Cooper is 9!

Cooper had a birthday just over a week ago, but managed to stretch the celebration to last 8 days! He got the day before his birthday off, so he went to work with me and got to celebrate there with my classroom and Olivia's classroom (they celebrate half birthdays if your birthday is over the summer). Then he got to celebrate on his actual birthday with his choice of activities for the entire day. We began the day with monkey bread and candles, that was an adventure! Red Robin was his choice for lunch (Travis and I were thankful we didn't have to eat pizza). For dinner we went to visit some friends from our old church and he got sung to again and had ice cream and brownies, complete with more candles.
This past Sunday he had 4 friends over and they played dodge ball, war, and made more noise than I thought humanly possible.


Finally, in front of the camera :) Mommy and Liv waiting for our burgers at Red Robin.

The 3 boys excited about lunch.

Roller blades, "Just what I always wanted!" The great part is, Travis and I have pulled ours out and we've found another fun way to spend time outside with the kids as the weather gets warmer. (A wonderful neighbor gave Nelson a pair of blades so he can play with us)

This years cake creation! Seriously, Travis is amazing with designing cakes.

Wow, look at ALL those candles.

A game of "war" in the backyard while the kids were waiting to be picked up by their parents.