First Mother's Day!

It was a very special day for me, getting to celebrate being a mama! Nick and Cooper gave me a card and Nick had one of our family pictures framed for me, and also made a little shadow box frame with Cooper's footprints, very sweet! Then we packed up and went out to Caffe Ladro (my favorite little coffee place is Issaquah) for breakfast and a mocha, and then we headed out to the zoo. It was a beautiful day, and lots of fun checking out all the animals with Cooper. Here are a few pictures of our day.


Checking out the CheetahLooking at the penguins in the new penguin exhibitCooper and Daddy with the GorillasHaving some lunch in the zoo garden

First Easter

We spent Cooper's very first Easter in Maui. It was a beautiful day, and we had a great time! We got up early and gave Coop his Easter basket, and then our condo had a little Easter egg hunt out on the lawn. Then we went the Fairmont Kea Lani hotel (where we stayed on our honeymoon) and had Easter brunch. After that we took Cooper back to our room for a much needed nap. After Coop woke up we played at the beach for awhile. Then that evening we went out to the other side of the island, to Lahaina for dinner. It was a great first Easter with our little man.

A few pics:

Checking out his Easter basket

Easter brunch, such a goofballCooper and Daddy at the fairmont Dinner in LahainaView from our table at dinner

Maui Trip ~ April 2009

We went on our first vacation since having Cooper in April. It was wonderful, and surprisingly relaxing even with a 10 month old in tow! We went to Maui, and one of my best friends Hilary came on the trip with us, so we had a built in babysitter : ) We stayed in a condo in Kihei, which was a great find. It had a nice pool, and was oceanfront with a beautiful sandy beach. It was so nice to get away and play! The flights were a little long with Cooper, but overall he was a trooper! Cooper seemed to love it there, he could be barefoot and practically naked all the time. What more could a baby want? : )



We got to introduce Cooper to the ocean, though I think he enjoyed the pool more. We also went whale watching and saw tons of whales, which was very cool. They also seemed to hang out right off the beach outside our condo, so we watched them splashing around everyday. We went hiking a bit, and explored the island, and also played a lot at the pool/beach. Hilary and I tried paddle surfing, very hard, but so fun! Cooper got to see where mommy and daddy got married, and we also took him to the Old Lahaina Luau where we had our wedding reception. We also spent Cooper's first Easter in Maui, so that was pretty special ( more on that later) It was great trip, and as always, hard to come home. I took A LOT of pictures, (like A TON, as in 300+), so it was hard for me to narrow down just a few, but here are some of our favorites.



View from our roomPlaying at the poolWhale taleAt the Maui Tropical PlantationMe paddle surfing, I actually got up!!Our little surfer boy : )Coop and mama at the Old Lahaina LuauPretty Lahaina sunsetwatching the showFirst Easter!Visiting our wedding siteCooper at the beach house where mom and dad got married

First Haircut

So I'm playing catch up for the last few months, and this actually happened at the end of March, so bear with me : )

We finally had to take Cooper to get his first haircut. Mommy was a little stressed about this. For some reason I feel very sentimental about his hair...go figure? Its just hair right? Anyway, I'd been putting it off repeatedly, until finally one day Cooper actually put a scratch on his own ear (because the hair was growing so long down over his ears) I decided it was time. So, Nick and I took him down to a little kids cut place down in Issaquah. Cooper wasn't too sure what was going on, he kept turning his head try to see the hairstylist, so I don't think it turned out very even, but oh well.

Here are a few pictures:


BEFORE ~long and shaggy

AFTER~so handsome