Monday, June 20, 2011

Outdoor Photo Shoot

A couple of months ago we had our very first outdoor professional photo shoot. It went much differently than Mama expected, but we still got a few fun shots out of it! For one, Mama forgot Cooper's shoes (if you know us, you know that is really not very surprising), and Cooper was not in the mood to be barefooted. And we picked this afternoon to be super silly and goofy and spent most of the time running around the grass like wild monkeys. But we went with it and it was a lot of fun!

Exhibit A: Monkeys (and, one of Mama & Daddy's favorite shots!):








Exhibit B: Banshees. But very happy and cute ones:





Sunday, June 19, 2011

Daddy's Father's Day!

Today we got to celebrate our incredible Daddy and spoil him rotten! We started the day by giving him some pretty awesome presents, then it was off to his favorite place for breakfast - Parker's! They have an all-you-can eat buffet for Father's Day and it is a delicious, wonderful gut-buster. After that, we headed to Leapin Lizards to jump and bounce until we could barely walk. We had a great day with Daddy and hopefully we made him feel as special as he makes us feel every day! We love you so much, Daddy!!!


Getting ready to chow on some lemon, pre-breakfast:



Big brother, you make some funny faces!



Sour!



I give this breakfast a big two thumbs up!



Too busy stuffing my face to pose for a picture, Mama!



Time to bounce!



I feel like Superman!



I'll get back to the bouncing in a second, I've got something important to tend to first:





Alright, I'm ready now - let's GO!



Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!


Heading up for another slide:



This was my signature move - diving head first from one side onto the other:






Making a Daddy-pile at the bottom of the slide:



Now it's Mama's turn. I insisted on holding onto Mama's pant let like it was a steering wheel, every time:





Come on, slow pokes!





Ahhhh! He's coming to get me!



Whoops! Cooper slipped over before we were ready!



One last slide before we head back home for a nap:

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Father's Day with Papa: Part I

This morning we met Papa & Bebe at Stars & Strikes - we had never been before and had a blast! We got to play games to our heart's content - my favorite was the pirate ship game, and Cooper's was Skee Ball (big surprise!). After that, we headed to Mimi's Cafe to have a delicious lunch and let Papa open his presents. We love you, Papa!

Fascinated by the bowlers:



In the photo booth with Mama. Cheese!


Now for some Skee Ball:







That one is sure to win me some tickets!



What do you think of that action, Papa?



Now for the Pirate Ship game:



Driving recklessly on a motorcycle:



I decided I had to have some M&M's, and I even shared one with Bebe!




Back to the Skee Ball/Alien machine. I've had enough of not winning any tickets, so Papa and I decided to cut corners a little! Never mind that ball that is rolling away:



Take that!



I really spent 96% of the time in this game. I even convinced Mama to use up the last of her points card to play with me:



Mama & Bebe even played Bumper Cars!



Helping Papa open his presents from us:



Happy Father's Day, Papa!