizza every Friday, so it was not really a special occasion, but Cooper loves pizza so it was special for him) and a birthday banner compliments of his teachers.

In honor of Cooper's birthday, Corey and I took an afternoon off of work and took the boys to zoo to see the farm babies. Cooper is fascinated with animals, so we couldn't have thought of a better way to spend time with him on his birthday. The weather was perfect to explore all of the outside animals at the zoo.

Later that afternoon while reading a book, Cooper surprised us by saying "duck" and "quack" in response to a big picture. He must know he is a big boy now that he is one.

For Cooper's birthday dinner, he was treated to pancakes and blueberries, along with some whipped topping, which he enjoyed very much.

Stay tuned next week for Cooper's birthday party!

Kindergarten Round Up

Much to my dismay, Mason will be starting Kindergarten in the fall and attending Meadowview Elementary in Farmington and after much debate, he will be attending Kindergarten full day through Farmington's Kinder Journey program in lieu of the traditional half day Farmington provides.

We had the opportunity to attend Kindergarten Round Up for our first official visit to the school (other than pre-K screening). Round up was complete with a group snack, a scavenger hunt around the school and practice on a school bus. Mason had quite the swagger as he strut around the school, I am pretty sure he is excited!

Happy Easter!

Our Easter weekend was very complete with lots of Easter related activities. Mason and I colored eggs together.

We woke up Easter morning to find that the Easter Bunny had made a visit to our house and filled the boys baskets with goodies.

Not only did the Easter Bunny fill the baskets, but he also hid all the eggs we colored. Good thing Mason and Cooper were able to find them all.

We ended our day at Grandma Geralyn and Grandpa Mike's house where not only did Grandma and Grandpa have baskets for the boys, but the Easter Bunny had stopped there too. The boys had two more egg hunts to make the day complete.